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SV bargaining update: fighting for equal pay and improving Workforce Adjustment
Our SV team met again with Treasury Board for three days for another round of bargaining this week, with negotiations focused on our proposals for Workforce Adjustment.
PSAC is seeking significant changes to the Workforce Adjustment Appendix, the...
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EB bargaining update: protecting our members and improving transparency
Our EB bargaining team met face-to-face with the employer three times this week, where we tabled our proposal for Workforce Adjustment.
PSAC is seeking significant changes to the Workforce Adjustment Appendix, the rules that govern how staff...
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PSAC tables proposals to strengthen transparency on public service delivery
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is seeking significant changes to the Workforce Adjustment Appendix, the rules that govern how staff reductions are achieved in the federal public service.
The union tabled almost 30 improvements to the document...
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Federal court allows PSAC judicial review application on workplace harassment
The Federal Court has allowed the PSAC’s judicial review application in a case involving workplace harassment.
Abel Akon, a PSAC member and employee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), alleged that his employer engaged in favoritism...
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SSO members hold protests across the country demanding fair treatment
PSAC members at Statistical Survey Operations told their employer and the Harper government that they want a fair collective agreement now. They held rallies in cities across Canada on Wednesday, Nov. 19, to protest the delay tactics that the employer...
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It’s time for action on affordable child care: Childcare 2020
It’s time for the federal government to get serious and implement a national, universal child care system. That was the unanimous sentiment expressed by more than 600 participants at the Childcare 2020 conference in Winnipeg over the weekend....
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Nav Canada members ratify agreement
Our bargaining team would like to thank the many members who came out to vote and have their voices heard. The collective agreement has been ratified.
We would like to thank all of the members for their support throughout this process....
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PSAC calls on the government to stop program and budget cuts at Veterans Affairs Canada
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is calling on Treasury Board to immediately impose a moratorium on program and budget cuts at Veterans Affairs Canada.
“We say to the government: no more cuts at Veterans Affairs until an...
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Nav Canada bargaining team reaches tentative agreement
Our bargaining team has obtained a tentative agreement with the employer. It has been a long and tough road. Details will soon follow about the agreement.
The ratification vote will be organized shortly. We will announce...
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Canada Post makes pay equity payments slowly
Canada Post had advised PSAC that their initial expectation of completing the pay equity payments by December 2014 was an optimistic forecast. So far they have given no new timeframe but PSAC expects the payments will continue well in 2015.
The process...
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Treasury Board bargaining teams reject attacks on sick leave, promote public services
Our union spent the week of September 9th in negotiations with Treasury Board. We were united in our mission to improve working conditions and reject attacks on crucial benefits such as sick leave.
The government presented the same proposal to gut sick...
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EB group bargaining team demands answers from Treasury Board
Our proposals are aimed at making improvements to our collective agreement, strengthening members’ rights in the workplace and defending quality public services.
We continue to push forward on issues such as hours of work, discipline and employee...
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TC bargaining team says no to concessions
Our TC bargaining team resumed negotiations with Treasury Board from September 9-11. We continued to advance our members’ demands, making the case for improvements to our collective agreement. Cross-table committee work also continued from...
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FB bargaining team tells CBSA that workers deserve better
Our FB bargaining team met with Treasury Board and CBSA from September 9-12, to continue talks for a new collective agreement.
At the outset of bargaining, our team put management on notice that recent events in Emerson, Manitoba and at Pearson...
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PSAC/CIU will defend border officers suspended for assisting RCMP in Manitoba
Last week, Canada Border Services Agency disciplined officers in Emerson, Manitoba for responding to an RCMP request for assistance and subsequently carrying out their responsibilities as law enforcement officers under the Criminal Code.
Rather than...
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CBSA’s removal of its female officers for religious travellers is unacceptable
A recent decision by the Canada Border Services Agency to remove female officers from their posts so that religious travellers can avoid being screened by female border officers is unacceptable, said the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
“As a...
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PSAC activists show their pride – and international solidarity
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PSAC members have been out in full force at LGBTQ pride celebrations across Canada this summer.
Our union’s presence at WorldPride events in Toronto...
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TC: Labour Affairs Officers – Employer has not provided data
During the last round of bargaining, we had significant discussions about compensation and classification for a number of groups, including the Labour Affairs Officers (LAOs). Your bargaining team pushed for an allowance for this group all the way...
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Parks bargaining team prepares for negotiations in Ottawa
Members of PSAC’s Parks bargaining team met in Ottawa from July 22-24 to discuss key issues and finalize the package of demands in preparation for negotiations with the employer.
Also, on Tuesday July 22nd, PSAC issued the Notice to Bargain to...
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And...collective bargaining begins -- or does it?
by Robyn Benson
From July 8-10, the PSAC sat down at five bargaining tables across from the federal government’s Treasury Board to start negotiating on behalf of more than 100,000 PSAC members. For months, Treasury Board President Tony Clement...
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