Communications and Political Action

June 2, 2020
The claims process is now open for members of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces who have endured harassment, assault and discrimination in their workplace.  PSAC welcomes this significant class action victory that could impact many PSAC members.  
May 14, 2020
PSAC/CIU Border Services members continue to play a pivotal role in Canada’s response to COVID-19, repatriating Canadians returning home from abroad and screening travellers at the border. Despite their ongoing efforts, CBSA management still refuses to make meaningful progress towards a new collective agreement for more than 9,000 border services officers, investigators and headquarters staff.
May 8, 2020
Chris Aylward, National President, and Magali Picard, National Executive Vice-President, will host a series of telephone town halls on May 13th and 14th to connect with members and update them on the union's work to protect and support its members during the pandemic. Telephone town halls will be 30 minutes each. Members are invited to participate by calling-in using the information below or joining the online audio stream at the time their regional town hall begins.
April 27, 2020
On this National Day of Mourning, PSAC recognizes all those who put their lives on the line every day providing critical services to Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 21, 2020
By day, PSAC lab technician Tim Ladd and his colleagues tackle invasive insect species like the emerald ash borer that are devastating Canada’s forests.  But with supplies of hand sanitizer dwindling because of COVID-19, his team at Natural Resources Canada’s Insect Production and Quarantine Lab in Sault Ste. Marie knew they had a chance to help front-line workers who are desperate for more. 
April 8, 2020
PSAC has successfully negotiated an extension to May 15, 2020 for members of the PA group to submit summer leave requests in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. PSAC and Treasury Board agreed to push back the deadline from April 15 in a memorandum of agreement signed this week. The employer’s deadline to respond to leave requests will also be extended to June 1.
April 2, 2020
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Public Interest Commission hearing will be delayed. The hearing, originally scheduled for March 30-31, has been rescheduled for May 7-8. Stay tuned as more information will be provided closer to the new date of the hearing. Please stay in touch with the local in your workplace and, if you haven’t done so yet, sign-up for e-mail bargaining updates.  PSAC at CFIA : Bargaining for our future!  
April 1, 2020
PSAC members at Global Affairs Canada have been working day and night to bring home Canadians stranded abroad because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 27, 2020
As concerns for the safety of Canadians and workers at overcrowded Service Canada centres reached new heights this week, the government decided to close these offices for regular walk-in traffic without pre-screening. PSAC and its component union CEIU believe this measure will protect the public and its members from contracting COVID-19, and will not negatively impact the ability of vulnerable Canadians to receive the support they need at this critical time.

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