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On Monday, October 28th a historic certification hearing began at the Federal Court to determine whether the Black Class Action lawsuit meets the legal criteria to represent a group of people collectively. Led by the Black Class Action Secretariat, the lawsuit seeks justice for Black workers who have faced discriminatory hiring and promotion practices in federal government roles since 1970.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was established to mark the anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre on March 21, 1960, when police in apartheid South Africa opened fire and killed 69 protesters fighting racist laws that entrenched inequality between Black South Africans and the white, settler population.
PSAC is disappointed by the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold Quebec’s Loi sur la laïcité de l'État (Bill 21) which prev
February is a time to celebrate, reflect upon, and honour the significant contributions of Canadians of Black, Caribbean and African descent.
Anti-Racism Action Plan: National townhalls conclude as work continues to build an anti-racist union
PSAC held national telephone townhalls with Indigenous and racialized members from November to December 2023 as part of our commitment to build an anti-racist union. These discussions were the last component of consultations since the Anti-Racism Action Plan was launched in 2021.
PSAC and other unions representing Black federal employees are calling for urgent action following the release of a Senate
National telephone townhalls for PSAC’s Anti-Racism Action Plan have been launched for Indigenous and racialized members. These national townhalls are the last part of the Anti-Racism Action Plan consultation process that began in 2021.
National telephone townhalls for PSAC’s Anti-Racism Action Plan have been launched for Indigenous and racialized members. These national townhalls are the last part of the Anti-Racism Action Plan consultation process that began in 2021.
The federal government has already spent nearly $8 million fighting to dismiss the Black Class Action lawsuit – ten times more (in French only) than it has invested implementing the mental health fund for Black federal public servants promised in the 2022 federal budget.
The federal government has already spent nearly $8 million fighting to dismiss the Black Class Action lawsuit – ten times more (in French only) than it has invested implementing the mental health fund for Black federal public servants promised in the 2022 federal budget.
Although no slave ship docked on Canadian shores, the transatlantic slave trade and other forms of enslavement existed in Canada for more than 200 years. Today, we reflect on the devastating history of slavery and the legacy of racism that Black, Caribbean, and people of African descent and Indigenous people, particularly women, continue to experience today.
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