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November
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November

What kind of dental plan do you want? Have your say

PSAC will soon begin negotiations for an update to the Public Service Dental Plan, which provides benefits to PSAC members working in the federal public service, and we need to hear from you about

November
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November

TC group wraps up arbitration for pay parity

Following the last round of negotiations, the TC bargaining team negotiated an arbitration process that would allow for members in the EG classification group to continue the push for pay parity with their counterparts at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). EGs in the TC group are currently paid 3.3% less than EGs at CFIA.

November
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November

PSAC-CIU agreement to be signed soon with new cabinet named

PSAC-CIU expects the new agreement for members in the Border Services (FB) group will be signed with Treasury Board in the next few weeks. Apart from wage increases, which are retroactive, new contract terms come into effect on the date of signing.

November
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November

SSO bargaining: Statistics Canada continues to stall

The Statistics Survey Operations (SSO) bargaining team made progress on hours of work for SSO members despite frustrating s

October
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October

Changes to pay equity begin for federal public service workers

PSAC won a landmark pay equity victory for federal public service workers in 1999 that paved the way for more than 230,000 workers – mainly in women-dominated positions – to receive retroactive sal

October
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October

DEADLINE: submit vaccination attestation by Oct 29

PSAC wants to remind all our members in the core federal public administration that the deadline set by the employer to submit your vaccination attestation is Friday, October 29.

October
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October

FAQ: Vaccinations and the workplace

Information on employer vaccination policies for members working in sectors outside the federal government

October
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October

PSAC welcomes new cabinet ministers 

Prime Minister Trudeau has named his new

October
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October

One month left to join DND sexual misconduct class action settlement

Current and former employees of the Department of National Defence (DND), staff of the Non-Public Funds, Canadian Forces (NPF), and current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who

October
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October

PSAC-CEIU renews calls to action following report on departmental racism at IRCC

PSAC and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union are dismayed by the lack of action to address racism and discrimination within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

October
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October

Iqaluit residents deserve urgent action on water crisis

The current water emergency in Iqaluit has taken a toll on the physical and mental health of the community. But this isn’t the first time Iqaluit has had to deal with contaminated water and, unless all levels of government take urgent action, this won’t be the last.

October
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October

RCMP civilian members begin negotiations with Treasury Board

Protecting vacation entitlements and enhancing sick leave provisions were two of the top issues tabled by the bargaining team representing more than 1,000 RCMP Civilian Members during their first talks with the employer on October 13.

October
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October

PSAC opposes new Phoenix overpayment recovery plan

Last week, Treasury Board announced they would begin a new Phoenix overpayment recovery process for a number of PSAC members they believe were overpaid by the Phoenix pay system in 2016 and 2017.

October
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October

To eradicate poverty, we must end inequality

October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.