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March

Behind the pay problems: 'It feels like there’s a sword hanging over my head’ 

When Tristan Drozdiak received $15,000 in lump sum payments in 2018 compensating him for two years of underpayments, he assumed he could leave his Phoenix nightmare behind him. But four years later, his future is anything but certain after receiving a letter claiming he now owes $3,000 in overpayments. 
March
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March

Negotiations continue for RCMP civilian members 

Talks continued between Treasury Board and the bargaining team representing more than 1,000 RCMP Civilian Members during negotiations for their first collective agreement with PSAC February 25.
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March

SV bargaining: the employer’s lack of engagement is beginning to show

Tensions rose a notch at the March 2 and 3 Operational Services (SV group) bargaining session.

March
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March

Tentative agreement reached for more than 4,000 Government of Nunavut employees 

After more than three years without a contract, the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with the Government of Nunavut on February 26 — achieving improvements for more than 4,000 public service workers.
March
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March

SNPF National Bargaining Conference: Members set their priorities

PSAC members working for the Non-Public Funds (NPF) came together for their national bargaining conference February 22-24 to prioritize the bargaining issues that will drive the next round of barga

March
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March

Fighting sexism in the workplace: Bonnie Robichaud’s new memoir

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March

International Women’s Day: Women belong at the table

Women make up about 60 per cent of PSAC’s membership, and International Women’s Day is an important opportunity to mark the

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March

Phoenix: We’ve helped more than 10,000 members and counting

Every day, PSAC members come to our Phoenix team for help with their pay issues when they have nowhere else to turn.

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March

Behind the pay problems: Non-stop Phoenix issues forced former member to quit her dream job 

After years of hard work, Sue Genereux earned her dream job — a coveted investigator position with the Transportation Safety Board. But more than two years of consistent Phoenix pay issues made the PSAC-UCTE member anxious and unsure if she could reliably support her family.  

March
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March

Register now: National panel on protecting public services

Register now for the panel on March 24 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST. Panelists will discuss PSAC’s fight to protect public services during this round of bargaining with Treasury Board and agencies, the impacts winning these demands would have, and why mobilization is important to support our bargaining teams to win a fair contract.  

March
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March

Fighting for Equity: Panel on the Black Class Action Lawsuit

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March

Official Languages Act changes must put workers first

The federal government’s Bill C-13 – the first major reform to the Official Languages Act in over 30 years – is a step in the right direction, but lacks the teeth and vision needed to protect the French language in Canada and promote bilingualism across the federal public service.