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February
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February

Public Service Employment Regulations review: PSAC pushes for an equitable layoff process

PSAC continues to call for an equitable seniority-based process to identify who could be laid off due to workforce adjustment (WFA) in the federal public service.

February
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February

NAV CANADA members set priorities at national bargaining conference

After serving notice to bargain in November 2023, the next step in the negotiations process for PSAC-UCTE members working at NAV CANADA took place at the national bargaining conference held in Ottawa January 30-31.
February
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February

Celebrating Black History Month 2024: Honouring Black labour leaders

February is a time to celebrate, reflect upon, and honour the significant contributions of Canadians of Black, Caribbean and African descent.

January
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31
January

Data breach at Global Affairs Canada

PSAC is very concerned to learn that the personal information of workers at Global Affairs Canada may have been compromised.

January
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January

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Honouring the victims and survivors

January 27 marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps in 1945 by allied forces, where over 1 million innocent people were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime. This day has been designated since 2005 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations General Assembly.  

January
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January

Parks Canada: Update on lump sum payment

As part of the collective agreement that PSAC negotiated during this round of bargaining for Parks Canada members,  the $2,500 pensionable lump-sum payment will be issued to all eligible members on January 31, 2024. 

January
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January

Staff of the Non-Public Funds: Second week of civilian military staff strike kicks off with fervor  

Staff of the Non-Public Funds – members of a separate agency in the federal public service – kicked off the second week on strike with a demonstration at the Department of National Defence Carling campus in Ottawa with a strong show of support from members of the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE), civilian workers at the Department of National Defence. PSAC represents close to 20,000 UNDE members.
January
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January

Observer registration open for 2024 PSAC National Triennial Convention

Registration is now open for observers to the 2024 PSAC National Triennial Convention. All PSAC members in good standing are eligible to attend the Convention as observers.
January
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January

Dental Plan: Negotiations break off, heading to arbitration

Negotiations to improve the Public Service Dental Care Plan (PSDP) for over 185,000 PSAC members in the plan have broken down after Treasury Board refused to negotiate significant improvements to the plan in the latest round of bargaining.  

January
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19
January

Online hangout and brainstorm session for young workers

PSAC is organizing an online hangout and brainstorming session for young workers January 24.

January
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January

Staff of the Non-Public Funds: Strike action continues, our voices are being heard

NPF members on strike at Canadian Forces bases in Bagotville, Kingston, Montreal, Ottawa, Petawawa, St. Jean, and Valcartier are making their voices heard. Together we can secure real gains for workers, and that’s exactly what we’re doing. 
January
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12
January

Negotiations break off with civilian staff on military bases – strike action begins Monday  

Negotiations between the PSAC-UNDE and the Staff of the Non-Public funds continued this week with zero progress on any of the key issues that the union has been working towards: fair wages, a national pay grid, and secure jobs for workers who are some of the lowest paid workers in the federal public service.