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October
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October

Search the landfill: PSAC welcomes new funding commitments

PSAC is pleased to see the federal government has committed funding to further study the feasibility of a search of the Prai

October
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October

Aylward: It’s time to properly search all former residential school sites for graves

Op-ed by PSAC National President Chris Aylward published by the Ottawa Citizen and other Postmedia outlets on September 30, 2023.
October
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October

Apply to participate in the Education in Action project in Guatemala

PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) is organizing a delegation to travel to Guatemala in the spring of 2024 to work with and learn from grass roots organizations empowering communities.

October
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October

PSAC continues the fight for strong anti-scab legislation

The use of replacement workers during a strike or lockout creates an imbalance in collective bargaining and results in longer and more difficult labour disputes.

September
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September

Parks Canada: Employer delays shortchange frontline workers, including wildfire firefighters

PSAC and the Parks Canada Agency have signed the new collective agreement eight weeks after it was ratified by members. However, the employer has backtracked on discussions to ensure that members in precarious positions—including firefighters—receive the one-time pensionable lump sum.
September
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September

FAQ: Public Service Health Care Plan & Canada Life

Did PSAC negotiate this change to move to Canada Life?
September
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September

PSAC-CIU declares impasse in FB bargaining

The PSAC-CIU bargaining team has declared impasse at the bargaining table during talks September 26 and 27 after the Canada Border Services Agency refused to budge on our key issues and continues to insist on concessions.
September
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September

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Uncovering the Truth of Le Estcwicwéy̓ 

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to remember missing Indigenous children and survivors across Canada who were taken from their families and forced to attend residential schools.
September
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September

October 31 deadline for reporting Treasury Board and CRA strike pay errors or submissions

PSAC set October 31, 2023, six months after the end of the strike, as the deadline for both strike pay error reports and the May 1st / May 4th compensation requests to be received by PSAC.

September
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September

Urgent Changes Sought to Legislation which Excludes Public Safety Personnel from Compensation for Mental Health Injuries

Urgent Changes Sought to Federal Legislation which Excludes Public Safety Personnel from Compensation for Mental Health Injuries

September
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September

Parks Canada: Employer delays delivering final agreement

More than 5,000 members of PSAC’s Parks Canada bargaining unit are still waiting for the employer to deliver a final draft of the new collective agreement, ratified August 4, 2023.

September
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September

September 20th Protests Against 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive School Policies

An injury to one truly is an injury to all.