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August
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August

Iqaluit Housing Authority workers ratify new contract after 136-day strike

After holding the line for more than four months, and with solidarity pouring in from across the country, thirteen members working at the Iqaluit Housing Authority have ratified their new collective agreement.

August
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August

Emancipation Day: The Transatlantic Slave Trade in Canada, to the Black Class Action

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.

July
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July

Indigenous Women Are Not Disposable: Search the Landfill

PSAC strongly condemns ongoing inaction on the part of Manitoba government leaders and the City of Winnipeg. The refusal to search for three Indigenous women in the Prairie Green Landfill is proof of ongoing colonization and erasure of Indigenous women. We expect better from governments at all levels.  

July
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July

Cabinet shuffle: An opportunity to improve public services and public service jobs

PSAC National President, Chris Aylward, congratulates the new members of the federal cabinet on their appointments earlier this morning.  

July
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July

PSAC mourns two first responders

It is with heavy hearts that our union mourns the loss of two PSAC members who recently lost their lives. Our thoughts go out to these members' families, co-workers, and communities.
July
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July

PA collective agreement now available

The collective agreement for PSAC members in the PA bargaining unit is now available.

July
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July

CFIA bargaining: Negotiations resume in August

PSAC’s bargaining team will be resuming negotiations with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency the week of July 31 to August 3, 2023.
July
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July

All firefighters should benefit from new law on occupational cancer research, prevention and treatment

Before rising for the summer, a government bill to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked t

July
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July

Public Service Health Care Plan: Transition Update

On July 1, 2023, the federal government implemented a transfer of the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) provider from Sun Life to Canada Life, resulting in changes for more than 1 million federal public service workers, retirees and their dependents. This change was initiated and operationalized by the employer, and it is the Employer’s obligation to make the transition as seamless as possible.
July
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July

PSAC and Treasury Board sign collective agreements for PSAC members in SV, EB groups

PSAC and Treasury Board representatives have signed the collective agreements for PSAC members in the SV and EB bargaining units. Both agreements were ratified by members on June 16, 2023.
July
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July

Public Service Employee Survey: Phoenix debacle drags on, remote work still top of mind

The results of the 2022 Public Service Employee Survey show that – even seven years on – the effects of the Phoenix pay disaster still impact a significant number of federal public service workers.

July
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July

SSO members to become part of the PA group this fall

More than 1,300 members in the Statistics Survey Operations (SSO) bargaining group are expected to be covered under the Program and Administrative Services (PA) collective agreement.