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August
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August

PSAC and the Union of Northern Workers contribute $150,000 to NWT wildfire emergency relief efforts

In response to devastating wildfires that continue to ravage the Northwest Territories, PSAC has donated $75,000 to bolster the $75,000 donation from the Union of Northern Workers (UNW), a component of PSAC, to the United Way Northwest Territories Emergency Response. An evacuation order has been issued for Yellowknife, a city of 20,000 people. Fires are not showing signs of slowing down. 
August
14
14
August

EB collective agreement now available

The collective agreement for PSAC members in the EB bargaining unit is now available. The agreement was ratified by members on June 16, 2023 and signed on July 11, 2023. 

August
14
14
August

SV collective agreement now available

The collective agreement for PSAC members in the SV bargaining unit is now available. The agreement was rat

August
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August

TC collective agreement now available

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

August
11
11
August

CFIA bargaining team reaches tentative agreement

After spending a final week negotiating with the employer, the CFIA bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement.
August
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10
August

Non-Public Funds: Bargaining reaches critical point as three units head to PIC together

Valcartier, Montréal and St. Jean, and Bagotville Non-Public Funds bargaining units in the Québec region will proceed to a Public Interest Commission (PIC) August 21-25. This is the first time that a PIC will hear three NPF bargaining units together. We expect that the outcome of these hearings to have a ripple effect on other NPF bargaining units.  

August
4
4
August

TC Group: EG parity implementation update

Following this round of bargaining, we are aware that some members in the Engineering and Scientific Support Group (EG) group have not yet received their wage adjustments negotiated at the table.  
August
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4
August

Parks Canada members ratify tentative agreement

Parks Canada members have voted in favour of ratifying their tentative agreement after participating in a nationwide ratification vote from July 17 to August 4.  
August
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3
August

CRA collective agreement now available

The collective agreement for PSAC-UTE members working at CRA is now available.
August
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2
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
1
1
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
28
28
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.