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The Federal Court will hold a full hearing to review PSAC’s application to quash the federal government’s decision to force
The bargaining team commenced negotiations with the Canada Post Corporation this week.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), the Black Class Action Secretariat (BCAS), and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) held a rally and march in front of the Privy Council Offices (PCO) to demand accountability after damning reports detailing the persistent culture of anti-Black racism within their walls.
Today, the Coalition Against Workplace Discrimination, of which the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is a member, released an internal report obtained through the Access to Information Act, which revealed blatant and widespread discrimination at the Privy Council Office (PCO). The federal government is Canada’s largest single employer, and it relies on the Privy Council Office to manage the public service, while also supporting the Prime Minister and the federal Cabinet. As such, the findings are extremely troubling, and a concern to all Canadians.
PSAC is incredibly disappointed that Treasury Board is attempting to delay pay equity justice for workers in the federal public service by requesting a three-year extension to post their final equity plan for the federal public service.
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Updates
The rushed Phoenix overpayment recovery plan launched earlier this year by the employer is already producing major errors and misleading information. Some overpayment recovery letters sent by the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Pay Centre contain amounts that the employer has no legal recourse to recover as they are outside of the six-year limitation period.
In the fall of 2021, the Public Service Pay Centre launched the recovery process for Phoenix overpayments for thousands of PSAC members they believe were overpaid by the Phoenix pay system in 2016.
Every day, PSAC members come to our Phoenix team for help with their pay issues when they have nowhere else to turn.
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.
PSAC is encouraging members to fight for Phoenix general damages compensation to be tax-free by filing individual tax appeals to the Canada Revenue Agency this tax season.
On the sixth anniversary of the Phoenix pay disaster, PSAC is calling on the federal government to take urgent action – including providing ongoing damages compensation – to address the pay issues
After months of waiting, retired and former PSAC members finally have access to Phoenix general damages.
The Treasury Board Secretariat announced that claim compensation for severe impacts,
Last week, Treasury Board announced they would begin a new Phoenix overpayment recovery process for a number of PSAC members they believe were overpaid by the Phoenix pay system in 2016 and 2017.
Several issues remain outstanding.
Read a summary of the Phoenix settlement or the full text and details of the
Now that current PSAC members will be receiving Phoenix general damages on March 3, retired and former PSAC
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