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The PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) provides critical relief to communities facing the devastation of wildfires, helping them recover and rebuild through local partnerships.
Statement from Sharon DeSousa, PSAC National President, and Claudia Labonté, UPCE National President.
Receiving a letter saying that your position may be affected by workforce adjustment or employment transition can be a confusing and stressful experience. To help make things clearer and highlight the options available to you, we’ve created new flowcharts for federal public service workers employed by Treasury Board, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Parks Canada, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
On October 2, workers at Farmers for Climate Solutions ratified their first collective agreement, with several significant gains that will improve their working conditions and allow them to better serve their members and support Canada’s agricultural sector.
The PSAC-UCTE NAV CANADA bargaining team met with employer representatives on October 1-3.
Workers at the University of Prince Edward Island recently set an important precedent after winning their union certification based on electronic membership cards in what may be the first instance in their province’s history.
PSAC’s new platform makes it easy to find potential matches so you can take advantage of this important provision in your collective agreement. While PSAC created this platform to help connect members, the final decision about whether your alternation is accepted rests with management.
On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, we remember that the harm caused by residential schools is still felt by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.
The austerity measures announced as part of Prime Minister Carney’s upcoming fall budget should be deeply concerning to everyone in Canada.
Plan for 2026 with our PSAC calendars, now available at PSAC regional offices across the country!
Each year, the PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) supports projects that deliver humanitarian relief, fight poverty, promote labour rights, and strengthen worker protections.
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Seven years of Phoenix pay issues add insult to injury for federal workers fighting for decent wages
By Chris Aylward, National President, Public Service Alliance of Canada
PSAC members who have suffered personal or financial consequences due to Phoenix, whether they are current or former employe
We are in the second year of the government’s aggressive and heavy-handed plan to recover overpayments caused by Phoenix.
Thousands of retired and former PSAC members are eligible for up to $2,500 in Phoenix general damages but may not know they can make a claim.
PSAC is working with the Minister of National Revenue to establish a process to resolve the taxation of Phoenix damages.
PSAC has filed policy grievances against Treasury Board, Parks Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for their heavy-handed mismanagement of the Phoenix overpayment process.
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,
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