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January
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January

New report reinforces need to make Revera long-term care public [1]

It is quite stunning and deeply disappointing to learn that a federally-owned corporation may also be making use of offshore tax-havens to avoid paying taxes.

December
10
10
December

Long term care crisis: Revera Inc. dials up public relations spin [2]

PSAC members remain deeply concerned by their pension plan’s ownership of Revera.

December
3
3
December

General Andrew Leslie supports recommendations to end privatization of Defense services [3]

Today, retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, affirmed his opposition to privatization of services at the Department of National Defence.

November
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27
November

PSAC members mobilize to Uncover the Costs of contracting out jobs [4]

Canada-wide, PSAC members are responding to the findings of the Uncover the Cost [5]

November
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27
November

PSAC members mobilize to Uncover the Costs of contracting out jobs [4]

Canada-wide, PSAC members are responding to the findings of the Uncover the Cost [5]

November
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20
November

Privatization threatens employment equity efforts [6]

A new report released by PSAC-UNDE documents why contracting out of civilian work by the Department of National Defence (DND) undermines critical employment equity efforts.

November
13
13
November

Privatization costs more, provides less, and puts lives at risk [7]

A growing global body of evidence demonstrates that privatization of public services is not the cost-saving remedy that it is made out to be.

October
13
13
October

Canada’s long-term care crisis: Feds should take cue from NDP proposal in Ontario [8]

Creating a public, non-profit long-term care system in Ontario – as proposed by the Ontario NDP last week – is the only way forward to protect seniors and prevent further tragedies in the province’s nursing homes during the pandemic. 

July
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July

PSAC pushes back against WE Charity contracting out at Finance Committee [9]

PSAC National President Chris Aylward delivered the following remarks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on July 21.

July
2
2
July

Why is the government contracting out public service jobs? [10]

PSAC is alarmed by the government’s unexpected decision to outsource administration of the CSSG program to the WE Charity.

June
26
26
June

For the Public Good: The growing threat of privatization and workers’ proposals to protect our future [11]

PSAC has been one of several unions participating in the Canadian Labour Congress’ Task Force on New Forms of Privatization.

March
10
10
March

PSAC launches campaign in support of public services in the North [12]

Covering the vast geography of Canada’s three northern territories, PSAC represents more workers than any other union in the region, and more than 30% of the employed population across the north.  Members work for all three levels of government - federal, territorial and municipal - from tiny fly-in hamlets to the large cities of Iqaluit, Yellowknife and Whitehorse.

March
6
6
March

Strike votes to begin for military base workers in wake of Public Interest Commission [13]

Following a Public Interest Commission (PIC) report [14] that backs the union’s demand for crucial wage adjustments, the

September
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September

Federal public service jobs are good for the economy and workers, study finds [15]

Hiring more federal public sector workers would benefit the Canadian economy and support a strong, diverse middle class, a new study suggests.

June
10
10
June

New video highlights risks of privatization [16]

Working together, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and its component union, the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE), have produced a video to highlight the negative outcomes of the full-scale privatization of critical public infrastructure.

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Links
[1] https://psacunion.ca/new-report-reinforces-need-make-revera-long-term
[2] https://psacunion.ca/long-term-care-crisis-revera-inc-dials-public
[3] https://psacunion.ca/general-andrew-leslie-supports-recommendations
[4] https://psacunion.ca/psac-members-mobilize-uncover-costs-contracting
[5] https://uncoverthecost.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/english.pdf
[6] https://psacunion.ca/privatization-threatens-employment-equity-efforts
[7] https://psacunion.ca/privatization-costs-more-provides-less-and-puts
[8] https://psacunion.ca/canadas-long-term-care-crisis-feds-should-take-cue
[9] https://psacunion.ca/psac-pushes-back-against-we-charity-contracting
[10] https://psacunion.ca/why-government-contracting-out-public-service-jobs
[11] https://psacunion.ca/CLC-public-good-privatization-report
[12] https://psacunion.ca/psac-launches-campaign-support-public-services
[13] https://psacunion.ca/strike-votes-begin-military-base-workers-wake
[14] https://psacunion.ca/sites/psac/files/skm_c558_2620030213311_1.pdf
[15] https://psacunion.ca/public-service-jobs
[16] https://psacunion.ca/new-video-highlights-risks-privatization
[17] https://psacunion.ca/print/10502?page=1
[18] https://psacunion.ca/print/10502?page=3