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September
9

9
September

Federal in-office mandate takes effect, workers hold their ground [1]

As the federal government’s new three-day in-office mandate officially took effect on Monday, thousands of union members took to the street in protest, determined to defend telework and the future of work in Canada.

August
30

30
August

PSAC scores legal victory in fight to reverse federal telework mandate [2]

The Federal Court will hold a full hearing to review PSAC’s application to quash the federal government’s decision to force

August
28

28
August

Sign our petition to help defend telework and modernize our workplaces [3]

Sign the petition to demand the government repeal the three-day in-office mandate and move to the promised case-by-case framework for telework, rather than the one-size-fits-none model they have committed to. We also want them to enshrine this policy into our collective agreements during the next round of bargaining.

August
22

22
August

Join the national virtual town hall on telework [4]

As the September 9 deadline for the federal government’s three-day in-office mandate approaches, many PSAC members are expressing concerns about how this will impact work-life balance, productivity, and overall well-being.

July
12

12
July

Join PSAC’s legal fight against the arbitrary telework mandate for federal workers [5]

As part of our ongoing fight to rescind the federal government’s arbitrary one-size-fits-none telework policy for federal public service workers, PSAC is now encouraging members impacted by the mandate to file individual grievances contesting their telework agreements.

July
4

4
July

PSAC withdraws from federal telework meetings over lack of genuine consultation [6]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s National Board of Directors has made the decision to withdraw from the federal government’s meetings on the implementation of the Direction on prescribed presence in the workplace over a lack of real consultation and the government’s unilateral change to a three-day in-office mandate.

June
25

25
June

Vast majority of PSAC members ready to take action on telework; Canadians support access to remote work [7]

More than 65,000 PSAC members have responded to PSAC’s survey, following Treasury Board’s decision to increase their telework mandate and require federal public service workers to be in-office a minimum of three days per week.

June
20

20
June

Telework is the new frontier in workers' rights [8]

The history of workers’ rights in Canada proves that, when it comes to creating the future of work, unions will inevitably be the ones turning the radical into the routine.

May
8

8
May

Telework: Joint letters calling for urgent action from TB President Anita Anand, NPD leader Jagmeet Singh [9]

This week, PSAC joins 15 federal public service unions at the National Joint Council (NJC) in sending letters to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand to share our outrage with the federal government’s decision in-office mandate. The updated policy requires all federal public service workers in the core public administration and in separate agencies to work on-site a minimum of three days per week.

May
3

3
May

Three-day in person mandate: Have your say [10]

On May 1, 2024, with blatant disregard for the wellbeing of its workers, Treasury Board announced that by September 9, federal public service workers will be required to be in-office a minimum of t

May
1

1
May

PSAC members furious over three-day in-person mandate, union to pursue legal action [11]

Today, with blatant disregard for the wellbeing of its workers, the government announced that come September, federal public service workers will be required to be in-office a minimum of three days per week.

April
29

29
April

Telework: Speculation swirls about move to three days in office for federal workers [12]

PSAC cannot substantiate rumours circulating in the media this week that the federal government plans to increase its mandate to three days in the office per week for federal public service workers.

November
17

17
November

PSAC working to implement remote work agreement, joint panels for federal public service workers [13]

As part of the last round of negotiations for 155,000 federal public service workers, PSAC secured stronger remote work language that protects workers from arbitrary decisions from the employer.

July
11

11
July

Public Service Employee Survey: Phoenix debacle drags on, remote work still top of mind [14]

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.

June
6

6
June

PSAC remote work agreement a ‘watershed moment’ for workers’ rights in Canada [15]

Together, more than 155,000 PSAC members led the fight for better remote work protections during this round of negotiations – and we won. The gains you made by taking strike action will benefit not just PSAC members, but all workers in Canada.