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August
29

29
August

Canada Post: Bargaining update [1]

The bargaining team commenced negotiations with the Canada Post Corporation this week.

August
28

28
August

Sign our petition to help defend telework and modernize our workplaces [2]

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 [3]

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.

August
16

16
August

PSAC members denied 699 leave may apply for reconsideration by November 4 [4]

PSAC members from the PA, SV, TC, FB or EB bargaining units who applied for and were denied 699 leave between November 9, 2020 and April 1, 2022 may be eligible to apply for reconsideration.

August
8

8
August

FB bargaining: collective agreement signed [5]

PSAC and employer representatives have signed the collective agreement for members in the FB bargaining unit.

August
6

6
August

DeSousa: It’s not about one day. It’s about the next ten years and beyond. [6]

The following op-ed by PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa was published by The Hill Times on August 6, 2024.

August
1

1
August

Emancipation Day: Workers rights groups demand the federal government take action against systemic anti-Black racism in the federal public service [7]

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.

July
30

30
July

Shocking internal report exposes rampant discrimination at the head of Canada's public service [8]

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.

July
24

24
July

Government ratifies collective agreement for 9,000 PSAC members working at CBSA [9]

The federal government has ratified the collective agreement for FB group members working at the Canada Border Services Agency.

July
18

18
July

Pay Equity: Treasury Board aims to delay pay equity for women in federal public service by another three years [10]

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 [11] to post their final equity plan for the federal public service.

July
18

18
July

DeSousa: Federal workers who keep us safe deserve a dignified retirement [12]

The following op-ed by Sharon DeSousa, PSAC National President, was published in the Ottawa Citizen and other Postmedia papers.

July
17

17
July

Gender-based pricing: Just because it’s pink? [13]

Did you know that products marketed to women can be up to [14]

July
16

16
July

Register now for TB town halls to learn how to submit bargaining demands [15]

As preparations continue for the next round of Treasury Board bargaining, PSAC will host a series of national virtual town halls to provide guidance for members on how to draft effective bargaining demands.

July
12

12
July

Have your say on informal conflict management systems at work [16]

During the last round of negotiations, the Public Service Alliance of Canada

July
12

12
July

Join PSAC’s legal fight against the arbitrary telework mandate for federal workers [17]

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.