With the Non-Public Funds (NPF) strike in the fourth week, members on the line are seeing  pressure tactics and intimidation from both the employer and police, and the increasing use of replacement workers — civilian workers on military bases in Bagotville, Kingston, Montreal, Ottawa, Petawawa, St. Jean, and Valcartier continue to fight for fair wages in line with the core public service, a national pay grid, and better job security.

PSAC continues to call for an equitable seniority-based process to identify who could be laid off due to workforce adjustment (WFA) in the federal public service.

February is a time to celebrate, reflect upon, and honour the significant contributions of Canadians of Black, Caribbean and African descent.

January 27 marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps in 1945 by allied forces, where over 1 million innocent people were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime. This day has been designated since 2005 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations General Assembly [9].  

Staff of the Non-Public Funds – members of a separate agency in the federal public service – kicked off the second week on strike with a demonstration at the Department of National Defence Carling campus in Ottawa with a strong show of support from members of the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE), civilian workers at the Department of National Defence. PSAC represents close to 20,000 UNDE members.

Negotiations to improve the Public Service Dental Care Plan (PSDP) for over 185,000 PSAC members in the plan have broken down after Treasury Board refused to negotiate significant improvements to the plan in the latest round of bargaining.  

NPF members on strike at Canadian Forces bases in Bagotville, Kingston, Montreal, Ottawa, Petawawa, St. Jean, and Valcartier are making their voices heard. Together we can secure real gains for workers, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.