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October
6

6
October

Search the landfill: PSAC welcomes new funding commitments [1]

PSAC is pleased to see the federal government has committed funding to further study the feasibility of a search of the Prai

October
5

5
October

Aylward: It’s time to properly search all former residential school sites for graves [2]

Op-ed by PSAC National President Chris Aylward published by the Ottawa Citizen and other Postmedia outlets on September 30, 2023.

October
5

5
October

Apply to participate in the Education in Action project in Guatemala [3]

PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) is organizing a delegation to travel to Guatemala in the spring of 2024 to work with and learn from grass roots organizations empowering communities.

October
5

5
October

PSAC continues the fight for strong anti-scab legislation [4]

The use of replacement workers during a strike or lockout creates an imbalance in collective bargaining and results in longer and more difficult labour disputes.

September
29

29
September

Parks Canada: Employer delays shortchange frontline workers, including wildfire firefighters [5]

PSAC and the Parks Canada Agency have signed the new collective agreement eight weeks after it was ratified by members. However, the employer has backtracked on discussions to ensure that members in precarious positions—including firefighters—receive the one-time pensionable lump sum.

September
28

28
September

FAQ: Public Service Health Care Plan & Canada Life [6]

Did PSAC negotiate this change to move to Canada Life?

September
28

28
September

PSAC-CIU declares impasse in FB bargaining [7]

The PSAC-CIU bargaining team has declared impasse at the bargaining table during talks September 26 and 27 after the Canada Border Services Agency refused to budge on our key issues and continues to insist on concessions.

September
28

28
September

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Uncovering the Truth of Le Estcwicwéy̓ [8]

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to remember missing Indigenous children and survivors across Canada who were taken from their families and forced to attend residential schools.

September
27

27
September

October 31 deadline for reporting Treasury Board and CRA strike pay errors or submissions [9]

PSAC set October 31, 2023, six months after the end of the strike, as the deadline for both strike pay error reports and the May 1st / May 4th compensation requests to be received by PSAC.

September
21

21
September

Urgent Changes Sought to Legislation which Excludes Public Safety Personnel from Compensation for Mental Health Injuries [10]

Urgent Changes Sought to Federal Legislation which Excludes Public Safety Personnel from Compensation for Mental Health Injuries

September
21

21
September

Parks Canada: Employer delays delivering final agreement [11]

More than 5,000 members of PSAC’s Parks Canada bargaining unit are still waiting for the employer to deliver a final draft of the new collective agreement, ratified August 4, 2023.

September
18

18
September

September 20th Protests Against 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive School Policies [12]

An injury to one truly is an injury to all.

September
15

15
September

Royal Canadian Mint ratification votes scheduled [13]

Ratification votes for members working for the Royal Canadian Mint will be held on September 19 in Winnipeg and September 21 in Gatineau.

September
15

15
September

FAQ: Royal Canadian Mint tentative agreement and ratification vote [14]

How do I register and vote on the tentative agreement?

September
8

8
September

CFIA members ratify new agreement [15]

CFIA members have voted in favour of their tentative agreement through a nationwide ratification vote from August 23 to September 8.