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April
13

13
April

PSAC stands in solidarity with workers, students and families at Laurentian University [1]

April
8

8
April

PSAC begins talks to improve the Public Service Health Care Plan [2]

PSAC is launching a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board to update and strengthen the Public Service Health Care Plan.

April
6

6
April

Sign up today for PSAC’s virtual convention preparation course [3]

For the first time in PSAC’s history, our union’s regional conventions are taking place virtually, and we’re now offering an online course to help members prepare.

April
1

1
April

PA and TC groups begin talks with Treasury Board on developing mental health support for at-risk workers [4]

In the last round of negotiations, the Program and Administrative Services [5] (PA) and [6]

April
1

1
April

House of Commons votes to designate August 1 as Emancipation Day [7]

On March 24, Members of Parliament voted unanimously to legislate the acknowledgement of Emancipation Day [8] to be on August 1

March
31

31
March

Black History Month panel discussions - now available [9]

As part of Black History Month 2021, PSAC organized a series of panel discussions that looked at the issues facing Black workers and to honor the contributions of Black labour activists in this cou

March
30

30
March

PSAC wins tuition parity for international students at Queen’s University [10]

In a historic win, PSAC has brought an end to sky-high tuition fees for its international PhD members at Queen’s University.

March
29

29
March

Canada Revenue Agency must stop contracting out call centre work [11]

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has silently decided it will outsource roughly 130 jobs to a third-party contractor to answ

March
26

26
March

Retro pay and economic increase schedule announced for Parks members [12]

The Parks Canada Agency has announced the payment schedule for the implementation of monetary provisions in the  [13]

March
25

25
March

Contracting out at CFB Goose Bay creates uncertainty for workers and community [14]

The Department of National Defence (DND) recently announced the [15]

March
23

23
March

FAQ: Statistical Survey Operations bargaining and consolidation [16]

March
23

23
March

EGs in the TC group: Negotiations towards parity with CFIA have begun [17]

We have started our talks with Treasury Board and have tabled our position for full parity.

March
22

22
March

Government must support NDP plan to take private profits out of long term care [18]

As a first step, the NDP is urging the government to immediately transition Revera Inc. to public ownership.

March
19

19
March

March 21: Fighting systemic racism pivotal to a just recovery [19]

Canada’s experience over the last year has shown that the pandemic continues to have a greater impact on Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities.

March
19

19
March

Celebrating International Francophonie Day [20]

On this International Francophonie Day, PSAC is proud to highlight the importance of French within the Canadian public service.