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March
6

6
March

Doug Ford’s Bill 124: An Attack on Workers [1]

Bill 124 violates the collective bargaining rights enshrined in the freedom of association guarantee of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We cannot let this assault on the rights of workers go unopposed. This constitutional challenge is one part of the Ontario labour movement’s broader campaign to repeal this egregious bill.

March
4

4
March

Phoenix delayed for RCMP employees in wake of union and worker outcry [2]

Buckling under pressure from unions and RCMP civilian members, the federal government has agreed to delay moving employees onto the disastrous Phoenix pay system.

March
2

2
March

PSAC-UTE files a bad faith bargaining charge against CRA [3]

Our bargaining team was surprised – to say the least - to see the Canada Revenue Agency’s email to all staff [4]

February
28

28
February

Black History Month – Celebrating our Members: Djimy Theodore & Wendy Shea [5]

His experiences in Haiti shaped his outlook on social justice and workers’ rights. Djimy states, “Having been raised in a dictatorship, I witnessed the disregard of human rights by people who were clinging to power at the expense of the well-being of the community. I promised myself that as I grew up, I would do everything in my power to improve the lot of my community.”

February
27

27
February

Strike votes for Treasury Board bargaining units begin March 16 [6]

National President Chris Aylward has authorized strike votes for members of the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining units followin

February
27

27
February

FB Bargaining: Parties discuss discipline, harassment, pension reform [7]

Our PSAC-CIU Bargaining Team for the FB group met with Treasury Board/CBSA the week of February 24 to continue negotiations for a new collective agreement.

February
26

26
February

Get reimbursed for Phoenix-related tax issues [8]

As the tax filing deadline quickly approaches, we know that Phoenix has made tax season extra stressful for many public service workers.

February
26

26
February

Negotiations with Canada Post: Bargaining conference postponed while negotiations continue [9]

Earlier this year, PSAC-UPCE announced that we would head into early negotiations with Canada Post Corporation to reach a new collective agreement before the current one expires in August 2020. I

February
25

25
February

Phoenix damages : everything you need to know about what we are negotiating [10]

Much of what PSAC members have heard about Phoenix damages focuses on the gove

February
24

24
February

Four years of Phoenix: workers rally for compensation and faster progress [11]

As the Phoenix pay disaster hits the four year mark, PSAC members across Canada are holding public protests to increase pressure for government action. Their demands are simple:

February
21

21
February

A list of our top Phoenix-related bargaining demands [12]

Aside from compensation for Phoenix damages, the impact of the Phoenix pay system is a central bargaining issue for each of PSAC’s federal public service bargaining units.

February
19

19
February

Phoenix damages, wage increases key to PA deal says Public Interest Commission [13]

The government will need to offer PSAC members more Phoenix compensation and higher wage increases if they hope to reach a

February
19

19
February

Black History Month – Celebrating our Members: Sandra Griffith-Bonaparte & Antoine Gomis [14]

PSAC's Racially Visible Action Committee (RVAC) helped Sandra cope with the harassment and discrimination she was experiencing in the workplace. Sandra vowed that when this battle was over, she would dedicate her life to helping employees by promoting and campaigning for the rights and freedoms that workers are entitled to.

February
18

18
February

PSAC Statement on the Phoenix victims data breach [15]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is alarmed to learn that the [16]

February
18

18
February

PSAC statement on the ongoing situation in Wet’suwet’en Territory [17]

As rail blockades and nation-wide solidarity actions in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs continue, we call on Prime Minister Trudeau to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing dispute through nation-to-nation talks.