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July
31

31
July

Join PSAC in reflecting on Canada’s history with slavery on Emancipation Day [1]

Emancipation Day has been celebrated every August 1 in Black communities in Canada since the 1850s. But in 2021, Members of Parliament voted unanimously to designate August 1 as the official date to recognize Emancipation Day nationally.

July
29

29
July

Meet the Parks Canada bargaining team [2]

Meet the team.

July
22

22
July

The FPSLRA: What it is and why it needs to change [3]

If you’ve ever wondered why it takes years to get a new collective agreement, why some of your working conditions are “off the table” at bargaining, or why grievances drag on — you’re not alone.

July
16

16
July

Join us: Urgent townhalls on workforce adjustments and cuts [4]

The Carney government’s plan to slash public service budgets puts thousands of jobs and the services people rely on at risk. Join us for a virtual townhall to discuss how we can fight to protect public services and the workers who deliver them.

July
8

8
July

PSAC raises alarm as Carney government announces sweeping public service cuts [5]

Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on a promise of “caps, not cuts” to Canada’s federal public service in the last federal election. But the sweeping 15% budget cuts announced as part of a spending review this week look and feel like austerity and will hurt everyone in Canada who depends on vital public services.

July
4

4
July

Supporting workers and families means improving maternity and parental leave [6]

New parents are especially vulnerable to the affordability crisis, and Canada’s supports for new parents remain inadequately low, leaving families and their children vulnerable and unsupported. By improving the resources offered to new parents, the government can foster thriving communities, workplaces, and grow our country’s economy.

July
2

2
July

Cuts to Canada’s public service leading to overwork, burnout, and worsening conditions for workers [7]

The recent results of the 2024 Public Service Employee Survey [8] paint a picture of the growing strain put on federal public service workers who are being asked to do more with less as job cuts and uncertainty continue to impact workers.

July
2

2
July

PSAC-UTE serves notice to bargain with CRA: UTE bargaining committee to meet at end of July [9]

PSAC and the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) has served notice to begin bargaining with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on behalf of 31,000 members across the country.

June
25

25
June

Meet the SV bargaining team [10]

Meet the team

June
20

20
June

EB bargaining: Proposals exchanged on key issues for workers [11]

PSAC has officially launched a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board for more than 120,000 members in the PA, SV, TC, and EB groups, including over 1,200 EB members responsible for education, education support and library services.

June
20

20
June

Walking in Our Truth Together: Resistance, Resurgence, and Reconciliation [12]

Modules nine and 10 of our online course, Walking in Our Truth Together, are now available. Released in conjunction with National Indigenous Peoples Day, these final modules complete the 10-part course — an opportunity for members to learn from the rich knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples, confront the impacts of colonialism, and engage meaningfully in a process of transformation.

June
20

20
June

TC bargaining: Negotiations begin with team submitting demands [13]

PSAC has officially launched a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board for more than 120,000 members in the PA, SV, TC, and EB groups, including over 10,000 TC members who provide specialized technical support and expertise to government departments and agencies.

June
20

20
June

SV group launches a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board [14]

PSAC has officially launched a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board for more than 120,000 members in the PA, SV, T

June
20

20
June

PA bargaining: Negotiations begin for PSAC’s largest bargaining table [15]

PSAC has officially launched a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board for more than 120,000 members in the PA, SV, TC, and EB groups, including over 100,000 PA members responsible for program administration, information services, communications, secretarial services, office equipment, administrative services, welfare programs, clerical functions and data processing.

June
20

20
June

National Indigenous Peoples Day: Celebrate, learn and take action [16]

On June 21, PSAC celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, reaffirming our commitment to reconciliation and honouring the