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December
10
10
December

Long term care crisis: Revera Inc. dials up public relations spin [1]

PSAC members remain deeply concerned by their pension plan’s ownership of Revera.

December
10
10
December

International Human Rights Day: Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on marginalized communities [2]

International Human Rights Day is a day to celebrate and recommit to advancing human rights here at home and globally.  

December
3
3
December

COVID-19: Health heroes at Yukon Hospitals deserve a fair deal, now more than ever [3]

Pandemic protocols, dangerously low staff levels and massive technological changes are just a few of the challenges PSAC members working for the Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) have had to face re

December
1
1
December

Federal economic update delivers some progress; much more needed [4]

 

8.5.5
November
23
23
November

Social Justice and COVID-19: PSAC responds with new aid [5]

COVID-19 has highlighted more than ever the importance of PSAC and the Social Justice Fund’s humanitarian efforts across the globe. The pandemic has revealed deep structural inequalities in our soc

November
20
20
November

New COVID-19 benefit for Canadians who can't work due to caregiving responsibilities [6]

Canadians who are unable to work because they are caring for a child or family member due to COVID-19 are now eligible to apply for the new Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB).

8.5.2
October
29
29
October

Changes to 699 leave: PSAC to take further legal action [7]

PSAC is filing a second policy grievance against Treasury Board for its most recent discriminatory changes to 699 leave that will force federal workers to exhaust all other leave – including sick leave and vacation leave – before they can request “other leave with pay” for COVID-19-related reasons.  

October
16
16
October

Legal battle begins to protect use of 699 leave during the pandemic [8]

PSAC’s legal challenge against Treasury Board’s regressive and discriminatory changes to 699 leave for federal public service workers is set to begin next week.  

8.5.1
October
13
13
October

Canada’s long-term care crisis: Feds should take cue from NDP proposal in Ontario [9]

Creating a public, non-profit long-term care system in Ontario – as proposed by the Ontario NDP last week – is the only way forward to protect seniors and prevent further tragedies in the province’s nursing homes during the pandemic. 

October
9
9
October

We must act now to slow the spread of COVID-19 [10]

 

8.5.1
October
2
2
October

Efforts to fix long-term care make waves: Revera officials on the defensive [11]

The campaign to stop private, for-profit long-term care in this country is getting noticed.

October
2
2
October

Caring for Canada’s veterans during the pandemic [12]

When the pandemic hit, front line staff with Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) – suddenly working from their homes – had to quickly adjust to a different world, one which left many of the veterans who

September
14
14
September

David and Goliath: PSAC member challenges New Brunswick premier [13]

Just weeks before the provincial election in New Brunswick, post-graduate student Caitlin Grogan was saddled with a nearly impossible task. Nominated as the NDP candidate for the riding of Quispamsis, just north of Saint John, Grogan had to scramble to gain support and share her vision – all without holding rallies or going door to door due to the pandemic. 

8.3.2
September
4
4
September

Labour Day 2020: Moving Canada Forward Together [14]

We commit ourselves to a plan to move Forward Together and come out of this crisis even stronger.

August
26
26
August

Government plans to transition from CERB to EI show promise but need significant work [15]

The Government of Canada has extended the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) another 4 weeks before transitioning to Employment Insurance (EI).

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Links
[1] https://psacunion.ca/long-term-care-crisis-revera-inc-dials-public
[2] https://psacunion.ca/international-human-rights-day-addressing-impacts
[3] https://psacunion.ca/covid-19-health-heroes-yukon-hospitals-deserve
[4] https://psacunion.ca/federal-economic-update-delivers-some-progress
[5] https://psacunion.ca/social-justice-and-covid-19-psac-responds-new-aid
[6] https://psacunion.ca/new-covid-19-benefit-canadians-who-cant-work-due
[7] https://psacunion.ca/changes-699-leave-psac-take-further-legal-action
[8] https://psacunion.ca/legal-battle-begins-protect-use-699-leave-during
[9] https://psacunion.ca/canadas-long-term-care-crisis-feds-should-take-cue
[10] https://psacunion.ca/we-must-act-now-slow-spread-covid-19
[11] https://psacunion.ca/efforts-fix-long-term-care-make-waves-revera
[12] https://psacunion.ca/caring-canadas-veterans-during-pandemic
[13] https://psacunion.ca/david-and-goliath-psac-member-challenges-new
[14] https://psacunion.ca/labour-day-2020-moving-canada-forward-together
[15] https://psacunion.ca/government-plans-transition-cerb-ei-show-promise
[16] https://psacunion.ca/print/8684?page=1
[17] https://psacunion.ca/print/8684?page=3