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PSAC members who work for the federal government often ask us why it takes so long to negotiate each collective agreement. In other jurisdictions, it takes months, not years, to reach a deal. They ask why they can’t strike when bargaining breaks down but must wait months to apply that pressure. When grievances go to adjudication, why does it take so long to be heard and to get decisions?
We know from the experience of many members, including those involved in the Black and Indigenous class action lawsuits, that workers from equity groups consistently get left behind. Collective bargaining is one of our best tools to create fair work environments for all employees. That’s why we need to make sure our demands explicitly focus on equity, especially given the broader context of systemic discrimination based on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation and other identities.
We hold bargaining surveys to ask members how we can improve their work life, from work-life balance to decent wages and protections against harassment and discrimination.
Today, our strength comes from not only those same federal public service workers, but tens of thousands of members from different sectors and workplaces across Canada.
Much has been gained for workers in the last few years. With most of our members currently bargaining for better working conditions and pay, we want to highlight the power of mobilization and political action in securing major wins for PSAC’s membership.
Workers in Canada haven't had it easy over the past few years. First, the pandemic upended our working lives and pushed many people to the breaking point. Now,it is fuelling alarmingly high grocery bills and rising prices at the gas pumps which has families wondering how they'll make ends meet.
For over two decades, PSAC has been the union of choice for university sector workers.
In 2016, Alberta’s NDP government amended the Post-Secondary Learning Act to allow academic workers to unionize.
Warning – descriptions of sexual and racial harassment may be triggering for some readers
As bargaining heats up this winter for 120,000 federal public service workers, it can be easy to forget why we should pay attention to this round of negotiations.
Gone are the watercoolers and break rooms, in come the group chats and park hangouts
In the summer of 1984, four PSAC members fought for the right to be politically active as federal public service workers, paving the way for the stronger, more engaged unions we have today.
In September, Canadians re-elected Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority government to lead the country through our pandemic recovery.
When he agreed to teach a course on social movements at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in fall 2020, Luc Chicoine had a feeling he would be doing it from home.
Daniela Aubichon never thought of herself as a precarious worker until the pandemic completely upended her life.
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