Each year on December 10, we celebrate the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a ground-breaking document recognizing that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
73 years later, the fight for human rights is far from over, and Canada continues to fall short. Indigenous, Black, racialized, LGBTQ2+ communities, women, gender-diverse people, and people with disabilities continue to experience human rights violations.
Communications and Political Action
December 9, 2021
December 6, 2021
A new campaign from the Nunavut Employees Union and PSAC calls on the territory’s largest employer to support more than 4,000 public service workers by providing stable jobs, fair wages, and a northern allowance that keeps up with rising costs.
December 3, 2021
For hundreds of thousands of Canadians, living with a disability often means living in poverty. People with disabilities represent 41 per cent of the population living below the poverty line in Canada. And the last few years have highlighted how people with disabilities continue to be disproportionately impacted in employment, health care and social services.
December 2, 2021
The PSAC Education Program is excited to release a new online course – Understanding your Collective Agreement.
November 30, 2021
Forty years after the first AIDS cases were reported, significant progress has been made in testing, treatment and prevention. With access to the right care, people living with HIV can have long and healthy lives. But today, too many people in Canada are still unable to get that care.
November 25, 2021
The Technical Services (TC) bargaining team focused their time on compensation during the most recent round of bargaining with Treasury Board, November 8–10, 2021.
November 24, 2021
With the negotiating team in place, dates are now set for bargaining, and demands will be finalized by late December. PSAC-UTE is confirmed to begin negotiations with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) during the week of January 11, 2022.
November 19, 2021
The Education and Library Science (EB) bargaining team focused on improving education leave and career development opportunities for members during talks with Treasury Board, November 8-10, 2021.
November 19, 2021
The Operational Services (SV) team pushed for several improvements to health and safety and working conditions for ship’s crew and lightkeepers during talks with Treasury Board on October 26-28.
November 10, 2021
PSAC will soon begin negotiations for an update to the Public Service Dental Plan, which provides benefits to PSAC members working in the federal public service, and we need to hear from you about what changes you would like to see. These negotiations are separate from regular collective bargaining, and negotiations for the Public Service Health Care plan, which are both ongoing.