The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) issued a statement warning that escalating federal cuts targeting more than 8,000 public service jobs will undermine the government’s ability to deliver critical services. PSAC says the workforce reductions, affecting departments including Health Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Global Affairs Canada, and Transport Canada, are already creating … Read more
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) issued the following statement: “Last week the Liberal government decided to take $1.9 billion from the federal public service pension surplus without consultation or transparency, and then hid the fact that they plan to unilaterally suspend government pension contributions to the tune of $7.4 billion. This is a … Read more
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and the Canadian Association of Professional Employees have formally requested that the Treasury Board begin negotiating an extension of the Phoenix general damages agreements and the severe damages claims process to compensate workers until they are paid properly and … Read more
On the first anniversary of Phoenix, the three largest federal public service unions are urging the government to include a $75 million Phoenix contingency fund in the upcoming federal budget. “Our members are growing increasingly frustrated with this situation. If departments don’t have the proper resources, pay problems will never be resolved,” said Chris Aylward, PSAC … Read more
Employees of the Port of Churchill visited Parliament Hill to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) to save the port by converting the Port of Churchill into a Port Authority under federal jurisdiction. The workers were joined by NDP MP Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.), Teresa Eschuk (Regional Vice-President, UCTE … Read more
PSAC/UTE members who work at the Canada Revenue Agency voted to support their bargaining team’s recommendation and reject a settlement that their union reached with the CRA in April. This now places the workers in a legal strike position. “Our members have spoken, and we will be prepared to take strike action if necessary,” said … Read more
PSAC members who work within Treasury Board, Parks Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are taking part in actions all across Canada. Their aim is to send a clear message to the government that they expect a quick and fair approach to contract negotiations when the union and Treasury Board … Read more
Veterans and the workers who serve them say it will be impossible for eight Client Service Agents to make up for the work of the 89 front line workers in Veterans Affairs offices slated for closure. In a statement, Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) confirmed for the first time that Veterans Affairs offices in Corner … Read more
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said that the PSAC’s Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees say their workers have been told the government is waiting until Nov. 13 or 14, just after Remembrance Day ceremonies, to start informing veterans about when offices will close in Kelowna, Saskatoon, Brandon, Thunder Bay, Windsor, Sydney, Charlottetown and … Read more
Leaders of the federal public sector unions (the National Joint Council bargaining agents) met On Oct. 28, 2013, and released a statement on the government’s proposed changes to federal labour relations legislation: "The federal public sector bargaining agents call on the government to withdraw its sweeping and unfair changes to federal labour relations legislation from … Read more
