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Building a Modern Union – Part V: Unite or die!

Three years after its expulsion from the Civil Service Federation (CSF), the Civil Service Association of Ottawa (CSAO) and the Amalgamated Civil Servants of Canada (ACSC) merged giving it a united voice to 25,000 members in a new organization called...

October 4, 2021

SV Bargaining: team proposes improved working conditions and work-life balance

Bargaining Updates PSAC

SV Bargaining: team proposes improved working conditions and work-life balance

The Operational Services (SV Group) continued bargaining with Treasury Board on September 21-23, 2021, discussing fair wages, improved working conditions and work-life balance. The bargaining team proposed several improvements, including: Fair wages, allowances and premiums Improving ships’ crews’ working conditions Expanding flexible working arrangements Strengthening protections...

September 28, 2021

PA bargaining: Team proposes leave improvements, more flexible hours

Bargaining Updates PSAC

PA bargaining: Team proposes leave improvements, more flexible hours

The Program and Administrative Services (PA) bargaining team discussed expanding a range of leave options and flexible hours of work during talks with Treasury Board September 21-23. PSAC bargaining team proposed several improvements concerning: Enhancing sick leave Expanding leave for...

September 27, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part IV: Building solidarity was hard work

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Building a Modern Union – Part IV: Building solidarity was hard work

The Civil Service Federation (CSF) did not operate as a union. Its name said it all – it was a federation of associations. A key role was helping small local association come together into larger ones in an attempt to...

September 27, 2021

EB group: Team discusses expanded leave, flexible work

Bargaining Updates PSAC

EB group: Team discusses expanded leave, flexible work

Last week, September 14-16, there were talks with Treasury Board for the EB Group team. During the meeting, the PSAC focused on expanding a range of leave options and potential flexible work arrangements. PSAC proposed several improvements regarding the following...

September 23, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part III: Militancy was growing day by day

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Building a Modern Union – Part III: Militancy was growing day by day

At the end of the Great War workers were frustrated and angry with the government and businesses. There was little concern for their contribution to the war effort or the welfare of their families. Militancy was growing day by day...

September 20, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part II: Searching for unity

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Building a Modern Union – Part II: Searching for unity

An organization like the Union of Canadian Transportation Union (UCTE) or the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) does not spring out of the air fully formed. These are organizations that were built on years of hard work and effort....

September 13, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part I: Building a union for federal workers

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Building a Modern Union – Part I: Building a union for federal workers

September 6, 2021

Important information about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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Important information about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On July 19, the federal government passed new legislation making September 30 a national statutory holiday commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The designation of this day is in response to one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to...

September 1, 2021

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Survey on Employment Equity Act

On July 14, 2021 the federal government announced the creation of a task force to review the Employment Equity Act which has not had a full review since its inception in 1986 or after its application was broadened in 1995...

August 30, 2021