In memoriam – Elmer Turcios
It is with great sadness that we share the news that, after 9 weeks in the intensive care unit, Brother Elmer Turcios has passed away at the age of 52 as a result of COVID-19. Elmer and his brother came...
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Domestic Violence — The Pandemic in the Shadows
Over the past year, many events have taken place, affecting the lives of Canadians. There have been government measures implemented, restrictions imposed, curfews and more. Some have talked about a pandemic in the shadows. What is that? According to a...
Members in the Parks Canada Agency – Invitation to participate in the survey by April 9
PSAC invites Parks Canada members to participate in a survey to help with the issues that will be brought to the bargaining table. All PSAC members of Parks Canada Agency groups can participate to this survey before April 9, 2021....
Transportation Safety Management Systems – Still not right
A little more than 10 years ago, UCTE presented its white paper SMS: What’s not right , which outlined the concerns our members had as safety management systems (SMS) were being implemented across every mode of transportation. A little more...
Port of Churchill and Marine Tank Farm in response to the notice about a change in ownership
The following message was sent by RVP Mike Tennant and PSAC REVP Marianne Hladun to our members at local 50503 – the Port of Churchill and Marine Tank Farm in response to the notice about a change in ownership: Today’s...
International Women’s Day – Christine Collins, UCTE’s first female National President
In 1975, the United Nations proclaimed “International Women’s Year” which led to a resolution designating March 8 as “International Women’s Day”. This year, we take a moment to recognize past and present contributions of all our sisters who work to...
Important events in the history of our trade unions
From 1800 to 1900, many events occurred that built our current status. That was when everything began. Trade unions were secret. They went on strike and demonstrated for the first time. In 1872, Canada began to develop awareness about its...
Phoenix general damages: retired and former PSAC members
An update has been made on the Phoenix general damages. As PSAC members will be receiving Phoenix general damages on March 3, the PSAC released the information regarding retirees and former PSAC members: [fusion_button link=”http://psacunion.ca/phoenix-general-damages-retired-and-former-psac?_ga=2.150011062.1675978544.1614783923-666949609.1561397524″ text_transform=”” title=”” target=”_self” link_attributes=”” alignment=”” modal=””...
ZERO DISCRIMINATION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Since 2014, March 1st has been recognized by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as Zero Discrimination Day, which is now represented by a sub-division: UNAIDS. Since 1996, UNAIDS’ objective has been to fight the AIDS epidemic. Given past measures...
Tax season – T4 or a T4A?
With tax season upon us, this is a reminder that union locals may also need to issue either a T4 or T4A. What is the difference between a T4 or a T4A? A T4 is issued to any member who...