December 12, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Review of "Pay in arrears" system is dead on arrival

PSAC received confirmation from the employer that it has no plans to implement a “pay in arrears” system in the federal government at this time.

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December 12, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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FB Bargaining Team Defends Members’ Interests Before the PIC

The FB bargaining team made submissions before a Public Interest Commission (PIC) at the Labour Board in Ottawa on December 10.

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December 11, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Voluntary and early Retirement Incentives

Your bargaining team met with Canada Post today and we discussed Voluntary Retirement Incentives because we understand that members have been approached on an individual basis over the past week and that they have been asked to consider taking a vol...

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December 07, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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PSAC response to misleading CFIB report on sick leave in public service

Once again, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has released a misleading report attacking the dedicated and hard working public sector employees of this country.

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December 04, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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PSAC takes Canada Post to court over pay equity interest

PSAC is going to the Federal Court of Canada because Canada Post is only willing to pay 80% of the interest it owes on outstanding pay equity payments.

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December 04, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Union dues keep PSAC working for you

This January PSAC's dues will rise to keep the union financially stable and to fund some new initiatives.

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December 03, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Accommodation: It’s A Right: December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The United Nations reported in 2011 that more than one billion people worldwide live with disabilities.

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November 07, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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PSAC wants Bill C-45 opened up to public debate

Once again, the Conservative government is pushing through hundreds of pages of major legislative changes without consulting Canadians.

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November 07, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Pension changes an attack on the next generation of public service workers

Yesterday the government crammed through Bill C-45, incorporating hundreds of pages of major legislative changes that Canadians have not been consulted on.

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November 02, 2012 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Canada Post bargaining update #2

Your bargaining team met with the CPC negotiating team from October 29 to November 2 in Ottawa. Some progress has been made on administrative items and there is still much work to be done.

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