June 10, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Conservative attack on workers continues with ?Private Members’ Bill?

On June 5th, Conservative MP Blaine Calkins for Wetaskiwin (Alberta) introduced Bill C-525, an Act to change the certification and revocation sections of the Canada Labour Code, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Parliamentary Employees St...

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June 10, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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National equity conferences:<br />Toronto November 18-22, 2013

These conferences are an opportunity for our members to continue the important work of maintaining and improving the militancy and activism of the Union in the struggle to improve the human rights and working conditions of all PSAC members. Register on...

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June 10, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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PSAC members are getting together to defend jobs, services and our union rights

The National Board of Directors of the PSAC has unanimously endorsed a plan to protect our members against new threats to our Collective Agreement rights.

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June 10, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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2013 PSAC Scholarship Program

The PSAC Scholarship Program offers the following 17 scholarships. The deadline for applications is June 28th, 2013

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June 07, 2013 by Ridha Oueslati in Uncategorized
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Pay In Arrears: Changes to Pay Administration

7/6/2013In recent weeks, the Association has received a number of questions and concerns from FIs regarding Treasury Board’s rumoured plan to convert to a “pay in arrears” pay administration system for federal Public Servants.  ACFO shares your ...

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June 07, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Statement from FB Bargaining Team Concerning PIC Recommendation

On Wednesday (June 5th) we received the Public Interest Commission (PIC) recommendation concerning our contract dispute with Treasury Board/CBSA.

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June 07, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Montréal-area veterans hospital to shift to provincial ownership in September

The venerable Hôpital Ste. Anne in Montréal's West Island will be open to all starting in September 2013.

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June 07, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Sick leave and disability insurance: A negotiated benefit

Robyn Benson, President of the PSAC rebuts a Globe and Mail editorial on sick leave: "Viruses don't care about silly human debates over the virtues of private and public, union and non-union, Habs versus Leafs. They'll go anywhere we let them. People s...

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June 06, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Performance Management: Treasury Board must ensure fairness

On Tuesday, May 28th, Treasury Board President Tony Clement, announced with great fanfare what he called a new directive on performance management that includes a mandatory performance assessment for all public sector  workers.

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June 06, 2013 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
  • Comments Off on PSAC wins two awards from the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) – Food for Thought Campaign – Food Safety Protects Canadians

PSAC wins two awards from the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) – Food for Thought Campaign – Food Safety Protects Canadians

The PSAC has won the Dennis McGann Stroke of Genius award given for the most unusual, innovative, novel communications project at the Canadian Association of Labour media (CALM) awards banquet 2013.

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