October 20, 2010 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Charges against Public Works require urgent action

The Canada Labour Code charges over a boiler explosion that killed engineer Peter Kennedy are a welcome step, said the Public Service Alliance of Canada today.

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October 19, 2010 by The Public Service Alliance of Canada RSS Feed in Uncategorized
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Union Update: spotlight on employment equity

In this issue: Spotlight on International Women's Day; Five things you should know about employment equity; Senate report slams federal government for employment equity inaction; Abella report still rings true; What you can do to support employment equ...

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July 08, 2010 by Pay Equity in Uncategorized
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Pay Equity Update

8/7/2010Following the PSLRB's determination on February 10, 2010 that it has jurisdiction to hear ACFO's Pay Equity complaint in its entirety, Treasury Board filed an application for judicial review of this decision at the Federal Court of Appeal on Ma...

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February 17, 2010 by Pay Equity in Uncategorized
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Update on Pay Equity

17/2/2010We are pleased to inform you that on Wednesday, February 10 the Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) dismissed Treasury Board's jurisdictional objection to ACFO's pay equity complaint.  This means that the PSLRB will hear all aspects...

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February 15, 2010 by Aaron Wherry in Aaron Wherry, Afghanistan, cap-and-trade, detainees, house of commons, maternal health, Michael Ignatieff, Ottawa, Parliament, pay equity, pension reform, pensions, prorogation, Prorogue, proroguing, Stephen Harper, transfers, veterans
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‘Should you be interested in making our minority Parliament work’

Apparently in response to a request from the Prime Minister, Michael Ignatieff writes to inform Mr. Harper of all the issues the Liberals would be keen to work on when…

The post ‘Should you be interested in making our minority Parliament work’ appeared first on Macleans.ca.

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February 08, 2010 by Aaron Wherry in Aaron Wherry, cancer, child care, early childhood learning, employment insurance, Jack Layton, NDP, nutrition, Ottawa, pay equity, prostate cancer, Stephen Harper, The Commons
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The Commons: Jack Layton doing as Jack Layton does

In all sorts of ways, it's difficult to imagine him ever stopping

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September 24, 2009 by Pay Equity in Uncategorized
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Working through the process

24/9/2009Since its filing in March, ACFO's pay equity complaint has made its way through the first stages of the process defined in the transitional provisions of Budget Implementation Act, which passed after ACFO's filing. The complaint was first refe...

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June 26, 2009 by Pay Equity in Uncategorized
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Senate committee supports ACFO recommendations on pay equity

26/6/2009The Senate Committee on Human Rights drew heavily on the written and oral submissions made by ACFO President Milt Isaacs in their report on the Public Service Equitable Compensation Act (PSECA). Language English Current Initiatives: ...

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June 04, 2009 by Pay Equity in Uncategorized
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Senate committee hears ACFO President on pay equity

4/6/2009ACFO President Milt Isaacs delivered a strong statement on behalf of the FI Community when he appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on May 25. "We realize that we are facing tough economic times but this is not a reason ...

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May 19, 2009 by Pay Equity in Uncategorized
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Update on Pay Equity

19/5/2009ACFO has received notice that our pay equity complaint has been transferred from the Canadian Human Rights Commission to the Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB). This is in line with procedures set forth in the Public Service Equitab...

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