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Standing Together For Public Services - Photos

Mar 7, 2012 •

On Thursday March 1st the Public Service Alliance of Canada organized a Day of Action to highlight the damage the Conservative austerity budget – scheduled for March 29th – will have on Canadian families and communities.

Standing together for our public services - National Day of Action Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Feb 16, 2012 •

As part of the fight-back activities that we all committed to at the President’s Conference in 2011 we are asking PSAC members in BC to in a National Day of Action Thursday, March 1st at lunchtime.

PSAC wins Canada Post pay equity case at the Supreme Court of Canada

Nov 18, 2011 •

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of PSAC today in a pay equity case involving women at Canada Post that was originally filed 28 years ago.

The union first filed a complaint over unequal pay in 1983. In October 2005, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal upheld PSAC's pay equity complaint against Canada Post and awarded 50 per cent of the wage gap in damages. Since then, the corporation has used every possible legal avenue to have the Tribunal’s decision overturned.

The Guide To Involving Young Workers - a resource for PSAC Locals and Committees

Nov 2, 2011 •

The PSAC BC Young Workers Caucus has created a document designed to assist Locals in getting young workers involved and active in the Union.

The 8-page Guide To Involving Young Workers is full of tips, ideas, and resources for Local Executive members who want to engage and empower the next generation of leadership. Download it now, or contact UrrutiM [at] psac [dot] com (Monica Urrutia) for a supply of printed copies for your Local.

PSLRB finds prohibition of union materials in workplace an infringement

Oct 3, 2011 •

The PSAC won an important fight to protect union members' rights in the workplace with the Public Service Labour Relations Board's decision that the Treasury Board contravened the collective agreement, including the “No Discrimination” clause, when it prohibited members from posting campaign materials to protect their pensions.

Video: Worksite Visits

Sep 28, 2011 •

Video: Our Collective Agreements

Sep 28, 2011 •

PSAC releases report on Public Service Modernization Act

Sep 15, 2011 • Five years after a Parliament passed a law that was supposed to 'modernize' the federal public service and we are still waiting for a fairer staffing process and a balance between the political rights of workers and an impartial public service.

Environmental sensitivities in the workplace

Aug 30, 2011 •

hs graphic The Canadian Human Rights Act recognizes environmental sensitivities as a disability, therefore, they must be considered as any other medical condition. More and more employees report having adverse reactions to substances commonly found in the workplace environment. Products such as perfumes, certain foods, certain cleaning or latex products, can trigger reactions in some people from mild to serious.

Photos: PSAC BC in Solidarity with CUPW

Jun 8, 2011 •

Postal workers in Victoria took their turn in country-wide rotating strike actions yesterday. Members of the South Island Area Council were there to support and encourage their CUPW sisters and brothers, and members of the North Central Area Council joined delegates at the BC Federation of Labour Regional Conference in Prince George at a rally last weekend.

What to do if you face a CUPW picket line at your workplace

May 26, 2011 •

As of May 25th, negotiations between Canada Post Corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are ongoing but the threat of a strike or lockout still exists.