Human Rights

Photos: USGE Local 20011 Alternative National Public Service Week events

Jun 19, 2013 •

Union of Solicitor General Employees Local 20011 (RCMP) was one of the first Locals in BC to take our We Are All Affected campaigner training. The Local Executive members then decided to host a table at the new E Division Headquarters building in Surrey during National Public Services week. The Local's display and information on our PSAC member-to-member campaign appears to have been more popular than the employer's offering!

Minutes: VIHRC meetings

Jun 15, 2013 •

Download the minutes for Vancouver Island Human Rights Committee meetings below (all files are .pdf).

Workforce Adjustment and Workers with Disabilities

Jun 12, 2013 •

PSAC's Human Rights/Programs Section is gathering data and stories about how federal government cuts and Work Force Adjustment has impacted workers with disabilities. Impacts could include the loss of, or changes to, an existing accommodation, being declared surplus, or not being given a reasonable guaranteed job offer.

We are asking PSAC members with any knowledge - personal or otherwise - regarding workers with disabilities being affected by the cut backs and WFA notices to let us know.

Report: 2013 BC Regional Women's Conference

May 24, 2013 •

Thanks to Kelly Megyesi and Heather DuDoward for this report from the 2013 BC Regional Women's Conference. Scroll down for some photos!

The 2013 PSAC BC Regional Women’s Conference was held May 3,4,5 in Vancouver. We chose an aboriginal theme so as to address two resolutions passed at the 2012 Triennial Convention.

PSAC Statement: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

May 17, 2013 •

May 17 is the International Day against Homophobia. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) stands in solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities.

Respect in the workplace is essential. PSAC is there to support our members who face the hostility, homophobia or transphobia that can sometimes occur in the workplace. We are also engaged in bargaining collective agreements that meet the particular needs of our GLBT members. And we continue to work to better protect the human rights of transgendered people.

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - April 2013

May 9, 2013 •

Here are the Regional Council reports presented at the April 2013 Regional Council meeting.

2013 PSAC National Equity Conferences “Equity groups are all affected”

May 7, 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.

Recruitment and Mobilization Toolkit - a Step by Step Guide for PSAC Committees and Area Councils

Apr 29, 2013 •

PSAC members are the foundation of our union. Everything our union is able to achieve depends on the strength and vitality of members and on their active participation.

This five page step-by-step guide booklet is designed to help your Area Council, Womens, Young Workers or Human Rights Committee significantly increase member participation so that you grow and thrive. Most important of all, these are simple tools to ensure that you are always in the process of developing more activists.

PSAC analysis: Federal Budget 2013

Apr 2, 2013 •

A continued attack on public services and public service delivery, Aboriginal Peoples and provinces.

Federal Budget 2013 lacks accountability and appears to pick fights with public sector workers and their unions, provincial governments and Aboriginal Peoples.

Federal budget 2013

Mar 19, 2013 •

PSAC is calling on the government to recognize that austerity isn't working – Canadians have lost services they need and job cuts are hurting the economy. You can't create jobs and prosperity by cutting jobs and services.

Photos: We Are All Affected event in Vernon

Mar 7, 2013 •

PSAC members in the Okanagan rocked on March 2, 2013 as union members from Kamloops, Kelowna, Nelson, Vernon & Westbank all came together for the day to participate in an interactive workshop on Building Communities & Workplace Bullying.

PSAC Regional Representative Regina Brennan opened the day with a welcome and introduction to the PSAC "We Are All Affected" campaign against federal cuts. Guest presenters were Dr. Gary Namie on Workplace Bullying and Deborah Littman on Building Communities.

Federal Court ruling on family status accommodation: what this means for you

Feb 14, 2013 •

The Federal Court last week upheld a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that employers cannot discriminate against employees with family obligations.

The ruling means that the employer has the obligation to find workable solutions on a case-by-case basis so that workers like Fiona Johnstone can balance work and family, to the point of undue hardship.

Photos: USGE Local 20011 Alternative National Public Service Week events

Minutes: VIHRC meetings

Workforce Adjustment and Workers with Disabilities

Report: 2013 BC Regional Women's Conference

PSAC Statement: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - April 2013

2013 PSAC National Equity Conferences “Equity groups are all affected”

Recruitment and Mobilization Toolkit - a Step by Step Guide for PSAC Committees and Area Councils

PSAC analysis: Federal Budget 2013

Federal budget 2013

Photos: We Are All Affected event in Vernon

Federal Court ruling on family status accommodation: what this means for you

Upcoming Human Rights Events

Representing Members With Mental Illnesses Course

Mainland BC Human Rights Committee's Summer Barbeque

Vancouver Island Human Rights Committee AGM

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