• May 18, 2012

  Bill 78: A direct attack against civil liberties in Quebec

  The Public Service Alliance of Canada is speaking out against Bill 78 which restricts the freedom of expression and association of all students and citizens of Quebec.

• May 16, 2012

  International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

  May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia. The PSAC stands in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities in opposition to homophobia and transphobia.

• May 14, 2012

  Canada Post pay equity: 28 years and still waiting

  In November 2011, it took the Supreme Court of Canada 20 minutes to tell Canada Post to end a 28-year long battle for pay equity. Six months later, we are still waiting for PSAC members to receive payments that are long overdue.

• May 14, 2012

  TC Bargaining Team Applies for a PIC

  With negotiations for a new Collective Agreement at a standstill, PSAC has taken the next step in the bargaining process and has applied to the Public Service Labour Relations Board for the appointment of a Public Interest Commission (PIC).

• May 11, 2012

  PSAC members at Science and tech museum approve new agreement

  After over a year of negotiations, PSAC members at the Canadian Science and Technology Museum Corporation have approved a new collective agreement.

• May 10, 2012

  Bargaining climate difficult in face of cuts

  Bargaining continues to be difficult for the Technical Services (TC), Border Services (FB), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Parks Canada units of the federal government. The climate has worsened considerably since the federal budget, which slashes the size of the public service. Parks and CFIA in particular have been heavily targeted for job reductions.

• May 8, 2012

  PSAC starts negotiating for Queen's postdocs' first contract

  PSAC negotiators tabled a comprehensive package of proposals April 19 to begin bargaining a first collective agreement for postdoctoral employees at Queen's University in Kingston, ON.

• May 1^st, 2012

  PSAC May 1^st statement – 2012

  In 1886 when the unions in the United States called for a general strike on May 1st to press for the eight-hour workday, the government threw its weight behind the interests of business.

• April 30, 2012

  PSAC/NEU members protest contracting out by Nunavut government

  Over 40 PSAC/NEU members braved the snow and cold in Iqaluit on April 25 to send a message that they are fed up with the government of Nunavut contracting out their work. 

• April 30, 2012

  An open letter to the Québec government: Defend public, accessible post-secondary education now

  On behalf of workers, academic staff and students across Canada, we jointly call on Québec Premier Jean Charest and Minister of Education Line Beauchamp to promptly resolve the student strike by reversing the decision to increase tuition fees in Québec.

• April 27, 2012

  Parks, PSAC agree to reschedule negotiations until September, focus on the workplace

  The PSAC bargaining team met with Parks Canada this week to continue negotiating a fair and just collective agreement.

• April 27, 2012

  Day of Mourning Statement 2012

  This year marks the 20^th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Westray mine disaster, where an underground methane explosion took the lives of 26 workers.

• April 24, 2012

  PSAC condemns the closure of Rights and Democracy

  The PSAC condemns the federal government's decision to close the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development.

• April 23, 2012

  McGill University support employees join PSAC

  The PSAC, Quebec Region, has submitted an application for certification to the Commission des relations de travail du Québec (CRT), covering the 1,700 McGill University support employees.

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