We Are All Affected

The PSAC Calgary Regional Office is holding another round of meetings 14 - 15 April 2015.

USGE Local 40009 in Regina held an information picket on December 2 and got some good local coverage. About 25 USGE members marched for just under an hour, despite heavy snowfall and -30 weather.

C-377 is a flawed Bill, aimed only at unions, and should not become law.

Affected notices for wave 3 and 4 transfers were handed out to 974 members who work as pay and compensation advisers in 22 departments across the country.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report on August 14 that confirms PSAC’s assertion that the government is making reckless cuts to public services.

Stephen Harper isn’t exactly a proponent of organized labour. He’s also not a big fan of strong public services or the public service workers that provide them. His government’s attacks on public services and union members across this country have been relentless.But PSAC members are fighting back. Last week members across the region took it upon themselves to counter the anti-labour rhetoric by submitting letters to the editor of their local newspapers.

In the next video from the award-winning Prairies Video Project, members share stories about the fight for maternity leave/family leave in the 1980 CR strike and how their victory has since benefitted countless families.Sandra Clarke, PSAC/UTE member since 1969, was on the line for that strike. In the video she recalls what it was like before the union sisters fought for leave provisions.

To mark the first contributions made to the unemployment insurance fund more than 73 years ago (July 1, 1941), the Public Service Alliance of Canada is launching “Employment Insurance in Canada: Hitting Rock Bottom”, a short animated video on the decline of the EI program over the last 25 years.

Marianne Hladun submitted the following letter regarding National Public Service Week to the Winnipeg Free Press.

Share this new video featuring PSAC members shining light on cuts to public services and stand together with PSAC members and concerned Canadians to denounce public service cuts. Our future depends on it.