We Are All Affected

More than 20cm of snow didn't stop devoted activists and concerned Canadians from protesting the Conservative’s Convention and their impaired judgment and reckless policies. On Saturday, November 2, PSAC, working with various community groups and unions, organized the “Crash The(ir) Party!” rally across the street from the BMO Centre where the Conservative Party of Canada held their 2013 policy convention from October 31 to November 2, 2013.

(Calgary) November 1, 2013 – As the Conservative Party of Canada gather for their 2013 Policy Convention, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is calling on the Conservative government to stop the attack on workers and withdraw changes to federal labour legislation from the Budget Implementation Act that would gut collective bargaining rights and health and safety protections.

Crash the Conservative Convention with us as we rally against the Conservative’s impaired judgment and reckless policies.

PSAC members will be working with veterans to urge MPs to stop the closures.

Canada’s veterans will be in Ottawa Thursday, October 3rd to talk about why the federal government must not close Veterans Affairs offices they rely on.WATCH THE LAUNCH LIVE at 8:00 am PST on Thursday, October 3.The office in Prince George has already been shut down and the government says that by February, offices in Corner Brook, Charlottetown, Sydney, Thunder Bay, Windsor, Brandon, Saskatoon and Kelowna will be closing their doors to veterans too.

This morning we released a video titled "The Value of Unions" with PSAC Prairies members telling their stories about the importance of unions within their families and their communities.The video is the first full-length video in a series of videos to be released at varying intervals over the next year under a variety of themes. The footage was collected from interviews with PSAC Prairies members over the summer, asking them about their union experiences and memories

Today, we're releasing the 3.5 minute trailer as a preview of what's to come. The official videos will be released at varying intervals over the next year under a variety of themes from human rights to political action and more.

 On August 6, we embarked on an 18-day road trip from Edmonton to Winnipeg with one purpose: to collect as many stories as possible from PSAC members throughout the Prairie Region.

PSAC members who were denied an alternation may get a second chance at finding one under the terms of a grievance settlement reached this week with Treasury Board

Alternation allows people who have been declared “opting” as a result of Work Force Adjustment to switch places (or alternate with) another employee who is willing to leave the public service.