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AlternationIs an employee who is volunteering for alternation considered to be an “opting” employee for the purposes of the WFA?Under the workforce adjustment appendix, a surplus employee who has not been given a guarantee of a reasonable job offer (an “opting employee”) may alternate with a non-affected employee.

PensionsIf a position is declared surplus and the incumbent is between 55 and 59, is the employee entitled to both a pension waiver and the TSM payment if opting for Category B or is it one or the other? Yes, if you opt for the TSM, you are entitled to both, as they are separate entitlements (the TSM is pursuant to the collective agreement, while the pension penalty waiver is pursuant to legislation).

A series of public consultations organized by the New Democratic Party will give Canadians a voice on the changes that will come with the adoption of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill, C-38. There is currently only one meeting scheduled within the Prairie Region:

Since the release of the federal budget, thousands of PSAC members have received notices from their departments saying they could lose their jobs. Unfortunately, due to the disorganized manner this government discloses the information to PSAC, we don't always know exactly where our members are affected, or how it will impact services to Canadians.

Parks Canada confirmed plans Tuesday to privatize business operations at hot springs in Radium, B.C., and Jasper and Banff, Alb.

International Workers' Day (May Day) is the commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, when Chicago police fired on workers during a general strike for the eight hour workday, after an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they dispersed a public meeting. Several demonstrators and several police officers were killed. May Day was formally recognized as an annual event in 1891.

Hello MP's of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Medicine Hat,There is a unique situation that has developed that involves a group of government employees and their families. I will use the term PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration) for clarity purposes, although the name has changed to AESB (Agri-Environment Services Branch).

The PSAC Prairie Region hosted a special Work Force Adjustment Telephone Town Hall held for all Prairies members on April 19, 2012.Of the more than 6,500 people who answered the call live (not including answering machines, no answer, or no connection), 88 per cent (or over 5,700) participated in a portion or all of the 1 hour and 13 minute call.A total of 149 questions were asked, 18 of which we were able to answer live on the call. We also received 70 advance questions and 60 follow-up questions from members, submitted through our online form. We are currently in the process of sorting and answering these questions, and will post responses as they are prepared.The audio from the event is posted below in four parts so that any members who weren't able to connect to the call can still benefit from the discussion.