Updates

August 12 is International Youth Day, a day endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999 in a resolution upon the recommendation by the World Conference of Minsters Responsible for Youth.  This year’s theme is “Youth and Mental Health.”

PSAC members have been out in full force at LGBTQ pride celebrations across Canada this summer.

For months, Treasury Board President Tony Clement has been telling the media that his bargaining priority is to take away our sick leave provisions. But he didn’t bring his proposal to the table. 

Read the July 22, 2014 edition of "Prairie Voice," an e-newsletter for PSAC Prairie Region members.

The Public Service Pension Investment Board (PSPIB) released its annual report, examining the pension fund’s performance as of March 31, 2014. It concluded that the pension plan for federal government employees posted strong returns of 16.3% for the last fiscal year. These results were much better than the benchmark policy portfolio return of 13.9 %.