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PSAC welcomes inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

December 8, 2015 - 12:50pm • National Aboriginal Peoples' Circle, Women

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is pleased to see that the federal government is taking the issue of violence against Aboriginal women seriously by launching an inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Stop workplace violence

December 8, 2015 - 9:29am • Workplace problem solving, Bullying, Health and Safety

PSAC's "Stop workplace violence" content aims to raise awareness about workplace violence and bullying in the workplace.

The following are concrete tools for workers and union leaders to identify and address workplace violence:

Missing & Murdered Aboriginal Women Webinars

December 7, 2015 - 9:57am • Human Rights, National Aboriginal Peoples' Circle, Women

via the Native Women's Association of Canada

The Canadian Women’s Foundation, the Canadian Alliance for International Action, and the Native Women’s Association of Canada are hosted a three-part webinar series on Missing & Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada. Many thanks to Shelagh Day (FAFIA) and Dawn Havard (NWAC) for their fantastic presentation!

Here are recordings for people who were unable to participate.

Media Advisory - End Violence Against Women Candlelight Vigil, December 6th, Holland Park, Victoria

December 5, 2015 - 9:07am • Vancouver Island

Victoria - The Public Service Alliance of Canada Victoria Regional Women’s Committee is sponsoring a candlelight vigil at Holland Park in Victoria on December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is a day commemorated in Canada each December 6th, the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, in which armed student Marc Lépine murdered fourteen women and injured ten others in the name of "fighting feminism".

Throne Speech lays out positive commitments

December 4, 2015 - 3:57pm

The Speech from the Throne has outlined some major Liberal commitments that will require major investments in the public service.

“While the Speech did not include any specific commitment to restoring federal public services, we will be looking to the government’s first budget to include the necessary resources to allow the public service to implement these commitments,”   said PSAC national president Robyn Benson.

PSAC Treasury Board teams gear up for bargaining in February

December 4, 2015 - 3:56pm • Bargaining

PSAC Treasury Board bargaining teams came to Ottawa this week to prepare for the next round of bargaining.

Bargaining dates have now been set for February 1-5.  While the teams initially expected to bargain in December, these dates were delayed to give the new government time to improve its mandate.

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