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CFIA bargaining team exchanges demands with the employer

October 2, 2015 - 3:13pm • Bargaining

PSAC BC Telephone Town Hall on the Election – Summary

October 2, 2015 - 9:31am • Fraser Valley, Metro, North BC, Southern Interior, Vancouver Island | Bargaining, Political Action

Earlier this week, Bob Jackson, PSAC Regional Executive VP for BC, was joined by our National President Robyn Benson and Irene Lanzinger, President of the BC Federation of Labour, on a telephone town hall with PSAC members in BC to discuss the federal election.

We have summarized some of the questions from PSAC members and the answers from Bob, Robyn, and Irene for members that may have been unable to take part.

Harper Conservatives' desperate appeal to public service workers before election

October 1, 2015 - 4:25pm • Bargaining, Political Action, Pensions

This morning, Pierre Poilièvre and other Conservative candidates in Ottawa made an announcement directed towards federal public service workers.

The press conference, along with an open letter from Stephen Harper to the public service, followed campaign announcements regarding the federal public service by the NDP and Liberals earlier this week.

New CCPA study: Federal cuts reduce number of health and safety inspectors

September 30, 2015 - 3:42pm • Political Action, Health and Safety

A new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study entitled Waiting to Happen: Why we need major changes to the health and safety regime in federally regulated workplaces was released today. The study reveals that the health and safety of over a million workers in the federal government and other federally-regulated workplaces is at risk. 

PSAC/UNDE Bargaining Update for members at IMP Comox

September 30, 2015 - 1:36pm • Bargaining

The employer began our meeting earlier this week chastising your negotiating team for the size of your bargaining package.  They went on to tell us that the current collective agreement was a “mature” document and all that was needed was a little modification. Further, they were not anticipating such a detailed package.  They then requested that we take another look at our package with a view to reducing the number of proposals. 

Subsidy for Racially Visible members to attend BC Fed Union Renewal Conference and HR Diversity Forum

September 30, 2015 - 12:16pm • Political Action, Human Rights

To: PSAC Racially Visible members in BC
 
As you may be aware the BC Federation of Labour Union Renewal Conference is taking place this November 16-18 with the Human Rights Diversity Forum taking place on Sunday, November 15. The Human Rights Diversity Forum is a free event; however, pre-registration is required. The Forum and Conference are being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver. For more details on the Conference and the Forum, please visit the BC Fed website.

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