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Public Service Alliance of Canada — Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada

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@psac_afpc
PSAC-AFPC
1 year
ON STRIKE Treasury Board and CRA members are on strike effective tomorrow at 12:01 AM ET April 19. Please make plans to attend your closest picket line as early as you can:
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PSAC-AFPC
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PSAC has reached a tentative agreement for the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining units at Treasury Board. Members in the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining groups are required to return to work for their next scheduled shift, beginning May 1 at 9 a.m. ET Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
We can't work for peanuts, we're not squirrels!
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
After more than a year of bargaining, leading to one of the largest strikes in Canadian history, PSAC-UTE has reached a tentative agreement for the more than 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers who deliver critical services to Canadians. Read more:  (1/2)
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Today, we resumed talks with Treasury Board, and have received a new offer from the employer. We hope to continue bargaining this weekend in order to reach a fair deal for our 120,000 federal public service members. 1/4
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1 year
Hey @MonaFortier , workers aren't asking for a "blank cheque," we are demanding fair wages. #pnpcbc #cdnpoli
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Public service workers have shown tremendous goodwill and respect by including cleaning up after themselves, donating to local food banks, and upholding their communities. They don't deserve to be fined for a honk and a hot dog.
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PSAC-AFPC
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We've seen creative picket signs and great step counts, but this is may be the first run we've seen!
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
We went to Parliament, but couldn't find Mona. We went to her office, but couldn't find Mona. We went across the country, but couldn't find Mona. Can you help us find Mona?
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
📣 Dear friends on the line: What if my manager asks me to work? If you are not an essential employee and your manager asks you to work during a strike, you should decline and report the manager’s request to the union ✊🏼
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
TREASURY BOARD BARGAINING UPDATE
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
hold the line! // maintenir le piquet de grève !
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Over 100,000 workers are on strike. What will it take for the Prime Minister to take this situation seriously? // Plus de 100 000 fonctionnaires sont en grève. Qu’est-ce que ça va prendre pour que le premier ministre prenne la situation au sérieux?
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PSAC-AFPC
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🧵This May Day we’re celebrating a huge win, on the heels of one the largest strikes in Canadian history. After two years at the bargaining table, PSAC members demonstrated exactly why unions matter.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Today on the National Day of Mourning PSAC honours all lives lost or injured due to a workplace tragedy. Unions have always been at the forefront of workplace safety, and currently 155,000 PSAC members are on strike across Canada to fight for better and safer workplaces.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Today, we escalated our strike actions across the country to ramp up the pressure on this government to reach a fair contract. And it’s clear they’re feeling the heat. One day longer, one day stronger.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Once we sent out the media advisory Treasury Board "suddenly" needed to table their offer. And wouldn't you know it, they wanted to meet during the press conference. 😏
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Josh Pringle
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UPDATED: Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says as Treasury Board negotiators waited to present an offer to PSAC, national president Chris Aylward "chose instead to go on television to complain he had not received it." #ottnews
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PSAC-AFPC
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This government seems happy to prolong this strike, but we’ll do whatever it takes to get a fair deal. Tomorrow we’ll escalate our actions. One day longer, one day stronger. See you on the picket lines!
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PSAC-AFPC
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Our heart is on the line #PSACStrong
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PSAC-AFPC
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To our members that want the Leafs to win and a fair contract. We're working on our part. ✊🏽
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
If we don't get a deal today, we continue to strike tomorrow. Join our May Day march from Place du Portage in Gatineau across the Ottawa River to Parliament at 9:30 a.m
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
We will be providing a bargaining update at 9:15 PM ET, after the deadline we have given the government to reach a deal. Stay tuned for details.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
We’re setting a clock on negotiations. If there is no deal reached by 9 PM ET tomorrow, April 18, we are launching a national general strike beginning at 12:01 AM ET Wednesday, April 19 for all 155,000 PSAC members.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Ever wonder what everyone is chanting about on the picket line? Chants are a great way to build energy and get picketers engaged. Here are some of the classics.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Rise and shine!
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
By escalating our actions today, our goal is to pressure this government to reach a fair contract as quickly as possible, so that we can get back to delivering the services Canadians depend on.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Workers united will never be defeated! // On marche pour le respect uni-e-s plus que jamais !
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Big support for PSAC member demands amongst Canadians.
@angusreidorg
Angus Reid Institute
1 year
Deal or No Deal? Most Canadians support union demands for wage premiums, but more divided over higher pay
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PSAC-AFPC
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Forcing public service workers back into the office in Ottawa won't change the fact that city's LRT doesn't work or that the downtown core needs to be reimagine. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
If there is no deal reached by 9 p.m. ET today, April 18, we will launch a national general strike starting at 12:01 a.m. ET tomorrow, April 19. Find a picket line near you:
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Talks have stalled. This gov't says it cares about restoring services for Canadians, but they seem content to shrug it off and prolong this strike. 2 years & 1 historic strike later & TB is sending emails instead of putting forward an fair offer. Watch:
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@psac_afpc
PSAC-AFPC
1 year
As we reported Friday, negotiations for PSAC’s Treasury Board bargaining units resumed and carried on into the weekend. Our bargaining teams negotiated late into Saturday evening and have continued this morning. Talks are also ongoing with Canada Revenue Agency. 1/4
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PSAC-AFPC
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We shut down the Port of Montreal and downtown boulevards, the Port of Vancouver and the Port of Saint John’s; we blockaded the Treasury Board office in Ottawa and other strategic locations from coast to coast.
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PSAC-AFPC
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PSAC joins Canadian unions representing more than 2 million workers calling on the federal government to reinstate funding to the UNRWA and ensure urgent humanitarian aid continues to flow into Gaza.
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PSAC-AFPC
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We are fighting to set a standard in the federal public service and to set a standard for all workers.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
🚨Strike Alert🚨 We have received strike mandate from members in the Treasury Board bargaining units which collectively represent more than 120,000 federal government workers. We will continue to negotiate and will use all the tools available to us, including a strike.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Marching from Greg Fergus’s office to the Portage bridge Demo du bureau de Greg Fergus jusqu'au pont Portage @PSACNCR
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Strike action continues across the country for 35,000 members at Canada Revenue Agency May 1 as negotiations resume with a new mandate from CRA to reach a fair contract. Details to follow shortly. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
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Tentative deal, reached ✅✊🏼
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PSAC-AFPC
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File under "things we never thought we'd see on a picket line." 🐮 It's a ᵐᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵛᵉᵐᵉⁿᵗ 🐮
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
A manager that cares about you would never ask you to cross a picket line or work against your best interest. Do not clock into work once a strike is called.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
The energy on the picket lines across the country is electrifying :zap:️ We're collecting photos and making them available on our Flickr throughout the day. Flip through the photos and find your friends:
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PSAC-AFPC
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PSAC will not be holding any picket locations this weekend, but we are still on strike. For members scheduled to work over the weekend, do not report to work. Complete this form for strike support arrangements.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Four Million Times! The numbers are telling us we are applying the right kind of pressure
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PSAC-AFPC
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Our heart is still on the line with 35,000 members still on strike. One day longer, one day stronger! // On est de tout cœur avec les 35 000 membres de l’AFPC-SEI qui sont toujours en grève pour obtenir une entente juste et équitable. Un jour de plus et toujours plus forts!
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PSAC-AFPC
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“If the government’s position were to win in negotiations, average federal pay would remain 5.8 per cent below the industrial average by the end of 2022.” Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
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✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
@SharonDPSAC
Sharon DeSousa
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✊🏽❤️
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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PSAC-AFPC
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« At a time when cost of living is skyrocketing and public services—like hospital care in Ontario—are handed over to private companies, PSAC’s fight has meaning and urgency for the entire country. »
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PSAC-AFPC
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One day longer, one day stronger // À chaque jour, de plus en plus forts.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Workers united ✊ Les travailleurs unis ✊
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
🤩🤩 Support striking workers!
@HorizonOttawa
Horizon Ottawa
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PSAC workers are out in the cold today picketing for their right to a fair deal. Give them a boost of energy by sending a pizza to a picket line today! Use the tool at to find a picket near you and comment below where you're sending it! #PSACStrike
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PSAC-AFPC
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Votre bulletin météo national // Your national weather report ❄️🌧️☀️
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PSAC-AFPC
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You make us PROUD. Vous nous rendez FIER.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
We demand that the government halt their plan. PSAC is reviewing all our options in response to this announcement, and will take the necessary steps to protect our members’ ability to work remotely #canlab #cdnpoli
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PSAC-AFPC
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By using the Notwithstanding Clause to pass legislation that forces workers back to work, the Ford government undermines workers’ collective bargaining rights. This is a bully tactic, not a negotiation strategy. We support education workers in Ontario.
@CUPEOntario
CUPE Ontario
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BREAKING: Education workers and the communities that rely on the delivery of their services will not take the Ford Conservatives’ bully tactics, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. Read the press release: #OnPoli #OntEd
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Don't cross the picket line.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Canada Revenue Agency continues to play games, and has tabled offers significantly inferior to the tentative agreement PSAC reached with Treasury Board May 1. They also continue to push for concessions at the table that are simply unacceptable. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
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All around the country, we are seeing our members mobilizing and on standby to strike if we can't secure a fair contract. When we stick together, we win together!
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PSAC-AFPC
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We know that PSAC members want to get back to work and deliver the services Canadians depend on, but we also know that workers can’t keep falling behind. That’s why we’ll stay at the table until we get the fair contract our members deserve. 3/4
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Our PSAC-UTE bargaining team negotiated late into the night, but could not reach a deal with Canada Revenue Agency. Negotiations continue today.
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PSAC-AFPC
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PSAC strongly condemns all bigotry and violence that threatens the fundamental human rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ people. PSAC joins in solidarity with 2SLGBTQIA+ people in confronting hate. An injury to one truly is an injury to all.
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PSAC-AFPC
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“We are dealing with people who are struggling when they call. Our call centre workers are receiving a lot of verbal abuse. It’s extremely taxing on your mental health.”
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PSAC-AFPC
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Together, we are powerful ✊🏼Ensemble, nous sommes puissant✊🏼
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PSAC-AFPC
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Bargaining is ongoing with CRA. Parties met throughout the day and late into the night, with talks resuming early tomorrow morning. The parties do not have an agreement. The bargaining team thanks PSAC-UTE members on the picket lines for their support.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Ahead of our scheduled return to the table this week, our FB bargaining team notified the employer we won’t be meeting, in solidarity with the more than 155,000 fellow PSAC members working for Treasury Board and CRA who are currently on strike. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
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We’ll provide further updates when they become available. 4/4
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
There are media reports circulating about a mandatory return to work order for all federal public service workers. We've confirmed there's no announcement scheduled. This is an issue being negotiated at the table. Full response coming soon.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Pawlidarity! // Pawlidarité
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PSAC-AFPC
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This isn't about PR, this is about Canadian workers trying to make ends while confronting inflation and finally drawing a line when they're told to take a pay cut as costs rise.
@althiaraj
Althia Raj
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Not sure @psac_afpc will win the PR battle in this climate by rejecting an offer of 8.5% wage hike over 4 years as insulting and insisting on the right to remote work… What you need to worry about as federal workers take strike votes via @R_SPatel
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
From Whitehorse to Windsor ✊💪
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Dansons !
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PSAC-AFPC
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🧵It’s clear the government has no plan in place to make their hybrid work plan actually work for workers. This is a bad political decision that ignores what makes sense for workers and their workplaces 1/5
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Over the weekend, we have made some progress on our wage demands and job security. 2/4
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
In the new tentative agreement with Treasury Board, PSAC secured paid time off for Indigenous federal employees to take part in cultural practices. This is a necessary step in creating healthier workplaces. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Today, PSAC-UTE members voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. Our bargaining team will continue to work hard to secure a fair deal. However, if the CRA continues to stall, we will use all the tools available to us, including a strike. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
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🎶mo mona, mo problems 🎶 Jour 3 sur les lignes !
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PSAC-AFPC
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Notice: PSAC will be holding a press conference on Monday April 17 at 9am. It will be available to livestream on PSAC’s Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Beau temps, mauvais temps, on lâche pas! // Our spirit shines even when the rain falls! ✊🏼
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PSAC-AFPC
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🧵OK friends, gather 'round. We are not saying that we want all workers to be working remotely 100% of the time. This is about remote work AND the right of all workers to a collective bargaining process 1/3
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PSAC-AFPC
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PSAC has pledged $50,000 for humanitarian relief in Gaza as the conflict continues to escalate. More than half of Gaza’s population has been displaced and over 14,000 Palestinians have been killed. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
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PSAC is launching nationwide strike votes for more than 120,000 federal public service workers after talks broke down over wages and other key issues. Strike votes will be conducted from February 22 to April 19.
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PSAC-AFPC
1 year
Ensemble, en toute solidarité.
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PSAC-AFPC
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Talks are also ongoing for our 35,000 members at Canada Revenue Agency. We’ll be providing no other details at this time. 2/4
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PSAC-AFPC
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"Enough is enough. We want to see a fair deal on the table today," PSAC national president Chris Aylward told reporters on Wednesday. "Our members are fed up, we're fed up, and our members need to get back to work and serving Canadians." #canlab #cdnpoli
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PSAC-AFPC
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Share photos of your pets on the picket line! // Partagez les photos de vos animaux de compagnie sur le piquet de grève !
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En toute solidarité
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This flies in the face of workers' rights and their proven record serving communities remotely—for YEARS. Last week, despite rumours swirling, we received confirmation from Treasury Board that there would NOT be a blanket mandate. 2/3
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PSAC-AFPC
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PSAC members in the Program and Administrative Services (PA) bargaining unit have voted overwhelmingly in favour of their tentative agreement, with 87% of ballots cast in favour of the new contract. Read more:
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PSAC-AFPC
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Strike week round up! // Bilan de la semaine de grève !
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@psac_afpc
PSAC-AFPC
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The fight continues for 35,000 PSAC members in the CRA bargaining unit who continue to fight to reach a fair contract for workers on the picket lines.
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