Updates

UPDATE The recordings of the national telephone town halls that were held on May 13-14 are now available. Listen to the English callListen to the French call ***** Calling all PSAC members, literally!

 

Maintaining Your Mental Health During the Pandemic The coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) is causing stress and anxiety for many of us. As a result of this virus, our habits and ways of doing things have changed drastically and suddenly. COVID-19 has also plunged us into a period of uncertainty. In this context, it is normal to try to understand what is happening to us and to want to find ways to manage the situation.

Following the unprecedented tragedy that took place in Nova Scotia over the weekend, words cannot describe what many in Nova Scotia and across Canada are feeling. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, first responders and law enforcement personnel, as well as all the residents of the affected communities. Your shock and pain are shared by many. As a union with thousands of members employed as front-line officers in law enforcement, our hearts go to the entire community as you deal with the shock and pain of this weekends’ horrific violence.

The Bargaining Committees of the Union and the Employer reached a tentative Collective agreement on February 21, 2020. Both Bargaining Committees have agreed to unanimously recommend the tentative Collective Agreement to their principals for acceptance. As per regulation 15C of PSAC's Constitution:  'Ratification votes shall be held at meetings conducted for the purpose of explaining the terms of the tentative agreement, except where the isolated nature of the worksite or shift schedules require that special arrangements be made.'

Watch the webinar that took place on Wednesday, April 1st. Watch it here.  View the PowerPoint presentation that was used during the webinar. View it here. View the Q&A. **

Listen to the English Telephone Town Hall HERE. Liste to the French Telephone Town Hall HERE.  ***** In order to ensure that everyone is kept up to date about bargaining with Treasury Board, we are organizing telephone town halls for PSAC members part of the EB, TC, PA and SV groups on the following dates and times: Monday, March 9 at 7 pm Atlantic time (ENGLISH)

PSAC members in the Atlantic region highlighted the 4th anniversary of the Phoenix pay system and earned unprecedented media coverage. In Miramichi, members paid a respectful visit to the Member of Parliament for Miramichi – Grand Lake, Pat Finnigan. At the same time, approximately 75 members rallied at the main pay center in Miramichi. This demonstration was in no way directed at our PSAC/GSU members working at the Pay Center, to the contrary, this should have been seen as a show of support for the excellent work they are doing despite a system that is not working properly.