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The following message was sent by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Chief Human Resources Officer. We are clearly entering a new phase in our...

The following message was sent by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Chief Human Resources Officer. In advance of sharing a more comprehensive guide and...

CBSA is using the 6990 leave code to cover employees who are unable to work for various COVID-related reasons including the closure of schools...

PSAC has filed a policy grievance after the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) changed the guidelines to restrict how public service workers can use “Other Leave With Pay” (699) to fulfill child care needs related to COVID-19. Last month, TBS issued a “policy statement” that changed the eligibility criteria to use 699...

PSAC is working hard to make sure the federal government takes every necessary precaution to ensure that the return to federal offices and workspaces...

Last week, the CIU National Board of Directors (NBoD) met virtually to address the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our upcoming National...

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the employer has instituted two types of leave to minimize the exposure of our members to each...

Chris Aylward, PSAC National President, and Magali Picard, PSAC National Executive Vice-President, will host a series of telephone town halls on May 13 and...

Equity seeking groups continue to face higher rates of precarious work, homelessness, poverty, under-employment, unemployment and social isolation. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the...

On Wednesday afternoon (April 22, 2020), Jean-Pierre Fortin, CIU National President, had a comprehensive conversation with Minister Blair regarding the impact of the recent...