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Statement on hurricane Fiona in the Atlantic region and Quebec

Gathered in Ottawa this week, the Customs and Immigration Union’s National Board of Directors expressed solidarity with their fellow CIU members and the hundreds...

TC group: Update on EG rates of pay following arbitration victory

PSAC won increased rates for Engineering and Scientific Support (EG) members in the Technical Services (TC) group in January 2022 to ensure that they...

Labour Day 2022: Don’t just thank a union, get involved!

Canada’s labour movement has a long history of fighting – and winning – battles for decent wages, better working conditions, and stronger protections that...

PSAC files policy grievances over Phoenix overpayment recovery

PSAC has filed policy grievances against Treasury Board, Parks Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for their heavy-handed mismanagement of the Phoenix overpayment...

PSAC adopts 2SLGBTQIA+ acronym

At the 2022 PSAC National Triennial Convention, delegates voted to build a more inclusive, equitable, and representative union by updating our use of the...
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August 6: A time for solidarity

August 6, 2021, marked a historical moment for our union and for the Canadian labour movement at large when FB members mobilized from coast...

PSAC launches a toolkit to address violence and harassment at work

Everyone has the right to work in a safe environment. Unfortunately, violence and harassment are still too present in our workplaces and can have...
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Emancipation Day: The ongoing fight for justice and reconciliation

For more than 200 years, enslavement of Black and Indigenous people was considered the norm and even an economic necessity in the British Empire,...

Urgent action needed to address border delays: Automation is not the...

The situation at airports and ports of entry across the country continues to deteriorate, and it’s clear the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and...
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CBSA Summer Action Plan 2022: Information on grievances, and answers to...

The implementation of the 2022 Summer Action Plan (SAP) by CBSA in June of this year raises a number of questions for the union...