Treasury Board Bargaining
Labour Day Parade - We won! We won!
Judges use different criteria to decide on the winner of the BEST float in the Labour Day Parade. The hard work that was put into the building of ours AND the fact that we had the largest contingent of members in the parade were certainly two of the criteria that made us the winner. Congratulations to the OAC and thank you to all PSAC members who came to celebrate Labour Day with us. Photos
Corn Roast
PSAC- NCR
invites you to the
annual Corn Roast of
the National
Capital Region,
Thursday,
September 2, 2010,
11:30 a.m.,
at the Marché Vieux Hull, Laval Street. Poster
Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
The Regional Committee for Political Action Outaouais (CRAPO) will participate this year in Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival throughout the long weekend to Labour Day, September 3 to 6. This will be an opportunity for outreach to members, recruit new activists and raise awareness of the importance of participation in political action. Our information booth will be under the tent of a thousand discoveries.
Boarding the Ottawa River Queen
You are invited, with spouses, parents, and friends to a boat cruise on the Ottawa River at the « quai des artistes » in front of Saint François de Sales church, corner of Gréber and Saint-Antoine in Gatineau on Saturday, September 4, 2010, from 7:00 to 11:00. details
Council General Meeting
The next meeting of the NCRC will be held at the Azreili Theatre 101 at the Carleton University,1125 Colonel By Drive,Ottawa, from 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.on Saturday September 25, 2010. Information
On Labour Day we will proudly celebrate our Public Services!
Our objective: to form the largest contingent of the parade around our float. We need the participation of all locals. The message will be clear and loud if each Local sends a minimum of 3 members with signs naming one public service that your members offer to Canadians. Promoting the value of Public Services is an essential step in the defense of our Public Services and our working conditions. poster
PSAC-NCR Activist School
Find out what members are saying about their experience at our recent activist school (click here).
National Day of Protest – Saturday July 17th
The PSAC, along with a wide range of civil society groups and unions are supporting events coordinated by Canadians Advocating Political Participation in communities all across Canada calling for a public and independent review into the G20 security measures.
The event in the National Capital Region will take place:
When: Saturday July 17th at 1:00pm
Where: Human Rights Monument on Elgin Street
2010 PSAC-NCR Regional Women's Conference: "Strategic Priorities: The ABC's"
Good news! The deadline to register for the upcoming Regional Women’s Conference, which will be held August 27-29, 2010, has been extended until Friday, August 6, 2010.
We are pleased to announce the NCR Regional Women's Conference, which will be held August 27-28-29, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Please see the registration package for further details and other deadline information. Recruit a Sister, save $40!!! Published on May 10, 2010.
Join us in Toronto to hit the streets and send a message to the G8 / G20 leaders! Details Bus schedule
G8 / G20 Summit - Public rally in Toronto: People's First!
The G8 Summit will take place in Huntsville (June 25-26) and the G20 in Toronto (June 26-27). The June 26 Rally and March will be a rare opportunity for Canadians to speak out on priorities that industrialized nations should adopt on economic recovery, environment & human rights, decent & green jobs, equality & social protection, as well as Universal Access for AIDS.
For more information, visit the Canadian Labour Congress website or the People's Summit site. Published on May 25, 2010.
PSAC federal budget fightback plan: information meetings and training sessions in Ottawa and Gatineau
 To help you know what to look for when managers are meeting you to implement the budget cuts, we are offering infomation meetings in the region. The first meeting is held on June 8 in Ottawa. More details.
The fightback campaign against the federal budget and the PSAC action plan include training. Members of local executives, stewards, building reps and everyone actively involved with the PSAC in workplaces are strongly encouraged to participate in a half-day training where we will equip ourselves with the necessary information, tools and skills to make this campaign a success in our workplaces. The next training session in English and French will be held on May 29. Please, read the poster for details and the application form to register. Published on May 21, 2010.
Treasury Board: Influence the bargaining process now!
PSAC is starting today the process leading to the approval of the bargaining demands for the Treasury Board employees it represents. And we need your input.
You are invited to information meetings that will be offered in the region. The next meeting in on June 8 in Ottawa. More details on dates and location of the meetings. Published on May 14, 2010.
Canadian Labour Congress Ontario Region Summer School
The PSAC-NCR is offering two scholarships of $2,200 each to cover registration and participation costs to the 2010 Canadian Labour Congress - Ontario Region Summer School. Details (bilingual).
See the Summer School information flyer. Published on May 6, 2010.
PSAC-NCR Activist School
Under the theme Strengthening Our Union and Our Communities: A gathering of PSAC-NCR activists, the 2010 PSAC-NCR Activist School will be held from June 10, 16:00 to June 13, 17:00, at the Nav Canada Conference Centre in Cornwall, Ontario. Details. Published on May 5, 2010.
Changes to government parking policy will unfairly target workers with disabilities
The PSAC is concerned that impending changes to the federal government’s parking policy will adversely affect workers with disabilities, creating a barrier that will make it more difficult to access their workplaces. PSAC represents 172,000 workers, the majority of whom are in the federal public sector. Read the press release. Published on May 4, 2010.
CRAPO next general meeting : Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - Notice of an election
The Conseil régional d’action politique de l’Outaouais will held its next meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at the Gatineau Regional Office of the PSAC located at 200 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau. Please note that there will be an election for the position of President. Details. Published on May 4, 2010.
We are going to FIGHT back the budget cutbacks!
The Harper Conservatives have decided to make the public sector pay for the financial crisis. The spending freeze announced in the 2010 federal budget will result in job and service cuts if we do not mobilize powerful and effective opposition on the ground. This is what our action plan is all about. Published on April 28, 2010.
National Day of mourning
Read the message from the CLC on the National Day of Mourning. Published on April 28, 2010.
Death of trade unionist Michel Chartrand
Members of CRAPO had sent this message to the family of Michel Chartrand.
 Mobilization against the Harper budget has begun in the region
Close to 120 members of locals in the National Capital Region were present on April 6 to begin the regional mobilization against the austerity measures announced in the last Conservative budget. Details and pictures. Published on April 7, 2010.
Canada Post to privatize 300 contact centre jobs across Canada
The PSAC will be taking swift action to prevent Canada Post from privatizing an important part of its operations. Yesterday, the crown corporation announced that it would outsource its contact centres and the National Philatelic Centre, resulting in the elimination of more than 300 jobs across the country. Details on the PSAC national website. Published on April 7, 2010.
The Liberal Leader pledges his support for the public service, but stays prudent on budget matters
 The meeting was an initiative of PSAC members of the National Capital Region. In addition to the Liberal Leader, the following MP's were also present: Marcel Proulx, Hull-Aylmer, Mauril Bélanger, Ottawa-Vanier and David McGuinty, Ottawa-South. The meeting was held on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in Mr. Ignatieff’s office. Published on March 24, 2010.
Read Mr. Ignatieff anwers to our members' questions.
Federal Budget 2010 : devoid of new ideas and ideological
 The Harper government's 2010 Budget demonstrates a government that is devoid of new ideas and full of ideological cuts to the size of government masquerading as fiscal restraint. It is difficult to believe that they prorogued Parliament and then introduced a new budget with so little new and positive to show. Read the detailed anaylsis on the PSAC national website. Published on March 24, 2010.
Federal budget targets public service for cuts,
PSAC will defend members, jobs, services
Even if pensions were not targeted by the government in its latest budget, the March 4 budget freezes federal departmental spending. The government announced they want to balance the budget on the backs of public service workers – a direct threat to our jobs and the services we deliver.
Our campaign on pensions was only a beginning. We now need to fight against a reduction of the public services offered to all Canadians. Continue to visit our special page on public services and pensions.
Download, print and distribute this leaflet in your workplace.
John Gordon seeks the support of opposition party leaders
The Throne Speech clearly spelled out the government's intentions - he is targeting our public services. John Gordon didn't wait for the reading of the federal budget and immediately communicated with the leaders of the three opposition parties.
Read the letter to Jack Layton
Read the letter to Michael Ignatieff
Read the letter to Gilles Duceppe (in French).
Put people first in federal budget
The head of the largest union representing federal public sector workers is urging the Harper government not to cut public services or attack federal pension plans in order to pay off the deficit. Read the press release.
Hands off our pensions!
There recent attacks on our pension plan by right-wing groups have galvanized our members. Everywhere in the country PSAC members and people who believe in a strong public sector are signing the petition.
We are fighting against any attack on public services and defined-benefit pension plans. Here is how:
Winter 2010 Education
Check out the NCR winter 2010 schedule
Museum of Civilisation and War Museum: the strike is over
Workers ratify new agreement after 86 days on strike
 Workers from the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the War Museum have voted to accept the tentative settlement negotiated between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation on December 15. They returned to work on December 16, officially ending their 86-day strike. Details. Published on December 15, 2009.
Becoming a Joint Learning Program Facilitator
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) invite you to apply to join its team of facilitators for the Joint Learning Program (JLP) in participating to the next orientation session (in French) that will be held in Montreal from February 15 to 19, 2010. Details.
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