Campaigns
PSAC federal budget fightback
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.
Hands off our pensions
Pension Grab: Another Government Plunder
PSAC and other federal public service unions took the then-Liberal government to court over 1999 changes to the Public Sector Investment Board Act which allowed it to expropriate $30 billion from the federal superannuation fund.
What to look for in the 2010 federal budget
Direct attacks on federal public sector workers
Five background documents [PDF]
Save the gun registry - fight Bill C-391
Since the Harper Conservatives came to power in 2006, they have taken a number of steps to discredit as well as reduce the effectiveness of the federal gun registry. They continually refer to the registry as the “Liberal billion-dollar boondoggle” and they’ve waived the licensing and registration fees for gun owners and twice extended the amnesty to register guns.
Food safety first
The federal government is failing on food safety. It's time to fix the food inspector shortage.
Stephen Harper is dragging his feet when it comes to making our food safe. FoodSafetyFirst.ca has given the federal government a failing grade on food inspection and enforcement. You can see the report card here.
It's been six months since the Prime Minister's special investigator reported on how to avoid another tragedy like the Maple Leaf Foods listeriosis outbreak. In that time almost nothing has been done by Ottawa.
It's almost criminal that the government would drag their feet on something this important.
Only pressure from voters will get through to the politicians. Please send a message to Prime Minister Harper right now. Tell him better inspection and safer food is his basic duty as Prime Minister.
Defending quality public services
From the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Northern territories down to the US border, common values link the communities that make up our society. Our public services are the tools we have collectively given ourselves to achieve our common ideal – a fair, equitable, safe and prosperous society respectful of the environment where no one is left out. Read more
Save our farms campaign
PSAC is seeking your support for the Union of Solicitor General Employees' “Save our Farms” campaign to stop the closure of Canada's prison farms.
Without warning or consultation, the Harper government announced in February that it intends to close all of the six farm programs operated by Correctional Services Canada.
With more than a century of history and tradition, the farm annexes attached to the minimum security facilities provide inmates with a variety of opportunities and skills training.
These institutions also give back – a part of their local agricultural communities, the farms have forged links in their communities by providing healthy, fresh, local dairy, meat and produce to charitable and non-profit institutions in addition to supplying the needs of their own institutions.
Farming matters. Save our farms and say no to the Harper government's short-sighted plan to close Canada's prison farms.
Our fish
From wholesale closure of the cod fishery on the East coast resulting in losses to 27,000 northern cod fishers and the diminished work capacity of up to 100 processing plants to the millions of ‘missing' sockeye on the Fraser River leading to fishery restrictions and closure, the continuing collapse of fish stocks puts the culture, livelihoods and ecological heritage of many people across Canada in jeopardy.
If this trend continues, in 50 years there won't be any fish in Canada's oceans and waters. Many more communities will suffer through job loss.
“This is obviously an issue important to Canadians and yet those on the front lines with Fisheries and Oceans don't have the resources to protect and rebuild the stocks,” said William Pynn UEW National President.
“We will not only lose a key economic sector and part of our heritage, but when you remove an activity as basic to the Canadian way of life as going fishing, there will be tremendous impact on quality of life.”
This is an issue important to Canadians. Read what they have to say.
What can Canadians do about this? Send a message to government urging more funding for the protection and enhancement of Canada's fish stocks.
AS Compensation Advisors
Some 1700 PSAC members in the federal government work as Compensation and Benefits Advisors. These members deliver pay and benefits services to federal public sector workers from coast to coast to coast. The PSAC has been working with this group of members to address their long-standing classification, training, recruitment, retention and workplace needs. Contact us with comments/questions or feedback at as-comp@psac-afpc.com.
Date Modified : 2010/08/30
