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April 11, 2007
Pay equity at Canada Post
A trial date has been set in the latest stage of PSAC's pay equity complaint against Canada Post. Read more.
March 16, 2007
Last fall, the Federal Court held two hearings into the latest pre-trial motions affecting the PSAC's pay equity claim against a number of separate employers. Read about the results of these motions.
November 20, 2006
Pay equity case pre-trial motions get their first day in Court
August 11, 2006
PSAC waiting for Court dates in pay equity complaint against Canada Post
Read about the latest developments.
Treasury Board trying again to derail PSAC's pay equity claim against separate employers
Read the latest bulletin.
June 2, 2006
Individual appeals of tax assessments on pay equity interest have little chance of success.
March 7, 2006
PSAC's pay equity claim against separate employers has moved to the pre-trial conference phase.
Read about what's involved at this stage of the process.
January 31, 2006
PSAC will not appeal Tax Court decision on taxation of interest payments
July 4, 2005
PSAC protests long wait for Canada Post pay equity decision
On June 27, 2005, PSAC/UPCE members at Canada Post marked the passing of two years since the Human Rights Tribunal assigned to their pay equity complaint completed its hearings. PSAC National President Nycole Turmel is calling for them to issue their decision without further delay. Read her letter.
June 21, 2005
Pay equity can hinge on the definition of one word. Here's why.
April 26, 2005
Canada Post has lost its latest attempt to stop the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal from doing its job. Read the latest update.
April 19, 2005
Chronology, PSAC Equal Pay Complaint at Canada Post
April 4, 2005
After 22 years, Canada Post is still up to its old tricks, trying to avoid pay equity. Read the latest update.
March 10, 2005
The union is still waiting for a number of decisions on outstanding pay equity issues. Read Bulletin No. 61 for the latest information.
One phase of the PSAC’s pay equity complaint against a number of separate employers has concluded and the case is moving towards a court date. Read the latest update.
January 14, 2005
The Federal Court (Trial Division) has allowed PSAC's judicial review against a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission not to deal with one of our complaints. Read the latest pay equity Bulletin.
The PSAC's challenge of the government's practice of taxing the interest payments received as part of the pay equity complaint settlement is being heard starting January 18 and continuing until January 20, 2005. The hearings are open to the public. They will be taking place in Ottawa at 200 Kent Street, 3rd floor, starting at 9:30 a.m.
November 24, 2004
Pay equity cases moving forward
It seems as if anything to do with pay equity takes years and years to resolve. There is some progress to report in two of the union's outstanding cases. Read pay equity bulletin #59 for the details.
August 25, 2004
PSAC separate employers pay equity claim faces further delays
Government action has again delayed the PSAC's claim for pay equity against seven separate employers. Read the latest information.
August 10, 2004
PSAC pay equity tax case goes to Court
The PSAC's challenge against the taxation of pay equity interest payments is finally getting to Court. Read the update.
July 20, 2004
Pay equity at Canada Post
The chairperson of the Human Rights Tribunal hearing our pay equity complaint against Canada Post has resigned. However, the Tribunal is carrying on. Read all about it in the latest update
June 11, 2004
Pay equity at Canada Post
The Human Rights Tribunal which heard the union's pay equity complaint at Canada Post is still working on their decision. Read the update for more details
May 5, 2004
PSAC urges federal government to revamp pay equity law
The federal government should act quickly to turn into law the recommendations of its Pay Equity Task Force for effective, pro-active pay equity measures. Read the News Release
April 29, 2004
A new timetable has been established to complete the pre-hearing process of the PSAC's Statement of Claim against a number of separate employers for pay equity. Read the latest bulletin
January 19, 2004
PSAC is continuing to pursue its case challenging the taxation of interest payments on federal pay equity payments. Read about the latest developments and find out what you can do to help change the law. Read the latest bulletin.
December 19, 2003
Three years after the union filed a Statement
of Claim for pay equity for our members working for seven separate
employers, there is still little progress to report.
Read the latest bulletin.
September 17, 2003
The Government of the Northwest Territories is continuing
to identify employees eligible for pay equity payments. If you're
eligible and haven't received a payment, read
the update for more information
June 25, 2003
PSAC is taking a case to the Tax Court arguing that pay
equity interest payments shouldn’t be taxable. No Court date
yet as the discovery phase has gone into overtime. Find
out why by clicking here.
December 2, 2002
Statement of Claim in the Federal
Court . Update for members working for Separate Employers.
December 17, 2002
Bulletin No. 54 - Federal
Court issues decision on Section 99 reference.
October 29, 2002
Bulletin No. 53 - Taxation
of interest payments case progressing
September 11, 2002
Canadian Museum of Civilization
- New developments in the ongoing battle for pay equity
July 25, 2002
Canada Post - Tribunal
decision comes a little closer as the evidence-gathering phase concludes
June 25, 2002
News Release -Agreement reached in Equal Pay Complaint
May 02, 2002
Bulletin 52 Taxation
of pay equity and arrears penalties
April 24, 2002
Bulletin no 5 - Pay equity case for separate employers
moving slowly but moving forward
March 15, 2002
Bulletin 51 - More Tax Information For Quebec Residents
February 4, 2002
Bulletin 50 - The
scoop on rumours about more pay equity cheques
November 23, 2001
Bulletin
49 - Test case chosen for PSAC tax challenge
November 7, 2001
Shedding some light on Workers' Compensation and Pay Equity Adjustments
October 24, 2001
Federal government
appeal dismissed
September 28, 2001
Federal government
delays PSAC pay equity claim - again
August 15, 2001
Bulletin No. 47 - Staff Relations Board decision delays resolution
of outstanding pay equity issues
July 17, 2001
Good news for anyone entitled
to special Employment Insurance benefits.
July 9, 2001
Bulletin
No. 46 - PSAC brings pay equity issues to the Public Service
Staff Relations Board
June 5, 2001
Read the Update for Members working
for Separate employers
Unionized women in Canada more likely to earn the equivalent of
a man's wage Read the June
2001 Ottawa Citizen article
Highlights of our Case
Pay equity Bulletins 1997 - present
The Federal Court Decision, October 1999
The Federal Court decision released on October 19, 1999 is a clear and unambiguous victory for the PSAC, and all Canadians who believe in equal pay for work of equal value. For further information, read JusticeEvans’ decision.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Decision, July 1998
On July 29, 1998 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released its decision on the PSAC's fourteen year pay equity complaint. The decision, currently under appeal by the government, is a major victory for current and former PSAC members,
The Orders (3 pages)
the full text (214 pages) of the Tribunal Decision
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