06 Feb The Public Service Alliance of Canada
The Public Service Alliance of Canada
The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents more than 170,000 workers mainly in Canada as well as some Canadian workers stationed abroad.
The PSAC is a comprehensive labor union consisting mainly of the employees of federal government ministries, agencies, Crown Corporations, universities, Aboriginal communities, Canadian embassies, airports, and casinos, among others. The headquarters in Ottawa and the 23 regional offices protect the rights of Canadian workers coast to coast.
Origins of the PSAC
The Public Service Alliance of Canada can trace its origins back to 1889 when the Railway Mail Clerks’ Association held its first convention.
On July 9, 1966 the two organizations – the Civil Service Federation of Canada (including the Railway Mail Clerks) and the Civil Service Association of Canada – representing 16 staff associations, agreed to merge. At a founding convention in November 1966, the PSAC was born.
In the late 60’s the PSAC signed its first collective agreements with the federal government.
Over the years The Public Service Alliance of Canada has helped workers to negotiate their fundamental rights such as paid maternity and family leave, as well as obtaining legal health and safety protection at work.
National convention in Quebec city
This year – 2015 – the organization’s 17th national convention will be held in Quebec City, beginning on Sunday, April 26 and concluding on Friday, May 1, 2015. The main theme of this year’s convention will be: Take a stand for fairness – our future depends on it. A commitment to advancing the rights of members to safe and secure employment. Debates will be held on the best way to defend the important gains that have been made in the past
Convention
This year’s convention will address how to reverse the drastic cuts to federal public services, high unemployment and the elimination of thousands of good jobs. Workers are experiencing an epidemic of workplace stress and related health problems
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