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What is the Duty to Accommodate or How did THEY get that job?!

July 18, 2014 10:11 PM
Image courtesy of http://uxventure.tumblr.com/ What is the “duty to accommodate”? Human rights legislation protects the right of all workers to be free from discrimination on the basis of a disability. In the workplace this means an employee has the right to be “accommodated” so they can continue to work despite... Read more

No FAIR! The unfortunate race to the bottom for worker rights.

July 14, 2014 11:57 PM
Imagine a school lunch room – hungry kids eagerly opening lunch boxes and bags, ready to dig in. Over at a corner table, a group of kids sit with meager lunches; some have nothing to eat at all. When you consider this image it’s not hard to imagine how you’d... Read more

Taking Union leave? Make sure you get paid!

June 30, 2014 11:54 PM
Union work takes time; Shop Stewards, Committee members and elected Local Executive members know it! If you’re doing sanctioned union work, your CA allows for you to do so without losing pay. You MUST, however, cite the correct article from your agreement if you don’t want to end up in... Read more

Straight Talk: Do unions protect the lazy? Can no-one be fired?

June 26, 2014 5:50 PM
No union contract will protect workers from fair and logical consequences. If you’re insubordinate, won’t do your job, are chronically unproductive, won’t take direction and won’t follow policy, your union won’t be able to save you. If you harass your colleagues, show up drunk or abuse your leave you can... Read more

June 2014 Newsletter

June 23, 2014 2:47 PM
Highlights in this issue: PSAC North Convention, Jack Bourassa elected PSAC REVP of the North, Straight talk on Sick LeaveYEU June 2014 Newsletter; PDF Read more

Employment Insurance in Canada; Hitting Rock Bottom

June 18, 2014 3:57 PM
To mark the first contributions made to the unemployment insurance fund more than 73 years ago (July 1, 1941), the Public Service Alliance of Canada launched today “Employment Insurance in Canada: Hitting Rock Bottom”, a short animated video on the decline of the EI program over the last 25 years.... Read more

Employment Insurance in Canada; Hitting Rock Bottom

June 18, 2014 10:13 AM
To mark the first contributions made to the unemployment insurance fund more than 73 years ago (July 1, 1941), the Public Service Alliance of Canada launched today “Employment Insurance in Canada: Hitting Rock Bottom”, a short animated video on the decline of the EI program over the last 25 years.... Read more
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