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	  <title><![CDATA[National equity conferences:<br />Toronto November 18-22, 2013]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/conferences/2013/equity/home-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[These conferences are an opportunity for our members to continue the important work of maintaining and improving the militancy and activism of the Union in the struggle to improve the human rights and working conditions of all PSAC members. <a href="http://www.psac-afpc.org/conferences/2013/equity/registration_e.aspx
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	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[2013 PSAC Scholarship Program]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The PSAC Scholarship Program offers the following 17&nbsp;scholarships. The deadline for applications is June&nbsp;28th,&nbsp;2013]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <guid>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/bargaining/20130430-e.shtml</guid>
	  <title><![CDATA[Job Action by Foreign Service  Officers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In mid-March, 1,350 members of the <a href="http://www.pafso.com/index2.php">Professional Association of  Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO)</a> voted 82% in  favour of job action within the context of their collective bargaining with  Treasury Board.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <guid>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/issues/20130412-e.shtml</guid>
	  <title><![CDATA[PSAC members are getting together to defend  jobs, services and our union rights]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The  National Board of Directors of the PSAC has unanimously endorsed a plan to  protect our members against new threats to our Collective Agreement rights.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[Sick leave and disability insurance: A negotiated benefit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/issues/20130315-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/march-25-refusing-to-turn-a-blind-eye-and-other-letters-to-the-editor/article10275142/">Robyn Benson, President of the PSAC rebuts a Globe and Mail editorial on sick leave</a>: "Viruses don't care about silly human debates over the virtues of private and public, union and non-union, Habs versus Leafs. They'll go anywhere we let them. People should not be penalized for stopping the spread of disease. We'll all stay healthier that way." ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[FB Bargaining: Did you know&hellip;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/bargaining/20130521c-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[What's already been agreed to for employees working in other Federal Law enforcement and related agencies?]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[Member of Parliament Raises SSO Bargaining in House of Commons]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/bargaining/20130521b-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On Friday May 10th Claude Gravelle, Member of  Parliament for the Ontario riding of Nickel Belt, rose in the House of Commons  and made a comments about SSO and our contract negotiations]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[Take action for a fair TC contract now!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/bargaining/20130521-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Collective   bargaining for a new contract for TC members has taken too long. It's time to   take action!  Tomorrow, May   22nd, join TC members across the country and wear black to demand a   fair contract now.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <guid>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/what/20130517-e.shtml</guid>
	  <title><![CDATA[Were you denied an  alternation for no good reason?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/what/20130517-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In April, the PSAC <a href="http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/what/20130411-e.shtml">won a significant  victory</a> with a policy  grievance on the alternation process in the Work Force Adjustment Appendix.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[PSAC Statement: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/what/humanrights/may17-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[May 17 is the International Day against Homophobia. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) stands in solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[Our Union Voice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/publications/unionvoice/spring_printemps2013-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The spring issue of <em>Our Union Voice</em> is here. Check it out.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[Boycott public service week: Don't celebrate service cuts]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[National Public Service Week will be held from June 9 to 15, 2013.  This event marks the importance of federal  public service employees and recognizes their service to Canadian society.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[Nav Canada: PSAC Presents case for classification conversion to arbitrator]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We put forward a proposal that provides a fair and equitable solution for PSAC members at NAV Canada.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <guid>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/what/20130513-e.shtml</guid>
	  <title><![CDATA[Defending the rights of union officers - a PSAC commitment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/what/20130513-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This week, the PSAC's long tradition of  defending the rights of union officers continues when we take the case of  &quot;John King vs. CBSA&quot; to the Federal Court of Appeal.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[TC Group: Time for Treasury Board to get back to the bargaining table!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/bargaining/20130510-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Now that Treasury Board has presented a final offer to the FB Bargaining Team, it's time for them to also return to the TC Bargaining Table.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[April 30 wasn't just the last day to file your income tax return]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/bargaining/20130509-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[PSAC-UTE members across the country organized on April 30 to speak out against cuts to services and to support the bargaining team]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[Another 530 PSAC members told they could lose their  jobs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/what/20130509-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The notices went to workers in seven departments, including 235  who work at Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, 132 at the Department of Defence,  86 at Transport Canada, 68 at the Department of Foreign Affairs and  International Trade, seven at Citizenship and Immigration Canada,&nbsp;one at the  Courts Administration Service and&nbsp;one at Human Resources and Skills  Development Canada.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <guid>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/issues/20130508-e.shtml</guid>
	  <title><![CDATA[We're union ? and we're not  going anywhere]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/issues/20130508-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Op-ed by Robyn Benson published by iPolitics.ca]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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	  <title><![CDATA[FB Bargaining: We deserve much better]]></title>
      <link>http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2013/bargaining/20130507-e.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On Thursday Treasury Board consented to returning to the table and on Monday our Team met with representatives for CBSA and Treasury Board.  Management did not have their full bargaining team present.  We met with them until well after midnight on Tuesday morning.]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
      
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