Workers join forces to fight for better work at Queen’s University - Spring

2,000 workers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario are out on strike. PSAC 901 Unit 1, representing 2000 graduate teaching assistants, teaching fellows, and research assistants, is fighting for living wages and dignity in the workplace. Graduate student workers need more than poverty wages In January, Kingston City Council declared food insecurity an emergency. The

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'Buy Local': PSAC changes shopping message amid backlash for asking workers to boycott downtown Ottawa businesses

A federal public service union is now encouraging its members to "buy local" and support neighbourhood businesses, one day after a social media post suggested federal workers boycott downtown businesses in an apparent retaliation for the return-to-office mandate.

Ottawa

Buy nothing: PSAC wants federal workers to boycott Ottawa businesses
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/buy-nothing-psac-wants-federal-workers-to-boycott-downtown-ottawa-businesses-1.7034142

* union representing federal employees asking members to bring lunch to work
* retaliation against downtown Ottawa businesses as return-to-office protocols begin
* PSAC asking members to min. spending on in-office days; buy f. local biz in own neighborhood

Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Service_Alliance_of_Canada

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'Buy nothing': PSAC wants federal workers to boycott downtown Ottawa businesses

A union representing federal employees is asking its members to bring their own lunch to work, in an apparent retaliation against downtown Ottawa businesses as new return-to-office protocols begin.

Ottawa
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate
The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.
#globalnews #Canada #Politics #PSAC #Publicservants
https://globalnews.ca/news/10727420/federal-court-reviews-federal-public-service-return-to-office-mandate/
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate

The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.

Global News
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate
The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.
#globalnews #Canada #Politics #PSAC #Publicservants
https://globalnews.ca/news/10727420/federal-court-reviews-federal-public-service-return-to-office-mandate/
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate

The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.

Global News
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate
The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.
#globalnews #Canada #Politics #PSAC #Publicservants
https://globalnews.ca/news/10727420/federal-court-reviews-federal-public-service-return-to-office-mandate/
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate

The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.

Global News
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate
The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.
#globalnews #Canada #Politics #PSAC #Publicservants
https://globalnews.ca/news/10727420/federal-court-reviews-federal-public-service-return-to-office-mandate/
Federal Court to review public service’s return to office mandate

The mandate, which is set to begin on Sept. 9, was made by the federal government in May to the ire of the union tasked with representing the workers.

Global News
A CBSA strike could soon snarl border traffic. Here’s what you need to know

OTTAWA - Just as the summer travel season gets into gear, Canadians and visitors could find themselves waiting in long lines at the border — delays that could also deal

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