On this episode, we’re joined by a dynamic trio to discuss recent developments around bargaining with the federal treasury board. –Sharon DeSousa, National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, also known as PSAC. –Julie Nelson, bargaining team member for the PA Table; and –Rachel Besharah, negotiator with the PSAC. We’re in unchartered territory! … Read more
A conversation between David Neufeld, National President of USJE and Mr. Talal Dakalbab, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada.
On this bilingual episode, we’re going to be discussing food safety and agricultural research with two elected officials of the Agriculture Union, a Component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Milton Dyck and Patrick St-Georges from the Agriculture Union tell us more about Food Safety First.
On this bilingual episode of the Union Safety Net, we are joined with members who were elected as Bargaining Team Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada and bargain on behalf with the employer, the Treasury Board of Canada. Alex Creamer – PA GroupRick Sweetman – SV GroupKrysty Thomas – TC GroupGuillaume Legault – … Read more
On this episode of the Union Safety Net, we have a timely conversation with the National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Sharon DeSousa, to discuss the federal government’s recent announcement to require all federal public service employees to be in office four days a week beginning July 6, 2026, and executives five … Read more
On this bilingual episode of the Union Safety Net, we take a stroll down memory lane to find out how the Joint Learning Program came to fruition and what it has achieved in its 25 years of existence. Let’s find out what the JLP is all about.
For this episode, we are delighted to welcome back Erin Sirett and Darren Pacione, Senior Research Officers at the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the leads on Workforce Adjustment.
In this episode of the Union Safety Net, we take an in-depth look at the collective bargaining process between one of Canada’s largest public sector unions, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and the Government of Canada. More specifically, the union members employed by the Federal Treasury Board. We often hear from union members: Why … Read more
In this episode of the Union Safety Net, we take a closer look at the role of a public broadcaster. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known as the CBC and Radio-Canada for our francophone listeners, is a Crown corporation that serves as Canada’s national public broadcaster. CBC has been in existence since 1936 and its mission … Read more
On this episode of the Union Safety Net, we’re taking a closer look at Alberta’s relationship with the RCMP. In May 2025, the province passed Bill 49, which establishes the framework for a Provincial Police Force, thereby enabling municipalities to potentially transition away from the RCMP and contract with the province for policing services.