Public Service Alliance of Canada

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Public Service Alliance of Canada
AbbreviationPSAC
Formation1966; 60 years ago (1966)
Merger of
  • Civil Service Association of Canada
  • Civil Service Federation of Canada
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersPSAC Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Location
  • Canada
Membership240,000[1] (2024)
Official languages
  • English
  • French
President
Sharon DeSousa
Affiliations

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC; French: Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada, AFPC) a Canadian public sector labour union. It is the largest union in the Canadian federal public sector. PSAC members work in every province and territory, and also work abroad in embassies and consulates.

Many of PSAC's some 200,000 members work for the federal public service, crown corporations, or agencies as immigration officers, fisheries officers, food inspectors, customs officers, national defence civilian employees, and the like. However, an increasing number of PSAC members work in non-federal sectors: in women's shelters, universities, security agencies and casinos. In Northern Canada, PSAC represents most unionized workers employed in the Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with 23 regional offices across Canada. PSAC's Ottawa headquarters building, designed in 1968 by Paul Schoeler, is a notable example of modernist architecture in Ottawa.[2]

History

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The Public Service Alliance of Canada Building in Ottawa

PSAC was formed when the Civil Service Association of Canada, led by Calbert Best, and Civil Service Federation of Canada, led by Claude Edwards, agreed to merge.

Bargaining

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PSAC signed its first collective agreements with Treasury Board in 1968.

Strikes

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PSAC's first strike came in November 1971 against Defence Construction Ltd. In 1980, the PSAC's large CR bargaining unit, made up largely of women clerical workers, went out. PSAC's 1991 general strike brought job security improvements. They held another strike in 2023.

Women in the union

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Most founding convention delegates were men. In 1967, PSAC began organizing secretaries, stenographers and typists.

Equality rights

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From 1981 onward, PSAC's Equal Opportunities Committee included all equity-seeking groups. In 1988, PSAC adopted a comprehensive human rights policy. Action committees for members with disabilities and racially visible members started in 1990. By 1999, the union started holding conferences for racially visible members, Aboriginal Peoples and workers with disabilities. In 2004, the first network of Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis members was formed to advance their rights within and beyond the union.[citation needed]

Executive

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The National President, the National Executive Vice-President and the seven Regional Executive Vice-Presidents (REVPs) form the Alliance Executive Committee (AEC). The AEC is responsible for the day-to-day decisions of the union with respect to finances, overseeing campaigns, mobilizing the membership, advocating on behalf of the membership and advancing the union and its members' rights in the workplace. The AEC meets monthly and as needed.[3]

The current REVPs are:

  • Chris Di Liberatore, Regional Executive Vice-President, Atlantic
  • Yvon Barrière, Regional Executive Vice-President, Québec
  • Ruth Lau-MacDonald, Regional Executive Vice-President, National Capital Region
  • Craig Reynolds, Regional Executive Vice-President, Ontario
  • Marianne Hladun, Regional Executive Vice-President, Prairies
  • Jamey Mills, Regional Executive Vice-President, British Columbia
  • Josée-Anne Spirito, Regional Executive Vice-President, North

Components

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Presidents

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