Hello all,

Hope you are enjoying summer so far.

I am emailing because the GTA Pride Committee is looking for folks who self-identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ to attend meetings and participate.

The next meeting is scheduled for October 12 at 6pm. RSVP is required to obtain the meeting link.

Please share it widely!

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Antonietta/ Netta Coccaro (they/them)
2SLGBTQIA+ Representative
PSAC Ontario Council
e. lgbtq2plus.rep.ontariocouncil@gmail.com
w. https://ontario.psac.com/council-members/

Columbia Employee Store Invitation Details:

• Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) offer is valid August 12th – September 4th!
• Store is stocked with current season products from our family of brands – Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL and prAna – items are priced up to 50% off retail.
• For store access, please provide your digital invite (printed or shown on your mobile device) + proof of affiliation / membership
• Invitees can bring up to four additional guests with each visit
• This offer is for store access (not valid online)
• Summer Sale going on now! Save up to an ADDITIONAL 40% off select styles, while supplies last!

From our local, Thu Trinh and Ismael Sanchez were in attendance as delegates at the CEIU Ontario Human Rights/Race Relations Training & Conference. Thu and Ismael are on the CEIU Racialized Action Committee (RAC), they had a successful 3 days at the conference. RAC worked hard to put forth 6 resolutions and they were all passed. If you’re interested about the 6 resolutions, feel free to reach out to Thu, Ismael or ceiu.on.racommittee@gmail.com.

Here’s a snap shot of some activities at the conference: from display tables to guest speakers to belonging circles to resolutions writing to Indigenous workshop and a memorable evening event.

Greetings PSAC Ontario Members, 

With mobilization ramping up in the Fall, we are organizing to win a fair collective agreement for Treasury Board members! In this workshop, you will learn about the essential role of striking for collective bargaining, strike structures and logistics, and be better equipped to have conversations with your coworkers about the importance of escalation in mobilization activities. 

We hope you can join us for the “Striking During a Pandemic” on August 30 from 12:30 – 4pm. Registration is limited and there is paid leave available for participants to attend. Register here: https://psac-afpc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5AqdeiprTMoGNGmazDxuPdsW9VZRGpNLaHo. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to PSAC_London_Mail@psac-afpc.com. 

In Solidarity, 

PSAC Ontario

We are writing to our locals to provide an update on the steps that the CEIU National Office has been taking to help address our member’s concerns regarding the ongoing situation in the Service Canada Centres resulting from passport delays.

Members of the CEIU National Executive across Canada are meeting with senior Service Canada management twice weekly to address this topic. The employer is consulting with the union as they conduct Canada wide fact-finding audits and review passport procedures. And while they have committed to implementing changes as needed to address the long lines and delays for those seeking passports, our union leadership has been frustrated with the length of time these changes have taken to implement.

To be clear, our union began advocacy on these concerns over a year ago, asking the employer what their plan was and making inquiries and suggestions regarding increased staffing, the addition of new site locations, the triaging of client requests, amongst others.

The employer has finally committed to hiring new Passport Officers and Citizen Services Officers for Passport Offices and Service Canada offices across the country, and is working with Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada to develop new training.

We also want to take this opportunity to communicate with our members regarding their health and safety in the front end. Passport delays are causing staff burnout, increased exposure and risk of Covid, as well as increased threats to their physical safety. 

Incidents of harassment and verbal abuse of employees have been reported at some of our work sites.  It is important that these incidents are reported to the employer on LAB 1070 (Hazardous Occurrence Investigations Report) and that CEIU local and regional health and safety representative are made aware of these incidents. 

Our members should not feel unsafe going to work. It is the employer’s obligation under the Canada Labour Code, Part II, to ensure a safe working environment.  Part II contains an employee’s right to refuse unsafe work. The following links contain information on this topic and we urge you to educate yourselves and seek assistance if you find yourself in unsafe working conditions.

Right to refuse dangerous work | Public Service Alliance of Canada (psacunion.ca)

Right to refuse dangerous work – Canada.ca   

CEIU is dedicated to representing our members.  Aside from labour/management consultation, we have been working in solidarity with the Union of National Employees (UNE) who represents passports officers, and we are seeking a meeting with Minister Gould to raise our ongoing concerns. Our union leadership has also been present in the media to advocate for our members across the country. If you have questions, concerns or would like to report an issue, please contact your local or regional union representatives, or one of our regional union offices (information can be found at www.ceiu-seic.ca)   

In solidarity,

The CEIU National Office

Greetings and healthy regards, 

PSAC would like to reminder you that The Young Worker’s Conference Registration will close soon! Your last day to register is July 25th, at noon. 

Young Workers’ Conference (office.com)

The 2022 PSAC Ontario Regional Young Workers’ Conference Registration Online Form contains a series of questions. These questions form the basis of the selection criteria and those applying for Delegate status to the Conference. There is no registration fee. 

On-site Conference check-in will take place at DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in London, Ontario, the evening of October 20th and, again, on Friday, October 21st, 2022, prior to the commencement of the Conference.

This year the theme is Educate, Agitate, Organize. See the attached for more details. 

In Solidarity,

young-workers-conference-call-out-2022.pdf

Please refer to our last post for more details if you’re interested in applying.

The CEIU Ontario Human Rights/Race Relations (HR/RR)and the Equity Committees are pleased to announce that the 2022 CEIU Ontario HR/RR Conference will be held from July 14 to 17th, 2022 at the Delta Hotel located at 3670 Hurontario St., Mississauga, ON. under the theme Inclusion and Belonging!

The 2022 CEIU Ontario HR/RR Conference will serve two main purposes:  to bring equity members together to develop strategies to improve human rights and equity; and, to work collaboratively to ensure 

COMPOSITION OF THE ONTARIO STANDING HR/RR COMMITTEE

The Ontario Region’s Standing Equity Committeesestablished within the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) is comprised of four (4) Equity groups: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Committee; Differently Abled Committee; LGBTQ2+ Committee and Racialized Action Committee.

DELEGATES: To be eligible to apply as a delegate to the 2022 CEIU Ontario HR/RR Conference, one must be a CEIU member in good standing who has already self-identified with CEIU, or who completes the CEIU self-identification form. If you are unsure of having completed a CEIU self-id form in the past, it would be prudent to complete a new one to send in with your completed application form.

CEIU Ontario Region will cover all delegates’ expenses to attend the 2022 CEIU National HR/RR Conference. All CEIU events are scent free and all participants must be vaccinated in order to attend the events.

Anyone who wishes to be considered as a delegate, observer, or guest at the 2022 CEIU National HR/RR Conference must complete the application form and self-id form (if one has not been submitted previously) which form part of this Conference Callout and send it by the deadline of 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 29th, 2022, in order to be considered.

OBSERVERS – GUESTS: Any CEIU member in good standing who has self-identified with CEIU by completing the self-identification form may attend the 2022 CEIU Ontario HR/RR Conference as an observer. However, only the accredited delegates will have the right to debate issues and to vote during the Conference.

A CEIU member in good standing who has self-identified with CEIU and who wishes to attend the 2022 CEIU Ontario HR/RR Conference as an observer must complete the attached registration form and self-id form, if one has not yet been submitted to the CEIU National Office.   

Observers who wish to attend the conference are responsible for all costs associated with their participation as CEIU assumes no responsibility for expenses incurred by observers.   

An observer might want to check with their Local and/or Ontario Regional Council (ORC) to see if one or both would cover some, if not all of their observer costs to attend the 2022 Ontario Region HR/RR Conference.  

Guests may also attend the Conference by filling out the application form. 

Ontario Regional Council: Members of the Ontario Regional Council are invited to attend as a resource person/trainer and their expenses must be claimed to their respective district, departmental or representative budgets.

Leave Letters: Leave authorization letters will be sent to you post receipt of your registration approval. If you are a shift-worker or on approved AWA schedule, please specify the number of hours you are supposed to work on July 14 and 15, 2022 (except overtime). If you do not specify, a standard leave letter for 7.5 hours will be issued.

Duty to Accommodate Requirements: In order to meet your accommodation needs, you are required to provide the necessary details on the HRRR registration form. Your information will be held in strict confidence and reviewed by The Accomodations NVP, Phil Mattheson or Ann-Marie Kuarsingh.

We encourage everyone who identifies and are interested in attending the conference to please reach out to the local executives or to localceiu581@gmail.com and the full application package can be forwarded to you.

https://psacunion.ca/national-public-service-week-you-deserve-better?fbclid=IwAR3dKEwnXAxeC3Weq44DKE4qnXQmJqJchj-fhxSMBqDvKUTqpvygmEL1iRM

This is just sharing of information, it is entirely your choice to attend. However, please send the letter to support the bargaining team.

In Solidarity,

Thu Trinh