The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, a member of the Professionals Serving Canadians coalition, has joined a groundswell of opposition to federal cuts at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ St. Andrews Biological Station. The station’s Contaminants and Toxicology Department has been eliminated, its library is being moved and some of its…
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Contact Your MPUnion leaders send out SOS for St. Andrews Biological Station
Leaders of the largest federal public sector unions were in St. Andrews, New Brunswick this week to join a groundswell of opposition to federal cuts at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ St. Andrews Biological Station. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada’s (PIPSC) National President Gary Corbett, the Public Service Alliance of…
Workplace Equity Program suffers from budget cuts
The Workplace Equity Program monitors private sector employers to see if they respect the legislation on employment equity. Although the program itself will not be cut, the number of resources will be severely diminished. The program currently has 35 employees, and at least 18 will be affected. This compromises important monitoring of private sector legislation…
