So-so-solidarity!
Reminder - CAPE members are not in a strike position. Members may engage in solidarity actions outside of work hours
#CanLab
#PSACstrike
#WorkersCantWait
The newly elected National Executive Committee voted on January 26 to release a call for ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Read the full statement on the CAPE website:
#CanLab
🧵A must-listen for all federal PS workers — Min. Fortier takes questions on return-to-office. Interview confirms lack of rationale for rushed decision. Disappointing, dodging the truth, just sticking to a script of buzzwords 1/3
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@PSAC
@PIPSC_IPFPC
Should a strike be called, CAPE will be showing its solidarity with
@psac_afpc
. NCR members: join us at the 90 Elgin picket line at noon. For others, you can find the picket line closest to you to support in your off-work hours.
#CanLab
#WorkersCantWait
“This is a slap in the face of unions and of our members who have shown nothing but complete dedication to their employer and Canadians since the beginning of the pandemic,” said CAPE President Greg Phillips. Read our statement:
#CanLab
"While not in a legal strike position, other unions representing federal public servants – including CAPE and PIPSC are encouraging their members to support workers in strike position."
#CanLab
#WorkersCantWait
It's a logistical mess. Employees are forced back to the office without any office space available — how is that going to work? What happened to health and safety? Modernizing the federal workplace? The mentality around telework needs to catch up with the 21st century 3/3
#CanLab
Once again, the federal government is bending to political pressure rather than supporting the employees who keep it running, or taking evidence-based actions. Now is the time to unite our voices and push back: send a letter to your MP & Minister Anand now
Good morning everyone! A sunny day awaits us at the picket line today!
A reminder that CAPE members are not in a strike position. CAPE members may wish to engage in solidarity actions outside of their work hours.
#WorkersCantWait
#CanLab
CAPE urges Treasury Board to remedy unreasonable delays with Canada Life transition as members suffer from poor to no services
#CanLab
#PSHCP
#CanadaLife
"This announcement is a disaster. We are shocked at this decision which has been made in secret without consultation, and with no valid reason given,” said Nathan Prier, president of CAPE.
No sensical arguments were made for the timing and design of the new return-to-office policy. The only winners: the Ottawa business community. Shouldn’t the voice of thousands of federal employees across Canada matter more? 2/3
#CanLab
Solidarity w
@psac_afpc
@PIPSC_IPFPC
@acfoacaf
&
@CanadianLabour
. The RTO announcement was made with no prior consultation with unions, despite a multitude of existing issues with the current hybrid model, incl lack of available workspaces, & unhygienic & unsafe offices.
#CanLab
"For many others...the new norm involves booking a desk and storing their belongings in a locker for the day, then carrying their laptops home in a backpack." 👀We have members who say they can't book a desk and/or don't have lockers...
#CndPoli
#CanLab
"The plan doesn’t make sense logistically or from a safety point of view, and it undermines the government’s own goals."
Read our open letter with
@PIPSC_IPFPC
to
@TBS_Canada
about return-to-office — online below and in tomorrow's paper.
#CndPoli
#CanLab
@psac_afpc
Rain or shine, we’ll “bee” here to support our colleagues on the picket line. Pictured: CAPE President Greg Phillips showing his solidarity today.
Reminder-CAPE members are not in a strike position. Members may engage in solidarity actions outside of work hours.
#WorkersCantWait
Everyone is showing solidarity !
#ThisIsTheWay
A reminder that CAPE members are not in a strike position. CAPE members may wish to engage in solidarity actions outside of their work hours.
#WorkersCantWait
Valid and honest perspective that doesn’t get nearly enough air time in the media since the beginning of the strike:
“Some might balk at the idea that civil servants are in it for the money. Is serving the country not worth a slight pay cut?...
1/x
#WorkersCantWait
Congratulations to PSAC negotiators and strikers for standing their ground! More updates from CAPE to come. Note however that the approximately 35,000 public servants in the CRA are still without an agreement and will continue their pressure tactics.
It’s on!
Tune in tonight at 9 pm to watch The National on CBC to watch CAPE President Nathan Prier, and another expert to be confirmed later today, sharing a panel moderated by Ian Hanomansing.
[With] "less commuting, newcomers and long-time residents of North Grenville frequented local businesses more often, contributing to our economy...Their car maintenance costs dropped, and they could better support elderly parents and their own children."
The compensation for federal jobs needs to be lucrative enough to ensure that the best Canadians are applying. Failing to keep pace with inflation is not the way to achieve that.”
Article from April 24, behind a paywall, English only:
#WorkersCantWait
Some of the posters made for the
#RemoteWorks
rally tomorrow🤩✊Join us, other federal unions and Ottawa groups as we rally for remote work and stronger communities! RSVP:
8 years into the Phoenix fiasco – the costliest administrative blunder in the federal government’s history – and thousands of employees are still facing overwhelming financial and mental stress with no end in sight. 1/4
CAPE President Nathan Prier: “This policy not only violates their previous commitment to their hardworking employees and to unions, but it flies in the face of logic and reality.”
#CanLab
#CndPoli
"Now that we've invested in the tools...[for] remote work, does it make sense...to go back to our old ways? It's like saying, "now that we've invented cars, I think it's time we go back to using a horse and carriage a few days per week.""
#CanLab
"Our members do not see this as a time to be back in the workplace...[they're] at home and producing well...
[T]he decision seems purely political, as there has been no data showing a lack of productivity by working from home."
#CanLab
CAPE stands with our siblings across the
#CanLab
movement calling for an immediate end to the genocide unfolding, a release of all hostages, a permanent ceasefire in the region, respect for international law & an end to apartheid, & an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine.
The global community has a responsibility to bring the war to an end. That’s why Canada’s unions want to see an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and have been working on that goal. Read our update:
With the pandemic still ongoing, the clear change in opportunities for work-life balance and more equitable and equal workplaces, CAPE urges the Employer to rethink its rollout plan, keep an open mind and embrace telework/hybrid where they have merit. 1/3
Thank you to all who came out to
@DefendChoiceOtt
and
@PPOttawa
's Rally for Choice today to demonstrate the right to reproductive rights and bodily autonomy!
"....We see no sense in sending employees to the office when many of these offices have been closed, downsized, or are undergoing renovations... Where will these employees fit? "
#CanLab
#CndPoli
"...remote work arrangements were associated with increased performance, higher job satisfaction, lower turnover intentions, and reduced work-family conflict compared to traditional office-based work arrangements."
#CanLab
..."Certainly the government pushed this narrative as the Phoenix pay system disaster left countless employees without their paycheques. But this view is naive. You can’t pay a mortgage in Ottawa with prestige, or buy groceries with self-satisfaction...
2/x
#WorkersCantWait
CAPE leadership will be showing its solidarity with
@psac_afpc
. NCR members are encouraged to join us at the 90 Elgin picket line at noon, but you can find the picket line closest to you to support during your off-work hours.
#CanLab
#WorkersCantWait
CAPE condemns the arrest of Alex Silas: “CAPE stands firmly behind our fellow federal public sector union in their fight for justice and a fair deal for members.”
@psac_afpc
@AlexSilasPSAC
A huge thank you to CAPE members, staff and leadership who came out today at lunch to show solidarity with our friends at
@psacafpc
!
#WorkersCantWait
#CanLab
CAPE also congratulates
@AlexSilasPSAC
on his election as national vice-president and extends its gratitude to outgoing president
@ChrisNatPres
for his six years of outspoken leadership and collaboration as the head of PSAC.👉
Alex Silas has been elected National Executive Vice President of PSAC. Congratulations Alex. // Alex Silas a été élu vice-président exécutif national de l'AFPC. Félicitations, Alex.
Joining together! We're all in solidarity with PSAC! Here's a pic from Heron Rd Ottawa this morning of CAPE president
@GregKPhillips
with
@UHEW5
✊
#WorkersCantWait
Reminder CAPE members are not in a strike position. Members may engage in solidarity actions outside of work hours
CAPE President Greg Phillips was happy to join with
@PIPSC_IPFPC
President
@jenncarr
and others today in solidarity with strikers!
Reminder - CAPE members are not in a strike position. Members may engage in solidarity actions outside of work hours
#CanLab
#WorkersCantWait
Unfortunately, The National has had to go in a different direction for tonight's show. We look forward to having a discussion on the right to telework soon! Stay tuned!
It’s on!
Tune in tonight at 9 pm to watch The National on CBC to watch CAPE President Nathan Prier, and another expert to be confirmed later today, sharing a panel moderated by Ian Hanomansing.
Federal unions and Ottawa groups rally for remote work and stronger communities! Come to promote the benefits of remote work to Canadian taxpayers. Free coffee to fuel you too!
#RemoteWorks
#CanLab
Manitoba Local 601 supporting PSAC colleagues in Winnipeg: “Picketed a bit with them and bought some treats for our awesome colleagues! Solidarity!!!”
Reminder-CAPE members are not in a strike position but may engage in solidarity actions outside of work hours
#WorkersCantWait
CAPE President Nate Prier and members were proud to stand with
@usje_sesj
,
@psac_afpc
and other federal public sector union members to tell
@AnitaAnandMP
to scrap the three-day in-person mandate! We've already proven that
#RemoteWorks
! More from the rally:
“For most, especially women, a more flexible work life is welcomed and preferred...Employers who want to recruit and retain women must recognize that flexibility is now table stakes.”
#CanLab
#CndPoli
Let’s go! Solidarity!✊🪧
Reminder - CAPE members are not in a strike position. Members may engage in solidarity actions outside of work hours.
#CanLab
#PSACstrike
#WorkersCantWait
“This is right in the middle of a viral cocktail having severe impacts on Canadians' health and filling hospitals...when telework has already proven its benefits for both employees and employer, it's nonsensical” - CAPE President Greg Phillips.
#CanLab
All workers benefit if PSAC gets what it's asking for
“unless you are the billionaire owner of a major company that benefits from suppressing the wages of its workers, the PSAC members standing on a picket line today are also fighting for you”
As we kick off
#CLCLobby
Day we'd like to thank our volunteers who have joined us to lobby on the topics of remote and flexible work, the Phoenix pay system, RCMP deeming, and the health and safety of federal interpreters.
#CanLab
#CndPoli
As we recognize
#CleanAirDay
today, CAPE would like to express its disappointment with the new mandated additional day in the office come September which will be responsible for increasing commuter traffic and greenhouse gases for no good reason.
#RemoteWorks
for the environment!
CAPE President
@GregKPhillips
showed his solidarity again today with PSAC component presidents Eddy Bourque & June Winger at Tunney's. Reminder - CAPE members are not in a strike position. Members may engage in solidarity actions outside of work hours
#WorkersCantWait
Completely unacceptable. Non-advertised appointments can embolden the practice of favoritism amongst managers.
@PSCofCanada
should know better & implement measures that would prevent this phenomenon from becoming widespread.
@TBS_Canada
@janephilpott
So great to see so many people out at the Rainbow Week of Action rally in Ottawa yesterday! Together we can celebrate and stand up for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities!
#IDAHOBIT
CAPE has been proud to show our solidarity outside of work hours with our
@psac_afpc
colleagues & use our collective force for a better federal workplace.
#ThisIsTheWay
! Always with you,
#MayTheFourth
be!
#StarWarsDay
A great day for PSAC to strike a deal for the CRA group😉
Good news : tentative agreement reached with
@TBS_Canada
around the EC collective agreement. Salary adjustments, language training, parental leave and well-being in the workplace are touched upon.
#canlab
#cdnpoli
Today we remember and honour the lives of all missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and members of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community. We stand with the Indigenous community in calling for an end to violence, and justice for those who have been lost.
#RedDressDay
With 403 registered delegates from 36 different unions, this is the Canadian Labour Congress' largest lobby day since they started doing it in 2016! A big thanks to everyone who's come out to contribute to a better future for all workers.
#CLCLobby
#CanLab
#CndPoli
Thanks to our members we had a record number of participants in our return-to-office survey, and we will take the next few days to thoroughly review the results before sharing them publicly. Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete it! 1/2
#CanLab
CAPE and the entire bargaining team were pleased to be joined by the Treasury Board Secretariat to sign the new EC collective agreement today. Thanks to everyone who helped get this over the finish line!
Article:
#CanLab
Following the announcement that CAPE had reached a tentative collective agreement for our EC members on May 18 – it is now time to vote.
You have until Friday, June 16, 2023, at 5 p.m. EDT to vote.
#CanLab
After years of negotiations, a new tentative agreement has been reached with the Employer to update the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP). Thank you to all on the PSHCP Partners Committee for their hard work on this!
@acfoacaf
@psac_afpc
#CanLab
#Neurodivergent
employees should be accommodated, respected and included. Teams who embrace different ways of thinking can see increases in productivity, culture, and creativity. This week, and beyond, let's do more to support neurodiversity.
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek
"André Picotte, [VP of CAPE], told The Hill Times that he...is hearing about daycare issues... “And that’s not easy. And because the directive was published, practically out of the blue, without any notice.”"
(Article is behind paywall)
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#CndPoli