This week, national political party leaders have made concerning statements about disciplining or terminating federal public service workers who choose not to be vaccinated as part of the government’s vaccine mandate proposal. PSAC supports vaccination requirements for federal workers to ensure the safety of our members in their workplaces, and to protect our communities, but […]
On August 13, the federal government announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all federal public service workers by early fall. The government also expects that Crown corporations and other federally regulated employers will require vaccinations for their employees by the end of October. As Canada enters a fourth wave of the pandemic, it’s more important than ever for Canadians to […]
The following message was sent by the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. We are following up on the question which was raised during our COVID-19 Update call on Tuesday. With regards to requests from employees to take the child/person for whom they have a duty of care to get the […]
The following message was sent to the employer on June 2nd by Mark Weber, CIU’s 1st National Vice-President, and Co-Chair of the Policy Health and Safety Committee. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen our Policy Health and Safety Committee commit a great deal of time and effort to ensuring that all CBSA employees are kept as safe […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic not showing signs of slowing down, CIU is calling upon the federal government to review current travel exceptions to better control the spread of new and existing coronavirus variants and protect Canadians everywhere. While the Canadian government has put some measures in place to reduce the risks of COVID transmission, these […]
