2019-05-08 California University of Pennsylvania baseball team vs West Chester University, opening game, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament at Point Stadium, Johnstown, Pa., May 8, 2019. Vulcans edged by West Chester, 6-5. (Photo: Jeff Helsel / Cal Times)

Quelques boites des pétitions pour protéger les regimes de retraite des employés et employées du gouvernment fédérale

On the 19th of every month members of PSAC are supporting our bargaining teams by doing some kind of educational action in the workplace. Today, it was promoting a healthy work place.

You see, the Government (we fondly call them the employer), wants to take away our banked sick leave among other things and replace it with a program that will give us only 5 days sick leave. Then, you MUST go on seven working days leave without pay before you can access the STD (short term disability) that Tony Clement is trying to shove down our throats at the bargaining table which will only give us 65% of our earnings from an insurance company that has no experiences with mental health or womens' health issues. The employer is telling the public that it is costing the government millions in our accumulated sick leave. However, we can't cash it out so I don't know where they get this is costing millions. When I am sick (which is hardly ever) no one fills in for me my work piles up until I return and they have already accounted for my annual salary so there is no added cost contrary to the lies they are trying to feed the public. Even their own Budget officer told them you are wrong.

They have also offered us a 2% raise over 4 years considering the cost of living is over 2% per year, hydro has increased etc. and lets not forget that they gave themselves a 2.5% increase just recently on our dime.

In any event, here's my photo a day of my work colleagues using their hand sanitizer promoting a health work place because, if Tony gets his way, people will be forced to go to work sick. I work in a medical clinic - we promote if you are sick stay home but, if they take away our sick leave well, we will be going to work sick.