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Report paints stark picture of workplace mental illness
Posted June 20th, 2011
CTV.ca News Staff
A new report suggests that nearly half of Canadian workers and managers will admit to having dealt with a mental-heath issue at one time or another, though many are reluctant to reveal their struggles to their employer.
The Conference Board of Canada recently undertook a national survey of more than 1,000 employees, nearly half of whom were managers.
Twelve per cent of the survey respondents said they were currently dealing with a mental-health issue, with another 32 per cent they had faced one in the past. (More here).
Vernon CEIU 20915 members joined CUPW in their strike action
Posted June 9, 2011
Vernon CEIU 20915 members joined CUPW in their strike action today. Service Canada is co-located with the Vernon post office so it was a welcomed show of support for the CUPW members. The Okanagan College Student Union and the Canadian Federation of Students also came out in support.
PSAC reaches three tentative agreements with Treasury Board
Posted October 5th, 2010
PSAC reached a tentative deal today for new collective agreements for three of its five bargaining units with Treasury Board. Agreements for the PA, SV and EB groups will go into force only if they are ratified by members in votes over the coming weeks. Read more here
OTTAWA
— The federal government and its largest union have agreed to start
contract talks months earlier than expected in the hopes of reaching a
deal and bringing economic certainty to public servants.
Some critics skeptical of federal government's motives
By Kathryn May, The Ottawa CitizenSeptember 16, 2010
The
Harper government made a surprising offer to negotiate wages with its
major unions before contracts expire to help manage "financial
predictability" in preparing the next budget.
