As the government moves ahead with plans to cut tens of thousands of federal public service jobs, Treasury Board has tabled a proposal that would strip workers of the power to negotiate improvements to the workforce adjustment process.

PSAC has always been unrelenting in the fight for gender equality and for securing equal pay for women. In 1980, 10,000 PSAC members in clerical and regulatory jobs - largely held by women – fought for and won wage increases. We know that groundbreaking victories like this are only made possible through the power of collective action.

We can’t simply look at Canada’s public services as a cost to government that has to be trimmed; they are the engine that drives our economy. Public service workers power the vital programs that boost our growth by providing stability when crises strike, helping businesses innovate and negotiating key trade agreements.