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Are there issues at your workplace that aren’t being fixed? You’re probably not alone. Examples could include experiencing:
- Being underpaid or exploited
- A culture of fear or toxicity
- Unsafe working conditions
- A lack of job security
- The people in charge aren’t listening
- You’re being expected to do things which aren’t included in your contract or job description
- Absence or reduction of benefits
- Inequality in how workers are treated
- Discrimination
Imagine your workplace, but where you where you have:
- Structure, stability, and a supportive community of coworkers
- The collective power to negotiate better pay & conditions
In many workplaces, employers aren’t prioritizing the people who do the work. This can affect your quality of life, health, well-being, and stability.
You can change this.
Many workers are taking matters into their own hands by unionizing. When you come together with your coworkers as a union, you gain the legal power to create accountability, fairness and improvements at work through a process called collective bargaining. By unionizing with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), you are no longer alone — your fellow PSAC members, organizers, and representatives are there to support you every step of the way.
By unionizing with PSAC, you and your co-workers are in control of your local’s bargaining priorities, fund management, and organization. You’ll be joining nearly 240,000 members across the country, including over 30,000 at over 200 workplaces in the Atlantic region.
A recent example of successful negotiations in Atlantic Canada can be found in the Graduate Student Employees at the University of Prince Edward Island, who successfully negotiated pay raises as high as 38% in their recent collective agreement!
Your Rights and the Unionization Process
In Canada, you have the right to unionize, and your employer cannot interfere with this process. It’s illegal for them to intimidate or retaliate against employees who support unionization. PSAC will stand by you to ensure your rights are protected.
What does organizing a union entail?
Organizing to unionize can take time and involves working closely with a PSAC organizer to coordinate the process of signing confidential membership cards with your coworkers.
Are you ready to start the process to make improvements at your workplace?
If you have any questions or want to talk to an organizer about starting the unionization process, fill out the form below and an organizer will get back to you.
You can also reach out to PSAC Atlantic’s Regional Organizer directly:
Ezra Fama de Smit
902-417-1373