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[Blake Desjarlais @DesjarlaisBlake]

Today I asked a simple question:
“Will the Liberal government commit to protecting workers’ rights and take back-to-work legislation off the table?” 🧵1/3

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

100% Instead of “should PS workers have the same rights as other workers?” (tired, reactionary rhetoric) @CBCCanada should ask “why are other workers not exercising their rights?” (investigative journalism)

[Kathleen Monk @kathleenmonk]

The @psac_afpc negotiators are working hard to reach a deal.

Remember all workers – public & private sector – can get the benefits unions fight for.

Just sign a union card. ✊🏼

Instead of a race to the bottom, let's raise everyone up.
@CTV_PowerPlay #canlab #cdnpoli #PSAC

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@twee_my_ I thought people were saying it wrong 🫣not buckle fat ew

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@Thomas88557000 @ctvottawa Workers have a right to collectively bargain for better compensation and working conditions. Teleworking according to operational need is a working condition that workers’ overwhelmingly support, and it is their right to bargain for it.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@ctvottawa Remote work should be enshrined in the collective agreements! Every time unions fight for something new there is pushback. Weekends, workplace safety, hour limits, parental leave. Remote work (when operationally possible) is the future!

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@tfc_tech_170 @NewsroomGC @psac_afpc The union has not acted improperly. However, the employer unilaterally changed a working condition that is currently on the bargaining tables and refuses to negotiate that item. I would absolutely call that improper.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@tfc_tech_170 @NewsroomGC @psac_afpc Talking generally about members’ right to strike and the potential need to escalate pressure is 1)not the same as announcing a strike vote 2)not improper—all the actions PSAC has taken have followed the normal progression of the collective bargaining process

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

Why are the government trying to push through anti-strike legislation? Because they know that when workers organise together, and collectively bargain, they can win.

This simple fact terrifies them.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@tfc_tech_170 @NewsroomGC @psac_afpc Even if it’s not technically a lie, it is trying to paint taking a strike vote in advance, based on the current facts of bargaining, as improper, which it is not.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@tfc_tech_170 @NewsroomGC @psac_afpc “And before any of the Commission’s reports have been rendered, PSAC announced that they will hold strike votes regardless of the PIC recommendations.” Maybe I missed the announcement they’re referring to?

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@NewsroomGC @psac_afpc This is because, while a strike will not be legal until after a PIC report, a strike vote does not automatically trigger a strike and can therefore be done in advance. There will still be opportunity for negotiation after the PIC reports.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@NewsroomGC @psac_afpc Additionally, it is absolutely within the union’s rights to call a strike vote based on the facts of bargaining and before the PICs reports come out, as PSAC-UTE has done. This is completely normal.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

“[the government] expect workers to take a real pay cut by accepting a wage offer far below inflation. They refuse to negotiate remote work and better work-life balance at the table [and] rejected our calls for mandatory anti-oppression training for all workers and managers.”📢

[PSAC-AFPC @psac_afpc]

The federal government’s move to file a bad faith bargaining complaint against PSAC is just another stalling tactic to deny workers a fair contract. While the government stalls on making things right, we all pay the price.

Read more: https://t.co/uSiHSw0k3p

[PSAC-AFPC @psac_afpc]

« On exige des salaires qui suivent l’inflation et une politique de télétravail juste, mais l’Agence refuse de répondre à notre revendication salariale et demande toujours d’importantes concessions »

https://t.co/CneKdSqiXN

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@ctvottawa If they want to develop the urban core, then do that. Create affordable housing, replace single houses, etc. People want to live where they work; they will participate (and spend money!) in their communities.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@ctvottawa The business argument is a non sequotor. Businesses are not parties to the collective agreements. You cannot force consumption. Human beings do not exist to spend money, and you cannot decide where they do spend money.

[🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 @_cherryblozzom]

@ctvottawa It then went to mediation, and again the employer refused to negotiate. Next step is the Public Interest Commission. If the employer still refuses to budge, a strike is likely. This is how collective bargaining works.