Ontario - Hands Off Our Pension
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April 1, 2010
In Defence of Public Services!
PSAC Members Mobilize & Fightback across Ontario Region!
PSAC in the Ontario Region has been actively organizing and mobilizing members to speak out and take action in defence of our pensions, and the retirement security of all Canadians.
Thousands of members have participated in Town-Hall meetings, plant-gates, and lunch & learn events. They have signed petitions and wore HANDS OFF our pensions! stickers and buttons at the workplace - often in defiance of an employer that is afraid of open debate and criticism.
The message at these gatherings and actions has been a unified rejection of the latest conservative austerity measures contained in the federal budget of March 4th. Members are speaking out and demanding that the Harper government commit to leaving our pensions alone. They are also demanding that the government take concrete measures to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) so that today’s workers can retire with dignity.
“I am encouraged by the level of support that our campaign is receiving from our members,” said Gerry Halabecki, PSAC Regional Executive Vice President for Ontario “but this is the time to keep mobilizing until this government gets the message,” he added.
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March 2, 2010
We Can't Stop Our Pension Fight Yet
Speculation about what will be in the March 4 federal budget is rampant in the media. Some reports would lead us to believe that the Harper Conservatives will leave the federal pension plans alone.
So far, nothing PSAC has heard from Treasury Board President Stockwell Day would lead us to believe that we won’t have to continue to fight to protect the pension benefits our members in the federal public sector pay for. Minister Day has made repeated references to the pension plan funds. At no time has he guaranteed federal public sector unions that the Conservative government will not reduce pension benefits and/or increase contribution rates. |
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Our pension campaign is in full swing and we are not letting rumours slow us down. I urge you to continue your hard work gathering signatures on our petitions to Stephen Harper. The willingness of our members to send a strong message to the government is critical if we are to succeed in getting the Conservatives to keep their hands off our pensions.
In Solidarity,
John Gordon
PSAC National President
February 17, 2010
PSAC Hands Off our Pensions Campaign
Right-wing think tanks and business lobbyists have been spreading misinformation about our pensions in an attempt to exploit the economic crisis to their advantage. The Harper government has sent enough signals to indicate that they are prepared to attack public sector workers and go after our hard-won benefits.
In the face of these threats, the PSAC is fighting back to protect members’ pensions and the retirement security of all Canadians.
There is no time to lose. We need to send PM Harper & Finance Minister Flaherty a clear message: HANDS OFF our pensions!
We must take action to defend public pensions before it is too late!
A few things you can do today:
- Check out our pensions campaign YouTube video and circulate it broadly
- Sign the online petition
- Circulate the petition among your co-workers as well as at town-hall meetings and other forums and help collect 100,000 signatures by March 1st
- Wear the HANDS OFF our pensions! stickers in your workplace
- Fight the myths about pensions and circulate campaign materials to everyone you know
- Participate in CLC pension forums and visit canadianlabour.ca for more nformation
Visit the Ontario PSAC website regularly for updates
In Solidarity,
Gerry Halabecki
Regional Executive Vice-President, Ontario
Public Service Alliance of Canada
February 9, 2010
PSAC fighting to protect our members' pensions and for pension reform for all Canadians
The Harper government has been sending clear signals it will target the federal public service and use a slash-and-burn strategy to tackle the budget deficit. The defined-benefit pension plans of our members in the federal public service seem to be the government's initial target. Click here for more info from the National Website
Right-wing think tank uses faulty report to attack PS pensions
The C.D. Howe institute's report on the state of the federal public-sector pension is only the latest tired tune that uses public-sector workers as scapegoats in the hysteria over the federal budget deficit. Click here for more information from the National Website
Sign on to protect your pension
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