{"id":5025,"date":"2015-07-08T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2015-08-05T07:34:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T12:34:12","slug":"psac-launches-court-action-against-bill-c-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=5025","title":{"rendered":"PSAC launches court action against Bill C-59"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has taken the first step in its legal challenge against\u00a0<\/span>Bill C-59<\/a>, the legislation that is gutting the collective bargaining rights of federal public service workers.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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The PSAC filed its constitutional challenge to Bill C-59 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Supreme Court has confirmed that the right to collective bargaining is a protected right under the Charter \u2013 and we are defending that right through all legal means at our disposal,\u201d said Robyn Benson, PSAC National President.<\/p>\n

Bill C-59 gives the Conservative government the power to amend certain provisions in federal government collective agreements to remove sick leave and impose a short and long-term disability plan outside of collective agreements. The Bill will circumvent the Public Service Labour Relations Act as well as ongoing negotiations.<\/p>\n

The PSAC is requesting the Court to immediately declare that Bill C-59 is in direct violation of our members\u2019 Charter rights by:<\/p>\n