{"id":9631,"date":"2021-10-06T15:43:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T20:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=9631"},"modified":"2021-10-06T15:43:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T20:43:18","slug":"federal-government-releases-vaccination-policy-without-proper-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=9631","title":{"rendered":"Federal government releases vaccination policy without proper consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 6, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The federal government released its vaccination policy for federal public service workers<\/a> October 6, mandating vaccinations for all employees in federally regulated workplaces, including more than 160,000 PSAC members.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasury Board has encouraged Crown corporations, agencies, and the Canadian Forces to implement similar policies, but this policy will not immediately apply to them.

Read the full vaccination policy<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PSAC fully supports a federal vaccination policy to protect the health and safety of our members and the Canadians they serve. We know that increasing vaccination rates is the best and most reliable way to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our workplaces and our communities and encourage our members to be vaccinated.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if the goal is to keep the workplace healthy and safe, this policy still falls short.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government rushed their vaccination policy without meaningful consultation with the unions representing federal public service workers. Treasury Board gave unions less than a single business day to provide feedback on their policy, and then failed to incorporate any of the changes into their final policy. Our union supports the government\u2019s vaccination framework, but how it is applied matters, and we expect the employer\u2019s implementation of the policy will respect:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n