Together stronger!
It begins with registering your membership with PSAC national and your local union.
After registrations are done…
Complete your Orientation for New Members to learn about our structure, roles, responsibilities, the collective agreement, the many different ways you can get involved with the local, regional, or national, and how your union is actively defending your rights in the workplace.
Your membership at work
Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining is how PSAC and management come up with the terms and conditions of employment for our members. Provincial or federal labour legislation establishes rules for how negotiations take place and how disputes are handled.
Representation
Local 30048 connects with members in the workplace, providing support when members:
have a question or problem;
need first level representation when they have a grievance;
want information about their collective agreement and other matters.
Our stewards are responsible for monitoring what is going on in the workplace, helping to ensure members’ rights are being respected by the employer, health and safety issues are being addressed, and that human rights are protected. They bring problems to the attention of the employer and find solutions.
Advocacy
We build solidarity and bargaining strength by supporting each other in our struggles – that’s the power of unions historically and something we must capitalize on today as well.
There are many opportunities to get involved in union activities, including activities related to collective bargaining and campaigns on different issues.
Earn & save more!
Your tax-deductible dues also offer the opportunity of leveraging the union’s large membership to get highly-competitive rates on a number of useful services, including insurance, car rentals, hotels, and movers. Your family also qualifies for exclusive scholarships and bursaries.
“We stand together, in support of public services, fairness and our bargaining teams.”
— David Pearson, President, PSAC Agriculture Union Local 30048
“PSAC strives to enhance its members' quality of life and has been at the front of a variety of significant and successful campaigns for workplace and human rights, including the struggle for equal pay, enhanced workplace health and safety and the rights of same sex spouses.”
— Public Service Alliance of Canada
“Membership in the Agriculture Union and the Public Service Alliance of Canada provides our members a broad range of services and benefits. We’re a democratic vehicle for addressing shared issues, problems and working conditions from a position of solidarity and strength.”
— Agriculture Union
“The Prairie Region Council (PRC) identifies and addresses needs and issues important to the Prairie Region members.”