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PSAC strike update for federal retirees Apr 19, 2023

Federal Retirees members are wondering how the work stoppage will affect pension payments.   More than 155,000 federal public servants are on strike after the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) failed to reach an agreement…

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NPSW 2022: Federal Retirees remembers June 15, 2022

On the last working day of National Public Service Week, Canada’s national flag flies at half-mast at the Association’s national office in memory of Federal Retirees members who have passed away.   In 2018, the National Association of Federal Retirees…

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National Public Service Week 2021: A letter from Federal Retirees’ president June 9, 2021

We hope you’ll join our president for a moment of gratitude and reflection for the excellent public servants who are helping Canada navigate the current public health crisis.   Retired public servants and veterans from the Canadian Armed Forces and…

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Federal Retirees supports the GCWCC Aug 27, 2020

Your support matters! Last year, retirees donated just over $3 million through the GCWCC.   The 2020 Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC) will be launching virtually from Ottawa on Sept. 10. Federal Retirees president Jean-Guy Soulière will be…

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Phoenix damages compensation for PSAC members July 21, 2020

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) announced on July 9, 2020 that it had negotiated a $2,500 general damages compensation for all its members employed by the federal public service between fiscal years 2016-17 and 2019-20 due to the Phoenix…

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Federal Retirees remembers June 18, 2020

Canada’s national flag flying at half-mast during National Public Service Week in memory Federal Retirees members who have passed away.   We can all be proud of our active public servants who are working hard to ensure Canadians have what…

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The second front line: A National Public Service Week message from Federal Retirees’ president June 11, 2020

Federal Retirees president Jean-Guy Soulière has something he’d like to say to current and retired public servants – thank you, thank you!   We are all very appreciative of our front-line workers, many of whom are federal employees. They are…

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Second update on Phoenix damages agreement Feb 14, 2020

Some federal employees and retirees have been living under the shadow of Phoenix and related financial pressures for over four years.   The Treasury Board has published the next element of the Phoenix damages agreement that was co-developed with several…

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Update on Phoenix damages agreement Dec 4, 2019

  Thousands of you have been affected by Phoenix pay system problems over the last three years, and many of you have called us to inquire about compensatory measures. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has published new information on…

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Liaison: Your Pension & Benefits Newsletter, Issue 13: 2019 Sept 19, 2019

  If you look closely at the retired member newsletter published this month by the Government of Canada, you will see a 200-word article under the heading “Join the National Association of Federal Retirees”. It took a long time and…

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Federal Retirees sponsors 2019 APEX Career Contribution Award July 31, 2019

From left, Federal Retirees president Jean-Guy Soulière, APEX chair Michael Whittaker, Communications Security Establishment (CSE) chief Shelly Bruce, APEX Career Contribution Award recipient Bruce Hirst and Ian Shugart, clerk of the Privy Council and head of the public service of…

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Federal Retirees reflects on Canada’s outstanding public service June 13, 2019

Canada’s national flag flying at half-mast during National Public Service Week at the Claude Edwards Building in Ottawa honouring the contributions of Canadian public servants who have passed away.   From coast to coast to coast, in big cities and…

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