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Possible Strike Action by IRCC employees starting mid-April

lila777

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To give you an example - I wanted a raise last month, so I scheduled a performance review with my superior and brought facts to the table - the value that I added to the company since joining, and my achievements in a nutshell, to which he agreed, and without even asking, he gave me a 10% raise. I worked hard for that 10% raise, and I had to prove my worth with numbers and facts, and although my job can be hybrid, I worked from home for maybe 10 days total, mostly due to health issues.

My point is - all these public employees that want a wage increase should first go through a performance review, simply showing your face at the office or in a Zoom meeting from home is not enough to qualify for it. It should be based on merit, not inflation. If you're on top of your job, sure, take the 13.5% raise, no problem!

This whole thing actually made me consider applying for public sector jobs since they have more benefits, better hours, vacation, and job security than my current one.
You totally should. I worked in a "low-paid" (by government standards) temp admin job for the City of Toronto during COVID, and it was the highest-paid job I ever had in Canada. Even though I have 3 degrees and was totally overqualified for it.
 

irinaaas11

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Aug 1, 2019
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Reading the tweet replies here: So many of the workers are mad as well. One more day and the Union will lose a lot of their workers
Awe, what a s**t show.
"I don’t have days! I HAVE to go back to work! Do you have ANY idea of the position you’re putting your OWN members in by keeping us on the line past tomorrow evening!? I can’t sustain this!" - well, this says a lot about PSAC.
 

segunalad

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Apr 20, 2023
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Yeah, Really sad. Many workers didnt choose to be on strike as well. Many are even mad that the union rejected a fair offer on the table
If they don't reach an agreement after tomorrow, I feel some union members will start to cry fowl just like this reddit threads, someone earning $40K annually would have at least earned his weekly net income of $580 if he/she did not strike only to get just $375 for the week - Yes I know some will say short term pains for long term gains, but we need to face reality and the reality is that, a little shortage in anyone's income can throw a family in disarray - Offer has been made for 9% which is a fair deal in my opinion but PSAC President Aylward is saying they won't accept 9% - Interesting times ahead....
 

sumeet169

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Jul 27, 2018
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If they don't reach an agreement after tomorrow, I feel some union members will start to cry fowl just like this reddit threads, someone earning $40K annually would have at least earned his weekly net income of $580 if he/she did not strike only to get just $375 for the week - Yes I know some will say short term pains for long term gains, but we need to face reality and the reality is that, a little shortage in anyone's income can throw a family in disarray - Offer has been made for 9% which is a fair deal in my opinion but PSAC President Aylward is saying they won't accept 9% - Interesting times ahead....
Also that lot of people thought it would not go on for more than a day or two so they were happy to take part in the strike. But now they are feeling anxious about the fact that the leadership is not accepting the demands
 

piotrqc

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Canadian passport is Stronger than Britzsh
Not so much since Brexit: British citizens no longer have free access (Freedom of movement AND establishment anywhere in the Schengen area)...

Instead of boasting and making fun of people who suffer real consequences from these repeated and unjustified delays, due to the laziness and pettiness of some workers as I said in an old message (See below)


Canadian passport is Stronger than Britzsh
Of course, with a strong passport like yours, your ceremony could even be postponed for 10 years, it will not affect you... But not everyone has your luck: People with passports more '' exotics'' suffer from this situation, and are not able, for example, to join suffering or dying family members, to travel freely, or to take advantage of professional opportunities requiring travel (when an exotic passport requires a visa to go somewhere = it terribly reduces the possibility of doing it with the deadlines), or even of applying for certain job positions...

A little empathy, is it difficult to have?

Instead of doing that, I think it would be more intelligent and constructive to see the opportunities for the future for us as Canadians (or future Canadians), and also and above all the opportunities and prospects for our children, who will growing up here, where were born or will be born here... I am thinking of the wonderful Canzuk project, a free movement zone project, a bit like schengen, but which will bring together the English-speaking countries linked to the British crowns: UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ( An agreement already exists between the two Pacific countries ( see here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Tasman_Travel_Arrangement )

It is quite possible to support the Canzuk project, by supporting the international organization Canzuk for example, which promotes this project (several politicians from all the potential future member countries have already expressed their support for the project, in particular the Canada), or simply by writing an e-mail to his federal deputy...

It's a registered charity in Vancouver, so I don't do commercial advertising, and that's right in the context of the discussion, I think.

Here is the organization's FAQ page:

https://www.canzukinternational.com/frequently-asked-questions

and the wikipedia page :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANZUK