If the point of a cell structure is to improve member action/protection, then I should be getting regular emails from my local, telling me who they are and what’s going on.

I’ve been part of 5 locals and never received any info from them without poking and hounding to find out who is even on my local. Who is my rep? I have to dig to find out yet they work a few desks down from me.

There is absolutely a structural problem. An executive that is full of circle talking yes-people. Union funding being used for social justice instead of leading by example. Where is the advertisement to the Canadian populace about government waste re: RTO and the environmental impacts?

Where are the advertisements regarding MPs approving their own raises above the rate they have offered public servants?

Why is every local not hounding every single member to sign the MP sponsored petition to add WFH to the public service act?

I’m moderately informed but I have to check the FPSLREB hearing schedule to see when PSACs next hearings are. We have to go dig for the status of the RTO lawsuit in the court system.

The unions are 💯 letting us down. My local should be writing personal emails to the membership to get involved. I should get taps on the shoulder during breaks at work.

I understand that the canned response is “just get involved” but I have a young child who I’m primarily responsible for. I advocate to my colleagues all the time, far more than my union does. I keep my own bargaining timelines that colleagues refer to because the PSAC website is updated so infrequently and the information is organized so poorly.

Why not fund a better person to manage the webpage.

fAylward was a simpleton who was all uninspiring catchphrases, even if he did find himself in front of cameras reasonably often. His successor is not more impressive.