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Interview with Senator Rosemary Moodie, co-chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus

CAPE has been informed of an update to the COVID-19 guidance from the Employer which has been posted to their website. Please note that CAPE and other bargaining agents were not consulted on these changes. If you have any questions, please see your manager.

Call for Expression of Interest #1: Data Collection – Government Relations – Advocacy Training and Campaign – Member engagement and communication Theme: Impacts of Return-to-Office (RTO) on equity groups within the federal government

Call for Expression of Interest #2 - Information and Debate Session – Education Campaign Theme: Defence Fund/Collective Bargaining

Thank you to all those who applied to be considered as one of four members to join CAPE president, Greg Phillips, for next week’s lobby day being organized by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).

Any return to office policy must “consider the nature of each department’s work and the services they provide to Canadians.” Those are Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s own words, and we urge her to heed them. Not only at a time when the triple threat of influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus filling up emergency rooms across the country, but when – thanks to this policy and seven years of unacceptable Phoenix pay problems – employee morale is at an all-time low.

Interpreters’ auditory health and safety was front and centre in a recent meeting between the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) and the Honourable Michèle Audette, Senator.

Interpreters’ health and safety was once again the focus of a recent meeting between the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) and three Bloc Québécois members of Parliament.

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is organizing their annual Lobby Day on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. As a member of the CLC, CAPE has also been invited to participate in the event.