Author: FedsForFreedom

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ATTENTION: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT LAUNCH FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS 

SEPTEMBER 10th, 2023 

FEDSFORFREEDOM 

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE 

In October of 2021 employees of the federal public service were subjected to coercive vaccine mandates that infringed upon our right to medical privacy, bodily autonomy and informed consent. 

Abandoned by our unions and threatened by our employer, FedsForFreedom took action and created a Liberty Membership which is a network of support, education and information sharing to support public servants who have experienced significant hardship and distress as a result of the actions of the federal government.  In our pursuit of justice, we have also retained legal counsel, Umar Sheikh. Together, FedsForFreedom and our legal counsel have made the decision to pursue a class action lawsuit against the Federal Government of Canada .   

To become a member of our Liberty Membership and join our class action, you must meet ALL of the criteria described below, at the time the policy was introduced in your department/agency/crown-corporation; 

  1. You are/were a Federal Public Servant employed with a crown corporation, core-department or agency
  2. You are/were governed by a collective agreement, represented by a Union and pay Union dues
  3. You are/were unvaccinated or unwilling to disclose your private medical information
  4. On or after the date the policy was enacted in your department/agency/crown-corporation, you suffered 1 or more of the following harms;
    • were terminated;
    • attested you were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, applied for and were denied an accommodation;
    • were placed on unpaid leave and have not yet returned to work;
    • were placed on unpaid leave and returned to work when the mandate was suspended, on or after June 20, 2022;
    • retired early, or
    • sought sick leave because of the mandates

FedsForFreedom maintains that medical privacy, bodily autonomy and informed consent are inviolable fundamental rights. As a result of the government’s policy, public servants have suffered irreparable harms and seek to remedy these harms through a class action lawsuit.

If you, or someone you know, has been negatively impacted by the vaccine mandates, and meets the aforementioned criteria, please visit our website https://www.fedsforfreedom.ca/liberty-membership/ and sign-up as a Liberty Member to submit your evidence survey and qualify to participate in our Class Action Lawsuit, once our Class becomes certified by the courts.

As a Liberty Member with FedsForFreedom you will benefit from:  

  • monthly membership meetings 
  • general & legal email updates   
  • general website resources 
  • Access to the Liberty Hardship Fund 
  • legal campaign announcement boards  
  • qualify to participate in our Class Action Lawsuit once our class becomes certified by the courts

Original Liberty Members who meet the class action criteria will be given the option to opt in to the class action lawsuit. Do not delay to sign-up as membership will only be open until 11:59pm EST November 10, 2023. You can also check us out on Facebook & Instagram @fedsforfreedom, or Twitter @Feds4FreedomCA. 

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Membership Portal

The Liberty Hardship Fund

The Liberty Hardship Fund provides financial support to FedsForFreedom Liberty Members experiencing financial hardship due to a qualifying life event (see below).

10% of all funds raised through all channels, such as crowd funding fundraising and membership fees will support the Hardship Fund.

Who is Eligible?

The Fund applies to any Liberty Member, or an immediate family member of an eligible member who is applying on behalf of a member who has been rendered incapable of submitting their own application. The applicant must not have any disciplinary actions that resulted from violating FedsForFreedom’s Terms and Condition’s Agreement within the past twelve (12) months

Exclusions

  • Catastrophic community events such as mass destruction due to acts of god (weather, earthquake, and other natural unavoidable events) or other similar occurrences are not qualifying events for which financial assistance from the Fund will be made. 
  • Common life occurrences such as routine car and home maintenance, monthly bills, animal care, and living beyond one’s means are not qualifying events for which financial assistance from the Fund can be provided. The Fund is not designed to replace all losses or to reimburse the cost of nonessential, luxury or decorative items or services.
  • Financial hardships caused by garnishments, payday/title loans, and student loans do not qualify for assistance.

The Review/Approval Process

  • The Executive Director will present applications to the Fund Review Committee, omitting any identifying information to preserve anonymity.  The Fund Review Committee has a target application review time of 72 hours and a decision will be made on the application within 7 business days, barring any unforeseen circumstances. 
  • The Executive Director communicates the committee’s decision to the applicant. If approved, the Executive Director submits paperwork to the authorized personnel to issue payment, and follows up to ensure payment has been processed and received.
  • Approval is subject to the extent of need, satisfactory completion of the application and availability of funds. All decisions of the Fund Review Committee are final. There will be no appeals process.

How Do I Contribute?

Any person or entity is eligible to donate to the Hardship Fund by visiting our fundraising centre.

  • Donations cannot be earmarked for a specific individual.
  • Donors should discuss any questions related to deductibility with a personal tax advisor.

Contributing to the fund is easy, donors can choose to make a one-time gift or an ongoing contribution.

Ways to Contribute

  • One Time
  • Scheduled Payments

Fund Review Committee

The Fund Review Committee shall consist of three volunteer representatives who are in good-standing from each of the following groups:

  • PSAC Union (1)
  • PIPSC Union (1)
  • Non-Unionized (1)

Committee members will serve three-year staggered terms, unless otherwise specified. Until volunteers are appointed to their positions the executive committee will support reviewing the applications.

Committee appointments will become effective January 1 and expire on December 31. 

FAQ’s

Yes, you may apply for hardship funds more than one time over the course of your membership. However, members may not receive more than one award $300 max per fiscal year, nor can they receive more than a total of $1500 for the duration of their membership.

A qualifying event is defined as extreme misfortune experienced by the member or the  member’s immediate family member. For reasons beyond their control that prevents the member from meeting basic living expenses. Examples of such events include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) death of a close family relation;

(2) unusual recently uninsured medical expenses caused by severe illness or accident;

(3) unusual uninsured expenses for the care of a family member;

(4) a diagnosed medical condition of the member or a close family relation that prohibits the member from working; or

(5) losses to primary residence (rental properties where the lessor is the applicant are excluded) caused by fire, crime, flood or other disaster.

Refer to the Liberty Hardship Fund Policy for further information.

After an award is approved, documentation will be provided to Payroll for payment processing. You can reasonably expect to receive funds within a two-week period.

The Fund has been established through donations and contributions from the FedsForFreedom community. Hardship funds do not have to be paid back.

The maximum award amount is up to $300 per catastrophic event/year, subject to availability of funding. With a maximum entitlement of $1500 during their lifetime as a member.

Refer to the Liberty Hardship Fund Policy for further information.

Apply to the Hardship Fund

IMPORTANT: If the event(s) involved someone other than yourself, please include that in your answer, including how the individual(s) is related to you.
Max $300/year. Please provide a dollar amount.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

All information collected on this form will remain confidential to FedsForFreedom and claims paid may be taxable. Please see the Hardship Policy for more details about tax requirments.

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ATTENTION: FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS

Friday, February 24, 2023

FEDSFORFREEDOM

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

In October of 2021 employees of the federal public service were subjected to coercive vaccine mandates that infringed upon our right to medical privacy, bodily autonomy and informed consent.

Abandoned by our unions and threatened by our employer, FedsForFreedom has taken action in the pursuit of justice by retaining lawyer Umar Sheikh. This legal action is open to all Federal Public Servants including both unionized and non-unionized members of crown corporations, core-departments and agencies. Our campaign will support federal public servants whose rights have been violated as a result of the policy, including, but not limited to, employees who:

  • were terminated 
  • attested and received an accommodation 
  • attested and were denied an accommodation 
  • were placed on unpaid leave and have not yet returned to work 
  • were placed on unpaid leave but have since returned to work 
  • retired early 
  • sought sick leave as a result of the mandates  
  • were coerced into taking a vaccine(s) to keep their job 

FedsForFreedom maintains that medical privacy, bodily autonomy and informed consent are inviolable fundamental rights. As a result of the government’s policy, public servants have suffered irreparable harms and seek to remedy these harms through legal recourse.  

If you, or someone you know, was employed by the Federal Government at the time the policy was introduced and felt harmed by the resulting mandates, please visit our website https://www.fedsforfreedom.ca/liberty-membership/ to learn more about joining our legal action. 

We will be accepting members who wish to join our legal action(s) until March 31, 2023.

You can also check us out on Facebook & Instagram @fedsforfreedom, or Twitter @Feds4FreedomCA.

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General Information

About Us

Our Mission Statement

FedsForFreedom advocates for an employee’s right to informed consent, bodily autonomy, and medical privacy within the Canadian Federal Public Service.

In August 2021, our founder, Stacey Payne watched as our Prime Minister announced that if he won the early election he would launch a mandatory vaccination policy for all Federal Public Servants. Troubled by this, she visited the Department of National Defence’s website to investigate her employer’s position on this announcement. The site stated “…DND management cannot require a public servant to get a vaccine, nor is mandatory vaccination supported under Canadian law”.  This was the first of many inconsistencies she would see throughout the implementation of the federal Covid-19 policy. She reached out to co-workers looking for support and quickly realized many Federal Public Servants had questions and concerns that were going unanswered.  

On August 15 2021, FedsForFreedom was born out of necessity. Stacey, who is a graphic designer by trade, decided she would launch a website & Facebook group to see if there were any other Canadian Federal Public Servants who shared her concerns. As it turns out, there were thousands of us and within a few short months our online community grew to 5000 members. We supported each other offering support, allyship, compassion and resources for many it was a godsend.  

Federal Public Servants can be found in every Province and Territory across our beautiful and vast country. There are 25 unions with 88 different collective bargaining agreements throughout 100 various core departments & crown corporations. As a result of these variations, it is very difficult to share information and provide support to members in regards to bodily autonomy, informed consent, labour and privacy rights.  

Within the first couple of months the heartbreaking stories that were coming forward were all the motivation Stacey needed to keep pushing forward. A few of these stories are as follows; 

  • Pregnant women, denied an accommodation and forcibly placed on leave without pay when they would not divulge their medical information; 
  • People with serious underlying health conditions and medical exemption letters from their doctors denied an accommodation; 
  • Married public servants both putting forth the same religious accommodation request, one approved and one denied; and 
  • Many members denied unemployment insurance despite their employer’s assurance that their LWOP was not a disciplinary action. 

On October 6, 2021, true to the Prime Minister’s campaign promises, the Treasury Board Secretariat issued a Mandatory Vaccination Policy applicable to employees of the Core Public Administration, including RCMP members. Federal agencies falling outside the Core Public Administration also issued the same policy with varying timelines. 

In summary, the Policy required employees to: 

  • Provide their private medical information by attesting to whether or not they had been or would be “fully vaccinated”;
  • Agree to a Privacy Policy, wherein their private medical information would be shared with two additional databanks (one of which was in development at the time). At their employer’s discretion undergo regular testing and any other measures deemed necessary were required;
  • Receive both doses of an Emergency Use Authorized vaccine that requires 2 doses to complete the vaccination series; or,
  • Receive 1 dose of a Health Canada Emergency Use Authorized vaccine that only requires 1 dose to complete the vaccination series.

Unionized employees surrender to the union the right to negotiate and contend on all work-related matters with the employer; this legal obligation is referred to as the union’s duty of fair representation of the members’ interests. Unions representing Federal Government employees abandoned their dues-paying members by having publicly communicated their full support of the Policy. The unions stated they would not bring any grievances against the Policy itself, and only represent employees whose exemptions and accommodation requests had been denied.  

The union’s role is to ensure that the employer is acting in accordance with the law vis-à-vis its employees. If there is a debate on whether the employer is acting legally, the unions should be representing employees who are grieving the employer’s actions. 

In an attempt to engage our unions in a meaningful way, members of FedsForFreedom reached out to their local, regional and national union executives. Our pleas either went unanswered, or we received canned responses that failed to address our questions and concerns and did not facilitate reciprocal communication. In a final attempt to engage with our unions, FedsForFreedom organized peaceful sit-ins at the union headquarters in Ottawa. One of our largest unions made slanderous, frivolous and vexatious assertions about our group, calling their very own members “racist, sexist, Anti-Semitic and homophobic”.  These allegations are patently false. 

Procedure dictates that unionized employees cannot commence legal action against the employer, they must first exhaust their internal administrative processes (meaning filing grievances). Our unions have been entirely unsupportive. Employees did have the option to submit their own grievances without the support of the union; however, individual grievances are subject to a three level process prior to adjudication. At all three levels, a representative of the employer (supervisor, director, Deputy Minister) is the decision maker. Thus, the employer is “opposing party” and “decision-maker” in all three levels of the grievance process resulting in bias and a blatant conflict of interest. 

Employees who did not agree to the terms of the Policy were placed on Leave Without Pay (LWOP); for many, this punitive action commenced on November 15, 2021. All Collective Agreements are absent of any provision that affords management the authority to discipline employees by placing them on administrative leave without pay. In fact, according to our Collective Agreements Leave Without Pay must be employee initiated.  It is our position that these LWOP’s are legally indistinguishable from constructive dismissal and have wreaked havoc on the mental, emotional and financial well-being of Public Servants.  Furthermore, the Government of Canada has taken additional punitive steps to ensure affected employees were ineligible for Employment Insurance. This resulted in total income loss for many households.  

  • Hosted nightly peer support meetings;  
  • Held monthly meetings & workshops for our community; 
  • Created and maintained our website and multiple social media channels; 
  • Developed dozens of templates, how to’s and guides supporting members personal and professional actions; 
  • Authored an Open letter to the Prime Minister and collected 1600 signatures; 
  • Composed an Open letter to Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and collected 1200 signatures;
  • Staged a peaceful sit-in at PSAC Union HQ in Ottawa; 
  • Launched successful fundraising campaigns that raised over $50,000 to cover our carrying costs and to retain legal counsel to represent us at the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Employment Board; 
  • Filed Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Employment Board complaints against PIPSC and PSAC on their failure of their Duty of Fair Representation (PIPSC Complaint is still on-going, PSAC’s complaint has been denied); 
  • Tabled a petition in the House of Commons, which received over 17,000 signatures to drop the Federal Vaccine Mandate; 
  • Served a cease and desist to the Core Federal Departments, putting them on notice of a pending statement of claim; 
  • Registered as a Not for Profit; 
  • Established an Executive Committee who are actively establishing a governance structure and a process for electing our first Board of Directors;
  • Created a Hardship Funds so we can assist our members in dire financial situations; and
  • Retained a lawyer and commenced the following legal actions:
    • Wrongful Dismissal Case
    • Class Action Lawsuit
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Calling All Canadian Citizens: Take action to end the mandates – Appel à tous les citoyens canadiens : Prenez des mesures pour mettre fin aux mandats

Step 1: Find your local MP & their E-mail – You can sort the page further by political party & province to assist you. Once you find your MP, click their image & click the “contact” tab for their e-mail address.
Étape 1: Trouvez votre député local et son courriel – Vous pouvez trier la page plus loin par parti politique et province pour vous aider. Une fois que vous avez trouvé votre député, cliquez sur son image et cliquez sur l’onglet « contact » pour son adresse courriel.
Click here to find your local Member of Parliament – Cliquez ici pour trouver votre député local
Step 2: Choose your template below, customize it and ensure to include your mailing address as the MP will be more likely to respond to a constitute
Étape 2: Choisissez votre modèle ci-dessous, personnalisez-le et assurez-vous d’inclure votre adresse postale, car le député sera plus susceptible de répondre à une constitution
English Templates
Templates must be customized to your personal story.
Template 1: Coerced pressured to comply with attestation
Template 2: Religious accommodation denied
Template 3: Medical accommodation denied
Template 4: Refused to attest
Template 5: Attested and on Leave without Pay
Template 6: Children
Modèles français
Les modèles doivent être personnalisés en fonction de votre histoire personnelle.
Modèle 1 : Contraint de se conformer à l’attestation
Modèle 2 : Refus d’accommodements religieux
Modèle 3 : Refus d’accommodement médical
Modèle 4: Refus d’attester
Modèle 6 : Attesté et en congé sans solde
Modèle 6 : Enfants
Step 3: CC Pierre Poilievre pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca & Candice Bergen candice.bergen@parl.gc.ca to ensure we get as much traction as possible. You may also choose to include more MP’s if you would like for visibility.
Étape 3: CC Pierre Poilievre pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca et Candice Bergen candice.bergen@parl.gc.ca pour s’assurer que nous obtenons autant de traction que possible. Vous pouvez également choisir d’inclure plus de députés locaux si vous souhaitez de la visibilité.

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CEASE & DESIST SERVED TO CORE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

FEDS FOR FREEDOM

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

This notice is to inform the press and the public at large, that today the President, Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Treasury Board (the official employer of federal public servants) have been served with a Cease and Desist letter regarding the federal vaccination mandate for public servants.

Today, January 26th 2022, the lawyers for Feds For Freedom, a not-for-profit advocacy organization for public servants, served The Honorable Mona Fortier, Peter Wallace, Christine Donughue along with all Departmental Ministers of the Core Public Service Administration under the Treasury Board Secretariat. These documents put the individuals served on notice that the federal vaccine mandates are unjustifiable, unconstitutional and criminal in nature. Feds For Freedom maintains that bodily autonomy and informed consent, free of coercion, intimidation or bullying are fundamental rights that are inviolable. The consequences laid out by legal counsel include, but are not limited to:

  • Numerous charter rights challenges;
  • Legal action against the Government of Canada; and
  • Applications seeking injunctive relief and punitive damages.

As federal public servants, we have had our livelihoods stripped from us; we have endured unprecedented amounts stress and hardships. We have been harassed, ridiculed, mocked and had hatred and violence incited against us. This type of abusive behavior cannot and will not be tolerated; we expect and request an expeditious response.

Calls to Action

Victim Impact Statement Instructions – Directives concernant la déclaration de la victime

Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Federal Public Service – Politique sur la vaccination contre la COVID-19 au sein de la fonction publique fédérale

This victim impact statement is to be written to convey the detailed accounts of how individuals are being victimized as a direct result of the Federal Public Service COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. The statement will be used to show how the policy, its implementation, and associated rhetoric/harassment has had on the mental and physical health of the victims (employees) of this policy and their families.

Statements will be compiled and sent to Mental Health Ombudsman’s, EOAP/EAP, and Occupational Health and Safety.

When writing your letter:

  • Clearly explain the emotional impacts the COVID-19 vaccination policy has had on you and your mental health. If you are suffering from depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome or anxiety as a direct result of the policy, include details about your experience. Be sure to include any nightmares or insomnia you might have developed as a result. Do not forget to discuss the effect of the policy on your personal relationships.
  • Write in detail, the way in which the policy was implemented for you and how you felt as it happened. Please include details of any harassment, if it occurred.
  • Include a detailed account of how being put on LWOP and the denial of EI are impacting you and detail the financial impacts\losses you have suffered as a result of being put on LWOP.

OR

  • Include in detail the factors that contributed to your decision to comply with the policy and get the COVID-19 vaccination (if it was something you were not wanting to do).
  • Write about if you reached out to EAP/EOAP/other employer provided counselor and whether they were supportive or helpful regarding your emotional state related to the policy (Please use details, including:

                o Who you spoke to;
                o When you spoke to them (date and time If you know it);
                o Why you called and what was said.

In closing, write your detailed opinion outlining what you believe to be an appropriate resolution to this policy, and a brief summary of the effects it has had on your mental health to date.

Make sure to provide your;

  • Date
  • Sign the letter, either with your name or anonymously, using “Irreparably harmed Federal Government Employee” in place of your name

We would like to ask for volunteers from this group, so that we can make a video compilation of members’ experiences to be used for public education. Whether your statement will be read by a member of our admin team or by yourself is completely your choice if you are willing to participate.

Cette déclaration de la victime doit être rédigée pour rendre compte en détails de la façon dont les personnes sont directement victimes de la politique de vaccination contre la COVID-19 à l’échelle de la fonction publique fédérale.

La déclaration sera utilisée pour démontrer comment la politique, sa mise en œuvre et les discours ou le harcèlement qui en découlent ont eu des incidences sur la santé mentale et physique des victimes (employés) de cette politique et de leurs familles.

Les déclarations seront compilées et envoyées à l’ombudsman de la santé mentale, aux responsables du PAEO/PAE et au personnel chargé de la santé et sécurité au travail.

Lors de la rédaction de votre lettre :

  • Expliquez clairement les répercussions émotionnelles que la politique de vaccination contre la COVID-19 a eu sur votre santé mentale et sur vous-même. Si vous souffrez de dépression, de trouble de stress post‑traumatique ou d’anxiété découlant directement de la politique, incluez des détails sur votre expérience. Assurez-vous d’inclure tout cauchemar ou insomnie que vous pourriez avoir développé en conséquence. N’oubliez pas de discuter des effets de la politique sur vos relations personnelles.
  • Expliquez en détail la manière dont la politique a été mise en œuvre pour vous et comment vous vous êtes senti(e) tout au long du processus. Veuillez inclure des détails sur toute situation de harcèlement, le cas échéant.
  • Fournissez un compte rendu détaillé de la façon dont l’imposition d’un CNP et le refus de tout assurance-emploi vous affectent et décrivez les incidences ou pertes financières que vous avez subis en raison de votre CNP.

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  • Décrivez en détails les facteurs qui ont contribué à votre décision de vous conformer à la politique et de vous faire vacciner contre la COVID-19 (si c’était quelque chose que vous ne vouliez pas faire).
  • Indiquez si vous avez communiqué avec un(e) représentant(e) du PAE ou PAEO ou avec tout autre conseiller fourni par l’employeur et si celui-ci ou celle-ci vous a soutenu ou aidé en ce qui concerne votre état émotionnel lié à la politique. Veuillez fournir une explication détaillée comprenant ce qui suit :
    • à qui vous avez parlé;
    • quand vous avez parlé à cette personne (date et heure si possible) ;
    • pourquoi vous avez appelé et ce qui a été dit.

Enfin, fournissez votre opinion détaillée en décrivant ce qui, selon vous, constituerait une solution appropriée à cette politique, puis rédigez un bref résumé des effets de cette dernière sur votre santé mentale à ce jour.

N’oubliez pas les éléments ci-après :

  • Date
  • Signez la lettre, soit avec votre nom, soit de manière anonyme, en utilisant « Employé(e) du gouvernement fédéral irréparablement blessé(e) » à la place de votre nom

Nous aimerions demander à quelques membres de ce groupe de se porter volontaires afin de contribuer à une compilation vidéo d’expériences de membres aux fins d’éducation du public. Si vous choisissez de participer, veuillez noter que votre déclaration peut être lue soit par notre équipe administrative, soit par vous-même.

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Additional Resources – Ressources additionnelles

Victims’ roles and rights in the criminal justice system: Government of Canada – Rôle et droits des victimes dans le système de justice pénale
Victim impact statements: Government of Canada – Déclarations de la victime
Sourced From: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/victims-victimes/sentencing-peine/vis-dv.html
Provenant de: https://www.justice.gc.ca/fra/jp-cj/victimes-victims/peine-sentencing/dv-vis.html

Calls to Action

Individual Grievance

DISCLAIMER: This is not legal advice or legal representation. This is a template or an example. The reader may edit or appropriate any or all of the arguments presented in this document to make them their own, applicable to their own situation, if they so choose, at their own discretion (the “user”). The outcome of using the arguments presented in this document is in no way guaranteed. The user assumes full responsibility for the use made of this document.

NOTE: IF YOU ARE IN ROCCO’S & BERGMAN’S LAWSUIT YOU CAN’T FILE A GRIEVANCE AND STAY ON THE LAWSUIT

How To File An Individual Grievance With or Without The Union

1. Filing an individual grievance based on your situation you must read your collective agreement to find the timelines for your individual grievances. If it states 25 business days the deadline to file this specific individual grievance based on the unilateral changes to the terms and conditions of your employment is Friday November 12th, if your policy was announced October 6th.

2. Fill out INDIVIDUAL GRIEVANCE PRESENTATION (PSLRA s. 208)

Section 2: Must be filed out by union rep if they support you, if the union rep is not willing to support leave blank for individual grievance.

Section 3: Must be filed out by you or legal rep for individual grievance.

LINK FOR INDIVIDUAL GRIEVANCE BASED ON UNILATERAL CHANGES TO TERMS & CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT TEMPLATE – Paragraph 21 & 22 must me modified to your personal situation.

3. Fill out GRIEVANCE TRANSMITTAL FORM 

Section 2: Must be filled out by you for individual grievance.

Section 3: Must be filed out by union rep if they support you, if the union rep is not willing to support leave blank for individual grievance.

4. Submit to your union rep and request that they support you with filing the grievance, if they do not reply do not wait, the deadline is still Nov 12th if your collective agreement states 25 days. 

5. Submit to your level 1 supervisor if your not supported by your union.

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RESPONSE TO: Riccardo Filippone, Executive Director of PSAC

Thursday, October 28th, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEDS FOR FREEDOM

RESPONSE TO: Riccardo Filippone, Executive Director of PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada):

On October 22, 2021 at 1:56 PM EDT, Riccardo wrote an internal email1 to warn PSAC staff ​​​​​​of a peaceful protest that had been organized at PSAC National Headquarters in Ottawa for Monday, October 25th, 2021 by its own members; an email that included several defamatory and false claims. 

This protest was organized as a result of PSAC’s lack of response to a group letter2 sent to the union’s president, Chris Aylward, on October 18th, 2021. In this letter, representatives of Feds For Freedom requested a meeting with the union to discuss what actions, if any, were being planned to help members with respect to the Treasury Board policy on vaccination, that was hastily enacted3 by the government on October 6, 2021. 

Through the inaction taken since the mandates were announced, PSAC has sided with the employer and not with its own members who have expressed concerns with respect to a multitude of issues, including privacy and medical autonomy.

In his emailed warning to PSAC’s staff, Riccardo defamed Feds For Freedom, stating that the “…’information’ being circulated by this group is patently false.” He further stated that “…the group includes individuals who also espouse racist, sexist, anti-semitic and homophobic messages”. These accusations were not supported with proof. They are baseless, uninformed, and show that PSAC is fighting against its own members and spouting off rhetoric, instead of responding to the issues brought in a group letter2 sent and signed by more than 1000 of their own members. 

Feds For Freedom is as diverse and multicultural as the public service itself, and does not support, condone, or have ever supported any type of such comments on any of its platforms. This sort of dishonesty and slander is dissappointing to see from our own union representatives. We are appalled at this blatant attempt to discredit thousands of due-paying members of the PSAC union – who hold valid and legitimate concerns about their privacy and rights arising from these policies – as some sort of alt-right, white nationalist movement. 

There is absolutely no evidence of any of these claims and they are clearly defamatory. Feds For Freedom is a support group created by members, for members, of the federal public service that are having their livelihoods threatened by the government’s vaccination policy. Feds For Freedom offers peer support and information to these members, as in many cases they have not received such support or meaningful guidance from their own union.

Members of Feds For Freedom, representing thousands of public servants nation-wide, sat peacefully outside of PSAC’s National Headquarters at 233 Gilmour Street for 3 days, from October 25th – October 27th. During this time, PSAC did not allow card carrying members to step foot inside the union hall. Deliveries were re-routed, and when a member did manage to enter the premises, they were told “You are not allowed to be inside the building.” This was communicated to us even though there was staff inside that could have answered the concerns of their members or have delivered a message about our meeting request. Email and telephone follow-ups were met with no response. On the third day the union went so far as to block the tinted front doors, so we were not even allowed to see inside of our own union hall. 

As of the time of this communication, Feds For Freedom has yet to receive a response from the union. We demand Riccardo Filippone retract his slanderous allegations and publicly issue an apology, as we continue to implore PSAC to reconsider its position and to grant the representatives of Feds For Freedom the meeting we have requested.

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1. Email from Riccardo Filippone, Executive Director of PSAC to building occupants of 233 Gilmour Street.

2. Letter sent from Feds For Freedom, on October 18th 2021 to PSAC President Chris Aylward with over 1000 signatures of support.

3. Statment from union about the policies implementation.

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FEDS FOR FREEDOM ANNOUNCES SIT-IN ACTION V. PSAC AT UNION HEADQUARTERS

Feds For Freedom, an advocacy group representing thousands of federally regulated employees, has sent a collective letter signed by over 1200 to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (“PSAC”) union national leadership, requesting an urgent discussion regarding the violation of both workplace and human rights created by the Government of Canada imposed vaccine mandate.

Unfortunately, PSAC has resolutely ignored said letter and has dismissed the request of its members to uphold their rights, leading down a path towards the dereliction of their duties of fair representation.

Feds For Freedom is announcing that we will NOT be ignored nor dismissed. We are steadfast in our certainty that ours is the legally, ethically and morally sound position. We are steadfast in our certainty that the employer has no legal or moral right to threaten or enforce these mandates. We are also steadfast in our certainty that we deserve a public advocate. If PSAC will not step up, we will stand for ourselves.

We are alerting PSAC now that we will give them one more opportunity to begin a dialogue, and this opportunity will be one they will find much more difficult to ignore than our letter. After this point, we will consider them to be in dereliction of their duties, and will consider ourselves to be free of any obligation to follow the union process in dealing with the employer.

Beginning October 25th, Feds For Freedom members will be representing their fellow brothers and sisters with peaceful sit-in action at the PSAC Union Headquarters, located at 233 Gilmour Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

We hope that PSAC gives serious consideration to scheduling a meeting with us, and that PSAC’s leadership will consider the ramifications that a mass “opt-out” campaign might have. We await their response.

In solidarity,

Feds For Freedom

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We are volunteers. We are not lawyers or medical doctors and are not providing any official legal or medical advice. In no way should any information coming from Feds for Freedom or any individuals be construed as legal or medical advice. We are sharing our guidance and documents with you because we want to offer support and help people understand their legal rights. We are stronger in numbers and are all defending the same rights and freedoms. 

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