in Ottawa PSAC was formed when the Civil Service Association of Canada, led by Calbert Best, and Civil Service Federation of Canada, led by Claude Edwards, agreed to merge.
Bargaining PSAC signed its first collective agreements with Treasury Board in 1968.
Strikes PSAC's first strike came in November 1971 against Defence Construction Ltd. In 1980, the PSAC's large CR bargaining unit, made up largely of women clerical workers, went out. PSAC's 1991 general strike brought job security improvements. They held another
strike in 2023.
Women in the union Most founding convention delegates were men. In 1967, PSAC began organizing secretaries, stenographers and typists.
Equality rights From 1981 onward, PSAC's Equal Opportunities Committee included all equity-seeking groups. In 1988, PSAC adopted a comprehensive human rights policy. Action committees for members with disabilities and racially visible members started in 1990. By 1999, the union started holding conferences for racially visible members, Aboriginal Peoples and workers with disabilities. In 2004, the first network of Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis members was formed to advance their rights within and beyond the union. == Executive ==