The UNDE was created in 1966 when
civil servants were given the right to
collective bargain. The representatives of
civil servants at the time the
Civil Service Federation and the
Civil Service Association of Canada decided to merge their membership in their departments. So the
National Defence Employees Association and the members belonging to the
Civil Service Association of Canada working in National Defence merged to form the UNDE. The
Civil Service Federation and
Civil Service Association of Canada then merged to form the
Public Service Alliance of Canada. == Executive ==