On Friday, August 26, members of PSAC Local 70397 voted to ratify the tentative agreement that the Public Service Alliance of Canada negotiated earlier this month with the National Gallery of Canada.

August 22, 2011

Ratification vote at the National Gallery of Canada

On Friday August 26, members of PSAC Local 70397 will be voting on the tentative agreement negotiated by their PSAC bargaining team with the National Gallery of Canada.

August 5, 2011

Tentative agreement at the National Gallery of Canada

After more than a year of bargaining and three days of conciliation, the PSAC bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with the management of the National Gallery of Canada.

August 3, 2011

Flash picket at the National Gallery of Canada

More than 75 PSAC members at the National Gallery of Canada and supporters held a flash picket line at noon on August 3rd in order to inform the public about the difficulties to negotiate a collective agreement with the management of this cultural establishment.

June 15, 2011

PSAC members show support for their negotiating team at the National Gallery of Canada

More than one hundred PSAC members at the NGC held an information picket line during their lunch hour to show their support for their negotiating team.

December 10, 2009

Bookstore, or Bonuses?

Why would the National Gallery seek to privatize their popular Bookstore, given it generates 26% of Gallery revenue? »

December 3, 2009

PSAC members at the NGC elect their bargaining team

Team members are David Bosschaart, Philippe Carpentier and Christine Fagan. The alternate team members are Jim Prowse, 1st alternate and Ceridwen Maycock 2nd alternate. »

November 19, 2009

National Gallery of Canada

Employees of the National Gallery of Canada will be holding a strategy meeting to respond to the announcement of the privatization of the Gallery boutique and the layoff of nine employees. »

November 5, 2009

National Gallery of Canada leaves the public in the dark

The employees of the National Gallery of Canada were distributing flashlights and leaflets to visitors at the entrance of the Gallery during a special open-door event for educators from Quebec and Ontario. »

October 2, 2009

Solidarity among workers in Canadian art institutions

Despite 11 lay-offs at the National Gallery of Canada and more lay-offs expected in the near future, PSAC members at the Gallery expressed their solidarity for other workers. »

September 30, 2009

National Gallery of Canada and the collective bargaining process

Members of PSAC Local 70397 at the National Gallery of Canada held a general meeting on Wednesday September 30, in the Sketches room at the Gallery. »

September 29, 2009

National Gallery workers to show solidarity for workers on strike at the Museum of Civilization and War Museum

Despite 11 lay-offs at the National Gallery of Canada and more lay-offs expected in the near future, PSAC members at the Gallery express their solidarity for other workers. »

September 29, 2009

The Guides, an important asset to the National Gallery of Canada

PSAC obtained under the Access to Information Act an independent study that demonstrates how important the National Gallery's guides are to the success of the gallery. The study was commissioned by the National Gallery itself. How can the NGC's management justify laying off all of the gallery's guides?  »

September 3, 2009

PSAC to fight lay-offs at the NGC

The PSAC represents 12 workers who were laid off this week and is particularly concerned about the callous way they were treated by the gallery's management. »

May 8, 2008

Federal Program Reviews Mean Layoffs and Downgraded Services at the National Gallery of Canada

Jobs will be lost and corners will be cut at the National Gallery of Canada as a result of the federal government's revolving “strategic review” of program spending in targeted departments and agencies across the federal government. »

Date Modified : 2011/08/26