Monday, February 12, 2024
PSAC faces complaints of discrimination, harassment from Jewish members
The largest union in the Canadian federal public sector is facing 14 discrimination and harassment complaints from its members.
Fourteen Jewish members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are suing their own union for creating a "culture of discrimination and harassment" following the attacks in Israel by Hamas-led armed groups from Gaza.
"Immediately following Hamas' October 7, 2023 terrorist attack against Israel, PSAC began advocating unbalanced and biased views towards Israel and creating a culture of fear, discrimination and bias towards Jewish PSAC members," according to the complaints.
The complaints – filed before the Canadian Human Rights Commission – detail how, on Oct. 14, 2023, PSAC published "a bulletin briefly condemning the attacks, followed by a more comprehensive condemnation of Israel's alleged actions," according to the complaints.
"The manner in which PSAC presented its views was harmful and offensive towards Jewish members, particularly the complainants," according to the complaints detailed in this document.
'Solidarity with Palestine' webinar
Also, on Oct. 28, 2023, PSAC published its "Solidarity with Palestine" webinar. In it, PSAC "accused Israel of colonialism, and of committing apartheid and genocide, common antisemitic tropes used to delegitimate the Jewish presence in the middle east," according to the document.
"Jewish members of PSAC, specifically including the Complainants, were offended and shocked at the lack of impartiality," according to the document.
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