Scientists rally against coming job cuts as notices hit desks across the public service

Unions representing federal public servants have been making information public about how many employees may be affected by job losses, though departments are largely not confirming how many jobs will be cut.
Bryan Van Wilgenburg, a union steward and a public servant at Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the work of public servants 'pays for itself many times over,' as job cuts loom.

Scientists in the federal public service gathered on Parliament Hill wearing white lab coats on Friday afternoon, decrying austerity measures after a bruising week of job loss notifications across the bureaucracy.

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