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MAY - 2008
May 21 Demonstrations (wmv)
Gander Region members show support for their negotiating teams (wmv)
PSAC St. John's Regional Staff
Celebrating 100 years of service
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ST. JOHN’S LOCAL GOES GREEN TO SUPPORT THEIR NEGOTIATING TEAM
Members of Union of Solicitor General Local 90001, St. John's, NL are doing their part to show support for their Negotiating Team. They are collecting recyclables, with the money proceeds going to a Strike Fund. By doing so, they are showing that they are prepared to take necessary action if strike becomes imminent. The recycling program is also an excellent contribution to help the Environment.
Front Row L to R : Sue Kavanagh, Jean Slaney
Middle Row L to R: Ruby Johnson, Bonny Lake
Back Row R: Steve LeGrow
May 5th - PARKS NATIONAL MOBILIZATION DAY
National Component Locals
Terra Nova National Park - Local 90005
Gros Morne National Park - Local 90265
show great support for their Negotiating Teams. The clear message to Parks Canada was - "We want a fair deal "NOW" and its time to "GET QUACKIN"
Terra Nova National Park Members - Local 90005
Gros Morne National Park Members - Local 90265
APRIL 2008
Gander PSAC Members Honour National Day of Mourning
PSAC REVP Atlantic Jeannie Baldwin and Gander's Mayor Claude Elliott
lowering the flag
Carl Waterman - Chair - Gander Area Council
laying a wreath on behalf PSAC members
PSAC membership well-represented
at Day of Mourning ceremonies on April 28
Left to right: Lorraine Power-Green, Kevin Bassett, Gerald Skanes, Marg Madden,
Gerard Neville, Helen Whitty.
In St.John’s, Representatives from 5 Locals, the Regional Women’s Committee, Area Council, and Regional office (on behalf of all the PSAC members) participated in the remembrance ceremony.
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Parks Canada Mobilization -April 22, 2008
National Component Local 90005 members Stephen Holloway and Neville Crisby meet with MP Scott Simms on April 22/08.
MP Scott Simms committed to writing Alan Latourelle Chief Executive Officer Parks Canada Agency and John Baird Minister of the Environment to express his concern aroung the lack of committnment by Parks Canada to bargain in good faith. He also committed to speaking with Mr. Baird personally while in Ottawa. He is fully supportive of the elimination of Zones.
PSAC National Mobilization Day-April 21, 2008
Members of CEIU/PSAC Local 90114 in Harbour Grace used their breaks and lunches to go out in front of the workplace with picket signs re "Support us in the fight to protect your Quality Public Services" and, as well, used picket signs from April 1st re "Fair Contracts" and "MP salary increases". The handout "Defending Quality Public Services" was distributed to all members, and most participated. The demonstration attracted the attention of the local newspaper.
Left to right: Janice Pike, Linda O'Leary, Pamela Neil, Janice Swain, Debbie Bowering, Jeannie Penney, Kimberly Singleton, Tony Cull and Derek Saunders.
UNDE Local 90102 show their support for National Day Of Mobilization with a plant gate at 9 Wing Gander. They were joined by PSAC Gander and Area Council Chair Carl Waterman.
National Component Local 90005 Terra Nova National Park holds a plant gate and mail drop in support of National Day Of Mobilization.
Left to right: Brothers Ray Matthews and Herb Ralph.
UNDE Local 90103 Goose Bay holds a plant gate in support of National Day of Mobilization.
Left to right: Brothers Marcel Tuttle and Robert Saunders.
CEIU Locals joined by USGE Members participate in
National Mobilizaation day - April 21, 2008
June - 2008
St. John's members rise bright and early on June 19, 2008 to host Plantgates
and a mock picket line. Plantgates were held at two major
locations in the city with great success.
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CEIU Local 90109 shows their displeasure with Treasury Board's offer |
Gander members hold a Mobilization demonstration
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Happy Valley-Goose Bay members march to
MP Todd Russell's office |
Labrador City members host June 19th demonstration |
Goose Bay members show support for the
Negotiating Teams with BBQ and Demonstration
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Gander Area Regional Mobilization Team meet.
At the end of the day the team developed a plan and
budget to ROCK the region and lead the country in Mobilization
Team Pictures (wmv)
What's New?
Union of Environment Workers, Locals 90001 and 90002 (Helen Flynn,
Joanne Walsh, Todd Inkpen and Jeff Ryder) joined our brothers from the
Newfoundland and Labrador Region Operating Engineers, Local 904 on the
picket line recently. A monetary presentation was made from both locals
to assist these members who have been on strike since September, 2007.
Parks Canada Agency plant-gate at Cabot Place II in St. John's
A brisk winter morning welcomed members at the on Monday, 28 Jan2008. Sister Jeannie Baldwin (REVP - Atlantic) was in attendance and greeted employees of the office tower with our leaflet explaining the membership's concerns around the abuse of student hiring programs. National Component Local #99242 Exectuive members Jeremy Roop and Dave Taylor encouraged the employees and visitors to the building to support the bargaining teams efforts, to show that support in the workplace and to stay tuned to the progress and state of negotiations."
EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
St. John's Regional Office hosts
Train the Trainer Workshop
Alliance Facilitators members from Newfoundland & Labrador Region attended the first "Train-the-Trainer" workshop in St. John's on April 3rd. Facilitators from the Atlantic Region will deliver a one hour workshop on mobilizing around collective bargaining for Treasury Board, Parks and Canadian Food Inspection Agency bargaining units.
Left to right: Lise Thibodeau, Regional Education Officer, Atl., Cecil Stoyles, Natasha Fudge, Angela Decker, Mary Anderson and Margaret Madden.
St. John's Regional Office hosts
TALKING UNION BASICS
A Talking Union Basics (TUB) Course was held at the PSAC Boardroom in St. John's, NL on January 12 & 13, 2008. Course instructor Mike Stokes and Course facilitator Corina Gladney agreed it was gratifying to see young members becoming involved in their Union.
From left to right: Mary Lou Devereaux, Sonia Chesney, Dorothy Chafe, Fred Barrett, Helen Whitty, Ruby Johnson, Margot Malone, Lisa Welsh, Lorraine Power-Green, Aiden Maloney, Michelle Norman, John Hart and Heather Hanlon.
OCTOBER - WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Celebrations with the Labrador RWC
Annette Michelin - Guest Speaker .................Labrador RWC Members
For more information
October 14th, 2007
Members at the Gander International Airport
mobilize in the event of a strike.
Members of this group are worried as the employer
wants to cut more jobs. Most feel it is about union busting, rather than saving money.
“This employer has money for everything and is having a record year for revenue since its takeover.” says Fraser Hiscock, Regional Representative – PSAC Gander Regional Office.
“We hope to avoid a strike but if that is what it's going to take; then we will be ready. “Enough is Enough."
Defending Quality Public Services
(DQPS)
Please see Robyn Benson's (REVP Praires) speech to the NL
Regional Women's Conference on DQPS. (speech)
September 10, 2007
St. John's annual Regatta and Salmon Festival, a Success! Read more...
JUNE 2007
Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Women’s Conference - Highlights
The Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Women’s Conference was held in June at the Ramada Inn, St. John’s. Over sixty sisters and coalition partners attended from all over Newfoundland and Labrador as well as facilitators from as far away as British Colombia.
The Conference began with registration on Friday evening and a Meet and Greet for the sisters. A Belly Dancing presentation was part of the entertainment. Sisters took time to relax and enjoy the fun. A silent auction and ticket sales on a large Newfounfland Print were sold throughout the weekend with all proceeds donated to Marguerite’s Place – a shelter for homeless women. $2000.00 was raised.
The Conference Theme was “Stand Up, Speak Out”. The Conference opened on Saturday, June 2 with a traditional Aboriginal prayer by Sister Gertie Mai Muise and Yvonne Gillingham. Greetings were shared from Sister Patty Ducharme - PSAC National Vice-President and Sister Robyn Benson – REVP – Praries. Sister Benson also spoke on Defending Quality Public Services.
The two key workshops of the Conference were: “Talking Politics” and “Speaking Out for Public Services.” Other café style workshops around women’s issues were: Sister Safety, Managing Work and Family, Achieving Balance, Regional Women’s Committees into the Future and Women’s Wellness.
Saturday night the sisters took the opportunity to let their hair down for a relaxing evening at the “Gathering of the Sisters” with one of the highlights being the Screech In for Sisters Ducharme, Benson, St. Clair and Grant. Also a performance by Maisie and Daisy left everyone in a carefree mood.
Sunday morning started with Soapbox Sessions on Collective Bargaining, Lliteracy, Youth Group Working Project and the Status of Women Program cuts.
Sister Jeannie Baldwin – REVP Atlantic gave her closing speech and a presentation to Marguerite’s Place. Sisters also voted on resolutions to be sent to the National Women’s Conference. One being to not fully fund the RW Conferences as the conference attendees felt that more sisters can attend when there is flexibility with the budgets. Special thanks to the Host Committee:
Maureen Hiscock and Marg Madden – Co-Chairs and Charlene Chubbs, Ruth Aylward, Doris Freak, Linda Olford, Linda Wilcox, Corina Gladney, Bernadette Fifield and Rita Perchard. Special thanks to Mellisa Hyde and Pamela Peckford from the St. John’s and Gander Regional Offices.
The Regional Women’s Conference was a complete success.
May 10, 2007
Our Fair Share rally at the Confederation Building, St. John's Newfoundland & Labrador
April 13, 2007
Social Justice live and well in Newfoundland & Labrador
PSAC Regional Representative - Fraser Hiscock presents Brother Dennis Sheppard - UNDE Local 90102 with $1000.00 for Street Kids Feeding Program - Malawi.
This picture depicts Sister Ivy Andrews presenting Andrina Mchiela , Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Gender - Child Welfare & Community Services and Secretary for Women and Child Development, the donation from the PSAC Social Justice Fund. The $1000.00 cdn donation has been converted to Malawi Kwatcha.
Sister Ivy Andrews was a member of Newfoundland and Labrador
Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE). Her husband was a member of the teamsters Union. They both took leaves of absence to carry out humanitarian aid work in Africa. They have both since resigned their permanent positions, sold everything they owned in NL and have decided to remain in Africa to carry out humanitarian work.
The Street Kids feeding program originally started out as a
feeding and registration program. This generous donation by the PSAC Social Justice Fund will enable the program to start a skills training program in such things as carpentry, tinsmith, mechanics, tailoring, crafts etc. The skills training program will enable the children to Become self sufficient. The extent of the training will of course depend on future funding.
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January 29, 2007
GANDER AREA COUNCIL
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Gander Area Council held their Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers on January 29, 2007.
Fraser Hiscock - Regional Representative swears in the New Executive - Gander Area Council
Left to Right: Fraser Hiscock - Regional Representative - PSACPatrick Dwyer - Political Action Coordinator
Lorraine Falardeau - Treasurer
Dan Byrne - President
Don Dwyer - Secretary
Missing from photo, Christine Pike - Vice-President.
September 10, 2007
St. John's annual Regatta and Salmon Festival, a Success! Read more...
May 10, 2007
Our Fair Share rally at the Confederation Building, St. John's Newfoundland & Labrador
April 13, 2007
Social Justice live and well in Newfoundland & Labrador
PSAC Regional Representative - Fraser Hiscock presents Brother Dennis Sheppard - UNDE Local 90102 with $1000.00 for Street Kids Feeding Program - Malawi.
This picture depicts Sister Ivy Andrews presenting Andrina Mchiela , Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Gender - Child Welfare & Community Services and Secretary for Women and Child Development, the donation from the PSAC Social Justice Fund. The $1000.00 cdn donation has been converted to Malawi Kwatcha.
Sister Ivy Andrews was a member of Newfoundland and Labrador
Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE). Her husband was a member of the teamsters Union. They both took leaves of absence to carry out humanitarian aid work in Africa. They have both since resigned their permanent positions, sold everything they owned in NL and have decided to remain in Africa to carry out humanitarian work.
The Street Kids feeding program originally started out as a
feeding and registration program. This generous donation by the PSAC Social Justice Fund will enable the program to start a skills training program in such things as carpentry, tinsmith, mechanics, tailoring, crafts etc. The skills training program will enable the children to Become self sufficient. The extent of the training will of course depend on future funding.
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April 2, 2007
Airport Reorg. Plan Calls for job cuts
ST. JOHN’S REGIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
AND THE SCHOOL LUNCH ASSOCIATION
The St. John’s Regional Women’s Committee made a contribution of $300.00 to the School Lunch Association in St. John’s. In a letter from Executive Director – Gerry Colbert – he thanks the RWC for its generous contribution and advises the program presently services approximately 1,600 students and will provide an average of 6,000 meals per week.
He states:
“I truly appreciate knowing that my child is being provided with a nutritious meal. Please know what you do and what you contribute is valuable to a child’s ability to learn and grow. It is truly appreciated.”
This program has been effect for 17 years and without the support of like minded groups and the community, it would not be able to continue.
Congratulations to the St. John’s Regional Women’s Committee or their commitment to community involvement.
January 29, 2007
GANDER AREA COUNCIL
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Gander Area Council held their Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers on January 29, 2007.
Fraser Hiscock - Regional Representative swears in the New Executive - Gander Area Council
Left to Right: Fraser Hiscock - Regional Representative - PSACPatrick Dwyer - Political Action Coordinator
Lorraine Falardeau - Treasurer
Dan Byrne - President
Don Dwyer - Secretary
Missing from photo, Christine Pike - Vice-President.
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