January 8, 2009

Get Real! IT’S THE ECONOMY make it work for us!

 

The Canadian Labour Congress has a plan to stimulate the economy and to create and protect jobs, pensions and public services.  Find out more at:

http://canadianlabour.ca/en/get-real-its-economy-make-it-work-us

December 21, 2008

UPCE Ratification Vote
Vote de ratification pour le SEPC

December 12, 2008

2009 Atlantic School

The next shool will be held May 21 – 24, 2009 at St. F.X. University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.  Stay tuned for more information coming early in the New Year.

December 12, 2008

Over 70 members attended the Advanced Representation Skills course in the Atlantic Region this fall.  Courses were held in St.John’s, Charlottetown, Halifax and Moncton.  The emphasis was on skill development and how to thoroughly investigate problems and represent members on grievances.

December 12, 2008

Petition to the Canadian Parliament concerning the right of First Nations to Post-Secondary Education (Details)

December 2, 2008

Make Parliament Work (Details)

Canadians for a Progressive Coalition (Petition)

December 2 , 2008

Treasury Board Ratification Meetings (Atlantic)

Date	Location	Times
December 18 New Date	Delta Sydney (Mariner A) Sydney, NS	5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 - 8:45 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 17 New Date	Holiday Inn Harbourview (Hawthorne/ Sullivan Rooms) Dartmouth, NS	5:15 - 7:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 - 8:45 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 8	Saint John Hilton (Kennebecasis Room) Saint John, NB	4:30 p.m. (1st Meeting ) 7:00 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 8	Holiday Inn 437 Prince Street Truro, NS	5:15 - 7:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 - 8:45 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 9	Delta Prince Edward Hotel (Ellfin Pekeha Room) Charlottetown, PE	4:30 p.m. (1st Meeting) 6:30 p.m. (2nd Meeting
December 9	CFB Community Recreation Centre (Training Centre) Windsor Park Entrance, Halifax, NS	5:15 - 7:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 - 8:45 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 10	Fredericton Inn (Royal Stewart Room) Fredericton, NB	4:30 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 11	Delta Beauséjour (Ballroom C) Moncton, NB	4:30 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 11	Wandlyn Inn Coldbrook, NS	5:15 - 7:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 - 8:45 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 14	Friendship Centre Goose Bay , NL	2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
December 15	Hotel Gander Gander, NL	5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
December 15	Rodd Grand Hotel Yarmouth, NS	5:15 - 7:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 - 8:45 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 16	Holiday Inn (Portugal Cove Road) St. John's, NL	5:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:30 p.m. (2nd Meeting
December 16	Wandlyn Inn Amherst, NS	5:15 - 7:00 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 - 8:45 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
December 17	Greenwood Mess Hall Greenwood, NS	12:00 Noon
December 19	Maritime Inn Port Hawkesbury, NS	Noon - 2:00 p.m.
January 7, 2009	Rodd's Miramichi River Miramichi, NB	12:00 noon (1st Meeting) 4:30 p.m. (2nd Meeting) 7:00 p.m. (3rd Meeting)
January 7, 2009	Bridgewater Curling Club 90 Dominion Street Bridgewater, NS	4:30 p.m.
January 8, 2009	Danny's Inn (Salon AB) Bathurst, NB	4:30 p.m. (1st Meeting) 7:00 p.m. (2nd Meeting)
January 13, 2009	Delta Sydney (Mariner A) Sydney, NS	5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
January 14, 2009	Lord Nelson Hotel (Regency Room) 1515 South Park Street Halifax, NS	5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

 

October 30, 2008

PSAC's Big Bargaining Video Challenge

http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/2008/messages/20081029-e.shtml

 

A Safety Net for Pensions/CLC Communiqué (Details)

 

October 27, 2008

"Members in NB take Halloween very seriously - Kevin Rossiter, President of Local 60029 at Fundy National Park carved this beautiful PSAC pumpkin."

October 27, 2008

Colombia: Fear for Safety/Death Threats (Details)

October 27, 2008

The Aboriginal Healing Foundation (Details)

October 22, 2008

Congratulations, Mitch Oldford!

Think Public Contest Winner

October 16, 2008

Employment Opportunity

Administrative Assistant, REVP

Job Description

 

October 7, 2008

Union forces Parks Canada to cry uncle:

Employer concedes before court that contract workers are Parks employees.

October 1, 2008

Bailout fallout: Canadian working families want answers on retirement losses

Canadians have lost more than 80 billion dollars since March 31

OTTAWA – Canadian working families have lost more than eighty billion dollars ($80,000,000,000) in retirement savings and they want the federal government to cover their losses. The federal government has a legal obligation to monitor and protect the integrity of Canadians’ pensions and retirement saving plans and working families want to know what is the government’s plan to cover these losses?

To read the complete text, click here.

September 29, 2008

Election 2008

Take our election e-course

September 26, 2008

Waves of Resistance - October 11 - 13, 2008 (Details)

 

September 25, 2008

Food Safety

September 25, 2008

www.betterchoices.ca

September 25, 2008

Federal Election and Child Care

September 22, 2008

VOTE EDUCATION.CA

CANADIAN FEDERATION OF STUDENTS

2008 Federal Election

September 18, 2008

Vote to Make Poverty History

 

Your political rights: USE THEM!

 

Getting women's equality back on track

September 16, 2008

Employment Opportunity / Position Description

Position Title: Regional Representative

Employment Type: Term - up to six months

Location: Gander

 

August 20, 2008

Women's Movement within PSAC (Details)

July 28, 2008

TC3 PERFORMANCE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!

 

July 24, 2008

Click here to see Triennial PSAC Atlantic Regional Convention slideshows

July 14, 2008

Employment: Full-time policy needed

 

OTTAWA – “Higher unemployment. Massive loss of full-time jobs. Lower participation rate. Public sector and private sector, there is serious deterioration in the job market,” says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress about today’s Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey.  (See below detailed analysis by the Canadian Labour Congress’ Senior Economist Sylvain Schetagne.)

 

To read the complete text, click here. At the bottom of that html page, you will find an easy to print pdf.

 

July 3, 2008

News release

Parks Canada workers raise importance of their role to world heritage (Details)

June 30, 2008

PSAC Atlantic "Think Public" Contest (Details)

CUT-OFF DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

June 27, 2008

3RD Annual “FEDeraton for Life” Summer Blood Donor Campaign

June 15 – August 30, 2008 (Word) (PDF)

 

June 25, 2008

Walk for Respect during PSAC Atlantic Convention

 

June 24, 2008

Negotiations with Canada Post

Work load and Surveillance are two important issues for UPCE/PSAC members. 

 

June 18, 2008

National Aboriginal Day/Aboriginal Solidarity Day (PDF)

June 12, 2008

Negotiations with Canada Post

Complete list of PSAC/UPCE demands for the current negotiations.  »

 

June 11, 2008

Video Challenge to Parks Members

DEADLINE FOR POSTING: June 23, 2008

Team has issued a video challenge to membership to post a video on Youtube, i.e. if you can top this you will win a trip for two to Québec City to join the Negotiating Team. (Details)

June 10, 2008

Colombia: Kill a Trade Unionist; Pay a Fine (Details)

June 5, 2008

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNDER THE NEW

PUBLIC SERVICE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT

(PSLRA):

10 THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

• The basic framework for Collective Bargaining remains unchanged.

• The “Public Interest” is paramount in this new Labour Relations Act.

• Arbitration Boards have an expanded list of factors to consider.

• Now, Public Interest Commissions (PICs) also have a list of factors they must consider.

• Strike Votes are now governed by the law.

• The strike vote in the legislation has a “best before” date.

• The new Act contains an Employer “free speech” clause.

• Essential Services Agreements (ESAs).

• Strike prohibitions re:  Essential Services.

• Legal Strike Action – it’s all in the timing.

For more information on the above, please click on the icon

June 3, 2008

Liaison Bulletin No. 74

Liaison Bulletin No. 74 covers the following topic: Regulations amending the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulation - Violence Prevention in the Work Place. This regulation was published in the Canada Gazette Part II on May 28, 2008 and came into force on May 8, 2008. (Details)

June 2, 2008

Unions More Than Ever, Georgetti says

May 29, 2008

Please visit www.grainaction.ca to protect our jobs and food safety

 

May 20, 2008

PSAC Members assist with New Brunswick Floods

 

May 14, 2008

PSAC BARGAINING TEAM MEMBER FOR PARKS ELECTED AS COUNCILLOR IN BUCTOUCHE DURING THE MAY 12TH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

 

May 12, 2008

News release

Union slams Parks Canada Agency for walking away from negotiations

May 7, 2008

Canadian Life Quilt Visits Halifax!

 

THINK PUBLIC – AND FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA

April 30, 2008

National Volunteer Week (Word) (PDF)

April 28, 2008

MOCK STRIKE HELD AT KOUCHIBOUGUAC NATIONAL PARK - JUST PRACTICING!!!

 

April 28, 2008

RIGHT TO REFUSE DANGEROUS WORK WALLET/POCKET CARDS

April 25, 2008

The Atlantic Region participated in the 2008 National Conference for Racially Visible Members under the theme "Be The Change: Create A Better World."

April 24, 2008

2008 PSAC NATIONAL ABORIGINAL PEOPLES' CONFERENCE (Details)

April 22, 2008

Thank You

 

Thank you to the following MPs for the letters you sent to Parks Canada expressing concern about the difficulties with bargaining and the impact of a possible Parks strike:

Riding

 

April 21, 2008

Earth Day is coming! (Details)

April 17, 2008

CALL FOR FACILITATORS

Women at Work - Atlantic Region (Details)

April 16, 2008

Employment Opportunity - Gander

April 14, 2008

A Campaign for Women's Economic Equality

Equality once and for all!

April 11, 2008

Day of Mourning Ceremonies 2008

Atlantic Region (Details)

 

PSI Campaign 2008

Water, Women, Workers:

sources of life

8 - 22 March 2008

(Details)

April 10, 2008

The Public Service Health Care Plan Pay-direct Drug Card Update (Details)

 

What Happens Globally Affects Us Locally (Details)

April 3, 2008

REGIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE 2007

MARITIME HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE 2007

 

 

April 3, 2008