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Photos: USGE Local 20011 Alternative National Public Service Week events

Jun 19, 2013 •

Union of Solicitor General Employees Local 20011 (RCMP) was one of the first Locals in BC to take our We Are All Affected campaigner training. The Local Executive members then decided to host a table at the new E Division Headquarters building in Surrey during National Public Services week. The Local's display and information on our PSAC member-to-member campaign appears to have been more popular than the employer's offering!

PSAC Area Councils organize Alternative National Public Service Week baseball tourneys in Vancouver and Victoria

Jun 18, 2013 •

Instead of celebrating National Public Service Week, the PSAC Vancouver and Victoria Area Councils organized We Are All Affected baseball tournaments. Here are some photos!

Thanks to PSAC Vancouver Area Council President Jamey Mills for this report from the Vancouver event ...

West Fraser Valley Area Council minutes

Jun 15, 2013 •

Here is an archive of the West Fraser Valley Area Council meeting minutes. Visit our old website for older items.

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - April 2013

May 9, 2013 •

Here are the Regional Council reports presented at the April 2013 Regional Council meeting.

PSAC BC Regional Women's Conference - May 3-5 2013

Mar 7, 2013 •

The PSAC BC Regional Women's Conference will be held under the theme "PSAC BC Women Hold More Than Half the Sky", May 3,4,5 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel, Richmond BC. All PSAC women in BC are encouraged to apply!

PSAC BC Regional Women's Conference Application Form

Mar 5, 2013 •

Please use this form to apply for the BC Regional Women's Conference. Note that sections marked * are required.

YVR Bargaining Update: Initial exchange of bargaining proposals

Mar 4, 2013 •

Your bargaining team met with the employer for the first time on February 20th and 21st.  We exchanged bargaining proposals and then spent some time walking through those proposals.  This provided both parties the opportunity to briefly explain the intent behind their proposals.

The union and employer proposals are available at www.local20221.com

Vancouver Area Council Presidents Report

Feb 8, 2013 •

Cheers to Jamey Mills, President of the Vancouver Area Council, who presented this report at the AGM held in October.

Thank you all for attending and thank you for supporting me over the past year as Vancouver Area Council President. I, again as last year would like to thank you for volunteering in your workplaces and communities.

I would like to start with a moment of silence to commemorate our fellow members who have been killed or injured in the past year.

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - November 2012

Nov 20, 2012 •

Here are the Regional Council reports presented at the November 2012 Regional Council meeting, as well as the Council Committee Terms of Reference and the meeting minutes.

September 15th National Day of Action report and photos

Sep 30, 2012 •

On Saturday, September 15the PSAC members across the country demonstrated their support for public services and talked about how federal cuts are affecting all Canadians. Here in BC we hosted events in Vancouver, Surrey, Abbotsford, Victoria, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Prince George, and Naramata. Members hosted booths, rallied for public services, spoke to members of their community, and heard from local politicians across the province.

Photos: Keep Kits Base Open Keep Us Safe (updated)

Sep 19, 2012 •

A group of protesters, including PSAC REVP Bob Jackson, Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour, and Dave Clark, RVP for the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees, began a 24-hour sit-in protest at the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station at 5 p.m. on Friday September 14th, after the federal government ignored a report saying lives would be lost if the station is closed as planned.

Media Advisory – Federal public sector workers rally and speak out against federal government cuts in Vancouver and Surrey on September 15

Sep 14, 2012 •

Along with local labour groups and politicians, members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Canada’s largest federal public sector union, will rally and speak out against federal government cuts at family-friendly events in Grandview Park in Vancouver and Bear Creek Park in Surrey.

As part of a National Day of Action, held across the country, members of PSAC will be talking to the public about the impact federal cuts have on services Canadians rely on.

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Upcoming Lower Mainland Events

Bargaining From Strength Course

June 22, 2013 - June 23, 2013 • Vancouver, Lower Mainland BC

Mainland BC Human Rights Committee's Summer Barbeque

July 4, 2013 • Vancouver, Lower Mainland BC

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