From braggp at psac-afpc.com Wed May 5 14:08:16 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 17:08:16 -0400 Subject: [News] Test 3 Message-ID: Test 3 Patrick Bragg Secretary, PSAC Vancouver RO psacbc.com | 604 430 5631 | 1 800 663 1655 From braggp at psac-afpc.com Mon May 10 15:07:19 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 18:07:19 -0400 Subject: [PSAC] Emailout - test Message-ID: Test. Test. Test. Test. and Test. From braggp at psac-afpc.com Mon May 10 16:32:48 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 19:32:48 -0400 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC BC Regional eMailout for March 2004 Message-ID: PSAC BC Regional eMailout for March 2004 The following files require Adobe Acrobat, a free download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html Please print and post @ work! Share this with other members who may be interested. In our continuing effort to communicate more effectively with you we have changed the way we send out the eMailout - you can now modify your subscription online, here: http://psacbc.com/mailman/listinfo/news Your feedback is important to us: use the form here, http://psacbc.com/feedback and let us know what you think! *********************** Education: Health and Safety Course - June 12th - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/education_h&s_vancouver.pdf Apply on-line here: http://psacbc.com/course_application Strike Training - May & June - Province-wide http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/education_strike_training_locations.pdf About Strike Training http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/education_strike_training_about.pdf Sign up for Strike Training here: http://psacbc.com/strike_training_app Upcoming Meetings: Regional Women's Committee - May 26th - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/meeting_rwc_vancouver.pdf Vancouver Area Council - June 2nd - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/meeting_ac_vancouver.pdf Human Rights Committee - June 14th - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/meeting_human_rights_vancouver.pdf News and Political Action: Defending Public Services: Canadian and Colombian Workers on the Frontline Tour May 6-21st Meetings in Victoria, Vancouver, and Kelowna - details are here: http://psacbc.com/colombia BC Liberals Forced To Back Down: http://www.bcfed.com/News/Around+the+Province/Archives/atpspecialmay032004bp.htm *********************** You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the PSAC BC Regional monthly eMailout. If you are currently receiving the paper version of our mailout, and do not require it any more, please let us know. Feed-back is welcome: questions, comments, or problems with the documents email braggp at psac.com Visit http://psacbc.com/mailman/listinfo/news to update your email address or unsubscribe. Thanks! From braggp at psac-afpc.com Wed Jun 16 17:35:35 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:35:35 -0400 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC eMailout - Special Edition - PSAC national president on Bill Good, CKNW 10 a.m. Thursday Message-ID: We are preparing the regular June eMailout and hope to have it ready soon: in the meantime: PSAC national president Nycole Turmel will be on the Bill Good talk show program on 980 CKNW starting at 10 a.m. Thursday. She'll be talking about the election, and about a new PSAC initiative to press the leaders of the major political parties to come clean about whether existing federal public services would be cut to pay for their election spending commitments. Our bargaining situation should also come up for discussion, and she'll field calls in the phone-in segment of the interview. In addition to the Lower Mainland, the Bill Good Show is also carried by radio stations in Kelowna, Penticton, Princeton, Cranbrook and Port Alberni. You can also listen live on the internet through CKNW's website, www.cknw.com. Patrick Bragg Secretary, PSAC Vancouver RO psacbc.com | 604 430 5631 | 1 800 663 1655 From braggp at psac-afpc.com Wed Aug 4 14:56:22 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 17:56:22 -0400 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC BC Regional eMailout for August 2004 - Fall Education Message-ID: PSAC BC Regional eMailout for August 2004 - Fall Education Edition Some of the following files require Adobe Acrobat, a free download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html Please print and post @ work! Share this with other members who may be interested. Don't forget to check out our new website - http://www.psacbc.com *********************** ** Weekend Courses ** Talking Union Basics (TUB) - 3 dates: Vancouver, September 11 | Nanaimo, September 11 | Prince George, October 2 This is the union?s key ?introductory? course. If you have wondered what it means to be a union member, how the PSAC works, and what happens to your dues dollars, then Talking Union Basics provides answers to these questions. The course also introduces the collective agreement, your employee rights and your rights as a member of the PSAC. You will learn about the many opportunities to be active in the union and ways you can make a contribution to building strong locals in the B.C. region. It is recommended that members take Talking Union Basics first, as it provides the basic knowledge you need to get the most from other PSAC courses. Grievance Handling - Vancouver, October 16-17 This training is a must for stewards and other workplace representatives, or member who want to use the acquired knowledge and skills to solve problems in the workplace. You will find out what the law says about grievances, grievors and their representatives, and the protections built in for those who choose to use the grievance procedure to solve problems. You will develop grievance-handling and problem-solving skills through ?hands-on? exercises on gathering facts, analyzing a problem, drafting grievance wording, building a complete file, framing the arguments and presenting the case to the employer. You will work on case studies based on actual grievances and, in the process, improve your knowledge of case law. Normally this is a 2-day course. Local Officers' Seminar - Abbotsford, November 20 This is an introductory course for new Local Officers who need to know how to run a Local. Sessions cover the role of the Local Executive; Local administration, including by-laws and budgets; effective communications and Local meetings; and how the Local can access the wider resources of the PSAC. A major theme throughout the course is the organizing model of unionism and how to put it into practice so as to build a strong union presence at the workplace. Apply on-line for the weekend courses here: http://psacbc.com/course_application ** Advanced Courses ** Advanced Steward Training (modified) - Kelowna, September 25-26 This training will be of interest to members who have taken the TUB and/or Grievance Handling and who have some experience representing members on workplace problems. The focus of this course will be on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required by the effective Union Representative. Topics will include the Duty of Fair Representation; building a case file; communicating with complainants and grievors; case analysis and preparation; and making effective presentations to management. Mail or fax in the application (pdf) here: http://www.psacbc.com/uploads/images/37/education_ast_application.pdf ** Union School ** Vancouver, October 22-24 Union training at its best! It is an opportunity for active PSAC members to gain more specialized knowledge and skills. You will network with other members from BC and return to your workplaces and locals energized and educated to work on behalf of the membership. The theme of this year?s union school is ?People Before Profits: building union resistance to corporate control of our workplaces and communities.? Our goal is to implement a People First union agenda that puts People Before Profits. By building a resistance movement that works in solidarity with other oppressed peoples, we can and will defeat the corporate take over of our workplaces and communities. This year we are offering five courses: Facing Management Creating Respectful Workplaces * A Recipe for Success, Political Action * Building Activism, Planning Resistance Union Leadership * Rising With the Ranks Dealing Ourselves In * Replacing the Corporate Agenda Visit the website for more information, and course descriptions: http://psacbc.com/union_school Apply on-line here: http://psacbc.com/union_school_application *********************** You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the PSAC BC Regional monthly eMailout. If you are currently receiving the paper version of our mailout, and do not require it any more, please let us know. Feed-back is welcome: questions, comments, or problems with the documents, email braggp at psac.com To unsubscribe visit this page: http://psacbc.com/mailman/listinfo/news Thanks! Patrick Bragg Secretary, PSAC Vancouver RO psacbc.com | 604 430 5631 | 1 800 663 1655 cule II From setoj at dccnet.com Fri Aug 6 18:59:15 2004 From: setoj at dccnet.com (J. Seto) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 18:59:15 -0700 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC BC Regional eMailout for August 2004 - Fall Education Message-ID: <41143773.5000701@dccnet.com> Hi Patrick, Just a quick note about the eMailout page: http://psacbc.com/pipermail/news/2004-August/000004.html When you click on the link, the text does NOT wrap and you have to scroll sideways to view it. If you try to print it out, the printed page and print preview only slows one line per paragraph. If I click on edit page (with Composer) I can cange the paragraph format to Body Text, the text will wrap. Then I can print the entire page. The above problem is also using Internet Explorer. Is the formatting of this page automatic, or can you change it before you publish it? Have a good day. 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From braggp at psac-afpc.com Mon May 10 16:32:48 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 19:32:48 -0400 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC BC Regional eMailout for March 2004 Message-ID: PSAC BC Regional eMailout for March 2004 The following files require Adobe Acrobat, a free download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html Please print and post @ work! Share this with other members who may be interested. In our continuing effort to communicate more effectively with you we have changed the way we send out the eMailout - you can now modify your subscription online, here: http://psacbc.com/mailman/listinfo/news Your feedback is important to us: use the form here, http://psacbc.com/feedback and let us know what you think! *********************** Education: Health and Safety Course - June 12th - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/education_h&s_vancouver.pdf Apply on-line here: http://psacbc.com/course_application Strike Training - May & June - Province-wide http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/education_strike_training_locations.pdf About Strike Training http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/education_strike_training_about.pdf Sign up for Strike Training here: http://psacbc.com/strike_training_app Upcoming Meetings: Regional Women's Committee - May 26th - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/meeting_rwc_vancouver.pdf Vancouver Area Council - June 2nd - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/meeting_ac_vancouver.pdf Human Rights Committee - June 14th - Vancouver http://psacbc.com/extras/emailout/05_2004/meeting_human_rights_vancouver.pdf News and Political Action: Defending Public Services: Canadian and Colombian Workers on the Frontline Tour May 6-21st Meetings in Victoria, Vancouver, and Kelowna - details are here: http://psacbc.com/colombia BC Liberals Forced To Back Down: http://www.bcfed.com/News/Around+the+Province/Archives/atpspecialmay032004bp.htm *********************** You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the PSAC BC Regional monthly eMailout. If you are currently receiving the paper version of our mailout, and do not require it any more, please let us know. Feed-back is welcome: questions, comments, or problems with the documents email braggp at psac.com Visit http://psacbc.com/mailman/listinfo/news to update your email address or unsubscribe. Thanks! From braggp at psac-afpc.com Wed Jun 16 17:35:35 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:35:35 -0400 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC eMailout - Special Edition - PSAC national president on Bill Good, CKNW 10 a.m. Thursday Message-ID: We are preparing the regular June eMailout and hope to have it ready soon: in the meantime: PSAC national president Nycole Turmel will be on the Bill Good talk show program on 980 CKNW starting at 10 a.m. Thursday. She'll be talking about the election, and about a new PSAC initiative to press the leaders of the major political parties to come clean about whether existing federal public services would be cut to pay for their election spending commitments. Our bargaining situation should also come up for discussion, and she'll field calls in the phone-in segment of the interview. In addition to the Lower Mainland, the Bill Good Show is also carried by radio stations in Kelowna, Penticton, Princeton, Cranbrook and Port Alberni. You can also listen live on the internet through CKNW's website, www.cknw.com. Patrick Bragg Secretary, PSAC Vancouver RO psacbc.com | 604 430 5631 | 1 800 663 1655 From braggp at psac-afpc.com Wed Aug 4 14:56:22 2004 From: braggp at psac-afpc.com (Patrick Bragg) Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 17:56:22 -0400 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC BC Regional eMailout for August 2004 - Fall Education Message-ID: PSAC BC Regional eMailout for August 2004 - Fall Education Edition Some of the following files require Adobe Acrobat, a free download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html Please print and post @ work! Share this with other members who may be interested. Don't forget to check out our new website - http://www.psacbc.com *********************** ** Weekend Courses ** Talking Union Basics (TUB) - 3 dates: Vancouver, September 11 | Nanaimo, September 11 | Prince George, October 2 This is the union?s key ?introductory? course. If you have wondered what it means to be a union member, how the PSAC works, and what happens to your dues dollars, then Talking Union Basics provides answers to these questions. The course also introduces the collective agreement, your employee rights and your rights as a member of the PSAC. You will learn about the many opportunities to be active in the union and ways you can make a contribution to building strong locals in the B.C. region. It is recommended that members take Talking Union Basics first, as it provides the basic knowledge you need to get the most from other PSAC courses. Grievance Handling - Vancouver, October 16-17 This training is a must for stewards and other workplace representatives, or member who want to use the acquired knowledge and skills to solve problems in the workplace. You will find out what the law says about grievances, grievors and their representatives, and the protections built in for those who choose to use the grievance procedure to solve problems. You will develop grievance-handling and problem-solving skills through ?hands-on? exercises on gathering facts, analyzing a problem, drafting grievance wording, building a complete file, framing the arguments and presenting the case to the employer. You will work on case studies based on actual grievances and, in the process, improve your knowledge of case law. Normally this is a 2-day course. Local Officers' Seminar - Abbotsford, November 20 This is an introductory course for new Local Officers who need to know how to run a Local. Sessions cover the role of the Local Executive; Local administration, including by-laws and budgets; effective communications and Local meetings; and how the Local can access the wider resources of the PSAC. A major theme throughout the course is the organizing model of unionism and how to put it into practice so as to build a strong union presence at the workplace. Apply on-line for the weekend courses here: http://psacbc.com/course_application ** Advanced Courses ** Advanced Steward Training (modified) - Kelowna, September 25-26 This training will be of interest to members who have taken the TUB and/or Grievance Handling and who have some experience representing members on workplace problems. The focus of this course will be on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required by the effective Union Representative. Topics will include the Duty of Fair Representation; building a case file; communicating with complainants and grievors; case analysis and preparation; and making effective presentations to management. Mail or fax in the application (pdf) here: http://www.psacbc.com/uploads/images/37/education_ast_application.pdf ** Union School ** Vancouver, October 22-24 Union training at its best! It is an opportunity for active PSAC members to gain more specialized knowledge and skills. You will network with other members from BC and return to your workplaces and locals energized and educated to work on behalf of the membership. The theme of this year?s union school is ?People Before Profits: building union resistance to corporate control of our workplaces and communities.? Our goal is to implement a People First union agenda that puts People Before Profits. By building a resistance movement that works in solidarity with other oppressed peoples, we can and will defeat the corporate take over of our workplaces and communities. This year we are offering five courses: Facing Management Creating Respectful Workplaces * A Recipe for Success, Political Action * Building Activism, Planning Resistance Union Leadership * Rising With the Ranks Dealing Ourselves In * Replacing the Corporate Agenda Visit the website for more information, and course descriptions: http://psacbc.com/union_school Apply on-line here: http://psacbc.com/union_school_application *********************** You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the PSAC BC Regional monthly eMailout. If you are currently receiving the paper version of our mailout, and do not require it any more, please let us know. Feed-back is welcome: questions, comments, or problems with the documents, email braggp at psac.com To unsubscribe visit this page: http://psacbc.com/mailman/listinfo/news Thanks! Patrick Bragg Secretary, PSAC Vancouver RO psacbc.com | 604 430 5631 | 1 800 663 1655 cule II From setoj at dccnet.com Fri Aug 6 18:59:15 2004 From: setoj at dccnet.com (J. Seto) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 18:59:15 -0700 Subject: [PSAC] PSAC BC Regional eMailout for August 2004 - Fall Education Message-ID: <41143773.5000701@dccnet.com> Hi Patrick, Just a quick note about the eMailout page: http://psacbc.com/pipermail/news/2004-August/000004.html When you click on the link, the text does NOT wrap and you have to scroll sideways to view it. If you try to print it out, the printed page and print preview only slows one line per paragraph. If I click on edit page (with Composer) I can cange the paragraph format to Body Text, the text will wrap. Then I can print the entire page. The above problem is also using Internet Explorer. Is the formatting of this page automatic, or can you change it before you publish it? Have a good day. 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