Letters

Sisters and Brothers, Please find below a letter of introduction I sent to all 32 MPs in our region. In solidarity, Colleen Coffey (formerly Hodder) Regional Executive Vice-President, PSAC-Atlantic

Sisters and Brothers,   Please find below a template letter that was sent to all 32 Liberal MPs in the Atlantic Region in regards to the Phoenix Pay System.   Feel free to use the same letter to contact your local MP.   In solidarity,   Jeannie Baldwin Regional Executive Vice-President, Atlantic Region

February 6, 2017 IMP Group International Inc. Head Office Stephen Plummer Group President and Chief Executive Officer 2651 Joseph Howe Drive Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4T1   Dear M. Plummer, We are writing to you in light of the current state of negotiations, or lack thereof, at the bargaining table with members of the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE), a Component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).

February 6, 2017 IMP Group International Inc. Head Office David A. Gossen President, IMP Aerospace & Defence 2651 Joseph Howe Drive Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4T1   Dear M. Gossen, We are writing to you in light of the current state of negotiations, or lack thereof, at the bargaining table with members of the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE), a Component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).

The Atlantic Region of the Public Service Alliance of Canada and our 18,000 members across the region hereby request that you immediately appoint an Industrial Inquiry Commission under section 73 of the Trade Union Act. As evidenced by this year-long strike, the owners of the Chronicle Herald and their workers need balance in trying to reach a tentative agreement.

August 31, 2016 Tim Vargas President The Center Orlando 946 N Mills Ave Orlando, FL 32803 Dear Mr. Vargas, Please find enclosed a pride flag that was signed at the pride festival in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on August 20, 2016.  We asked participants to write a message of love, hope and solidarity destined to the Orlando community following the tragic events of June 12, 2016.

Day of Mourning sees call for asbestos ban   On Thursday, April 28, the flag on Parliament Hill will fly at half-mast and people across the country will light candles, don ribbons and remember colleagues, friends and family who have been killed because of workplace-related hazards and incidents.   

January 7, 2016   Ryan Albright Covered Bridge Potato Chips 35 Alwright Ct  Waterville, Carleton County, NB E7P 0A5   Dear Mr. Albright,   I am writing to you on behalf of 18,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) in the Atlantic Region as we have serious concerns over the labour dispute at your workplace.  

Let the chips expire on the shelves   Like many people, I’m appalled by the lack of respect demonstrated by Mr. Ryan Albright towards his employees.  By saying that he would offer his employees what they are looking for, but never in a union environment, Mr. Albright is acting like a bully and bargaining in bad faith.  Bullying is unacceptable, whatever form it takes and regardless in which situation it is present.  

November 24, 2015   Email: carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca    Honourable Carolyn Bennett Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs  House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6   Dear Ms. Bennett: