Despite all the magic of social media, letters still pack a serious punch. A letter to the editor, to an MP, to your municipal councilor can make important inroads. PSAC members know more than almost anyone about the public services we provide, and we are best equipped to speak up and write up when these services are under attack.
Letters
April 14, 2014 - 8:56am •
Premier David AlwardOffice of the PremierCentennial Building670 King StreetFredericton, NB E3B 1G1 April 11, 2014 Premier Alward,I’m writing to you on behalf of 6000 PSAC members in New Brunswick. We are deeply concerned with the announced closure of the Morgentaler Clinic to take effect in July. We are asking the government of New Brunswick to repeal Regulation 84/20, Schedule 2(a.1) which states that an abortion will only be covered by Medicare if:
April 2, 2014 - 11:09am •
Premier Stephen McNeilOffice of the Premier7th Floor, One Government Place1700 Granville StreetP.O Box 726Halifax, NS B3J 2T3 April 2, 2014 Premier McNeil, I’m writing to you on behalf of 7200 PSAC members in Nova Scotia. We are deeply concerned and outraged by the actions of your government with the introduction of Bill 37 (essential services act).
March 14, 2014 - 11:14am •
Brother Patrick ColfordPresidentNew Brunswick Federation of Labour96 Norwood Avenue, Suite 314
March 14, 2014 - 11:12am •
Cheryl MaloneyPresidentNova Scotia Native Women’s AssociationP.O Box 805
January 16, 2014 - 3:33pm •
Last night, PSAC Atlantic held its first Telephone Town Hall meeting that invited all the region’s members to talk about key issues affecting our union.Thanks to everyone who joined the call last night. Over 3200 PSAC Atlantic members were on the line for the English language call, and some 260 for the French language call. If you didn’t receive a call, please update your contact information with your regional office or through our national website: https://psacunion.ca/user/register
January 7, 2014 - 9:58am •
People who work in the federal public service always have one eye trained on what’s going on at Canada Post. And for good reason. The crown corporation is a testing ground for the federal government’s experiments on how to transform working conditions and labour relations.
December 17, 2013 - 12:00pm •
We are approaching the end of what has been both a successful and challenging year for our union. I want to congratulate all 20,000 PSAC members in the Atlantic for your courage, your activism and your resilience. And here’s why.2013 saw continued efforts by the federal government to single out the public sector by cutting jobs and slashing services that the Canadian public relies on. And we all know, it didn’t stop there. The first Budget of 2013 contained clear signs of attacks to come, in particular on sick leave, compensation and union security.
December 5, 2013 - 2:08pm •
Leave it to Stephen Harper’s Conservatives to try to pile in as much bad legislation as they can in the two years they have left in office.
November 16, 2013 - 12:53pm •
The latest budget implementation act (Bill C-4) now being debated by Parliament will drastically change and reduce health & safety protections for workers in federal jurisdiction. The proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code put workers’ lives at risk.
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