News Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                       April 15, 2014 Community gathering to honor missing and murdered aboriginal womenHalifax, NS -  The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre with the support from the Public Service Alliance of Canada are hosting a community gathering to honor missing and murdered aboriginal women.

MEDIA ADVISORY         March 7, 2014 International Women’s Day Luncheon

MEDIA ADVISORY         March 7, 2014 International Women’s Day Conference

CORNER BROOK, NL  –After a formidable fight on Parliament Hill and coming head to head with Minster Julian Fantino himself, veteran Paul Davis will join veterans and community members on Friday to continue the battle at home. 

SYDNEY, NS – After a formidable fight on Parliament Hill and with Minster Julian Fantino himself, veteran Ron Clarke will join veterans and community members on Friday to continue the battle at home. 

HALIFAX, NS – On International Human Rights Day, the Public Service Alliance of Canada will honour  the legacy of founding member Dr. J. Calbert (Cal) Best (1926-2007).  Dr. Best was an African Nova Scotian human rights and labour activist from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the son of Dr. Carrie M. Best and Albert Theophilus Best.  He was co-founder and president of the Civil Service Association of Canada, the pre-curser to the Public Service Alliance of Canada.  On Tuesday, the Halifax Regional Office of the PSAC will dedicate its board room to Best’s life and work.  

OTTAWA, ON - Veterans and the workers who serve them say they are troubled to learn about a compromise proposed by two Nova Scotia MLAs at a meeting with Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino in Ottawa yesterday. 

SYDNEY, NS - Veterans in Sydney and across the country are mobilizing to stop the closure of the nine Veterans Affairs offices they rely on for face-to-face services. Supporting them in Sydney is a chorus of community members, local organizations, Veterans Affairs workers, unions, and every level of local government, all of whom will be out in force this Saturday at the Veterans March of Concern.

OTTAWA, ON - Veterans and the workers who serve them say Minister Fantino needs to hear what they have to say before going ahead with closures of Veterans Affairs offices in their communities.

CORNER BROOK, NL - Veterans in Corner Brook and across the country are mobilizing to stop the closure of the nine Veterans Affairs offices they rely on for face-to-face services. Supporting them in Corner Brook is a chorus of community members, local organizations, Veterans Affairs Canada workers, unions, and municipal government.