Updates

Steve Purcell and Helen King from the CBRM Area Council present a cheque to the striking Type setters local of the Chronicle Herald.

Due to an exciting opportunity forthcoming in our region, the PSAC-Atlantic Regional Council voted to postpone our PSAC-Atlantic school that was scheduled to take place in May 2016.  

The Halifax Human Rights Committee and the Halifax REgional Women's Committee invite you to our event to commemorate African Heritage Month 2016 on February 17, 2016.  See attached poster for more information on this event.

The PSAC Health & Safety Conferenc e is scheduled to be held on April 22-24, 2016 at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, Halifax, NS.  Attached is the call out letter and the application form.  Please refer to those documents for more information on the conference.  Note that the deadline to submit your application is March 11, 2016.

The education program for the period of January to June 2016 for New Brunswick is available.  See poster attached for more information.

The PSAC 2016 Nova Scotia Education schedule is ready for the period of January to June  2016.  See poster attached for more information on the courses offered by the PSAC and how to register.

The PSAC Area Council1 & the Halifax Human Rights committee were please to host Francisco Ramirez Cuellar (right).  Br Cuellar is a labour lawyer from Columbia who has survived 8 assassination attempts in his defense of trade union and human rights in Columbia.  Francisco and his interpreter Sarah Wilbur (left) spoke at a meeting of trade unionists at the Cal Best Boardroom in Halifax recently urging all present to assist in their efforts to boycott Drummond coal, suppliers to both Nova Scotia Power as well as New Brunswick Power.

Br Danny Cavanaugh, newly elected president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour met with the NS Area Counci1 shortly after his election to outline his vision for the Federation and how he sees PSAC's continued involvement.  The PSAC had 14 delegates to the recent NSFL convention held in Dartmouth in October.

Please join us on Saturday, December 12, 2015, in Halifax, for a one-day seminar geared towards building the skills you need to effectively represent your members.  See poster attached for more information on this training and how to register.

The PSAC NS Area Council1, Halifax Human Rights Committee, Halifax Regional Women’s Committee and PSAC Atlantic are delighted to present  Francisco Ramirez to talk about his work as a Labour Union Lawyer and the impacts that multinationals are having on the worker’s movement.  Refer to poster attached for more information.