From June 23 to 26, 2011, PSAC Atlantic members converged in St. John’s, NL, for the 5th Triennial Atlantic Regional Convention was held. With 278 delegates, 55 observers and 16 guests in attendance, it was the Atlantic’s largest convention yet.
Updates
June 23, 2011 - 4:00am •
PSAC members and staff were present at the Moncton CUPW rally on June 21st to oppose the return to work legislation.
June 21, 2011 - 4:00am •
To celebrate the National Aboriginal Day, the Greater Moncton Human Rights Committee took advantage of its last meeting on June 14th. Guéganne Martin Doucet, a Mik'maq painter/sculptor artist from the Shédiac region and originally from Escuminac, New Brunswick,was invited to do a presentation on the making of a dream catcher, its history and origin.
June 21, 2011 - 4:00am •
Some PSAC members were among the participants to this first annual celebration for the National Aboriginal Day.June 21st was proclaimed in 1996 by former Governor General of Canada Roméo Leblanc and years later the Greater Moncton will now have its annual celebration.
June 20, 2011 - 4:00am •
Once again, members in New Brunswick stood up to the challenge and made certain members in their local received an information flyer and stickers for the action day on June 7th in response to the federal budget.
June 15, 2011 - 10:50am •
UPCE Local 60105 picket next to their CUPW sisters and brothers in Fredericton on June 13th as a show of solidarity.
June 9, 2011 - 3:50pm •
PSAC Atlantic members were out leafleting and showing the union colours the day after the federal conservative government released its budget.
June 8, 2011 - 4:46pm •
The 5th Annual Book Donation to UPEI Robertson Library and the Provincial Public Library System from the PEI Federation of Labour that was held recently.
June 8, 2011 - 12:43am •
Members of UPCE Local 80823 of the National Philatelic Centre in Antigonish held a charity BBQ during the Antigonish Highland Games on Thursday, July 8 with proceeds going to support two local families who have children as patients at the IWK Children's Hospital, Halifax. One child is battling leukemia while the other is fighting a serious virus. A total of $1506.00 was raised and will be divided equally among the two families.
June 8, 2011 - 12:35am •
Our first "Building Our Union" luncheon was held today at the APM centre in Charlottetown.
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