Media Room

Jeannie Baldwin, REVP Atlantic joined members from UVAE at a Town Hall Meeting on Health Care recently sponsored by the Council of Canadians and CUPE. Presenters included Maude Barlow, Paul Moist and Mike McBain.

The PEI Health Care coalition together with the Trinity United Church held a fundraiser lobster dinner on August 28th, to raise funds for an immigrant family. Jeannie Baldwin, REVP Atlantic joined PSAC members at the fundraiser.

The PEI Human Rights Committee held their AGM on September 10th. Newly elected members include:
Debi Buell- UVAE, President; Heather Ford - UTE, Vice-President; Marilyn Gallant - UTE, Secretary; Jody LaPierre -UVAE, Treasurer.

Approximately 700 members of the Union of National Defense Employees, the Dockyard Trades and Labour Council East, the Professional Institute of the Public Service, and the Dockyard Charge Hands Association marched along the sidewalks in Halifax today, Friday, September 13, to protest DND's plan to force employees to pay for parking. In some cases employees will pay a monthly fee and not even be guaranteed a place to park as they are selling more passes than available parking spaces.