Political action

Despite the first real cold day of the Season, UNDE members in Gagetown did a good job to inform the public about the current campaign from PSAC/UNDE.  When governments contract out public sector work to private companies, profits take priority over services, and everyone, except the corporate shareholders, ends up paying the price.  More details on the campaign can be found at: https://uncoverthecost.ca/

Please find attached a letter sent to PEI MP MacAulay on behalf of PSAC PEI Area Council President Dan Aiken and Vice-President Debi Buell on May 7, 2019

PEI Burnt By Phoenix BBQ - August 15, 2018

The PSAC Cape Breton Regional Municipality Area Council laid a wreath to recognize brothers and sisters who were killed or injured on the job at the April 28th Day of Mourning ceremonies in Sydney.  Laying the wreath on behalf of President, Br Steve Purcell was Br Brent Duff joined by Br Michael Morrison.

Davis Day, also known as Miners' Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance observed on June 11 in coal mining communities in Nova Scotia, Canada, whereby citizens recognize all miners who were killed on the job in the province. It was named in remembrance of William Davis who was shot by police during a coal mining strike near New Waterford, NS.

The PSAC, other labour unions, the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Ecology Action Centre, ACORN, the Canadian Federation of Students,  and other community groups gathered in the Cal Best Boardroom  to watch and comment on the first budget from this Liberal government. 

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.