Directly Chartered Locals

Members of PSAC local 60888 who are employed by the St. Thomas University Students’ Union in Fredericton, NB signed their new collective agreement on Wednesday. The main highlights of this agreement that expires on April 18, 2020 include:   -Significant wage increase whereas the ‘minimum wage’ will be set at $15/hour. -Language covering ownership rights; copyright, patents, intellectual property, etc. -Academic freedom recognized in strong language provisions.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2018 Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland Weighs in on Provincial Budget ST. JOHN’S, NL –Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) who are part of the Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland (LUMUN) local 90500 are disappointed that the provincial budget presented the same vision of austerity leaving post-secondary institutions and its workers in a dire state.

The Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland (LUMUN) – Memorial University is comprised of 70 Post Docs and between 200-300 Per Course Instructors (PCIs) who work at the following locations: Memorial University of NL, Grenfell College, Marine Institute, Labrador Institute, Harlow Campus and research station in Bonne Bay.

PEI Commissionaires Local 90140 Ratification Vote Meeting Schedule

You can download the Orientation Kit for New Members here or by using the link below.

As a member of PSAC – Atlantic Region, an Atlantic Canada Health Care Coalition Society (ACHCCS) participating group, you are eligible for the Managed Health Care Services preferred supplementary pharmacy benefit program.  Please see the brochure for additional information.

Sisters and Brothers, Please find in below the information in regards to the DCL Conference that will be taking place in Moncton, NB from November 3-5, 2017.  Deadline to register is Wednesday, October 25. In solidarity, Colleen Coffey Regional Executive Vice-President, PSAC-Atlantic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2017 Union Celebrates Legal Victory Against the University of New Brunswick HALIFAX, NS – The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is celebrating a legal victory following a decision rendered by Justice Paulette C. Garnett on April 7, 2017 in the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick between the University of New Brunswick and PSAC.

ST. JOHN’S, NL –Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) who are part of the Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland (LUMUN) local 90500 offer their perspective and caution on the financial debate ongoing at the post-secondary institution as it deals with a financial crunch.

On November 26-27, 18 PSAC members took part in the Directly Chartered Locals (DCLs) conference that was held in Moncton, NB.  The focus of the conference was to provide training on how to write and adopt resolutions at Conventions. Colleen Hodder, A/Regional Executive Vice-President of PSAC-Atlantic felt the enthusiasm in the room: “It was exciting to see the members write resolutions and debate them passionately.  We gave them all the tools necessary to play an active role at our upcoming Regional Convention and I’m sure they will come prepared.”