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Regional Executive Vice President

Colleen Coffey was elected Atlantic Regional Executive Vice-President at the 7th Regional Triennial Convention on June 24, 2017 in Saint John, NB.

An active PSAC member for over 20 years, Sister Coffey first began her union activism with the Goose Bay Women’s Committee and entered into a long pay equity battle. She was workforce adjusted in 1998 and moved to the Airforce Base in Greenwood, NS. After re-establishing herself and her family, she got involved in her union local and held many roles from Secretary, Treasurer, Shop Steward, Chief Shop Steward and finally President for the past 12 years.

She held a seat on the PSAC Atlantic Council for three terms and was elected the Alternate REVP for those terms.

Sister Coffey was elected to be the female PSAC Representative on the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour Executive Council and held this seat for several terms until she was elected the Female Vice President at Large that she maintained for two terms.

National Day of Mourning

April 12, 2017 - 8:50am •

April 28th marks the National Day of Mourning – a day where we take the time to remember workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace incidents.

Our Ad in Metro Halifax: Healthy Workplaces Impact Everyone

April 12, 2017 - 7:34am •

Metro Halifax will be publishing a special feature "Understand and Appreciating Unions" on April 24th. This is a copy of our ad that will be published along with the article below.

Newly Elected Representatives of the National Aboriginal Peoples' Network - Atlantic Region

March 28, 2017 - 10:34am •

Congratulations to the newly elected representatives of the National Aboriginal Peoples' Network - Atlantic Region: Michelle MacKinnon and Joey Dunphy. In the middle, Jeannie Baldwin, Regional Executive Vice-President.

Federal budget falls short on reinvestments in public services and the workers who deliver them

March 23, 2017 - 8:22am •

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2017 Federal budget falls short on reinvestments in public services and the workers who deliver them HALIFAX, NS – The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) welcomes the modest investments in public services announced in this year’s budget, but we are disappointed that it did not go far enough to restore the services Canadians rely on and the respect public sector workers deserve.

March 21st: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 20, 2017 - 5:41pm •

In 1966, the United Nations proclaimed March 21st as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. While there has been some progress with respect to racial justice, racism persists in Canadian society, there has also been some erosion of human rights over the past decade.

Federal Budget Day and Budget Watch in St. John's NL (2017)

March 20, 2017 - 11:17am •

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION March 20, 2017 Federal Budget Day and Budget Watch ST. JOHN’S, NL - In conjunction with the St. John’s and District Labour Council and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL), the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) will be holding a budget watch in St. John’s, NL.

Federal Budget Day and Budget Watch in Halifax, NS (2017)

March 20, 2017 - 11:13am •

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION March 20, 2017 Federal Budget Day and Budget Watch HALIFAX, NS - In conjunction with the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour (NSFL) and local community groups, PSAC-Atlantic’s Area Council will be holding a budget watch in Halifax, NS. WHAT: After watching the budget presentation, representatives from PSAC-Atlantic and local community groups will be available to speak to the media.

Atlantic Voice Award

March 14, 2017 - 11:44am •

To: All Locals/Branches, RVP’s, NVP’s, Regional Women’s Committees, Human Rights Committees, Young Worker’s Committee and Area Councils From: Jeannie Baldwin, Regional Executive Vice-President – Atlantic, Public Service Alliance of CanadaDate: March 14, 2017Re: Atlantic Voice Award Below, please find the guidelines and nomination form for the Atlantic Voice Award.

Minutes of Atlantic Regional Council, October 2016

March 13, 2017 - 5:45pm •

Handout on PSAC-Atlantic Regional Council

March 13, 2017 - 1:59pm •

PSAC-Atlantic Regional Council ELECTED The members of the Atlantic Regional Council are elected geographically (NS, NB, NL, PE) and/or by constituency (Equity Group, non-Treasury Board, etc.) at PSAC-Atlantic’s Triennial Convention. All Council members are assigned to work with Committees of the Council. It is in the balance of these two functions that Council members define their roles and responsibilities.

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