New Brunswick

April 22nd marks Earth Day. We all have a role to play to respect and honour Mother Earth.  We owe it to the Earth we live on, to ourselves and to the next generations. The smallest action can have the greatest impact. Put in practice the three R’s: Reduce, re-use and recycle, plant a tree, minimize paper consumption and ensure you turn off the lights when you leave a room.  Those are small gestures that we can do on a daily basis that will have a long lasting impact.

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.  

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.

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.

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.   

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.

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.

Call for Nominations for Regional Executive Vice-President and Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President ATLANTIC This is the official call for nominations for the position of Regional Executive Vice-President and Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President for the Atlantic.  Elections for these positions will be held at the Atlantic Regional Convention in Saint John, New Brunswick, June 23 to 25, 2017 A Nominations Form can be downloaded below.

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Although we need to celebrate the many achievements made towards equality, there remains a lot of work.  To this day, women are being denied equal pay for equal work and they are subject to discrimination and threats when they hold positions of power.  We can look in our own country where Alberta Premier Rachel Notley faces threats on a regular basis – because she’s a woman. Regardless of political affiliation, religious belief or even sexual orientation, women should be treated equally, period! Take action