Newfoundland and Labrador

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2017 Federal Government Employees Rally Asking the Government to Fix the Phoenix Pay System ST. JOHN’S, NL – Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) employed by the Government of Canada will be boycotting National Public Service Week (NPSW) and asking the government to fix the Phoenix Pay System. The NPSW started Sunday and will run until the 17th.

We join the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour and stand in solidarity with Beatrice Hunter. See press release.

Your bargaining team met with your employer (St. John’s Port Authority) the week of May 9th. The parties have agreed to a few issues but we came to an impasse due to several concessions proposed by the employer, including elimination of severance benefits and marriage leave.Our next steps: We have applied for conciliation which means we are requesting the assistance of a conciliation officer from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In the meantime, we will be meeting with the membership to discuss mobilization strategy.

Sisters and Brothers, Please find below the Convention documents: Resolution, Convention Committees Reports, Convention Book, Finance Report as well the report from myself as your Regional Executive Vice-President.  The books can also be found on our website. I’m also excited to announce that we have an ‘App’ for our convention!  You can download the app right away following the links below:

7th Triennial PSAC Atlantic Regional Convention PSAC: It Starts With Us June 22-25, 2017 Trade & Convention Centre, Saint John NB Marco Polo Room     Thursday, June 22, 2017   9:00 – 10:30 am Atlantic Council Meeting – Kennebecasis 1&2 [Hilton Hotel]  

The Regional Women's Committee of Gander, NL organized a workshop this past weekend with a focus on child care, domestic violence and mental health in the workplace.

As your Director for GLBT members on the PSAC-Atlantic Regional Council, I will soon be joining many PSAC members across Canada and people around the world to recognize the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. On May 17, 1990, the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization approved the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) which no longer listed homosexuality as a diagnosis.

Jeannie Baldwin presenting a cheque on behalf of PSAC to Iggy Oram for the locked out Unifor Brothers and Sisters at D-J Composites in Gander, NL.

To honour our Sisters and Brothers who have passed away, we have a tradition in which we hold a moment of silence during our Convention.    I invite you to send to my office the names of PSAC Atlantic region members who have passed away since our last Regional Convention in June 2014.   Please send those names and local affiliation to Sébastien Bezeau, Political Communications Officer (bezeaus@psac-afpc.com) by Friday, June 2.   Thank you.