Newfoundland and Labrador

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.  

The Goose Bay Regional Women's Committee held their AGM recently and elected their new executive. 

The new executive of the Gander Area Council was elected on March 21, 2017. Sisters Joann Wells and Debbie Harnett with Annette Brown on the phone.

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.   

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. 

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.