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.
Nova Scotia
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.
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.
March 27, 2017 - 11:05am •
The Anti-Racism/Human Rights Committee of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour organized a Solidarity Luncheon on March 21st to celebrate the United Nations International Day to Eliminate Racism. Our very own Brother Wayne Kelley is a member of the committee and the keynote speaker of the event was none other than Brother Neville David, PSAC-Atlantic’s Director for Racially Visible members.
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 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.
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.
March 16, 2017 - 10:09am •
Members of the Halifax Regional Women's Committee celebrated International Women's Day at a sold out breakfast sponsored by the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour Women's Committee on Wednesday, March 8th.
Rhonda Doyle LeBlanc, who is also the Maritime Director for Women, received the Sister of the Year Award. Guest speaker for the breakfast was Becky Kent former NDP, MLA and now the Provincial Coordinator for the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia. Also joining in the celebration was Danny Cavanagh, President of the Federation of Labour.
March 16, 2017 - 9:33am •
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.
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