MEDIA ADVISORY October 1, 2014Unveiling of 10-foot Dream Catcher HALIFAX, NS– The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre in partnership with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are hosting a community gathering to unveil a 10-foot Dream Catcher in honour of the 1186 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
Nova Scotia
October 1, 2014 - 10:15am •
October 1, 2014 Honourable Stephen McNeilPremier of Nova ScotiaOffice of the Premier7th Floor, One Government Place1700 Granville StreetP.O. Box 726Halifax, NS B3J 2T3 Dear Premier McNeil: On behalf of 7200 PSAC union members, I am writing to voice our total dissatisfaction with your government’s introduction of Bill-1: The New Health Authorities Act.
September 12, 2014 - 4:53pm •
Approximately 700 members of the Union of National Defense Employees, the Dockyard Trades and Labour Council East, the Professional Institute of the Public Service, and the Dockyard Charge Hands Association marched along the sidewalks in Halifax today, Friday, September 13, to protest DND's plan to force employees to pay for parking. In some cases employees will pay a monthly fee and not even be guaranteed a place to park as they are selling more passes than available parking spaces.
September 10, 2014 - 4:22pm •
Please join us for the unveiling ceremony for the Dream Catcher that represents and honors the spirit and dreams of ALL missing and murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada. See poster for more information.
September 2, 2014 - 11:20am •
Greetings, Earlier this week, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) sent a letter to the Prime Minister demanding he
August 19, 2014 - 12:25pm •
The Highlands Links golf course is a national treasure. Canadians are against the government’s plan to privatize the federally owned Highlands Links golf course.
August 13, 2014 - 11:01am •
Save the date! Nova Scotia Federation of Labour Political Action Conference Dates: November 1, 2014 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) November 2, 2014 (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Location: NSGEU Conference Centre 255 John Savage Drive, Dartmouth, NS
August 12, 2014 - 9:56am •
The Nova Scotia PSAC Education Program is ready. Check out the courses that are being offered for the period of September to December 2014. The schedule has been modified to offer Bill C-4 Fighting for our Lives and Health & Safety in Sydney, NS
July 24, 2014 - 7:48am •
K’JIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- The panel reviewing hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia has completed seven community information sessions to date across the province. During this review, the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association and the Native Council of Nova Scotia have announced official opposition to fracking. Dr. Wheeler has been clear that much is still unknown about the risks and benefits to Nova Scotians. Given that: • All three political parties have stated that the existing moratorium will remain until fracking is proven to be safe;
July 17, 2014 - 12:49pm •
On May 23-25, 2014, twenty members age 30 and under from the four Atlantic Provinces came to Halifax to attend the PSAC Atlantic Young Workers Symposium. This was the third event geared specifically to young workers to take place in the region since 2009, and the biggest yet.
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