Prince Edward Island

Are you passionate about standing up for unions and workers’ rights?  Do you believe in fairness, social justice and human rights?  Are you active in your union and interested in deepening your activist knowledge and skills? The Union Development Program (UDP) is an opportunity for you to prepare yourself to assume leadership roles in your union and in the broader labour and social justice movements.

Sisters and Brothers,    This is to let you know that our National President, Robyn Benson, will be hosting a telephone town hall on the federal elections.    When: Tuesday, September 29, 7:30 p.m. ATL, 8:00 p.m. NL (Bilingual)   

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION    September 4, 2015    Veterans Under Attack by Provincial Government   CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) local 90140 employed by the NB-PEI Division of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires who are contracted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Prince County Hospital are outraged that the provincial government is outsourcing their job to a Vancouver security firm and therefore issuing lay-off notices to 40 commissionaires.

Our tour of the Atlantic provinces is now complete and most Stewards and Local Presidents have received their toolkit.  This is where we will be adding updated content for your toolkit.

Labour Day is Monday, September 7, 2015.  The official event listing for the Atlantic Region can be found on the Canadian Labour Congress website.     Commencing August 31st, PSAC-Atlantic will be airing radio ads to commemorate this important day.  These radio ads will run in each province and can be found below.   Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable Labour Day!

New Brunswick   Province-wide: Members of UEW 60067 put together packages of election issue information from PSAC and distributed it to their members.    Dorchester: Members of USGE 60020 & 60128 organized a demo during their lunch break.   Gagetown: Members of UNDE 60303 organized a bbq and rally.   Prince Edward Island   Summerside: Members of UTE 90006 distributed the CLC’s Better Choice cards.  

The PEI Federation of Labour will be holding their 15th Annual Labour Day Picnic and Barbecue on Monday, September 7th between 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Joseph Ghiz Memorial Park Charlottetown.   See attached poster for additional details.

A recap of activities that took place in our region.

Your bargaining team recently met with the Corps of Commissionaires to exchange bargaining proposals and begin the bargaining process.   Please see letter from your team attached.