Prince Edward Island

The PEI Area Council met on September 9th with special guest, Jeannie Baldwin, REVP Atlantic. Members from AGR,CEIU, UTE and UVAE were in attendance. The Area Council sent a "GO TEAM GO" picture to the UTE Negotiation Team. The Area Council will be holding their AGM on October 16th.

The PEI Human Rights Committee held their AGM on September 10th. Newly elected members include: Debi Buell- UVAE, President; Heather Ford - UTE, Vice-President; Marilyn Gallant - UTE, Secretary; Jody LaPierre -UVAE, Treasurer.

The next federal election will be held on October 19, 2015. On the 19th of every month, PSAC members in the Atlantic Region will take actions in highlighting the number 19. Join members on September 19th at 12:19 p.m. outside Daniel J. MacDonald bldg. (Grafton St. entrance) for a 19 minute demo.

The P.E.I. Regional Women’s Committee held their AGM meeting on September 8th. In attendance were members from CEIU, UTE and UVAE. Jeannie Baldwin, REVP Atlantic, swore in the newly elected committee members. Chair, Debi Buell, UVAE; Co-Chair, Karolyn Walsh, UVAE; Secretary, Marilyn Gallant, UTE and Treasurer, Beryl MacNeil, UVAE.

The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women recently sponsored an Equality Garden Party. Host, Hon. Catherine Callbeck honored female leaders in her speech.

PSAC Members representing UTE, UVAE and UEW, joined Island union members at the PEI Federation of Labour sponsored annual picnic.

This is a reminder of the PSAC PEI Area Council meeting on September 9th 2014. Please note that we will doing the meeting in an alternate format to try to increase the participation of the PEI locals which was discussed at the PSAC Convention in June for those who were in attendance during the PEI Caucus meeting.

Greetings,  Earlier this week, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) sent a letter to the Prime Minister demanding he

The PEI Health Coalition invites PSAC members to join them in a March & Rally, Friday August 29th at 12 p.m. The march will start from Trinity United Church and continue to the Convention Centre. For more information, please see attached poster.

All PSAC members are invited to join the PEI Federation of Labour on August 2nd to walk in the Pride parade. We will meet at 12:00 noon in the parking lot of the Sullivan building near Victoria Park in Charlottetown - look for the PSAC flag. See attached poster for additional information.