Prince Edward Island

Executive Summary of the Federal Job Loss Report http://www.psac-afpc.com/news/2012/issues/20120613-e.shtml?l=1

June 21 is National Day, a day to recognize and celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada.  On this day we have many reasons to celebrate and also many reasons to fight.

CHARLOTTTETOWN, PEI– A working group made up of the City of Charlottetown, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and the Government of Prince Edward Island has released a report they commissioned into the scope and impact of potential federal job cuts on Prince Edward Island.The study, completed by McInnes Cooper, was launched in February 2012, at a time of widespread speculation about the volume of federal cuts. The key findings of the report are as follows:

On Wednesday, June 13th at 5:30PM local time, while our MPs gather in Ottawa for a decisive showdown in Parliament, we’ll rally their home ridings, and communities across Canada, to call for 13 “hero” Conservative MPs to work together and stop the Bill, split it, and start over. 

Pow Wow Trail Dates and Events 2012 (Updated May 26 ~ 9:40-PM) Atlantic Pow Wow Trail information for PSAC Aboriginal members and allies. (Provided by PSAC National Aboriginal Peoples' Circle Atlantic Male/Female reps: Joey Dunphy; Barbara Paul and PSAC Atlantic Aboriginal Director: Charlene Vidito-Milne) .

Almost 70 members from across the region attended the AtlanticSchoolheld from May 23rd to 27th, 2012in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

On this International Day against Homophobia, we must pause and reflect of all the gains we have won and the battles that still lay ahead.  

Members of various unions gathered with members of the public in PEI to voice their concerns over job cuts and the scheduled implementation of the regressive HST. Speakers were concerned that fewer jobs and an unfair tax will create more hardships to many while the rich keep getting richer.

MP Peter Stoffer, a strong advocate for Veterans Rights and Services, met with UVAE Local 90001 Executive members to discuss the cuts to Veterans Affairs jobs and services.

A Workforce Adjustment workshop was held recently for local executive members of UVAE.