MEDIA ADVISORY
EMBARGOED UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 11AM (ATL)
Union members visit MP Lawrence MacAulay’s Office and refuse to leave until demands are met
March 8th marked the official launch of the Regional Strategy Coordinating Committee (RSCC) for the New Brunswick region. The main focus was to work on the mobilization plan from this point forward. All Treasury Board locals will be contacted by their respective Area Coordinator shortly to be engaged in the next step.
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Members of the Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University have ratified a new collective agreement after a prolonged round of bargaining which began in April 2017. LUMUN represents two bargaining units consisting of roughly 330 per-course instructors – academic workers who teach up to two courses per semester both in-class and by distance - and 95 postdoctoral fellows.
Charlottetown, PEI - On the three-year anniversary of the launch of the Phoenix pay system members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) in Charlottetown are taking to the streets to demand respect from their employer, this time at the bargaining table. Currently, PSAC is in bargaining with Treasury Board, the Canada Revenue Agency and Parks Canada and is finding the employer unprepared for meaningful negotiations. Negotiations with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency start this week. Over 3000 PSAC members live and work on PEI.
UTE Local 60005 in Saint John, NB held a demonstration in front of their building on February 14th (Valentine’s Day) asking CRA and the Prime Minister to show their hearts at the bargaining table.
SYDNEY, NS – On February 6, 2019, members of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 80807, a Component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), ratified a new Collective Agreement.
Mr. Sean Casey
Hon. Wayne Easter
Hon. Lawrence MacAulay
Mr. Robert Morrissey
75 Fitzroy St
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 1R6
December 19, 2018
Dan Aiken & Debi Buell
Public Service Alliance of Canada
119 Kent St #510
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 1N3
Dear Sirs,