PSAC Local 20150

INAC — Vancouver

February 5, 2015
by Ruby
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Bargaining Information Meeting

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All Members of PSAC Local 20150 are Invited

Tuesday, Feb 17, 12:00 - 1:00 in Leylum

Agenda

  • Bargaining update
  • Pizza lunch and door prizes
  • Sign your union card
  • Meet your local executive
  • Find out about events such as 19th of the month marches
  • Union video(s)

Visit www.PSAC20150.ca for more information

January 26, 2015
by Theresa
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PSAC Local 20150 2015 Annual General Meeting

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All members of PSAC Local 20150 are invited to the 2015 Annual General Meeting:

Wednesday, March 4, noon to 1:00 in Leylum.

Agenda:

  • Call to Order by the Chairperson
  • Roll Call of Officers
  • Minutes of the March 13, 2014 Annual General Meeting
  • Report of the President
  • Report of the Treasurer
  • Presentation and Approval of New Year Budget
  • Nomination and Election of Officers
  • Education – Update about bargaining, and Q&A
  • Adjournment

Executive positions to be elected are

  • Vice President
  • Treasurer
  • Human Rights Officer

We will serve lunch.

December 15, 2014
by Theresa
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2015 PSAC Calendars are here

2015 calendars

PSAC members: you can pick up your PSAC 2015 calendars on the 16th floor at 1100 Melville Street. They are at Theresa's cubicle, 1606C (enter door 1600, turn left, and it's the fourth cubicle on your right), on top of the coat closet. Bring some extra for your colleagues. If you are on Alberni, please see Emma Fleetham.

October 6, 2014
by Theresa
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BC Mainland Young Workers Committee Meeting & Film Night

 The BC Mainland Young Worker Committee is having a meeting on October 21 at 6:00pm and will be hosting a movie showing at 6:30pm.

See the event poster here.

The Day

  • October 21, 2014

The Time

  • BC Mainland Young Worker Committee Meeting at 6:00 pm (open to PSAC Young Workers)
  • Showing of Miss Representation at 6:30 pm  (open to all PSAC members)

The Place

  • PSAC Vancouver Office - 5238 Joyce Street (click here for map)
  • Meeting and movie will take place on the 2nd floor

The Movie

  • Miss Representation "explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman." Source: IMDB
  • Finger food will be provided for all attendees of the movie viewing
  • RSVP to Monica Urrutia at urrutim@psac-afpc.com by October 17 so we can provide enough food!

MissRep Poster

September 9, 2014
by Theresa
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National Aboriginal Peoples’ Circle Advanced Course

Here is an article that was posted on the PSAC BC website.

Please note the deadline to apply is September 12, 2014. 

Are you an First Nation, Inuit or Métis PSAC member who would like to learn more about your union?

If yes, we invite you to apply for the PSAC BC National Aboriginal Peoples’ Circle (NAPC) course.

We are holding a NAPC course for First Nation, Inuit and Métis members in BC in Richmond on October 25 to 27, 2014. To be eligible for the course, members are asked to self-identify by completing the following form: http://psacbc.com/self-id

The NAPC course is for members who have had little or no exposure to their union and would like to learn more about it.  During the course participants will learn more about:

  • the role of the union in advancing Aboriginal rights in the workplace, the union, and our communities;
  • resources and decision-making in the PSAC;
  • how to become more active in the PSAC through local, regional and national structures.

All expenses related to participation in the course will be covered by the PSAC (travel, accommodation, meals, loss of salary, family care costs) in accordance with the PSAC Travel Policy. Local participants will receive the $50 education per diem for each day of the course to cover mileage and meals.

Participants at each course will have the opportunity to meet and work with other PSAC BC Aboriginal members, the PSAC BC Regional Council Aboriginal Equity Coordinator – Sister Ruby Langan, and the two BC representatives on the PSAC’s NAPC – Sister Nancy Burton and Brother Michael Ballard.

If you are interested in this course, please complete the on-line application by the deadline date – September 12, 2014There are a limited number of seats for the course - so please apply now!

If you have any questions about the course or require this information or application in an alternate format, please contact Deb Seaboyer, Regional Education Officer at the Vancouver Regional Office (seaboyd@psac.com or 604-430-5631 or toll-free 1‑800‑663‑1655)

Source: http://psacbc.com/education-program/national-aboriginal-peoples-circle-advanced-course

September 3, 2014
by Theresa
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Rally to Support BC Teachers

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To demonstrate support for the BC Teachers’ Federation, the BC Federation of Labour has launched a series of efforts to raise awareness of the dispute, the issues that are at the heart of negotiations, and to provide venues for people to show their support. Here in Vancouver, there is a rally scheduled for Friday:
  • Date:  Friday, September 19, 2014 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Location: BC Liberal Cabinet Office, Vancouver - 999 Canada Place Plaza

We will be there: look for the PSAC flags!

For a full list of rallies across the province, and other ways to support BCTF members & public education, visit the BCTF website.
If you are a parent and would like to donate all or part of Christy Clark's bribe of $40/day/child-under-age-13  to the teachers' strike fund, you can do so through Families Funding Teachers, set up by a local parent. All money goes to the PayPal account of the BC Teacher’s Federation, and will be directed toward their strike fund. We can support our union brothers and sisters.

June 19, 2014
by Theresa
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Upcoming Training at AANDC

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Resolution and Individual Affairs (RIA) is organizing a series of Joint Learning Program (JLP) workshops for employees of Aboriginal Affairs in Vancouver.  Seats are still available and we encourage employees and managers to take advantage of these learning opportunities.

Duty to Accommodate: Building an Inclusive Workplace

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Time: TBA (one full day)
Location: 2nd Floor, Leylum , 1138 Melville Street

Creating a Harassment-Free Workplace

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 
Time: TBA (one full day)
Location: 2nd Floor, Leylum, 1138 Melville Street

Respecting Differences and Anti-Discrimination

Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 
Time: TBA (one full day)
Location: 2nd Floor, Leylum, 1138 Melville Street

Understanding the Collective Agreement

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Time: TBA (one full day)
Location: 2nd Floor, Leylum,  1138 Melville Street

To register, please email Angela McKerral ( Angela.McKerral at irsad-sapi.gc.ca ) your preferred date(s). Please obtain your supervisor/manager's approval before registering.  You will be receiving an email/appointment confirming your registration.   

There is limited capacity for each session, and registration will be on a first come first served basis.

If you are scheduled for a session but unable to attend for any reason, we ask that you please contact Angela McKerral as soon as possible so that another employee on the waiting list may attend. 

For more information on Joint Learning Program (JLP) workshops, please visit http://jlp-pam.ca/WorkshopParticipation-AtelierParticipation-eng.aspx

 

June 12, 2014
by Theresa
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PSAC Boycotts Public Service Week

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From the PSAC website:

After years of service cuts, job cuts and disrespect for hard working public servants, the federal government will hold National Public Service Week from June 15 to 21, 2014, to mark the importance of federal public service employees and to recognize their service to Canadian society.

It is an insult to our members that the government of Canada, as the employer, celebrates this event while it continues its assault on federal public services and public service workers.  It continues to cut services to the Canadian public, slash public-service jobs and attack collective bargaining rights, health and safety protections and retirement security.

PSAC boycotts Public Service Week; holds events defending public services instead

The PSAC is boycotting National Public Service Week and will be organizing events across the country to celebrate the work our members do to serve Canadians. We will use these opportunities to raise awareness about how the cuts by this government are affecting all Canadians.

We urge all our members to check with their regional office or Component for information on activities during that week.

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Please join us on Thursday for a lunch and learn in Leylum where we'll hear the latest about bargaining.

May 28, 2014
by Theresa
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Bargaining Information Session Thursday June 19

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Our collective agreement expires on June 20, 2014.

Members of PSAC Local 20150 are invited to a lunch and learn session: Robert Strang from PSAC BC is coming to give us an update on the current round of bargaining with Treasury Board, and he will answer your bargaining-related questions.

Thursday, June 19

noon to 1pm

Leylum

Lunch will be served

This is also a great opportunity to meet with your local executive. Please contact one of us if you have any questions.