REVP in Edmonton

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 7th in a series of webinars from the PSAC Prairie Region.  This interactive webinar gave members the opportunity to connect with their national leadership: Chris Aylward, National President, PSAC Magali Picard. National Executive Vice-President. PSAC Marianne Hladun, Regional Executive Vice-President, Prairie Region  They will provided an update on what is happening at the National Level and answered your questions.

PSAC has confirmed that all regional conventions are officially postponed. This includes the 8th Triennial Prairie Region Convention scheduled for Regina, Saskatchewan on June 12-14, 2020. No further information is currently available but once more information is available, it will be communicated widely. Also, please note that PSAC Regional Offices remain closed until further notice.  Staff are continuing to answer phones and respond to emails as they work from home.

Please see the attached letter from PSAC Prairies REVP Marianne Hladun for Labour Day, 2019.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada employees at the Case Processing Centre were shocked to learn on Thurs. October 27th that the Federal government plans to close their processing Centre in Vegreville and relocate it to Edmonton by the end of 2018. 

Marianne Hladun, PSAC Regional Executive Vice-President for the Prairie Region, joined approximately 80 AUPE members on the picket line this morning at the Revera Riverbend Retirement Residence.Practical nurses, health-care aides and support staff at Revera Riverbend have been on strike for nearly seven weeks. In a letter, PSAC National Vice-President Chris Aylward, urged owners to get back to the bargaining table and called for "a quick resolution to this labour dispute."

Dear Brothers & Sisters,Election day is less than a week away and, on April 23, you will have the opportunity to influence the political landscape in your province.This is a landmark election in that, for the first time in 40 years, the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta is seeing a decline in popularity and may be on the verge of a historic defeat. This is our opportunity to affect much needed change in Alberta.

This week is a very dark one for many PSAC members across the country. Thousands of members received notices from their departments advising them that they are "affected employees", or worse, under the WFA. In some cases members were advised that the section or organization that they are working for is shutting its doors.

Dear Brothers & Sisters,On April 23, you will have the opportunity to influence the political landscape in your province as Alberta heads to the polls to elect the representatives who will guide your province over the next four years.

Please email me directly with any information you have about how the cuts will be rolled out, when they will be rolled out, and who will be affected in your workplaces, now and as the weeks progress.

 Speech by Robyn Benson, Regional Executive Vice-President for the Prairie Region, presented at the AFL Women’s Committee Brunch for National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Violence Against Women on December 4, 2011.