Manitoba

The attached Mission Statement was drafted by the PSAC National Board of Directors following its retreat in October, 2012. It has been endorsed and duly signed by all members of the Board.

You are invited to help build The Lethbridge Declaration - a grassroots Federal NDP campaign built by progressive Prairie people who want to live in an inclusive Canada that leaves no one behind, who feel urgent action is needed to push back on the direction Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are taking Canada, and who want to be involved in making that change happen.

Leading up to the holiday season, the Winnipeg Human Rights Committee (HRC) purchased scarves, mittens and touques for children in Winnipeg’s inner city communities. The recipient of the donation was Kookum's Place Daycare, a division of the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resources Development (CAHRD).

On October 22, 2012, the Manitoba Labour Board certified PSAC as the bargaining agent for all research assistants and student assistants employed at Brandon University. Local 55601 comprises nearly 400 members employed annually by the university.At their first general meeting on December 3, 2012, members elected the bargaining team and executive for PSAC Local 55601. Corey DeGagné, a Brandon University student who was involved in the organizing drive, was elected Local President.

The past few months have been busy for the local executive and bargaining team at the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD), and they show no sign of slowing down.

All employees at the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD) will now benefit from improved working conditions and free collective bargaining, as nearly 100 workers, ranging from employment counselors to childcare workers and teachers, joined the Public Service Alliance of Canada on September 14, 2012.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada reached a tentative agreement with Parks Canada Agency on Friday, November 23, 2012. Ratification vote meetings will be held across the country throughout the next month.

Report of the Regional Executive Vice-President, Prairies to the Manitoba Federation of Labour Executive Council submitted for the December 6-7, 2012 meeting. This report covers the period from the last MFL meeting.

In Attendance: Karon Sackney, Dawn MacAulay, Paula Nygaard, Darlene McClure, Gloria Kelly, Marianne Hladun, Deanna Kimball-CookRegrets: Cathy Moar

In Attendance: Debbie; Karon, Cathy, Carol, Dawn, Darlene, DeannaRegrets: Paula, Gloria