Southern Alberta

Attendance: Little – Chair; Krysty Munns – Secretary/Treasurer; Dolly Ablitt – PSAC Staff; Diane White; Stephanie Erb

Last year’s PSAC Dragon boat team was such a success…we’re doing it again! We are looking for novice and experienced paddlers to join the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s team at this year’s Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival the weekend of June 24th-June 26th. With support of the PSAC Area Council, registration is FREE, open all members and includes:

If you have not yet had the chance to volunteer, we would like to encourage you to in any way you can. Many of you have a Volunteer Day in your Collective Agreement and this would be a perfect example of a time to use it.

RWC meeting minutes for May 9, 2016

In Attendance: Mike Tennant (Treasurer); Timothy Hunt (Chair); Sam Akinsanya (Co-Chair); Victoria Norris (Secretary); Raj Hari; Deb Kosteniuk (Regional Women’s Committee); Phil Chan

We are deeply concerned by the ongoing forest fire in Fort McMurray, Alberta. There are no reported deaths or major injuries as of this moment. We have communicated with elected PSAC union representatives in the region to check on the safety of our members in the area.

We are happy to invite resolutions for the upcoming PSAC Prairies Regional Women's Conference, June 11-12, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.   RESOLUTIONS submission deadline is Wednesday June 1, 2016 by 12 noon (Manitoba time)   CLICK HERE for a PDF version of the text below.  

Please find the call-out letter for resolutions for the National Health and Safety Conference scheduled for November 18-20, 2016. The submission deadline is June 3, 2016, 4:00 p.m. EST. Resolutions are to be submitted directly to PSAC National Headquarters, attention Michelle Rossignol, Programs Section, at conferences@psac-afpc.com CLICK HERE for a PDF version of the wording below.

On April 28 people across Canada stop to remember workers killed, injured or disabled on the job. We ask that on April 28 you and your union local take a moment to honour their memory by joining local events or having one at your local.   You can find an event near you by scrolling down to view regional listings below.    Please also take a moment to read the letter from our Health and Safety Officer, Clint Wirth, below.   Posters for printing and sharing:

The 22nd Annual AFL Kids’ Camp, sponsored by the Alberta Federation of Labour, will be held August 8 - 12, 2016 at the Goldeye Centre near Nordegg. See the attached AFL flyer for more information.