Southern Alberta

The National Board of Directors met on Monday, April 27, 2020, and confirmed that: the 2021 PSAC National Triennial Convention will be postponed until 2022; and the PSAC Regional Conventions and PSAC Component Conventions will be postponed until 2021. With this decision, the 8th Triennial Prairie Regional Convention that was scheduled to be held in Regina June 12-14, 2020 has been rescheduled for spring 2021.  

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.

View the recording of the 6th in a series of webinars from the PSAC Prairie Region. Please share this information with all of our members, especially those that mat be interested in the topic. In this interactive webinar we discussed;

View the recording of this week's webinar here! The presenter for this webinar was Patrick Stewart, IL Consultant – Disability Awareness Resource Training (D.A.R.T) of the Independent Living Resource Centre. Patrick covered a number of topics in an interactive setting, such as;

Here is the latest installment of the PSAC Prairie Region’s webinar series!  The panelist for this webinar was Andrew Dolhy, CPE, Ergonomist for the Manitoba Federation of Labour Occupational Health Centre. Andrew detailed some of the common challenges and solutions to providing sound workplace ergonomics while working from home on a temporary basis. Andrew used a variety of interactive formats, such as slides and demonstrations of proper ergonomics using webcams, in an interactive setting.

Building Connections, Resilience and Stronger Community Resources to Support Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Our third webinar instalment was an online learning module exploring:

COVID-19: Information and Support for PSAC Members As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, our lives will change significantly. To support members through these uncertain times, PSAC has created a one-stop shop for COVID-19 related questions and information. You can find it here. 

Due to significant interest in the last webinar, COVID Pandemic and Your H&S Rights at Work, PSAC - Prairies hosted another webinar geared towards union representatives who assist members dealing with workplace issues. Targeted members for this webinar may be Local Executive, Local Stewards, H&S Committee members, Health and Safety Representatives, or National Officers, among others.  In this webinar, we presented the following topics:

After PSAC's request last week on whether the union could get access to some material from CCOHS on telework, mental health and ergonomics at a reduced rate, CCOHS has decided to make some of their products free of charge to help organizations through this crisis. Below is the list of materials now available free of charge.

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.