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What happened at the 2014 Prairie Region Convention?

July 17, 2014 - 2:41pm

PSAC members showed Union Pride, Saskatoon Wide as the 6th Triennial Prairie Region Convention took over the “City of Bridges” June 27-29, 2014. More than 320 people attended the three-day event, including 268 delegates, 32 observers, 11 NBoD and 11 guests. View photos from the entire weekend on the PSAC Prairies Facebook page.

Sick leave doesn’t cost government extra: PBO report

July 16, 2014 - 12:00am

The Parliamentary Budget Officer released a new report today, concluding that it costs almost nothing extra to pay sick leave to federal civil servants. This is because most departments don't have policies in place to backfill for sick leave. 

Upcoming JLP Facilitator Orientation Session Information

July 14, 2014 - 12:00am

The Joint Learning Program (JLP) Prairie/NWT Region will be holding a Facilitator Orientation Session, January 12-16th, 2015, to train new JLP facilitators.  If you are interested in becoming a facilitator for the program then please see the attached document for more details and application information. The deadline to apply is September 12th 2014.

PSAC member reaches out to MP for answers on sick leave attacks

July 13, 2014 - 12:00am • Winnipeg | Political Action

When Yvonne Hein heard about Tony Clement's plan to take away accumulated sick leave benefits from federal public service workers, the PSAC/Agriculture Union member decided to let her MP know exactly how she felt about it. She wrote the following letter to Shelley Glover, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface in Winnipeg. She has yet to receive a response.

Marianne Hladun disputes op-ed criticizing sick leave

July 11, 2014 - 2:30pm

On Wednesday, the Winnipeg Sun published an op-ed ("Sick of union entitlement") that called the attacks on PSAC members' sick leave "common sense".

Prairies REVP Marianne Hladun had her own thoughts on the subject and sent the following response to the paper. Her letter was published on July 15, 2014.

Apply for the 2014 Prairies Young Workers' Conference

July 10, 2014 - 1:38pm • Young Workers

The PSAC Prairie Region presents the Young Workers' Conference, September 23-24, 2014 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Do young workers need unions? Do unions need young workers? What are the issues facing young workers in my union? What does it mean to be a union activist anyway? How can I get more involved in my union?

PSAC Prairies invites young workers, ages 30 and under, to apply to attend the Young Workers’ Conference. This event will bring together 30-40 young workers from across the Prairies for two full days of learning, networking and planning.

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