Updates

PSAC members participated in PSAC's Social Justice Fund delegation to Guatemala. They supported the efforts of grassroots organizations to improve livelihoods of Mayan campesinos in Guatemala. Jen Botincan, a PSAC/UNDE member from Winnipeg, was selected to participate in this opportunity. Read her final report about the experience and view some of her photos. She also wrote a series of blog entries about her experiences for the PSAC Prairie Region website.

The Canadian Labour Congress has a vacancy for a Regional Representative in the Prairie Region, based in Edmonton, Alberta. See attached job posting for more details.

The starting salary for this position is $78,756.08 plus benefits under the collective agreement (CEP/CULR-1).

Applications will be accepted until June 30, 2014. Please send your application to hr@clc-ctc.ca and include the bulletin number in the subject line. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Marianne Hladun submitted the following letter regarding National Public Service Week to the Winnipeg Free Press.

­Report of the Regional Executive Vice-President, Prairies to the National Board of Directors, submitted for the June 10-13, 2014 meeting. This report covers the period from the last NBOD meeting.

The Joint Learning Program (JLP) announces that a new workshop on Mental Health in the Workplace is now available to union members and their managers of the core public administration.