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Updates

An op-ed by PSAC National President Robyn Benson, as published on iPolitics, May 2, 2013.

The PSAC Social Justice Fund is supporting the Africa Solidarity Tour being organized by the Stephen Lewis Foundation to bring HIV-AIDS awareness to several cities from Winnipeg to Windsor.

Canadian labour has made a difference by directly supporting unions in Africa to fight AIDS.

The official day of mourning will soon be upon us.  On this day, we are reminded of the grim statistics of workers who have died or been injured in Canadian workplaces.  Still many more have been discouraged or prevented from claiming compensation they were entitled to.  We also remember the fact that these numbers are real people with real families. 

Report of the Regional Executive Vice-President, Prairies to the Prairie Region Council submitted for the April 19-20, 2013 meeting. This report covers the period from the last PRC meeting.

Saskatchewan has become the first province to make reporting of asbestos in public buildings mandatory. The province passed legislation Thursday that requires government buildings and hospitals to post on an online registry whether they contain asbestos.

The program consists of 14 scholarships for dependant children of PSAC members and three scholarships for PSAC members who are returning to university, college or a recognized institute of higher learning on a full-time basis.

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