Updates

At the January 2017 Prairie Region Council meeting, the PRC Finance Committee made a recommendation that the registration fee for all delegates for the Prairie Region Triennial Convention be paid out of the unallocated surplus. This recommendation was duly approved by the PRC and will cover all delegates currently registered and any delegate who registers prior to the start of Convention.

There are currently two job postings for PSAC in the Prairies—Regional Education Officer and Regional Representative. These jobs are both indeterminate and based in the Winnipeg Regional Office.

The Regional Education Officer coordinates the development and delivery of a quality program of membership education and empowerment in the region.

The Regional Representative delivers union programs and services in the region.

Active members of PSAC should provide their membership number to be considered at the membership level of the competition.

PSAC’s Directly Chartered Local members working at the University of Winnipeg have reason to celebrate. After 18 months of bargaining, the Manitoba Labour Board issued a decision on a one-year collective agreement, which includes major wins for the union and its members. This is the first ever collective agreement for student workers in the academic capacity on campus, including markers, teaching assistants, lab demonstrators, and tutors.

Local business owners, educators, volunteer groups, and community leaders explain the impact of the closure of the Vegreville Case Processing Centre on their community in this great video produced by the Town of Vegreville.

"If you're not here, you don't necessarily understand the impact on rural Canada and these positions are really important and people deserve to have them in rural locations," says Scott Dixon, Owner of Boston Pizza Vegreville. "This isn’t a Vegreville problem, this is a Canada problem."