TB and Parks Mobilizing - Yukon
A representative from all Treasury Board and Parks locals in the Yukon is invited to attend a Mobiliztion Meeting on April 10th.
Agenda includes:
- Bargaining update --Carrie Docken, Member of Parks Negotiating Team and Geoff Ryan, Member of PA (Table 1) Negotiating Team,
- Gain a better analysis of your local's preparedness (communication network),
- Report on membership feedback and concerns,
- Strategize on possible actions to put pressure on your employers/politicians to reach a fair agreement.
Please contact Nancy or Shawna at 867-667-2331 or 1-888-YEU-2331 for more information.
Cut the Tories, Not the Programs - Information
See photos located in article below.
For the Whitehorse Star article, click here
For PSAC National article on rally, click here.
Cut the Tories, Not the Programs
Feb 18, 2008
Vic Toews, President of Treasury Board, was greeted by a group of 15 activists in Whitehorse on February 18, 2008 outside the Westmark Hotel at 6:30 p.m. Activists and supporters donned placards and covered both entrances of the hotel handing out flyers (click here to read) identifying cutbacks by the Tories.
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AFN National Day of Action
The REVP North and Whitehorse RO staff joined the Carcross Tagish first nation in thier National Day of Action protest.
The First Nations Players presented a live performance of the story of how Raven let the stars moon and sun out. After the performance, there was a march through the streets of Carcross followed by speaches. After First Nationsl leaders had finished their speaches the mic was opened to any who whished to speak. Jean-Francois Des Laurier gave a very moving and heartfelt speach which was very well received by those in attendance.
PSAC Pride Conference
The National PSAC Pride conference was held in Vancouver March 30-April 1st, 2007. The theme for this years conference was “Include and Be Included” and included workshops and plenary sessions to explore how we can make our workplaces and communities more inclusive for the GLBT community. 6 Delegates from the Yukon attended. The National male and female GLBT reps to the EOC committee were elected by the delegates on Saturday. The male rep is Denis Roy, and the Female rep is Sharleen Patterson from Whitehorse.
Congratulations Sharleen!
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Yukon IPA/LCD Reduction Campaign
January 9, 2006
The IPA-LCD has made regional news! To check out the article containing quotes from three federal election candidates and PSAC member, Jean-Paul Molgat of January 9, 2006 and all other related articles on the CBC North website, please click here.
For more information on the background of LCD, member concerns, and the Point of Supply survey, please see the documents below.
Active members have been holding an LCD Information kiosk at the Elijah Smith Building. All three days went well with the media attending on the second day (see link above). Thanks to Jean-Paul Molgat, John Carney, Mike Nugent (all members) and Nancy Debreceni (PSAC staff).
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Click here for a the Yukon Federation of Labour website. Opens in a new browser.
The Yukon Government is considering signing onto the TILMA, and it is being shopped around the rest of the Territories and Provinces should you be concerned? Read More...
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