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At their general meeting on April 22 2020, the PSAC Vancouver Area Council discussed and passed the following Solidarity Statement on Wet’suwet’en.

** Strike votes and union events have been suspended until further notice: please read this important message regarding PSAC's response to the COVID-19 situation ** This is central location for members in the Treasury Board, Canada Revenue Agency, CFIA, Parks Canada and CBSA bargaining units to find important information about bargaining, the strike vote process and potential strike actions.

*** The half day training sessions have been postponed, watch for new dates *** Please use this form to apply for Strike Mobilization and Prepararedness Training half day training for all PSAC members in the PA, TC, SV, EB, FB, CRA, CFIA, and Parks Canada bargaining units. Note we will also be scheduling webinars designed for members in areas outside the designated locations or in remote worksites.

On March 10, Vancouver City Council will debate a motion proposing to make Vancouver a Blue Community: committing to recognize water and sanitation as human rights, ban or phase-out the sale of bottled water in municipal facilities and at municipal events, and promote publicly financed, owned and operated water and wastewater services.

*** The full day training sessions have been postponed, watch for new dates *** Please use this form to apply for Mobilization and Prepararedness Training full day sessions for Local Executive members and Component leadership in the PA, TC, SV, EB, FB, CRA, CFIA, and Parks Canada units. Note we will also be scheduling webinars designed for members in areas outside the designated locations or in remote worksites.

Almost 50 PSAC members from across the province gathered in Vancouver on Saturday at the 2020 Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members, which was held under the theme "Building our Power for Change: Equity for All”. It was a busy weekend: over two days the participants developed strategies to build partnerships, coalitions, and networks for advocacy; discussed ways to broaden the base of union activists from their communities; identified political priorities for PSAC racialized members; and contributed to the development of a PSAC policy to address systemic racism.

The CMHC Granville Island bargaining team, consisting of Tony Barrow, Sandy Scott, Steven Chen, Verda Cook, and Maxime Thibault-Gingras met with the employer February 18-20 in Vancouver to begin bargaining a new collective agreement. The current collective agreement expires March 31, 2020.

To all PSAC BC Locals/Branches, DCLs, Components, Area Councils, and Regional Committees,

** Strike votes and union events have been suspended until March 30: please read this important message regarding PSAC's response to the COVID-19 situation **

JP Fortin, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union along with members working at CBSA and the Correctional Service of Canada joined forces at a spirited rally and media event on February 5th at Peace Arch border crossing, reminding the government that PSAC members will continue to mobilize until we get a fair collective agreement. Here are some photos and media.