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Here are the Regional Council Members reports presented at the October 2011 RC meeting and the minutes of the April 2011 meeting.

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is a day commemorated in Canada each December 6, the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre, in which 14 women were singled out for their gender and murdered. It is often marked by vigils, discussions and other reflections on violence against women.

USW Local 2009 - Compass Central Care Lockout SitesWorkers at a number of long term care facilities, employed by Compass Group Canada operating under the name "Morrison Group" are on picketlines. On September 29, 2011 the employer responded to a 3 day strike by locking out the workers. Please drop by and show your solidarity, or better yet join the VOLC picket support roster. Contact Stephen Von Sychowski at vs.stephen@gmail.com

Your vote matters!Every three years, municipal and school board elections offer a chance for local residents to determine the future of their communities. This year’s election is on November 19.Members of Canadian Labour Congress District Labour Councils across the province have spent time talking to and questioning many of the candidates and have compiled a list of municipal and school board candidates who:

Due to the renovations at the Vancouver RO, there will be some disruptions to phone and fax service today (Friday Sept 16). We anticipate everything will be back to normal on Monday Sept 19, once the technicians have finished transferring the phone lines. If this is an emergency, please call 604 780 1367 otherwise, leave a voicemail message and we will return your call on Monday.

As the Vancouver RO prepares to begin our renovation we find ourselves with a large quantity of office furniture and other assorted items that do not fit with the new floorplan and must be recycled or reused.Examples include

Download the minutes of the Mainland Human Rights Committee meeting held February 7, 2011 below.

Many thanks to Jennifer Ho, Co-Chair of the Vancouver Regional Women's Committee for this report.UBC student Rumana Monzur was reportedly attacked by her husband during a recent trip home to Dhaka, Bangladesh. She lost her eyesight and had her face badly injured.

Despite the gray weather PSAC BC launched the popular “Think Public!” summer campaign at Car Free Day on Commercial Drive in Vancouver last weekend. REVP Bob Jackson marched in the Langley City Parade, and had an opportunity to meet with MP Mark Warawa to talk about how the government’s plan to cut program spending will affect public public services and the workers that provide them in Langley.

The year has so-far been filled with several events and opportunities! Coming up from July 13-17 at the University of Victoria, there will be a Summer Institute for Union Women. The theme is "Putting Women in their Places...in our Union, in Politics and in our Communities".