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Vancouver – Members of the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU), and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are rallying February 5th, calling on the government to treat Border Services Officers with the respect they deserve by withdrawing concessions being put forward at the bargaining table and bargaining fairly. Event information:

Download the minutes of the Lower Mainland Human Rights Committee here

Many thanks to Lea Serron, Women's Representative on the Union of Taxation Employees Equal Opportunities Committee and member of the PSAC Vancouver Regional Women's Committee for this report on the RWC's Feminine Hygiene and Basics Bag Campaign for 2019.

2020 PSAC B.C. Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members  “Building our Power for Change: Equity for All” To: PSAC Locals/Branches in the B.C. Region APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 17, 2020, 4 p.m. PT CONFERENCE DATES: Friday-Sunday, February 28, 29, & March 1, 2020 CONFERENCE LOCATION: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, 7551 Westminster Highway, Richmond This Registration Package includes:

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Earlier today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, announced the removal of Harry Stevens’ name from a federal public building in Vancouver, British Columbia.

via the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office Join us at the 2019 CCPA-BC Gala to hear from Nancy MacLean, an award-winning historian whose latest book traces the anti-democratic roots of the right-wing politics now transforming the United States.

PSAC BC, along with the BC Federation of Labour and many of its affiliates, is helping sponsor the BC Lions Be More Than A Bystander campaign for the fourth year in a row.

PSAC is happy to announce that a new collective agreement has been ratified by members of the Swissport Canada fuel services bargaining unit at Vancouver International Airport. The agreement, which was achieved with the assistance of a federal conciliation officer, expires October 2021 and includes a fair wage increase and improvements to shift premiums. The employer has also committed to addressing members’ concerns around part-time workers, with binding arbitration to take place should the union and the company not reach an agreement.

Accessing feminine hygiene products is challenging for low income and homeless women. Food, shelter, and clothing take precedence, leaving women with few options to deal with their periods with dignity. As a result, women often have to resort to stealing feminine hygiene products, or utilizing socks or toilet paper in lieu of sanitary pads or tampons, which leaves them more susceptible to infection.