Vancouver Island

*** 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.

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 **

After having recently negotiated a new contract for unionized employees containing significant wage increases and improved working conditions, PSAC DCL 20500, the Commissionaires Union of BC, is seeking to reach out to as many Commissionaires as possible on Vancouver Island.

PSAC is scheduling meetings for members in the PA, TC, SV and EB groups across BC in May and June. This is your opportunity to meet with and speak to members of the Treasury Board bargaining team, hear an update on the status of negotiations, and ask questions. Updated June 10 with details for Skype call.

Bargaining has begun The PSAC/UNDE bargaining team representing members of Local 21018 working for IMP Group at CFB Comox held their first meeting with the employer May 29-31. The team is proposing a new 3-year agreement with improvements to wages and working condidtions, including.

At their meeting held over the weekend, the PSAC BC Regional Council joined many other groups in endorsing the campaign calling for the elimination of pay parking at BC hospitals. Pay parking brings relatively minimal funding into the medical system, but creates a barrier to accessing medical care and places unnecessary stress on patients and their loved ones. Members are encouraged to find out more and join the campaign by visiting www.hospitalpayparking.ca

Federal government workers in Vancouver rally, call on Prime Minister to move quickly at the bargaining table Vancouver – On April 26, over three years after the roll out of the disastrous Phoenix payroll system, union members in Vancouver are rallying to remind the Prime Minister that time is running out to make good on his commitment to support federal public service workers and the vital services they provide.

Media Advisory: After three years of Phoenix, Federal government workers in Victoria rally, call on Prime Minister to move quickly at the bargaining table and to do more to solve pay problems Victoria – On March 22, just over three years after the roll out of the disastrous Phoenix payroll system, union members in Victoria are rallying to remind the Prime Minister that time is running out to make good on his commitment to support public service workers and the vital services they provide.

The theme for this year’s March On Vancouver is Resist! Persist! This is the third year that people of all backgrounds have come together to march to empower, inspire, unite and lead the charge for advancement of women across Canada and the world. Here is a list of all the marches taking place in communities across BC: