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Over forty PSAC sisters attended the Vancouver Regional Women’s Committee International Women’s Day celebration and meeting in Vancouver, March 8th. Participants heard short presentations from Janet Routledge, NDP candidate in North Burnaby and former PSAC staff member; Joanne Hay, Union of Postal Communications Employees National Executive Officer; and Jennifer Chieh Ho and Kelly Sidhu, PSAC BC Regional Council members. They all spoke about the solidarity and support they get from fellow PSAC members every day, and how much it helps in their work with our union.

Over thirty PSAC members from across BC met in Vancouver last weekend at the 2016 PSAC B.C. Regional Conference for Young Workers. The conference provided participants with an opportunity to learn more about our union and hear from and share experiences with those in leadership positions within PSAC and other unions as well as in community and social justice organizations. The participants also took workshops designed to give them the skills and tools to help them organize their peers to effect positive change inside and outside of PSAC.

PSAC members from across the province gathered in Vancouver, September 23-25, at our 2016 Regional Women's Conference. Sisters came together to discuss ways to strengthen the PSAC women’s program at the regional level, discussed the impact of domestic violence in our communities and our workplaces, identified ways to support PSAC's pan-Canadian campaign on childcare, and mobilized to create social change.

PSAC members who work within Treasury Board, Parks Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, joined by colleagues in CAPE and PIPSC, took part in actions in cities across British Columbia on June 8th 2016.

The first ever PSAC BC Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members was held May 13 through 15 under the theme “Race Forward: Our Union, Our Community, Our Future!”. Thirty-five PSAC members gathered in Vancouver over the weekend to discuss, strategize and mobilize on issues impacting racially visible members in BC, share experiences and network, and empower and inspire themselves and others to become active in our union, our community, and our workplaces.

Our CFIA Bargaining Team was at the table last week. Members working at CFIA showed their support by wearing red bracelets. Here are some photos and the latest CFIA bargaining update is available at the national website.

On Thursday March 1st the Public Service Alliance of Canada organized a Day of Action to highlight the damage the Conservative austerity budget – scheduled for March 29th – will have on Canadian families and communities.

Postal workers in Victoria took their turn in country-wide rotating strike actions yesterday. Members of the South Island Area Council were there to support and encourage their CUPW sisters and brothers, and members of the North Central Area Council joined delegates at the BC Federation of Labour Regional Conference in Prince George at a rally last weekend.