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Regional Executive VP

Jamey MiLLS

Jamey was elected as the PSAC Regional Executive Vice-President for BC in 2017. Jamey is a long time union leader who began his career as an activist as the Young Workers Coordinator on the PSAC BC Regional Council and as a member of the BC Federation of Labour Young Worker Committee, where he sat on the BC Fed Executive Council. Jamey has held a number of positions within his Local, UTE 20027 - Vancouver Tax Services Office, including Vice-President and Chief Shop Steward. He is the former President of the PSAC Vancouver Area Council, and prior to becoming the Regional Executive Vice-President he served on the PSAC BC Regional Council as Metro Vancouver Coordinator and as Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President.

As the REVP, Jamey is responsible for the following in the BC Region:

    * BC Regional Council;
    * Organizing and recertifications;
    * Education;
    * Political and social action;
    * Women's and equity programs;
    * Area Councils;
    * Directly Chartered Locals and Separate Employers;
    * Federations of Labour and related committees and District Labour Councils.

Nationally, he sits on the Alliance Executive Committee (AEC) along with the six other REVPs and the National President and Vice President. Jamey's portfolios on the AEC include Young Workers' Initiatives, the Collective Bargaining Commitee, the Environment, and CFIA and EB Group bargaining.

Jamey is always happy to hear from PSAC members - email revp-bc@psac.com or call the office at (604) 430 0191

Call Out: 2016 PSAC B.C. Regional Young Workers' Conference - Up Next: Young Workers Leadership Summit

August 16, 2016 - 1:37pm •

To: PSAC Locals in the B.C. Region We are pleased to be sending you this Registration Package for the 2016 PSAC B.C. Regional Conference for Young Workers, which will be held November 26-27, 2016 at the Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront under the theme Up Next: Young Worker Leadership Summit. Registration Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2016 Conference Dates: November 26-27, 2016 Conference Location: Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront, Vancouver This Registration Package includes:

PSAC pleased to see Kitsilano Base formally opened and enhanced

August 8, 2016 - 8:56am •

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, formally opened the Canadian Coast Guard Kitsilano Base today, and announced that it will be expanded to include emergency environmental response and emergency response training.

PSAC BC Regional Newsletter for August 2016

August 4, 2016 - 1:41pm •

New Collective Agreement Ratified at Prince George Airport

July 21, 2016 - 12:02pm •

Workers at Prince George Airport have a new collective agreement. Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) / Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 20212 working at the airport voted Wednesday to ratify a tentative agreement reached earlier in the week. Highlights of the five-year contract, which came into effect in April 2016 and expires in March 2021, include a wage increase averaging 2.5% per year over the life of the agreement, and improvements to language around staffing and safety equipment.

Report of the PSAC B.C. Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members

July 18, 2016 - 12:10pm •

To: PSAC Locals and Branches in BC RE: Report of the PSAC B.C. Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee it is my pleasure to send you this report from the PSAC B.C. Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members, which was held in May 2016.

Local Affiliation to the BC Federation of Labour & the BC Federation of Labour Convention - Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016

June 28, 2016 - 10:46am •

In advance of the upcoming BC Federation of Labour Convention this November, the REVP-B.C. Office is encouraging all locals who have not already affiliated to the BC Federation of Labour to do so. There is no cost for a Local to affiliate as monthly dues are paid by the PSAC nationally. The process for affiliating a Local to the BC Federation of Labour is as follows:

June 8th National Day of Action - thank you!

June 9, 2016 - 6:02pm •

Sisters and Brothers, I want to thank each and every one of you for your participation yesterday during our National Day of Action, which was a tremendous success!

Federal public service workers in British Columbia demand respect at the bargaining table

June 8, 2016 - 8:56am •

VANCOUVER, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Public Service Alliance of Canada members who work within Treasury Board, Parks Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are taking part in actions in Vancouver, Victoria and cities across British Columbia today. Their aim is to send a clear message to the government that they expect a quick and fair approach to contract negotiations when the union and Treasury Board negotiators return to the bargaining table this month.

Video: CTV Vancouver Island reports on problems with the federal government's new Phoenix pay system

May 30, 2016 - 1:58pm •

Video: Bob Jackson on why PSAC members are taking action on June 8th.

May 26, 2016 - 10:00am •

We asked Bob Jackson, PSAC Regional Executive VP for BC, why members are taking action on June 8th. Here's what he had to say.