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Regional Womens Committees

Welcome to the union!

Our Regional Women’s Committees are made up of women from many different components. We have a very open door and welcome anyone wanting to join us.

Get involved today! Contact the PSAC BC Women’s Coordinator Kelly Sidhu or PSAC Women’s Rep Monica Urrutia.

There are Regional Women’s Committees currently in the Southern Interior, Vancouver, Prince George, and Vancouver Island.

For meeting dates and times, contact your local Women’s Committee, or check the upcoming events page.

BC Regional Women’s Committee Contact Info

Southern Interior (formerly Okanagan) RWC Co-Chairs: Jeanne Olineck and Karen Sutton - Committee contact email: [email protected]

Prince George RWC Chairperson: Sherel Sandhu - Committee contact email: [email protected]

Vancouver RWC Co-Chairs: Zita Lambert, Reena Birk - Committee contact email: [email protected]

Vancouver Island RWC Co-Chairs: Karolyn Jones and Kristina MacLean - Committee contact email: [email protected]

Scroll down for the latest news and information of interest to PSAC BC women, click on the headline for the full post ...

RWC Update - May

May 22, 2012 - 12:41pm •

BC Women hit the floor at convention. Last convention - women's issues did not get debated and it was great this year when women had a voice! Convention was emotional with Public Service Cuts announced on Monday Apr 30th, marching to Parliament Hill in protest on Tuesday May 1st, and

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - March 2012

April 20, 2012 - 12:00am •

Here are the Regional Council reports presented at the March 2012 RC meeting, as well as the Council Committee Terms of Reference and the meeting minutes.

RWC Update - April

April 2, 2012 - 10:48am •

Women have fought for equity for many years. Now, we are faced with huge job cuts in the public service and those cuts clearly hurt women. We have published a pamphlet entitled "Job Cuts Hurt Women And We're Fighting Back!" If you haven't seen it - email me at [email protected] and I will get one to you.

International Womens Day is March 8

February 28, 2012 - 3:18pm •

Each year around the world, International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. The theme for IWD in 2012 is Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures.If every International Women's Day event held in 2012 includes girls in some way, then thousands of minds will be inspired globally.

RWC Update - December

December 21, 2011 - 11:14am •

The year has just rolled by and it will be nice to take a bit of a break before we move into a busy 2012. The year ended with commemorating events across the province on December 6th and December 10th - National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women and Human Rights Day.

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - October 2011

December 9, 2011 - 4:37pm •

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

December 6th is National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence Against Women

November 21, 2011 - 10:53am •

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.

PSAC wins Canada Post pay equity case at the Supreme Court of Canada

November 18, 2011 - 12:13pm •

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of PSAC today in a pay equity case involving women at Canada Post that was originally filed 28 years ago.The union first filed a complaint over unequal pay in 1983. In October 2005, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal upheld PSAC's pay equity complaint against Canada Post and awarded 50 per cent of the wage gap in damages. Since then, the corporation has used every possible legal avenue to have the Tribunal’s decision overturned.

RWC Update - October

October 17, 2011 - 1:18pm •

The pace is picking up and the BC PSAC women are active and involved. Next week the Women chairs will be meeting and at the end of the month we will participate in a one day think tank on attacking cutbacks to federal public services. Earlier this month, I participated in the vigil for Sisters in Spirit in Kelowna. This is a annual national event and PSAC along with many other organizations issued a heartfelt statement ....

Why Womens Committees?

August 30, 2011 - 11:41am •

Why Women’s Committees?Will Women ever be equal? Sometimes social change seems so slow. But, more and more unions are discovering that active women’s committees realty do make things happen.The existence of a women’s committee lets everyone know that women’s rights is an important union issue. It’s a point around which women’s rights activists can rally and to which uninvolved women can gravitate. The existence of a committee lends credibility and unity to their concerns.

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