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African Heritage Month/Black History Month

February 4, 2013 - 8:47am • Human Rights

Black History Month recognizes the contributions and achievements of Black people in Canada.

Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected to Parliament proposed recognizing February as Black History Month and in December 1995, Parliament unanimously adoped her motion.

People of African descent were first brought to Canada as slaves. Slavery existed in Canada from 1628 until it was abolished in Upper Canada in 1793 and throughout the entire British empire in 1833.

Robyn Benson presents to parliamentary committee on sexual harassment

January 29, 2013 - 10:11am • Women

PSAC National President Robyn Benson appeared before the Standing Committee on the Status of Women Jan. 29 on sexual harassment in the federal public service. She told the committee the difficult and protracted complaint process may keep victims from filing complaints. Benson asked for improvements in the complaint process and for the government to reaffirm its commitment to eliminating sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination and violence against women, and for a national action plan on violence against women

More cuts to services for Canada’s veterans

January 25, 2013 - 9:27am • Political Action

The federal government is closing nine Veterans Affairs Canada district offices across the country, leaving veterans without access to in-person services, including counselling, in cities across Canada.

Offices will close on February 28, 2014, bringing the number of job cuts at Veterans Affairs to 400 since last April. The cities affected are Sydney, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Corner Brook, Newfoundland; Windsor and Thunder Bay, Ontario; Brandon, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Prince George and Kelowna in British Columbia.

Family Day in BC: Information for PSAC members in the federal public sector

January 18, 2013 - 1:02pm

We have had many inquiries from PSAC members about the new Family Day holiday in BC, which is coming up in February. Federal public sector collective agreements provide for 11 designated paid holidays, including a day in the opinion of the employer to be a provincial or civic holiday. Currently the civic holiday recognized by federal government employers is the first Monday in August. This means that federal public sector workers in BC will not be granted Family Day here in BC.

Here is an example from the PA Agreement.

February 14th - One Billion Rising: Day of Action on Violence Against Women

January 17, 2013 - 12:28pm • Women

One in Three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women dancing is a revolution

On V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, 14 February 2013, we are inviting one billion women and those who love them to walk out, rise up, and demand an end to this violence. One Billion Rising will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.

BC NDP Opposition Leader Adrian Dix, BC Conservative Party Leader John Cummins to speak at all-party event to save the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station on Saturday January 19 at 11 a.m. at Jericho Sailing Centre

January 16, 2013 - 3:06pm

BC NDP Opposition Leader Adrian Dix, BC Conservative Party Leader John Cummins to speak at all-party event to save the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station on Saturday January 19 at 11 a.m. at Jericho Sailing Centre

Brother of man who lost life in tragic boating accident, MP Fin Donnelly among other speakers

VANCOUVER – An all-party event to save the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station from imminent closure will feature BC NDP Opposition Leader Adrian Dix and BC Conservative Party Leader John Cummins on Saturday January 19 at 11 a.m. at the Jericho Sailing Centre.

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