Member LoginNews and information related to women's equality and women's rights. Here is information about PSAC BC Regional Womens Committees and information about the PSAC Women's Program.
Women
May 30, 2016 - 11:44am •
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, August 5, 2016 (apply early – space is limited)
CONFERENCE DATES: September 23 - 25, 2016
CONFERENCE LOCATION: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel 7551 Westminster Highway, Richmond
*** NOTE: There is a different callout and application form for the PSAC National Equity Conference (PSAC National Women’s Conference) being held in March 2017***
The Registration Package available below includes:
March 7, 2016 - 12:27pm •
Happy International Women’s Day, sisters and brothers!
Tomorrow, people around the world will take the opportunity to celebrate women's leadership, and the difference women make in our communities and society every day.
PSAC members, in particular, have much to be proud of and to celebrate on International Women’s Day.
March 2, 2016 - 12:41pm •
Safety & Respect for All Women - Celebrating our victories and continuing the fight for equality
On International Women’s Day 2016, PSAC invites our members to celebrate our many victories and to continue the fight for equality for all women.
January 6, 2016 - 9:54am •
PSAC produces a wide variety of toolkits, booklets and resource guides for activists and Locals. We have collected them here as a resource for members.
If you would like a printed copy of any of these materials, contact your regional office or PSAC Representative.
updated January 2016 with the Guide To Involving Young Workers (2016 revised version)
December 15, 2015 - 3:20pm •
For the past two years, the Canadian Labour Congress has been spearheading an initiative to address the impact of domestic violence in the workplace. According to a recent cross-Canada survey conducted by the CLC and researchers at the University of Western Ontario, one in three workers has experienced domestic violence, and this violence follows them to work. Over 80 percent of victims reported that their performance was negatively impacted, and more than half said the abuse occurred at or near their workplace. Domestic Violence affects us all.
December 8, 2015 - 12:50pm •
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is pleased to see that the federal government is taking the issue of violence against Aboriginal women seriously by launching an inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
December 7, 2015 - 9:57am •
via the Native Women's Association of Canada
The Canadian Women’s Foundation, the Canadian Alliance for International Action, and the Native Women’s Association of Canada are hosted a three-part webinar series on Missing & Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada. Many thanks to Shelagh Day (FAFIA) and Dawn Havard (NWAC) for their fantastic presentation!
Here are recordings for people who were unable to participate.
November 19, 2015 - 2:25pm •
Here are the Regional Council reports and teleconference call minutes presented at the November 2015 Regional Council meeting.
The 2015-04-10,11,12 Regional Council meeting minutes is a large file (~9MB) and is available here at dropbox.
November 17, 2015 - 4:55pm •
The best line of the Trudeau government’s first day— widely reported and praised in the international media—was the new PM’s. In response to a reporter’s question about why he’d chosen to create a gender-parity cabinet, he rather matter of factly observed “because it’s 2015”. This ostensibly simple statement summed up a complexity of attitudes, beliefs and even world views in three words.
November 4, 2015 - 4:06pm •
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