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Young Workers
August 30, 2012 - 9:48am •
Just a quick reminder that the application deadline for our young workers conference is this Saturday, September 1. We are almost full, so this may be your last chance to get your application in! Please note applications are now closed.
August 27, 2012 - 9:59am •
Applications are now being accepted for Next Up: A Leadership Program for Young People Committed to Social and Environmental Justice
June 1, 2012 - 3:09pm •
To: PSAC-BC Young WorkersWe are happy to announce that PSAC-BC Region will be having its first ever Young Workers conference for our members 30 years of age or younger from November 3-4, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel in Richmond!Under the theme, "Up Next: Young Workers Renewing Our Union Legacy!" we hope that PSAC young workers from across British Columbia will apply.
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.
April 17, 2012 - 1:41pm •
Registration for the upcoming Annual Young Workers Retreat at Camp Jubilee, organized by the BC Federation of Labour, is now open.For more information, visit bcfedsummercamp.ca and view the video, below.We encourage PSAC Locals, Components, and Area Councils to support their interested young workers to participate in this event.
March 15, 2012 - 11:29am •
Attached you will find the minutes from the Young Worker Caucus AGM held on December 7, 2011, and the documents that were presented and discussed there. At the meeting the caucus members passed of the Terms of Reference for the BC Regional Young Workers Committee - the first formal step towards creating a Regional Young Worker Committee! We have also uploaded minutes and information from the March 14 and June 27, 2012 Young Worker Caucus regional meetings and will continue to update this section with information and "regional" minutes.
March 8, 2012 - 1:36pm •
On February 21, the BC government introduced the 2012-2013 provincial budget, the first for Premier Christy Clark.The budget contains cuts for most ministries, either through budget reductions or miniscule increases that, after inflation, constitute a decrease in overall funding that will lead to service reductions and lay-offs.
Get Involved! Feb 1 2012 is the National Day of Action - Reduce Tuition Fees and Reduce Student Debt
January 24, 2012 - 2:23pm •
Higher tuition fees and changes to student loan programs mean BC students are now saddled with record-high student loan debt. The average BC university student debt is $27,000 upon graduation. About half of all students in BC depend on student financial assistance in order to pursue post-secondary education.
January 23, 2012 - 3:56pm •
That's the idea behind Re:Generation and Bring Your Boomers, experiments in sharing power and ideas across age lines.
December 12, 2011 - 11:20am •
Here are the Regional Council Members reports presented at the October 2011 RC meeting and the minutes of the April 2011 meeting.
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