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This is an open invite for members to participate in the 10th webinar in a series of webinars from the PSAC Prairie Region. Please share this information with all of our members, especially those that may be interested in the topic. In this interactive webinar you will learn about your pension and benefits: what are the contributions rates, monthly benefits – formula, indexing and more!

Steve Sukhbir GLBTQ2+ Persons Rep  Prairie Region Council February 2020 I have been elected to the position in December 2019 and am currently the 1st Vice President of my Local Union of National Defence Employees, 30905 located in Edmonton. I have participated in the PRC conference call in January 2020 and attended the meetings for the Edmonton Area Council and the Edmonton Human Rights committee.

Dragana Ristivojevic Edmonton Area Council Rep  Prairie Region Council February 2020 I have attended and participated in many rallies throughout Edmonton.  It was very important to me that I connect and build strong relationships with other Unions.  Strategies were discussed on what worked for them and what did not. I continue having conversations with our members on the importance of the Union.  Promoted the Union courses offered at the Edmonton PSAC Regional Office with our members.  

Deb Kosteniuk RWC Rep Prairie Region Council February 2020 RWC’s were in various stages of activity this winter: Winnipeg The Winnipeg RWC held their annual general meeting on December 3, 2019.  They have chosen a delegate for the PSAC Regional Triennial.  They are planning their budget and 2020 events. 

Glenn Hollyoake Young Workers Rep Prairie Region Council February 2020 Winnipeg The Winnipeg YWC continues to be inactive. Multiple attempts to restart the Winnipeg YWC have been unsuccessful.  Edmonton The Edmonton YWC is currently inactive. Elections were held on January 15th and there was no interest from the outgoing in Executive in continuing. Many of the former members are involved in Edmonton AC as well as a component Young Worker Committee.

This report covers the period from the last PRC meeting in November 2019. The federal election kicked off this reporting period.  With the new elections act requirements, more coordination was required.  Every member in the Prairies received a mailout with information on political party platforms.  We launched an election page on our regional website to consolidate all election related event notices and information.  While we were successful in getting some labour friendly MP’s elected, we also lost some great MP’s that were always ready to stand with our members.

This interactive webinar discussed;

When the pandemic response first started, the PSAC-Prairies regional offices were disppointed that we had to cancel all our in-person meetings and events. Connecting in person is a big part of how PSAC operates but we have tried to make the best out of it by conducting weekly webinars on topics that will assist members through this difficult time.  So far, we have held webinars on:

The Winnipeg Human Rights Committee hosted an online event to celebrate Asian Heritage during the month of May. 

Ths introductory webinar will answer the most frequently asked questions about what it means to be a member of the PSAC.   Curious about dues? Benefits of joining? Decision making? Where you fit? How to get help? This webinar is for you! Everyone is welcome. Topics include: