Satinder Bains Reports

I continue to attend and work with the Regina Human Rights and Regina Area Council committees and attended the meetings on regular bases.  Continued to participate in on the PRC conference calls to keep up to the current events and issues in the PSAC.

May 24th: Attended a rally to support in solidarity with our Saskatchewan workers unions CUPE, SGEU, DCL among others unions and concerned citizens at the Legislative Building. The rally was well attended by members from all over Saskatchewan along with PSAC members and REVP Sister Hladun. We had multiple speakers whom addressed the provincial government’s latest attack on workers. The Saskatchewan government has created uncertainty and fears for the public sector workers by significant layoffs, cuts and roll back in the media. The current governments have sold off and given away source of revenue and have invested in expensive projects and contracts and the only solution they have is to punish the hard working workers for the own mistakes. I was very happy to see so many people attending to take action and stand up against the current government  as this effect all workers in health care, education, social services, municipalities throughout the province.

May 27th: Attended the Erin Weir MP campaign baroque in Regina, had a face to face discussion regarding the Phoenix pay issues in which our tens of thousands members are effected, and also to keep up the pressure in the parliament. This is a moral responsibility of this government that our members are paid on time and its taking too long to fix this useless system.   We also discussed and agreed upon to have a follow up meeting in the near future.

May 30th:   Made calls to Regina Area Local Presidents from the PSAC Regina Regional Office to have their members attend and volunteer for June 13th Phoenix pay System Awareness Event protest to be held downtown Regina.

June 5th: Made posters and pickets signs at the Regina PSAC Regional office for the Phoenix March and Picket event on June 13th also made phone calls to local president and recruited members to volunteer to assist.

June 12th: Attended the Regina Human Rights Vigil at the legislative building coordinated by Brother Tim Hubick to remember the 49 people who died and 53 people seriously injured after a shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando Florida. NDP leader Trent Weatherspoon spoke at the vigil to extend his sympathy. This also reminded us how people are filled with hatred and we should not forget and strongly condemn this inhumane act of brutality.

June 13th: We did our March and Picket at Regina Victoria Park during the lunch break to bring attention to the public regarding how our members are effected by the Phoenix Pay System, we provided lunch to our members and made people aware it’s the morale reasonability of this current government to correct and pay our members for the hard work they do along with the hardships and stress they are facing financially.

In Solidarity,

Satinder Bains

PRC Regina Area Council

I continue to attend and work with the Regina Human Rights and Regina Area Council committees and attended the meetings on regular bases.  Continued to participate in on the PRC conference calls to keep up to the current events and issues in the PSAC.

November 8th staged an information line to show support and solidarity to the suffering workers at the Edmonton Maximum penitentiary. Our brothers and sisters are facing threats and harassment in the workplace on a daily base. Our members deserve to be treated with respect in a harassment free workplace also be provided the tools and manpower to work in a safe environment.

November 30th I attended the Leadership training in Ottawa, the training was well attended by over 300 union activists from coast to coast. The Three days consisted of Leadership in the PSAC Chaired by Sister Hladun, brought in Panels to discuss current issues such as Phoenix, Negotiating Protections for Workplace safety from Domestic Violence, Plenary Workshops, Regional Caucuses, wealth of knowledge and experience shared by all members on how we can move forward with our continuing struggles. We also had the opportunity to protest and show support against the unfair practices the management uses in the workplace against our union brothers and sisters at the probation services head office. The main objectives of the training were to uncover our individual strengths and challenges as leaders. We had the opportunities to explore the value of different leadership approaches and identify our own approach.

December 9th, 2017 Regina Area Council held the annual Holiday meet and greet at the Regina Regional Office, this was to show all of members who volunteer their appreciations as well. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend. On December 19th we had a Rally to Support the Border Services Officers in Regina. Our members are 3.5 Years without a contract, these are the brothers and sisters who keep Canada’s Border safe and they deserve to be treated fairly. 

I continue to attend and work with the Regina Human Rights and Regina Area Council committees and attended the meetings on regular bases. Continued to participate in on the PRC conference calls to keep up to the current events and issues in the PSAC.

As the PRC Health and Safety Committee Rep I attended a conference calls to plan and discuss the activities and responsibilities for the upcoming Prairie Regional H&S conference coming up in Saskatoon Sask. The overall theme will focus on psychological threats, Regulation XX of the Canada Occupational H&S Regulations.

March 12th set up information picket line at “F” Division and Depot Division in Regina along the USJE National office staff, RVP. We handed out pamphlets with information regarding defending sick leave, protecting workers, fighting for healthier workplaces and bargaining demands updates to all employees coming to work.

September 3rd help set up the PSAC kiosk at the Regina Labor day picnic. I helped Regina & District Labour Council making hot dogs and served a huge crowd.

Respectably submitted

Satinder Bains

I continue to attend and work with the Regina Human Rights and Regina Area Council committees and attended the meetings on regular bases.

By attending our Regina Area Council and Regina Human rights committee meeting enables us to addressed the importance of solidarity and that concerns of the workers are shared concerns. We had discussed topics from Labor and Migration, Aboriginal Workers, Women, Workers of Color, Workers with Disabilities, Young Workers and Pride in our meetings. The message is also to encourage our members, workplace and future leaders to play active role in helping all our workers to become even more powerful in the workplace and in our communities. In our meeting we recognized which made me more determined to change the government policies which affect aboriginal and radicalized communities, for LGBT2SQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-spirit, Queer) communities and for the people living with disabilities and for women. I believe the message our meetings are to share and look at ways to build a strong, diverse and inclusive work force.

This is what I am taking away from our meeting not just attending them on regular bases.

In Solidarity

Satinder Bains

I continue to attend and work with the Regina Human Rights and Regina Area Council committees and attended the meetings on regular bases.  Continued to participate in on the PRC conference calls to keep up to the current events and issues in the PSAC.

As the PRC Health and Safety Committee Rep I attended a conference calls to plan and discuss the Resolutions put forward, activities and responsibilities for the upcoming National H&S conference coming up in Montreal. The overall theme will focus on psychological threats, Regulation XX of the Canada Occupational H&S Regulations.

Continue to inform “F” Division and Depot Division in Regina along the USJE National office staff, RVP regarding Bargaining, Phoenix, other important issues related to our members. We handed out pamphlets with information regarding defending sick leave, protecting workers, fighting for healthier workplaces and bargaining demands updates to all employees coming to work reminding them to make your Federal vote count.

September 3rd the Regina Labor Day picnic was cancelled due to rainfall.

Due to summer months things other than the Federal elections things were going well.

Respectably submitted

Satinder Bains

I continue to attend and work with the Regina Human Rights and Regina Area Council committees and attended the meetings on regular bases.  Continued to participate in on the PRC conference calls to keep up to the current events and issues in the PSAC.

 As the PRC Health and Safety Committee Rep I attended the National H&S Conference on November 29 to December 1, 2019 in Montreal. The theme Mobilize for Healthier, Safer and more Respectful Workplaces was well attended with over 300 delegates. The conference consisted of keynote speakers with topic Understanding Addiction in the Context of the Opid Crisis and Mental Health. I attended three workshops Managing Workplace Stress and Overload, Strategies for Preventing Workplace Violence and Impairment at Work.

In our Prairie Region caucus the members discussed our Mandates in our Region which was largely focused on Mental Health in our workplaces. We discussed how to support and engage locals, Training, how to encourage members to put H&S on their learning Plans, PSAC Prairies website link to H&S among many other issues. Our committee continues to work towards improving and developing frequently asked questions around H&S topics.

Continue to inform “F” Division and Depot Division in Regina along the USJE National office staff, RVP regarding Bargaining, Phoenix, other important issues related to our members. We continue to hand out pamphlets with information regarding defending sick leave, protecting workers, fighting for healthier workplaces and bargaining demands updates to all employees coming to work reminding them to make your Provincial vote count in the upcoming elections.

January 24th Regina Area Council held our AGM, following is the results from our elections:

President- Sister Michelle

Vice President- Sister Dani

Treasure- Brother Tim

Secretary- Sister Charito

Regina Area Council Rep- Sister Dani

Now our primary focus will be our PSAC Prairie Region Triennial Convention.

In Solidarity,
Satinder Bains

I continue to attend and work with the Regina Human Rights and Regina Area Council committees and attended the meetings on regular bases. Continued to participate in the PRC conference calls to keep up to the current events and issues in the PSAC.

As the PRC Health and Safety Committee Rep I attended conference calls to plan and discuss the Resolutions put forward, activities and responsibilities for the upcoming National H&S conference. The overall theme will focus on Mental health, psychological threats, Regulation XX of the Canada Occupational H&S Regulations.

In Solidarity,

Satinder Bains