Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

This course is a follow-up from the Women at Work Part I that was held last year. Each participant or group of participants from 5 geographic areas were asked to decide on a course that would be meaningful to women activists in their respective geographic areas, and to set a date and recruit participants for this one day course. The areas were to be each location where there is an existing Women’s Committee and one location where there might be sufficient interest to start another Women’s Committee. Therefore, the areas will be: Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George, Okanagan and North Island. We agreed to hold the Vancouver training in Surrey.

As a group, we decided that the course should include a review of the structure of the Women’s program both within the Public Service Alliance and also in the broader labour and community movements. We should discuss ways to tap into existing resources. We wanted to include a part on assertiveness training for women and work-life balance. Information on current campaigns could be shared and finally, we would allow time for learning how to plan strategically, and for women to put their plans together.

If you are a woman who might be interested in meeting other union women who want to work to make our world a better place, please sign up for the course in your area. If you have any further questions, please contact Regina Brennan at brennar@psac.com or 604-460-5631/1-800-663-1655.