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TO: PSAC National Officers and Local Presidents in the BC Region (Please post and distribute within your membership)

FROM: John Gordon

RE: Vacancy: Alternate REVP BC

Since Patty Ducharme has been elected National Executive Vice-President at the 2006 PSAC Convention, Kay Sinclair is now assuming the responsibilities of the REVP for B.C. Therefore, we need to proceed to the election of the Alternate REVP BC.

The following election procedures will be followed:

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As per the AEC decision with respect to the Steering and Resolutions Committees for the 2007 National Health and Safety Conference, this serves as the call for proposed names to sit on the above-mentioned committees.

Members interested in participating on these National H&S Conference committees should forward their application c/o the REVP BC Office, #302-5238 Joyce Street, Vancouver, V5R 6C9. Fax 604 430 0194.

The deadline for receipt by that office is May 11, 2006.

TO: Voting Delegates from the BC Region to the 2005 BC Region Convention – Still in Good Standing.

FROM: Nycole Turmel

RE: Alternate REVP BC

Dear Sisters and Brothers:

The ballots in the elections to the above-noted position have been counted and Kay Sinclair received a majority.

Therefore, I declare Sister Kay Sinclair the new Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President for the BC Region.

Congratulations Kay!

In Solidarity, Nycole Turmel, National President

The third international “Workers Out” conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) trade unionists and allies will be held in Montréal from July 26 to 29, 2006.

The CLC and PSAC will be sponsors of the event and a decision has been made by the AEC to allocate one fully subsidized delegate spot per PSAC region. This is your opportunity to express your interest to represent the PSAC BC at this international event. Please send to the REVP’s office at ducharp@psac.com a brief outline of what you could contribute to the PSAC and to the conference by your attendance. Here is some more information about the conference, or check out their web site at www.montreal2006.org.

Deadline for expressions of interest is the end of day on February 28, 2006.

TERM ASSIGNMENT – ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
BAND 8, B.C. REGION, VANCOUVER REGIONAL OFFICE, LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, ASSIGNMENT FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO MARCH 2007

As part of the BC Region, this individual will work closely with the Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP) providing support in the day to day work and assisting the REVP in responding to a wide range of requests. The individual will possess good organizing skills and will be able to work independently, as well as part of a team; will be able to keep informed of issues sensitive to the union and to the office of the REVP, sort the information and bring important issues to the attention of the REVP; will have good research skills and excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.

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Approved at the RC meeting May 13-14, 2001

Requests for conference grants should

• be in writing (email or paper) to the REVP’s office
• be received 3 weeks prior to registration deadline
• contain a rationale why this conference would be valuable for the applicant
• give an indication how the information/experience obtained at the conference will be used by the participant in union activities
• indicate any other efforts the applicant has made to obtain funding

All requests will be forwarded to the Grant’s Committee for approval.

The following considerations will be used to award grants:

• is the conference is labour, political or social activism related?
• will the Region benefit from our participation in this event?
• has the applicant been awarded previous grants for conferences? if yes, when?
• normally we will not fund more than 3 participants for the same conference
• exceptions to the above should be mostly in the lower-cost category

Grants:

Conference outside BC: $500.00
Conference in BC, and participant has to fly: up to $500.00
Conference in BC and no need to fly: $250.00

There should be a written report to the REVP’s office within one month of the event.

Download a conference subsidy application (pdf).