Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season and finding some joy in this time of year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR and Best Wishes for 2018!!!

http://psacunion.ca/equity-regional-womens-committee-and-young-workers

CEIU ONTARIO REGIONAL COUNCIL VOTING ON NOW UNTIL DEC 18TH.

SO FAR, VOTER PARTICIPATION IS LOW.

HAVE YOUR SAY IN WHO SITS ON COUNCIL. TAKES ONLY A FEW SECONDS AND THERE ARE BIOS YOU CAN CLICK ON FOR CANDIDATES. (LOCAL CANDIDATE FOR SW REP -BIO ATTACHED)
In order to verify your identity quickly, CEIU needS the following:

 First and Last Name

Home Address

Local 581

PSAC ID (If Known)

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL TO VOTE:

SEND EMAIL TO ORCVoteCRO@ceiu-seic.ca

Get em while they are hot!

If you haven’t received one by the new year and would like one, please let your local union execs know and we will try to order more for our local.

Look for Timbits in lunch rooms on 1st, 3rd, 6th floors at 457 Richmond today.

GIFT CARDS BEING SENT TO SMALL OFFICES.

Have a wonderful holiday season, however you celebrate, and best wishes for 2018!!!

CEIU local 581 exec team

http://psacunion.ca/10days

⚘⚘⚘Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. As well as commemorating the 14 young women whose lives ended in an act of gender-based violence that shocked the nation, the day represents an opportunity for Canadians to reflect on the phenomenon of violence against women in our society.⚘⚘⚘

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-mps-pleas-constituents-fix-phoenix-issues-1.4432125

I encourage members to (also) try going to their MP over Phoenix issues.

If you don’t know who your MP is…

http://www.res.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx

Greetings,
The initial planning for the 2018 Young Workers Summit has begun and we need your feedback. If you are a PSAC young worker (35 and under) or know a PSAC young worker please share this survey with them to complete. We are looking for input regarding the issues that most affect young workers and feedback around the content that will be covered during the Summit. Please complete this form and the self ID form accompanying it (if you haven’t already) and return it to Beth Bennett at bennetB@psac-afpc.com

In Solidarity,

Amanda Gebara

Ontario Council Young Worker Rep

2018 Young Worker Summit Survey

1.Into which of the following age groups do you fall?□19-23 □ 24-26 □ 27-30 □ 30-35
2.Do you identify as a member of an equity-seeking group? Please check all that apply.□Aboriginal□LGBTTQ□Member with a Disability□Racially Visible□Woman
3.How are you involved in your Local/Branch, Component, PSAC or workplacecommittees? (i.e. Local Executive member, steward, joint health and safety committee,PSAC regional women’s committee, etc.)

4.In what ways are young workers involved in your Local/Branch?

5.What type of activism are you involved in personally within your union and/or community?

6. In your opinion which issues receive the most attention from young workers in the workplace? (Select all that apply)

□ Indeterminate vs term positions □ Staffing and scheduling

□ Job security □ Pay and benefits

□ Seniority □ Pensions

□ Precarious employment □ Mental health workplace issues

□ Harassment and discrimination based on the prohibitive grounds

□ Other (please explain)

7. What type of content would you like covered/what would you like to learn at the Young Worker Summit? (Please rate all topics in order of importance to you from 1- 10. 1 being the most important 10 being the least important. Use each number between 1 and 10 only once):

How to recruit more young workers to participate in our union and activities

Starting/participating/sustaining young worker committees in your region

Bargaining issues

Barriers to young worker participation in our union

Human rights

Health and safety

Writing resolutions

Political activism

Other (please specify)

Other (please specify)

8. What union education courses have you taken in the past? (Select all that apply)

□ Talking Union Basics □ Duty to Accommodate

□ Grievance Handling □ Bullying and Anti-Harassment Training

□ Local Officers Training □ Women at Work

□ C4 Training □ Mental Health in the Workplace

□ Political and Social Activism

□ Please list additional union training you have received

9. Would you like to be included in the PSAC Ontario Region Young Worker database? If so, please provide your e-mail address.

10. What is your favourite music genre?

11.Have you ever worked on a political campaign or a strike? If yes, please explain.

12.What would you say is your best skill/quality? (i.e. your sense of humour, your listening skills, public speaking, baking, photography, tenacity, juggling)

13.Is there anything else you would like to share regarding your activism?

Please return this survey to Beth Bennett at BennetB@psac-afpc.com