https://www.un.org/en/observances/equal-pay-day

Greetings, PSAC’s Ontario Regional Council members are calling for submissions from current and retired PSAC members within the Ontario region for the next Ontario Council newsletter. The theme of the next newsletter is: “Activism in 2020 – A Year of Change”. Articles submitted should be a maximum of 250 words, along with any photos you wish to submit to accompany your story. Please send your submissions to Lino Vieira, PSAC Ontario Political Communications Officer, at vieiral@psac-afpc.com. Deadline for submissions is October 16, 2020. This has been, and continues to be, a challenging year for all of us. We would like to hear from our current and retired members on what your experiences have been during this time and how you have continued your activism. In Solidarity, PSAC Ontario Regional Council Representatives

Take Back the Night is an international event and non-profit organization with the mission of ending all forms of violence against women including sexual assault, domestic violence and dating violence, and to provide support for victims. The roots of the marches go back to the mid-1970s, and nowadays hundreds of events are held annually in over 30 countries.   Organizers are encouraging participants to use the hashtag #takebackthenight2020 to post to social media, and donations to local non-profits of their choice are encouraged.    Those who want to participate can go to https://facebook.com/events/s/take-back-the-night-2020/919088841924820/?ti=icl  on Facebook, or contact cornwall.tbtn@gmail.com to register.      

http://psacunion.ca/register-cast-your-ballot-treasury-board-and-cra

http://www.psacunion.ca/rand

Electronic member card if you haven’t signed one or are unsure if it’s processed yet.

And email vote2020_LON@psac-afpc.com if they need a code or need help or contact the local exec at localceiu581@gmail.com if you need to follow up

Our component is CEIU. LOCAL is 581. Bargaining group is PA.

https://canadianlabour.ca/on-labour-day-the-nations-unions-launch-a-plan-to-disaster-proof-canada/

https://theheal.ca/2020/09/recruitment-2020-2021/

The Human Envrionments Analysis Laboratory at Western (my lab) is looking for high school students to apply for our Youth Advisory Council. It is a great opportunity to learn about research while contributing to the great work our lab does on children & the environment.

The work of our YAC has included the release of a Position Statement on Vaping, development of a for youth by youth vaping campaign, supporting our SmartAPPetite for Youth project, the development of the QuaranTEENing project, among many more things.

http://psacunion.ca/register-cast-your-ballot-treasury-board-and-cra

You need to register and attend a session. They track attendance and you will have a chance to ask questions at the end.

Then you need pin to actually vote on the tentative agreement anytime before end of Sept.

Email if you don’t receive a PIN: vote2020_LON@psac-afpc.com

(you don’t need the PIN to register and attend session though)

Contact localceiu581@gmail.com if you do not know your PSAC member number or need guidance.

http://psacunion.ca/federal-government-must-prioritize-workers-lives

http://unitedwayem.ca/best-first-day/

The drive runs until Sept 8th and our local has donated 20 backpacks. Thu Trinh and Sara volunteered to pack some of the bags, along with other labour reps.

“This year to address the need in the community while ensuring the health and safety of participants, we have added a digital shopping experience. We will continue to accept donations of physical backpacks and supplies through our workplace collections and at our drop off locations but will be wrapping up the collection on September 8 to ensure time for proper sanitization of materials prior to getting them out to the students”