Last weekend, members of the NCR-TB region got together for a historic regional seminar; this was the first union event in the history of the PSAC that included a visit from the clerk of the Privy Council.
Wolfgang Schulz, of Local 70183, said that Wayne Wouters’ participation on the panel was the seminar’s highlight.
“I really liked what he had to say and the way he talked about what he’s doing for the public service,” said Schulz.
The regional team had organized a panel discussion that included, David MacDonald, senior economist at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, Mathieu Ravignat, NDP MP (Pontiac), Wayne Wouters, Clerk of the Privy Council and Larry Rousseau, regional executive vice-president for the national capital region of the PSAC.
“I’m very happy with how it turned out. We wanted to do something different, and I believe we have,” said Regional Vice-President Richard Balance. “We haven’t done the same old, same old and I believe that has engaged the membership.”
The two-day seminar also included a number of workshops and sessions. The subjects covered included our union’s structure, human rights, how to run an annual general meeting, local finances and many more.
We took a bunch of pictures during the seminar: go to Flickr to check them out!