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Are you registered for your UNE Regional Seminar?

The 2023 lineup of UNE Regional Seminars is coming up fast! Are you registered? UNE Regional Seminars are an ideal place to learn about our union and the things we do.

These events are jam-packed with lectures and workshops to help you gain the knowledge and confidence you’ll need to represent our members. Regional seminars are also a great place to meet members just like you and forge long-lasting friendships.

We currently have five seminars scheduled over the next two months:

  • The Ontario seminar will be held in Niagara Falls February 9-12.
  • The NCR Combined seminar is for members of Ottawa-TB, Gatineau-TB, NCR-SE and Outside Canada. This seminar will be held February 16-19 in Gatineau.
  • If you are in the BC & Yukon Region, your seminar is scheduled for March 2-5 in Victoria.
  • The Manitoba seminar will be March 16-19 in Winnipeg.
  • Finally, the Alberta, NWT & Nunavut Region is holding its seminar in Yellowknife March 23-26.

Click here to register online for your Regional Seminar today!

If you have any questions, please contact us at events@une-sen.org.

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Apply Today for the UNE Saskatchewan Regional Seminar

Your Regional Team invites you to participate in the Saskatchewan Regional Seminar scheduled to take place at the Hilton DoubleTree September 16-18, 2022.

UNE Regional Seminars are packed with presentations, workshops and training that will give you the knowledge and tools to help your members. They are also a great place to meet other activists and forge long-lasting friendships.

UNE will fund two (2) participants and an additional (1) youth participant per Local:

  • The Local President or designate;
  • A member who has not previously attended a seminar should be given priority
  • A youth member (age 35 or younger as of December 31, 2023).

Locals should also encourage the participation of equity members and may send additional members at the Local’s expense.

Participants will be expected to arrive for on-site registration at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening, September 16, 2022. Accommodations will be arranged for delegates to spend two nights at the hotel for the Friday and Saturday night of the Seminar as activities are scheduled to take place into the evenings. The Seminar ends on Sunday, September 18 at 12:00p.m.

You must apply by Friday, August 26, 2022. Unfortunately, we will not consider late applications.

Click here to register online.

Should you have any questions about the Seminar please contact events@une-sen.org.

In solidarity,


Your Regional Team:

Gloria Pfeifer
Regional Vice-President, Saskatchewan

Joyce Romanchuk
Assistant Regional Vice-President, Saskatchewan

Sandra Ahenakew
Assistant Regional Vice-President, Saskatchewan

Janette Husak
Regional Representative for Human Rights, Saskatchewan

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Apply Today for the UNE Quebec Regional Seminar

Your Regional Team invites you to participate in the Quebec Regional Seminar scheduled to take place at the Delta Trois-Rivières September 9-11, 2022.

UNE Regional Seminars are packed with presentations, workshops and training that will give you the knowledge and tools to help your members. They are also a great place to meet other activists and forge long-lasting friendships.

UNE will fund two (2) participants and an additional (1) youth participant per Local:

  • The Local President or designate;
  • A member who has not previously attended a seminar should be given priority
  • A youth member (age 35 or younger as of December 31, 2023).

Locals should also encourage the participation of equity members and may send additional members at the Local’s expense.

Participants will be expected to arrive for on-site registration at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening, September 9, 2022. Accommodations will be arranged for delegates to spend two nights at the hHotel for the Friday and Saturday night of the Seminar as activities are scheduled to take place into the evenings. The Seminar ends on Sunday, September 11 at 12:00p.m.

You must apply by Friday, August 5, 2022. Unfortunately, we will not consider late applications.

Click here to register online.

Should you have any questions about the Seminar please contact events@une-sen.org.

In solidarity,


Your Regional Team:

Yann Boudreau
Regional Vice-President, Quebec

Yvon Beaudoin
Assistant Regional Vice-President, Quebec

Étienne Mathieu
Assistant Regional Vice-President, Quebec

Carole Maillet
Regional Representative for Human Rights, Quebec

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Apply Today for the UNE Local Presidents’ Conference

Members of the UNE Family,    

The UNE 2022 Local Presidents’ Conference is just a few short months away! This event will bring presidents from every UNE Local to Gatineau, QC, August 11-14 for our first in-person event in over two years. Participants will attend educational sessions, hear from guest speakers and network with other union activists.    

We ask that UNE Local Presidents register online by Friday, July 8, 2022.

While this conference is geared toward Local President training, there will be a secondary theme of health and safety as our members have had to navigate both mental and physical challenges in workplaces and at home during the pandemic.     

Your Local’s participation is very important. If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to designate another member of your Local Executive to attend the Conference, with preference given to your Local’s Health & Safety Representative. 

Locals may also send observers at the Local’s expense.   

If you are unable to register, please contact Suzanne Boucher at 613-560-4359 or at events@une-sen.org.   

We look forward to meeting once again, in person, for the first time in over two years. But times have changed, and provincial health regulations have been extremely fluid. Participants will be expected to follow regulations put in place at the event venue and public travel hubs such as airports and railway stations.    

As per PSAC’s current COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Guidelines, participants must attest to being fully vaccinated during online registration and have their proof of vaccination verified at the Conference. 

Again, this is our first in-person event in over two years. The state of the pandemic is constantly evolving and regulations could change. We appreciate your understanding and patience while we navigate this together.

There will be more information circulated as the Conference date approaches, but don’t hesitate to check the UNE website for the latest updates.   

In Solidarity,    

Kevin King 
National President
Union of National Employees 

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Postponement of PSAC Convention and Timelines

UNE National President Kevin King attended the PSAC National Board of Directors meeting this past week where motions were passed to suspend the PSAC National Convention, PSAC Regional Conventions and all associated timelines.

Canadian health directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have banned public gatherings, closed many workplaces and enforced the self-isolation. The uncertainty and changing landscape of regulations were the ultimate factors in the decision to postpone until the picture becomes clearer.

All conventions will be postponed by a calendar year; Regional Conventions scheduled in 2020 will be rescheduled to 2021 and the PSAC 2021 Convention will be scheduled for 2022.

Finally, the Board also passed a motion that timelines related to Component Conventions will be suspended. For UNE members, this was an important decision so that resolutions and elections at our postponed Convention will line up with PSAC. Should the suspensions require further extensions, that will be evaluated by the Board at a future date.

“This is the most democratic decision that could have been reached in this strange time,” said King. “We explored many alternatives, but in the end, postponing conventions and suspending timelines takes into account the safety and well-being of all members and their families.”

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UNE Convention postponed until 2021

 The UNE national executive has passed a motion to postpone its Triennial Convention originally scheduled for August 24-28, 2020 until 2021. As such, all registration deadlines and timelines related to convention business have been postponed to a date to be determined.

  • Timelines associated with Locals to elect their delegates are suspended
  • Convention Committee meetings scheduled for June 7-10 are also postponed
  • If you have already registered online, it has been registered. Registration will remain open, and new deadlines pertaining to registration will be posted at a future date
  • Members can still submit resolutions, as described by the governance documents of UNE

The decision to postpone was not easy, but given the factors outlined by the Public Health Agency of Canada, provincial and territorial emergency measures, and municipal directions, it was necessary to reorganize our logistics and our delegate expectations for their health and the safety of their families, along with UNE Staff, while preserving the integrity of our democratic institution.

 

Respectfully Submitted, and In Solidarity,

Kevin King

UNE National President

 

 

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Postponement of AGMs

Greetings,

The Union of National Employees is requesting all UNE Locals to postpone Annual General Meetings from March 17th onward.

We further ask to possibly postpone meeting requests such as AGMs, for at least the remainder of the month of March 2020.

UNE recognizes this inconvenience, but we are in consideration of health protocols in federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions during the COVID-19 global health crisis and responses.

UNE will be updating this information by email and on its website frequently as circumstances warrant.

Respectfully submitted and in Solidarity,

 

Kevin A. King
National President
Union of National Employees