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News releaseApril 11, 2005 Patty Ducharme re-elected PSAC Regional Vice-President for British ColumbiaVANCOUVER - Delegates to the PSAC’s British Columbia regional convention have re-elected Patty Ducharme as their Regional Executive Vice-President for another three-year term. “I’m honoured by the vote of confidence that I have been given,” says Ducharme. “I remain committed to mobilizing all of our members in B.C. to fight injustice and to build solidarity in our workplaces, in our communities and beyond.” Ducharme was first elected at PSAC’s triennial national convention in 2000. Delegates to the PSAC’s 2003 convention changed the process to allow for the election of the union’s seven Regional Executive Vice-Presidents at a triennial convention in each region. This was the first regional convention to do so. An activist for over 20 years, Ducharme has held a variety of union positions. She is currently responsible for the PSAC’s Women’s Program and their Regional Women’s Committees and co-chairs the union’s standing health and safety committee. Other responsibilities include the issues of classification reform and pay equity, as well as bargaining with Canada Post. She is a Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress, an executive officer of the B.C. Federation of Labour and the chair of the B.C. Federation’s Women’s Rights Committee. Bob Kingston, the National Vice-President of the PSAC’s Agriculture Union component was re-elected as the alternate Regional Executive Vice-President for B.C., a post he has filled since 1997. He would become the REVP in the event that Ducharme could not complete her term of office. The 135 delegates to the regional convention met from April 8 to 10, focusing on their participation in the upcoming provincial election. The PSAC represents about 14,000 members in British Columbia, primarily in the federal public sector. - 30 - For information: Louise Laporte, PSAC Communications, (613) 560-4287 or (613) 558-4975 (cell)
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