News release
April 27, 2006
MEDIA ADVISORY
14th PSAC Convention begins May 1
OTTAWA – After six years as the PSAC's national president, Nycole Turmel will be stepping down and making way for a new leader of the 155,000-strong union. Elections for the new national president and national executive vice-president will be held on Friday, May 5, 2006, starting at 8:30 a.m.
The PSAC Convention officially begins on Monday, May 1, in Toronto, but there will be a pre-convention forum on political action and social justice on the previous day.
The Sunday Forum
What:
Political Action and Social Justice Forum
Who:
Moderator:
Hassan Yussuff, Canadian Labour Congress Secretary-Treasurer
Panelists:
Olivia Chow, NDP Member of Parliament
Carole Lavallée, Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament
Alex Munter, Ottawa Mayoralty Candidate
Jim Sinclair, British Columbia Federation of Labour President
When:
Sunday, April 30, 2006, at 3:00 p.m.
Where:
Metropolitan Ballroom
The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
1 Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario
Why:
The forum will provide an opportunity for delegates to debate the actions the union needs to take to protect and defend public services and to protect labour and human rights nationally and internationally.
Media availability:
Nycole Turmel and Regional Executive Vice-President for Ontario Gerry Halabecki will also be available for media interviews on Sunday, April 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bay Room, Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.
For information :
Denis Boivin
Coordinator, Communications and Political Action
(613) 560-4280 or (613) 324-0522 cell
07-270406
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