Moosonee Municipal Workers
Moosonee is located near the shores of James Bay in Northern Ontario. Employees of the municipal corporation of Moosonee provide services such as road and airport maintenance, recreational services and a womens’ shelter.
| Moosonee Municipal Workers (from left to right) Morris Tippenseskum, Donald Sutherland and Wayne Linklater |
The Public Service Alliance of Canada was certified on May 3, 2005 as the bargaining agent for all 39 Moosonee Municipal workers following a two week organizing campaign. For organizing committee member Wayne Linklater, the result of the vote sent a clear message to the Employer that “we want to negotiate a collective agreement to achieve better economic benefits, healthier and safer workplaces.”
For Gerry Halabecki, the PSAC Regional Executive Vice-President for Ontario, the fact that a majority of the new employees are Aboriginal is a reflection of the work done by the union with Aboriginal Organizations in the North over the years, “ said Halabecki. “We shall continue to work hard to develop a good relationship with our Aboriginal sisters and brothers to advance fundamental workplace rights.”
Collective Bargaining
Labour Board Interim Certification Decision
National Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis Network
If you are a PSAC member who is also Aboriginal, Inuit or Metis, you can join a national network of PSAC’s Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis members. The NAIM Network aims to provide a unified voice for the diverse community of PSAC’s Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis members, so that together they can increase their involvement in all levels in our Union, empower each other, and advance their rights within and beyong our Union. Visit the PSAC web site at www.psac-afpc.com/naim/ for more information about the NAIM Network.