Report of the National President – September 2022

Introduction I respectfully submit my report for May 2022 to August 2022. We continue to work on the direction given to us by the Convention delegates. We have started to see some re-entry into the VAC offices across the country. Our National Executive are working hard with all locals who raise concerns on the re-entry, …

Report of the Regional Vice-President, Ontario – April 2022

Convention took place in September 2021 and I was re-elected as RVP Ontario.  It is quite a humbling experience to know that members in my region feel that I am doing a credible job and have confidence in my abilities.  (I should not forget that no one actually challenged me).  Martha Josephian, President of Local18 …

Report of the Regional Vice-President, Quebec – April 2022

I am presenting the report on my activities from September 2021 to February 2022. We have all been teleworking since the beginning of the pandemic and any concerns of productivity that the employer could have had are now irrelevant as employees have proven that teleworking is possible.  I don’t think we could have predicted that …

Report of the Regional Vice-President, Atlantic Region – April 2022

Anyone who has ever been on a long journey with children (or the impatient) lives in constant existential dread of the four cursed words: “Are we there yet?” They can come at any point in the journey, appear only once or every 30 seconds, and are often followed by a long litany of complaints and …

Report of the Regional Vice-President Charlottetown H.O. – April 2022

I would like to respectfully submit my RVP activities for the period of September 2021 to February 2022. It’s hard to believe that it is coming up on the two-year mark that we have been adapting to working in this new virtual world under these pandemic restrictions. I hope you and your family have remained …

Report of the National Executive Vice-President – April 2022

I am presenting, in solidarity, the report on my activities as National Executive Vice-President (NEVP). This report covers the period from September 23, 2021, to February 1, 2022. I would like to start off my report by sincerely thanking the delegates in attendance at the Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees (UVAE) 18th Triennial Convention that …