News Media Advisory - PSAC to release voting results for 87,000 federal public sector workers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 5, 2001

NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY

PSAC to release voting results for 87,000 federal public sector workers

OTTAWA - The National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Nycole Turmel and National Executive Vice-President John Gordon, will hold a news conference tomorrow to release the results of the vote by 87,000 PSAC members on their tentative agreements or the employer’s proposed terms of settlement.

"These vote results will determine whether strike action by these workers is over and new contracts will be signed or if one or more of the four Tables will be strategizing for further action because they have rejected their offer," says Turmel.

The news conference will be held:

DATE: Tuesday, November 6, 2001

TIME: 11:00 a.m.

PLACE:                           J.C. Carlo Boardroom
                                        PSAC Building
                                        233 Gilmour Street, Ottawa

SPOKESPERSONS: Nycole Turmel, PSAC National President
John Gordon, PSAC National Executive Vice-President

Voting commenced in early October across the country for Tables 1, 2, 3 and 5 comprising of: the Program and Administrative Services Group (Table 1), Operational Services Group (Table 2), Technical Services Group (Table 3), and, Education and Library Science Group (Table 5).

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For information: Nancy Mitchell, PSAC communications officer (613) 560-4235

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