Opens Labour Day with high profile speakers and more than 1200 delegates
OTTAWA – A major five-day international congress on the fight to strengthen public services launches Monday, September 2nd (Labour Day) at the Ottawa Congress Centre with speeches from some of the world’s most notable experts on public services.
Who
Keynote speakers
Public Services International President William Lucy
Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) President Ken Georgetti
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) National President Judy Darcy
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) General-Secretary Guy Ryder
When
Monday, September 2, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Where
Congress Hall, Ottawa Congress Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa
Why
After years of cutbacks and threats from privatization and global trade agreements, the future of public services is one of the most important public policy questions to be addressed by governments around the world. And public sector unions have a central role to play in that debate.
The PSI World Congress takes place every five years. The 598 affiliated unions represent more than 20 million public sector workers. This World Congress is hosted in Canada by: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Service Employees International Union Canada, National Union of Public and General Employees and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
The full release of the week’s events can be viewed at www.newswire.ca under Public Services International.
For further information:
Lynn Simmons, cell (416) 931-4217
Sandra Sorensen, office (613) 237-1590, cell (613) 282-6225
Laurie Kingston, office (613) 237-1590, cell (613) 266-1415
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OTTAWA – A major five-day international congress on the fight to strengthen public services launches Monday, September 2nd (Labour Day) at the Ottawa Congress Centre with speeches from some of the world’s most notable experts on public services.
Who
Keynote speakers
Public Services International President William Lucy
Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) President Ken Georgetti
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) National President Judy Darcy
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) General-Secretary Guy Ryder
When
Monday, September 2, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Where
Congress Hall, Ottawa Congress Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa
Why
After years of cutbacks and threats from privatization and global trade agreements, the future of public services is one of the most important public policy questions to be addressed by governments around the world. And public sector unions have a central role to play in that debate.
The PSI World Congress takes place every five years. The 598 affiliated unions represent more than 20 million public sector workers. This World Congress is hosted in Canada by: Canadian Union of Public Employees, Service Employees International Union Canada, National Union of Public and General Employees and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
The full release of the week’s events can be viewed at www.newswire.ca under Public Services International.
For further information:
Lynn Simmons, cell (416) 931-4217
Sandra Sorensen, office (613) 237-1590, cell (613) 282-6225
Laurie Kingston, office (613) 237-1590, cell (613) 266-1415
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