REMINDER/Media Advisory: Federal Unions Come Together in Vancouver to Protect Public Science Integrity and the Integrity of Canada's Public Service


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 19, 2015) - Representatives of major federal bargaining agents and hundreds of public service employees will gather in Vancouver on May 19, 2015 to protest the muzzling of Canada's public scientists and partisan interference in the development of public science.

The event will be held at Library Square, where members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will be holding mobilization and information activities between 12:15 and 1:00 p.m.

Location: Library Square, 300 West Georgia Street - North Plaza, Vancouver
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Time: 12:15 - 1 p.m.

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents some 55,000 professionals and scientists across Canada's public sector.

Contact Information:

Pierre Villon
(613) 228-6310 ext 2228 (office)
(613) 794-9369 (cell)