Yellowknife Meet and Greet with PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa and REVP North Josée-Anne Spirito

All PSAC members are invited to attend!

PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa and Regional Executive Vice-President Josée-Anne Spirito, along with UNW President Gayla Thunstrom, want to hear from members! Join us for this opportunity to engage with your union leadership, discuss campaigns and issues, and let us know which priorities matter most to you.

Snacks and refreshments will be served. This event is open to ALL PSAC members.

A virtual event for Northwest Territories PSAC members residing outside of Yellowknife will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Sharon DeSousa was elected as the national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada at PSAC’s 20th National Triennial Convention in May 2024. She previously served as PSAC’s national executive vice-president, a position she held since 2020. 

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Sharon came to Canada at the age of five. After earning a bachelor of fine arts from the Ontario College of Art & Design University, Sharon worked as a benefits officer with Service Canada, and served as Vice-President of equity for her local, Canada Employment and Immigration Union Local 00648.  

Sharon’s ongoing leadership and relentless pursuit of justice, underscores her commitment to fostering an equitable, inclusive labour movement and bettering conditions for all workers. 

Josée-Anne Spirito was elected PSAC Regional Executive Vice-President for the North at the 9th Regional Triennial Convention held in May  2023.

Her passion for helping people inspired her to become a nurse and join the labour movement. She believes that union activism can make a real difference in peoples’ lives and is fully committed to the fight. 

She has been a proud member of PSAC and the Union of Northern Workers Local 33 since 2013, where she served as Second Vice-President. She sat at numerous bargaining tables in negotiations with the Northwest Territories government, where she was a vocal advocate for human rights and workers’ rights. Josée-Anne strives to make collective agreements more inclusive to ensure everyone is represented equally.