Our Regional Structure: Committees and Council
Regional Committees
Activists are the heart of our union, and your involvement will help ensure that our union and the labour movement continue to thrive. Committees help to guide our union and protect the interests of our members.
PSAC North Regional Committees operate under Section 15 of the PSAC Constitution and, along with health & safety committees, focus on specific equity-seeking groups (members with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, 2SLGBTQIA+ members, racialized workers, women, young workers) with the goal of ensuring that equity seeking members have a platform to address human rights issues within the union and the membership.
If you are passionate about one (or more!) of the issues that our regional committees focus on, you will find a warm welcome awaits you. Many of today’s leaders developed their skills, abilities and talents on a committee. They not only educated themselves but became an invaluable resource to local members, components and PSAC National.
Contact your PSAC Regional Office and let them know that you want to get involved. (or, visit the Committee web pages below for more information and to sign up for updates)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Active Committees
Yukon
- Yukon Area Council
- Yukon Access Committee
- Yukon Health & Safety Committee
- Yukon Indigenous Peoples’ Circle
- Yukon Pride Committee
- Yukon Racialized Workers Committee
- Yukon Women’s Committee
NWT
- NWT Area Council
- NWT Health & Safety Committee
- NWT Indigenous Peoples’ Committee
- NWT Racialized Workers Committee
- NWT Women’s Committee
- NWT Young Workers Committee
Nunavut
- Nunavut Area Council
- Nunavut Health & Safety Committee
- Nunavut Women’s Committee
(Re)Start a Committee
Do you want to be part of a movement that amplifies the leadership of workers and pushes for meaningful change in workplaces and the union?
Yukon
- Yukon Young Workers Committee
NWT
- NWT Access Committee
- NWT Pride Committee
Nunavut
- Nunavut Access Committee
- Nunavut Indigenous Peoples’ Committee
- Nunavut Pride Committee
- Nunavut Racialized Workers Committee
- Nunavut Young Workers Committee
Committee Resources
Regional Council
The PSAC North Regional Council is our highest decision-making body that brings together duly elected or appointed representatives from all three territories. The Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP North) chairs the Regional Council and is the political voice for PSAC in the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut. PSAC North is also composed of three Resident Components, three Area Councils (one for each territory) and three Territorial Directors. (The North Regional Council is composed of the chairs of each committee in the North.)
All positions on the North Regional Council are elected from among the membership. Members of the council work in jobs represented by the union and serve the union as volunteers. In addition to chairing the North Regional Council, the REVP represents the North on the Alliance Executive Committee, the body that runs the union nationally.
The Regional Councils meets at least three times a year to strategize on issues that affect PSAC members in the North.
PSAC North’s Regional Council’s role, as defined in the PSAC North By-Laws, is to:
- Manage the business of PSAC North between its Triennial Conventions; and
- Establish regulations to guide the operations of PSAC North.
Regional Council Resources
Read the Bylaws in this section of the website that govern Regional Council.
PSAC North Regional Council Members
Josée-Anne Spirito – Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP), North
Reyhan Sarikaya – Alternate REVP, North
Justin Lemphers
Yukon Employees Union
President
Donna-Marie Haughton
YT Territorial Director
Winnie Hoe
YT Area Council
Gord Reed
YT Regional Indigenous Peoples’ Committee
Sherry Masters
YT Regional Access Committee
Chris Spencer
YT Regional Pride Committee
Lisa Keenan
YT Regional Women’s Committee
Ever Ledoux
YT Racialized Workers Committee
Ifenna Ulasi
YT Health & Safety Committee
VACANT
YT Young Workers Committee
Gayla Thunstrom
Union of Northern Workers President
Catherine Crocker
NT Territorial Director
NT Area Council
NT Area Council
VACANT
NT Regional Indigenous Peoples’ Committee
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NT Regional Access Committee
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NT Regional Pride Committee
Patty Martinez
NT Regional Women’s Committee
Horatio Sam-Aggrey
NT Racialized Workers Committee
Prerna Krishan
NT Health & Safety Committee
VACANT
NT Young Workers Committee
Jason Rochon
Nunavut Employees Union President
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NU Territorial Director
Lisa Kirk
NU Area Council
Mary Kootoo
NU Regional Indigenous Peoples’ Committee
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NU Regional Access Committee
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NU Regional Pride Committee
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NU Regional Women’s Committee
Rita R. Sewornu
NU Racialized Workers Committee
Derek Allerton
NU Health & Safety Committee
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NU Young Workers Committee