Media Advisory - Union to hold press conference on cuts at Veterans Affairs Canada

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - The Union of Veterans' Affairs Employees, a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, will hold a press conference to raise awareness on the negative impacts cuts at Veterans Affairs Canada will have on services to veterans and their families.

Union leaders and veterans advocacy groups will make an announcement and answer questions at a press conference scheduled at 10am.

When:	Thursday February 23, 2012 at 10am
Where:	Holiday Inn (100 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, ON) Heartland Ballroom
Who:	Yvan Thauvette, Union of Veterans' Affairs Employees National President Jayne Quinn, UVAE National Vice-President, Ontario Region Michael Blais, Founder/President, Canadian Veterans Advocacy Wayne Marston, NDP Member of Parliament for Hamilton East, Critic for Seniors, Pensions and Human Rights James Forrest, RCMP Veteran's Association, President of Toronto Division

About the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees

The Union of Veterans Affairs Employees (UVAE) represents about 2,400 employees of Veterans Affairs Canada and its affiliated agency, the Veterans Review and Appeal Board.

The UVAE is a Component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which represents more than 180,000 members country-wide, primarily in the Federal Public Service.

UVAE members in the Welfare Programs (WP) group advise veterans and members of their families who apply for benefits and interpret for them the provisions of acts and regulations to determine which benefits these people are entitled to. Clerical and Regulatory (CR) group members are employed in the benefit delivery system and central registries at Veterans Affairs offices throughout the country.

 

Lino Vieira, PSAC Communications Officer, cell: 416-577-0238