North Bay is facing challenging times. The public sector is the largest employer in many of the surrounding communities and given the government’s penchant for privatization, the effects have been devastating.
The union hopes this new and dynamic environment will inspire more members to go to meetings and get involved.
“The new office is going to be a place where we can tackle the issues that are important to the membership in the region as well as continue to fight the government’s austerity agenda and its fixation on handing over to private corporations, what belongs to the public.”
 Almeida, who was on hand to address the crowd on Friday. Almeida and his staff were instrumental in acquiring the new facility and supportive through every step of the process.<p><p><img decoding=)
