Elected officers
National President
Robyn Benson
Robyn Benson became the new National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada on May 4th, 2012.
She succeeds John Gordon, who retired after six years in the role and more than 30 years of union activism.
Benson has been the Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP) for PSAC's Prairies region since 2000.
As the REVP, Benson has been responsible for a wide range of activities in her region which covers Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. These include the Regional Council, organizing and re-certifications, education, political and social action, women's and equity programs, Area Councils, Directly Chartered Locals and separate employers, Federations of Labour and related committees, and District Labour Councils. During her terms as REVP she has also shared national responsibility for collective bargaining, finance, human rights and education for the PSAC.
Benson worked for 20 years with the Winnipeg Taxation Centre of Revenue Canada (now the Canada Revenue Agency) before her election in 2000. Her union involvement dates back to the1980 strike by the Clerical and Regulatory (CR) bargaining unit when she was a term employee. She has held a variety of union positions including Regional Vice-President in the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE), a position she held until 2000.
Date Modified : 2012/05/07
