About Us
The Local Executive
Collective Bargaining
The Local Executive
Co-President GPE: Matt Stoyek
Co-President PDF: Karla Valenzuela
Co-VP GPE: Japna Sidhu-Brar
Co-VP PDF: Vacant
Co-Treasurer GPE: Tam Pham
Co-Treasurer PDF: Vacant
Secretary: Robyn Wright
Lead Shop Steward: Derek Rowter (Faculty of Medicine)
Postdoc Shop Steward: Onur Bulut
Photo (L-R): Purvi Tridevi, Karla Valenzuela, Tam Pham, Robyn Wright, Japna
Co-President GPE: Matt Stoyek
Co-President PDF: Karla Valenzuela
Co-VP GPE: Japna Sidhu-Brar
Co-VP PDF: Vacant
Co-Treasurer GPE: Tam Pham
Co-Treasurer PDF: Vacant
Secretary: Robyn Wright
Lead Shop Steward: Derek Rowter (Faculty of Medicine)
Postdoc Shop Steward: Onur Bulut
Photo (L-R): Purvi Tridevi, Karla Valenzuela, Tam Pham, Robyn Wright, Japna Sidhu-Brar, Derek Rowter, Onur Bulut, Matt Stoyek (Executive January 2026)
PSAC Local 86001
Collective Bargaining
The Local Executive
We are the Public Service Alliance of Canada directly charted local 86001, representing Grant-Paid (GPEs) and Postdoctoral Fellow Employees (PDFs) at Dalhousie University, affectionately called the Association of Dalhousie University Research Employees (A-DURESS, or DURESS for short).
If you are currently experiencing any issues with your
We are the Public Service Alliance of Canada directly charted local 86001, representing Grant-Paid (GPEs) and Postdoctoral Fellow Employees (PDFs) at Dalhousie University, affectionately called the Association of Dalhousie University Research Employees (A-DURESS, or DURESS for short).
If you are currently experiencing any issues with your supervisor or with Dalhousie, please reach out to our Lead or Postdoc shop stewards (see links to the left).
Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining
The postdoc Collective Agreement expired at the end of 2025 and the Grant-Paid Collective Agreement will expire at the end of April, 2026. The previous/current agreements can be viewed at the links above.
The postdocs recently elected a bargaining team to represent them during this round of negotiations. Please reach out to us if you are interested in being involved: info@a-duress.ca