News
29 May 2023
The PIPSC 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is taking place in person and/or virtual November 26 to 29, in Montreal, Quebec. If you’re interested in joining the SP Group delegation, fill out the application form sent by email before 5:00pm EST on June 9, 2023.
11 May 2023
Hello,
You’re invited to enjoy a social event and some appetizers with your colleagues from the Saskatoon Area! This is an excellent chance to network and enjoy an evening out with other SP Group members from around Saskatoon and area.
5 April 2023
While TBS may not be interested in your needs when it comes to your collective agreement, your bargaining team remains committed to getting you a better deal.
If you’ve had five dates, and you aren’t feeling the love, they just aren’t that interested.
14 February 2023
While the environment, both weather and bargaining, is all over the place, your bargaining team is cutting through the chaos, focused on getting you a better deal.
6 January 2023
SP Executive Newsletter #2
Hello SP Group Members! We would like to welcome in the New Year with you, and provide a few highlights of recent activity for our Group.
9 December 2022
The holidays are coming and while your SP Bargaining team isn’t sneaking into your houses through the chimney to give presents, neither are we showing up with lumps of coal.
26 October 2022
Hello!
Welcome to our first newsletter for SP members! We want this to be YOUR newsletter, and we welcome your ideas and suggestions about what you would like to see here! Keep in touch with us at: sp_grp_exec@pipsc.ca
12 October 2022
The SP bargaining team met with the Treasury Board in early October, and so far progress is good.
From October 4 to 6, your bargaining team met face to face with the Treasury Board to continue the process of negotiations.
22 September 2022
Here are the bargaining proposals that were exchanged between the SP Group and Treasury Board.
22 September 2022
Show management that you support your bargaining team by changing your Zoom or Teams background.
15 September 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
15 August 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
April 29 2022 / 29 avril 2022
15 August 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting (#2)/ Rencontre de l’exécutif SP (#2)
November 26 2021 / 26 novembre 2021
15 August 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting (#1) / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP (#1)
September 24, 2021 / 24 septembre 2021
20 May 2022
The SP Executive election committee has verified the results for the 2022 elections.
The following candidates have been elected to our group executive, and will take office at the First executive meeting taking place on June 3rd 2022:
18 May 2022
Applications are due June 10, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET.
14 April 2022
The SP Bargaining Team has been looking closely at our current collective agreement in light of the survey results, known issues needing resolution, and our demands from the last bargaining round. We are well prepared to work on our proposal package when we meet again.
15 February 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
Dec 4 2020 / 4 dec 2020
15 February 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
Oct 17 2020 / 17 oct 2020
14 February 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
Aug 17 2020 / 17 aout 2020
14 February 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
May 1 2020 / 1 mai 2020
14 February 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
January 24 2020 / 24 Janvier 2020
14 February 2022
MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU
SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP
November 7, 2019 / 7 novembre 2019
11 February 2022
Submit your nomination for available union leadership roles by March 14.
25 January 2022
Lunch and Learn with Rob MacDonald
The Science of Happiness!
We would like to invite you to a lunch & learn session online with former BC Regional Director, and PIPSC Steward Robert MacDonald, about the science of happiness!
13 January 2022
5 January 2022
Your friendly neighbourhood bargaining team here hoping your holidays brought you some peace, quiet and tranquility. Unless you prefer something less calm – in which case let loose the dogs of chaos and let the chips fall where they may.
4 November 2021
Are you ready? We’re ready!!
And so it begins. On Wednesday October 27th, 2021 your SP Group Bargaining Team met for the first time to start planning for the upcoming bargaining session.
26 August 2021
Environment and Climate Change Canada has been incorrectly processing Designated Paid Holiday. Here’s what you need to know.
12 August 2021
SP 2021 AGM – Call for Resolutions or By-law Amendments
According to our SP constitution, a member who wants to submit a by-law amendment or resolution at the 2021 AGM must send it in writing to the Executive.
12 August 2021
The National Executive is pleased to announce that the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group will be held on Saturday, November 27, 2021.
12 August 2021
Applications are due August 27, 2021.
27 July 2021
Applications to join the Bargaining Team must be submitted by 12:00 PM ET on August 13, 2021