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From the President … As we near the end of 2018, we can be thankful for many things. After several years of frustration, we ratified a new collective agreement and began work on classification reform.

Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to announce that in the early hours of December 15, 2018 a Tentative Agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations.

Members of the PIPSC NRCan-NCR Branch are invited to a lunch and learn event from 12:00-13:00 on January 25, 2019 at the Green Papaya, at 256 Preston St, Ottawa.

The CFIA VM Group Election Committee has verified the results for the 2018 election for positions on the CFIA-VM Group Executive. The following candidates were successful (names underlined) and take office as of December 14th, 2018.

2018 election results for the 2 NCR Member-at-large positions on the CFIA S&A Group Executive

With the transfer from active contributors to the Public Service Pension Plan complete some of our members have been approached with the “opportunity” to cash out their defined benefit pension plans and invest this money with a local financial advisor or investment advisor.

The Winnipeg AV Sub – Group would like to see you and would like to visit your department to speak to members!

The Ontario region Basic Steward Training will be held on Thursday February 7, to Saturday February 9, 2019 at the Grand Hotel and Suites in Toronto.

After over a year of delays from NRC, PIPSC and RCEA met with the employer on Thursday December 13th. The employer had not yet received their mandate, and therefore the discussion was somewhat limited but productive nonetheless. High level conversations covered each side's concerns.

You are invited to join members of the Atlantic Regional Executive for “Happy Hour” in the Pitch and Pivot at the Delta Dartmouth.

According to our SP constitution, a member who wants to submit a by-law amendment or resolution at the 2019 AGM must send it in writing to the Executive.

Elections for the Vancouver SP Sub-Group Executive will be held at the AGM. Up to seven (7) positions are available and the term of office is for 2 years.

After over a year of delays from NRC, PIPSC and RCEA met with the employer on Thursday December 13th. The employer had not yet received their mandate, and therefore the discussion was somewhat limited but productive nonetheless. High level conversations covered each side's concerns.

Your Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that on December 14, 2018 a Tentative Agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations. The new agreement will be four years, expiring June 20, 2022. The economic increases are:

The AFS Bargaining Team was scheduled to meet with CRA management December 18 to 20 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement. Unfortunately, it became clear to our bargaining team that the Treasury Board has not provided CRA with a mandate to resolve our concerns.

In accordance with the NR Group Constitution, By-Law 8 Elections, the Group Elections Committee is sending out a Call for Nominations for the following seven (7) positions on the NR Group Executive: 4 in the NCR (Three for a two year term and one for a one year term), 1 in Ontario, 1 in Quebec, and 1 in Prairies.

Prior to the Group AGM, there were eight vacancies and six nominations were received. All nominations were reviewed and deemed eligible. As a result Feng Ni, Cathy Cheung, Keith Yeung, Stephan Grosse, Craig Bihun and Patricia Loder were elected by acclimation.

Friday, December 7th was the implementation deadline for NRC management to issue your retroactive pay and implement the new pay scale. That date was, according to the new collective agreement, 120 days after the new contract was signed (August 9, 2018).

As Treasury Board was not fully ready to discuss and negotiate your Group’s proposal and its offer, it was mutually agreed to cancel the December meeting and reconvene in the beginning of the new year (January 16 to 18, 2019).

I am writing to you today to give you a 6 month President Report and a Christmas Message for 2018. On June 1st 2018, I took office as the new President, after serving the previous three years as the Vice-President of the AV Group.

Our latest collective agreement includes establishing a remote nursing sub-committee. The purpose of the committee is to inquire into the circumstances that lead to concerns about administrative or operational inequities experienced by nurses in remote stations as compared to nurses working in other locations of the employer.

In crafting its proposal, the Institute recognized the priority the Government has placed on science and research, their inclusion in decision-making, and strengthening the support for fundamental research. We also recognized the priority it has placed on diversity, gender equity, and young Canadians.

On November 26, Bill C-62, a Bill aimed at repealing two blatantly anti-labour pieces of legislation introduced by the former Harper government, was adopted (received Royal Assent).

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) represents some 60,000 public service professionals across the country, the majority of which are employed by the federal government. The Institute appreciates this opportunity to participate in this important public consultation on anti-racism in Canada.

Due to a nearly provincial wide power outage, we had to postpone our Annual General Meeting. This is an announcement that we have rescheduled the meeting to be held on Tuesday January 15, 2019

The intent of this training is to provide information as well as an opportunity to expand your steward network. Detailed information about the agenda will be circulated in a subsequent memo closer to the school date.

On behalf of the Atlantic Regional Executive of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), I am extending an invitation to you as a member of the Halifax or Halifax DND Branch to sit in as an observer at our upcoming Atlantic Regional Executive meeting being held in Dartmouth.

The Edmonton SP Subgroup would like to invite you to our annual AGM/Member Appreciation Party, hosted this year at Hudsons Bourbon Street. The AGM portion of the evening will begin at 6pm, with socializing and food to follow.

This document represents a high level summary of the differences between existing RCMP Terms and Conditions of Employment, and comparable provisions within the six collective agreements for PIPSC members employed by Treasury Board in the Core Public Administration groups

On November 28, PIPSC - BC/Yukon Region - Yukon Branch demonstrated support for fellow unionists of PSCAC YEU who are on strike in Whitehorse. The branch made a generous donation of $1000 to support PSAC Many Rivers’ counsellors and staff.  

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which turns 70 this year, was adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948. A document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

Your AFS Executive members recently participated in a Positive Space Awareness LGBTQ2+ training session. The session was informative and an excellent opportunity to exchange thoughts on how we all support an open healthy work environment for everyone.

The Branch will be holding elections at the AGM. There are seven executive member positions to be filled. There are six, 2 year terms and one, 1 year term.

Your bargaining team met November 30, 2018 to discuss the bargaining survey results. Members' level of participation and written comments are encouraging. Your continued support and engagement is essential in helping us draft proposals and determine priorities for this round of bargaining.

Phoenix continues to be one of the major issues our federal members are facing. The government has taken on an aggressive procurement process tohave a new program selected by the Spring 2019 for approval by all parties. It is still a wait and see process. If you are having difficulty with your pay, speak with a local steward or email phoenix-help@pipsc.ca.

The PIPSC 2019 Young Workers Forum is taking place on Friday, February 15th and Saturday, February 16th, 2019 in Gatineau, Quebec.