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566.34.9832 (Myles), 566.34.9833 (Alcock)] **PSTAR Severance Grievances Update** We want to provide an update to members who filed grievances when the CRA refused to include their years of service with the Ontario Ministry of Revenue as part of the calculatio

New Brunswick Occupational Health & Safety Act (OH&S) What is it for?

New Brunswick Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) What is it for?

Duty to Accommodate To accommodate means to modify or adjust policies, practices and facilities to eliminate their discriminatory effect.

With the 2017 tax season almost here, overpayment situations caused by the Phoenix system can become particularly stressful for government employees. Pressed by public service bargaining agents, the government has taken a number of steps to ensure public servants are not out-of-pocket as a result of an overpayment.

The Ontario Regional Executive is looking for volunteers to participate in the formation of an Ontario Youth Advisory Committee.

Your NCVI Branch Executive Are Excited to Offer You and One Guest, an Opportunity to Attend the Movie - Star Wars: the Last Jedi.

Your CRPEG Bargaining team has met a number of times to prepare for the next round of negotiations. The team met on December 21st with the employer for one day of bargaining to start this next round of negotiations.

Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From your AV Group Executive representing AU-CO-PG members

On December 15, 2017 the Collective Agreement was approved by the Governor General in Council. All parties have now approved the Agreement and will be scheduling a date for signing early in the new year.

The National Executive is pleased to announce that the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group will be held on Saturday, April 7th. Details related to location and delegate selection will be made available in the coming months.

Your NUREG Bargaining team is pleased and proud to announce that on Monday December 18, 2017, NUREG and the CNSC signed NUREG’s first ever Member Ratified collective agreement. This is an historic event. We thank the CNSC for pushing the agreement through the approval process with the government 

Hello NR members, The closing date for voting of the NR group elections is being extended to January 10, 2018.  This gives members ample opportunity to vote if you have not voted yet.  Elections committee

AV Group National Newsletter Volume Four, Winter 2017

The representatives of the Quebec Region CFIA – S&A Sub-Group cordially invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM). WHEN?  Thursday, January 11, 2018 - 5 p.m. WHERE? 

According to our SP constitution, a member who wants to submit a by-law amendment or resolution at the 2018 AGM must send it in writing to the Executive. CHANGES TO Group BY-LAWS

To: Edmonton SP Subgroup Members Date: Friday, January 19th 2018 Time: 6:00pm (Mountain Time) Location: Hudson’s South Common, 2104 99 Street N.W. at South Edmonton Common

Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From your AV Gatineau Subgroup Executive representing AU-CO-PG members

December 15, 2017 We have verified the results for the elections to Regional Representative positions on the CFIA S&A Group Executive. The following candidates were successful (names underlined) and have taken office as of December 15, 2017.

We are pleased to announce that our AFS members have voted to accept the September 23, 2017 tentative agreement to renew our collective bargaining agreement for the December 22, 2014 to December 21, 2018 period.

Predictions are rarely 100% accurate. But some offer better-educated guesses than others. Here then are my forecasts (and a few resolutions) for the coming year.

Your CFIA-IN Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that a tentative agreement was reached with the employer just before midnight on December 14, 2017, after six days of negotiations. The economic increase is 1.25% in each of four years (2014-2017) with a 1% market adjustment increase in 2016.

On December 5, 6 and 7, your RO/RCO negotiating team met with NRC management in Ottawa for the second round of contract negotiations. Each day, local RO/RCO members met the team for lunch at the cafeteria in building M55 to show their support.

DATE: Thursday, January 18, 2018 VENUE: Masonic Conference Centre, 420 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Send a message to Finance Minister Bill Morneau on the upcoming 2018 Federal Budget. Take a moment and visit #YourBudget2018 and fill out the federal government’s four brief, interactive budget surveys.

PIPSC NRC RO/RCO Bargaining Update, December 11, 2017 Dear RO/RCO colleagues,

AV Bargaining Committee Call for Nomination Deadline: Thursday January 25th, 2018   (noon EDT)

Annual General Meeting Gander SP Sub-Group   Date: January 29th, 2018

Happy holidays! You are cordially invited to the Place de Ville NR (eNgineer aRchitect) Sub-Group Holiday Luncheon on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the Hellenic center, 1315 Prince of Whales Drive!

The Halifax AV SG is planning a seasonal event and member information session. Location: Niche Lounge, Maritime Mall, Barrington Street Date: Thursday, December 21, 2017 Time: 4pm start

The Halifax AV SG is planning a seasonal family event and member information session. Movie passes will be provided to two Christmas themed movies - ‘The Star’ (animated, suitable for young families) and to ‘The Man who Invented Christmas’ (suitable for older audiences).

On December 11, 2017, the federal government released “Building a Diverse and Inclusive Public Service,” the final report of the Joint Union/Management Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion.

Happy Hour JOIN US You are invited to join members of the Atlantic Regional Executive for “Happy

Over the past few months, there have been a number of developments concerning your integration into the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC). While we have endeavoured to communicate with you in a timely and accurate fashion, it is not always easy for us to understand the government’s thinking. But we have now reached a stage where we are confident in what we can tell you.

The AV Gatineau Subgroup (AU-CO-PG) invites you to our Members Christmas Social & Networking Information Session Come and celebrate the festive holiday season with colleagues at work.

AGM of the GAC (nee DFAIT) CS Sub-group will hold its Annual General Meeting on December 19th This message is to inform you that the AGM of the GAC (nee DFAIT) CS Sub-group will hold its Annual General Meeting on Dec.19th at 11:45 to 12:45 at the C