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Dear members of the Quebec Region,
International Women's Day is coming soon !
On March 8, 2018, International Women’s Day will be celebrated under the theme “feminists until things change!” to highlight the importance of women in society. On that special day, let’s take a moment to reflect on all of this.
Please see the links below for the activities of March 8, 2018.
List of regional activities FTQ https://femmes.ftq.qc.ca/8-mars-2018-activites-regionales/
On the evening of Wednesday, April 4th, our Branch will be hosting an evening learning event. The guest speakers will include Debi Daviau, the President of PIPSC and Sean O'Reilly, a Vice-President of PIPSC. The subject matter will include Phoenix, Bill C-27 (the potential to change our pension system), past and future collective bargaining, and the progress being made on the Employee Wellness and Support Program (EWSP), a potential replacement for the current sick leave system. This evening will be an excellent opportunity for you to meet other members and members who are very active in
The Edmonton Branch invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Edmonton Branch to be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the New Tan Tan Restaurant, 10133 - 97th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0L2.
Cash bar at 16:30
Business meeting at 17:15 sharp
Dinner at an appropriate break
If you wish to attend, please RSVP Prashila @ 780-428-1347 by noon on March 26, 2018 or E-mail
A general meeting of the Lethbridge Branch of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada will be held:
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Place: Lethbridge College, Garden Court Restaurant
Time: Cocktails at 5:30 pm
Meeting: Meeting at 6:00 pm
RSVP by 4 pm Friday, March 16th, 2018 to Surya.Acharya@AGR.GC.CA
Fellow members,
I am pleased to report that yesterday’s federal Budget committed $16M towards the building of an alternative pay system to replace the disastrous Phoenix.
I see this as a glimmer of hope in a long two years of constant stress and financial worry for our members. We told the government that our members had lost confidence in Phoenix. We told it to Nix Phoenix and they listened. We deserve better!
The project promises to engage experts and unions in the development of a new system. PIPSC will work hard to ensure that our own government IT professionals are tasked with building a pay system that works.
The Budget also made significant investments in the current system, promising to hire more pay and compensation staff in the pay centre and within departments and agencies. While we know that more people are needed to make the system work, we are worried that the funding appears to be only for a year, and we remain concerned that the bulk of these funds may be going to Phoenix developer IBM.
When it comes to Phoenix, we will continue to keep up the pressure. We won’t stop until all of our members are paid correctly and on time – all of the time.
Better Together!
Debi Daviau,
President
For Immediate Release
Ottawa, February 28, 2018 – Hundreds of members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and other unions are gathering in Ottawa today to protest the inability of the federal government to Fix Phoenix.
The rally is being held from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in front of the government offices at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa. Speakers include PIPSC President Debi Daviau; Robyn Benson, National President, PSAC; Chris Aylward, National Executive Vice-President, PSAC; and Greg Phillips, President, CAPE.
Budget 2018 committed $16M towards the building of an alternative pay system to replace the problem plagued Phoenix. “I see this as a glimmer of hope in a long two years of constant stress and financial worry for our members”, said PIPSC President Debi Daviau. “We told them our members had lost confidence in Phoenix. We said Nix Phoenix - we deserve better and they have listened”.
The project promises to engage experts and unions in the development of a new system. PIPSC will work hard to ensure that our own government IT professionals are tasked with building a pay system that works.
Budget 2018 also makes significant investments in the current system promising to hire more pay and compensation staff in the pay centre and within departments and agencies. “We know that more people are needed to make the system work so we are worried that the funding appears to be only for a year” explained Daviau. The Institute remains concerned that the bulk of these funds may be going to Phoenix developer IBM.
“Although we finally see a glimmer of hope when it comes to Phoenix we will be working hard to keep up the pressure. We won’t stop until all of our members come to expect to be paid correctly and on time – all of the time” said Daviau.
Other rallies are also planned today across the country.
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents approximately 55,000 public service professionals across Canada, including 13,000 federal IT professionals.
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For further information:
Johanne Fillion
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The AFS Group Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa. The AFS Group By-Laws provide for seventy (70) delegates including the eleven (11) members of the AFS Group Executive. The fifty-nine (59) official delegates are allocated on the basis of population by region and chosen by the Regional Representatives.
Finally we are seeing two long-overdue improvements to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP): coverage of non-oral contraceptive methods and an electronic system for making vision care and paramedical claims.
Currently, only oral contraceptives (the birth control pill) are covered. Along with other federal public sector unions, PIPSC has long argued that it is discriminatory for oral contraceptives only to be covered under our health plan. The recommendation will go to Treasury Board for final approval and recommends the effective date of April 1, 2018. Our members will very soon be able to choose the birth control method best suited to their needs.
In addition, a long awaited electronic claims system will also be in place as of April 1, 2018. It promises to provide reimbursements more quickly and will be available through the web and a mobile app.
This new system will be available for vision care claims, any covered paramedical service, such as massage therapy and physiotherapy, as well as some medical equipment and supplies. You must register with Sun Life to access this service. Please refer to both the health plan and Sun Life websites for more details, which will soon be released.
PIPSC, along with other unions, will continue the process of negotiating a host of improvements to the PSHCP with the Treasury Board.