The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
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All PIPSC—AAFC members in the National Capital Region are cordially invited to attend and participate in the 2017 AAFC—NCR BRANCH AGM, elections and lunch.

DATE: Wednesday, December 13, 2017

TIME: 12:00 — 1:30 p.m. (AGM only: 12:15-12:45)

LOCATION:  TBD

As there is limited seating, please confirm your participation by e-mail to Catherine.Keir@canada.ca  by December 8, 2017.

Published on 27 November 2017

Reminder:

Positions that are up for elections are as follows:

  • Medicine
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Dentistry
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • EMA
  1. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - Call for nominations
  2. Tuesday, February 27, 2018  - Deadline for submitting nominations
  3. Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - Email of ballots
  4. Tuesday, April 24, 2018- Deadline for returning ballot
  5. June 15, 2018 – First executive meeting for newly elected executive members
Published on 27 November 2017

Further to our last bargaining update, we would like to inform you that the parties have met at the PSLREB on November 9, 2017 to negotiate a Memorandum of Agreement and to discuss the terms of the upcoming binding conciliation. The name of the Conciliator and dates of hearing will be communicated to you shortly. Binding conciliation is a new process and has taken some time to put in place. Neither the Employer nor the Institute are responsible for this lengthy process. The parties have agreed on the outstanding items to be resolved in conciliation.

Published on 24 November 2017

Don’t Blame Bargaining for Phoenix Failures

Earlier this month, PSPC Minister Carla Qualtrough asked me if I would be willing to negotiate simplifying some of the pay rules bargained over decades that, some claim, contribute to the dysfunction of the federal pay system. My answer was yes – provided it doesn’t result in any loss of pay to our members.

But my willingness to bargain changes in the practical best interests of our members should not be mistaken for believing such pay rules are inherently dysfunctional, or that Phoenix failures are the fault of bargaining or – far from it – of unions.

Published on 24 November 2017