26 October 2017
You are invited to participate in the election of the NRC RO/RCO Executive, which is comprised of members like you who will work to enhance your terms and conditions of employment.
The NRC RO/RCO Group Annual General Meeting will be held at noon Eastern time on Friday, December 8, 2017 in the auditorium of building M-50 at the NRC Montreal Road campus in Ottawa.
Our AGM guest speaker will be NSERC President Dr. B. Mario Pinto who will speak on: “Discovery Innovation Dynamic.”
FOR PIPSC MEMBERS AT DEER LODGE CENTRE
November 2017
1. If I have NOT been deleted, should I opt into the Employment Security Process?
If you have NOT been deleted, you may choose to not opt into the process. If you do not opt in, you will retain your current position UNLESS you are bumped by a deleted nurse who is more senior than you and selects your position at his/her selection meeting.
Ottawa West Branch has planned an ADULT-ONLY free-of-charge seminar (in English) focusing on Wills and Estate Planning in partnership with law firm Allan Snelling LLP.
Planned Topics:
Wills, Powers of Attorney, Marriage Contracts, Family Trust, Residue, Multiple Wills, Probate, Executors and Trustees.
Date and Time:
* Thursday, November 30, 2017. Sign-in begins at 5:00pm. Pizza will be provided after sign-in.
* Session will start at 5:30pm and finish by 7:30pm.
Location:
All three parties met to continue bargaining in Winnipeg on November 1, 2 and 3, 2017. Issues were presented and the parties engaged in constructive and collaborative discussion using the Interest Based Negotiations (IBN) model (see below).Following the IBN process, various interests and possible options were generated relative to the issues raised by the members. Several administrative issues have been tentatively agreed to. Further dates have been scheduled for November 28, 29, and 30, 2017.
This year the NCR Regional Executive is holding the NCR Regional Caucus meeting before the start of the PIPSC 98th Annual General Meeting. This event is open to all NCR Regional Delegates to the 2017 AGM.
This year’s AGM theme is Programming for Success. We invite all NCR Regional Delegates to attend this year’s NCR Regional Caucus meeting and hope you will be able to join us at the beginning of the 98th AGM and be “Ready” to be “Programmed for Success”.
Date: Thursday November 16th, 2017
Fellow members,
Canadians should not have to worry about their retirement.
But actions taken by the federal government raise questions about its commitment to enhancing retirement security for Canadians – a key promise in the last federal election.
Over a year ago, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-27, a dangerous piece of legislation that could end up in added risks and reduced benefits for retirees. This isn’t progress and it isn’t what people voted for in 2015.
Current bankruptcy laws (notably the Companies' Creditor Arrangement Act, or CCAA) see Canadians exposed to similar risks. Retirees are in a particularly vulnerable position and federal policy makers are responsible for protecting them.
This is why the Institute supports Member of Parliament (MP) Scott Duvall’s newly-introduced private Member’s Bill C-384 to protect the rights of retirees when a company goes bankrupt. It’s completely unacceptable for retirees to have to scramble to adjust to reduced - or no - benefit payments because employers are allowed to push them to the back of the line under current bankruptcy laws. The recent example of Sears Canada readily comes to mind in that regard.
When workers devote decades to a company and actively contribute to the prosperity of the Canadian economy, it’s only fair that their employer and their government have their backs when they retire.
The proposed changes contained in Bill C-384 are important because they will provide retirees with added protection and peace of mind at a crucial time in their lives. This is progress, a step in the right direction.
I encourage you to write to your Member of Parliament asking them to actively support this Bill, and to sign the petition sponsored by MP Duvall calling for changes to Canada’s bankruptcy laws. It can be found online at:
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1261
Together we can make a difference in the lives of millions of current and future Canadian retirees.
Better Together !
Debi Daviau,
President
(Branch and Sub-Group)
Thursday, November 23rd at 5:15 p.m.
(Doors will open at 5:00 p.m.)
Apollo Convention Centre
6591 Innovator Drive, Mississauga
Directions from the office:
Go north on Hurontario and make a right onto Courtney Park
Make a left onto Innovator Drive
Fine Dining and Refreshments
Opportunity to ask ???s Sick Leave, MoA, GSM
Door Prizes
Your Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that the new collective agreement has finally been signed on November 7, 2017. The Employer now has 120 days to implement the terms of the new agreement. More details will follow shortly.