PIPSC and it’s 4,000 members across the B.C./Yukon region endorse the call last week by B.C.’s Professional Employees Association (PEA) to restore scientific integrity in the province by adopting new provisions in its next collective agreement.

As our own recent success has shown, the adoption of provisions that protect public science is in the interests of everyone – the public, unions and governments. On the other hand, the loss of 25% of B.C.’s science officers since 2001 is bound to have had detrimental impacts on public science in the province.

Restoring scientific integrity to B.C.’s public service is clearly in the public interest and deserves everyone’s support.

Better Together!

Debi Daviau
President

The news last week that the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has won major improvements to its members’ dental plan has prompted many PIPSC members to ask if they can soon expect similar improvements.

PIPSC and PSAC negotiate with the federal government separately. While no PIPSC agreement has yet been reached, we hope the conclusion of the PSAC agreement will now allow us and other unions to successfully negotiate an agreement of our own.

With PIPSC in the lead, we are negotiating the dental plan in conjunction with other federal public service unions through the National Joint Council's Dental Board.

We will be certain to inform all affected members as soon as an agreement is reached.