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SEN Ratification Kit 2024

29 Nov 2024

1 year ago

Dear SEN Group members, On November 29, your bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with the Senate on our new collective agreement. I would like to acknowledge the hard work of our bargaining team over many months on this work: Emily Barrette, François Michaud and Mark Palmer. The bargaining team will be recommending ratification of …

Update on Pay Equity at the Senate of Canada

18 Jun 2024

2 years ago

To this day, the employer has refused to start the Pay Equity process by scheduling an initial meeting. PIPSC has been ready to meet for several months and has tried to convince the employer many times to begin the process. However, the employer refuses to schedule a meeting without first receiving a decision on their …

Pay Equity at the Senate of Canada

20 Dec 2023

2 years ago

The federal pay equity process requires a Pay Equity Plan to be developed and posted by September 2024. The Pay Equity Committee (PEC) has not met with the employer to date. We are disappointed by the pay equity progress with the Senate of Canada. Unfortunately, the employer has submitted a request for multiple plans to …

Senate Legislative Clerks (SEN) – Collective Agreement

7 May 2019

7 years ago

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy of this content, no responsibility is assumed for errors or omissions. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SENATE OF CANADA AND THE PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF CANADA Expiry date: September 30, 2018 Alternate Format Printer Friendly and PDF Version TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE SUBJECT 1 Purpose …

Senate Group – AGM Minutes – November 13, 2018

30 Nov 2018

7 years ago

Senate Legislative Clerks’ Group PIPSC – AGM Date: The members of the Senate Legislative Clerks Group of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada met November 13, 2018 at 12:10 pm Location: Room 1001, Chambers Building. In attendance:  Mark Palmer, President, presided the AGM. Mireille Aubé, Emily Barrette, Céline Éthier, Maxime Fortin, Lynn …

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Meet your Bargaining Team
Position Name Department
President Sara Gajic The Senate
Vice-President Mark Palmer The Senate
Secretary / Treasurer Katy Quinn The Senate

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