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10 July 2018
Précis
May 2, 3, 2018 AFS Executive Meeting
12 June 2018
We would like to provide an update on the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock). The Labour Board (FPSLREB) scheduled hearing dates in these matters on October 2-5, 2018 in Toronto. The Board should assign a specific location in Toronto shortly.
30 May 2018
Précis
March 26, 2018 AFS Executive Meeting
23 May 2018
Recent announcements about the possible transfer of workload from CRA to Revenu Québec have created an atmosphere of uncertainty for many of our dedicated AFS members.
23 May 2018
It has come to our attention that CRA is not crediting employees for their vacation or sick leave earned while on LIA. This is occurring in spite of the fact that our AFS collective agreement provides for the earning of vacation and sick leave while on LIA.
10 May 2018
JUNE 7, 2018, 13:00 - JUNE 8, 17:00
LORD ELGIN HOTEL, 100 Elgin Street, OTTAWA, ONTARIO
10 May 2018
Voter’s Kit for the 2018 Election to the AFS Group Executive
There is one (1) vacancy on the AFS Group executive. The successful candidate will take Office on July 1, 2018.
8 May 2018
We would like to provide an update on the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock). We are still waiting for the Labour Board (FPSLREB) to set hearing dates in these matters, however, we expect that it will later this year.
3 May 2018
AFS (LOCATION) SUB-GROUP
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAW
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WORD
13 April 2018
2018 AFS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
June 9, 2018 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
LORD ELGIN HOTEL, 100 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON
3 April 2018
OTTAWA, April 3, 2018 – CRA has confirmed that a solution to the ongoing Phoenix issues is available. CRA has completed analysis on their corporate administration system (CAS) and it has the capacity to pay all CRA employees.
29 March 2018
The AFS Bargaining Team met with senior CRA officials on Thursday, March 29th to sign the new AFS Collective Agreement and bring it into force. This collective agreement runs from December 22, 2014 to December 21, 2018.
23 March 2018
The AFS Group was advised today that CRA management has indicated that they will be available to sign on Thursday, March 29th.
21 March 2018
AFS GROUP ELECTIONS - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
At the request of the AFS Group Executive and as per PIPSC By-Law 17.3.2.1, the PIPSC Elections committee is conducting the 2018 AFS Group election to the National AFS Group Executive. As per AFS Group By-Law 7.5.1 - the year
7 March 2018
We'd like to provide an update on the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock). The Institute and the CRA had a pre-hearing conference on January 23 to resolve a number of procedural issues designed to streamline the hearing itself.
28 February 2018
AUDIT, FINANCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC (AFS) GROUP NEWS 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AFS Group Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa.
15 February 2018
As we communicated in our last update, the employer’s ratification process has become more complicated with the previous government’s introduction of Bill C-45. We’d like to explain the employer’s new ratification process in more detail so that everyone understands this long and frustrating process.
13 February 2018
Précis - November 16, 2017 AFS Executive Meeting
Present: Doug Mason (President). Regional Representatives: Shawn Gillis (Ontario and Treasurer), Mark Muench (CS National Consultation Representative), Phil Choo (BC / Yukon), Manny Costain (CS Regio
2 February 2018
On January 29, 2018, PIPSC President Debi Daviau met with Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier for the first time at the Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa.
1 February 2018
On December 13, 2017, Member of Parliament Sheri Benson (Saskatoon West) presented a petition to the House of Commons on behalf of the Professional Institute about the Canada Revenue Agency’s Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Service Modernization initiative.
26 January 2018
On September 23rd, we signed a tentative agreement with CRA for a new collective agreement for the December 22, 2014 to December 21, 2018 period.
4 January 2018
[566.34.9834 (Reisman)]
** CTAO Severance Grievance Update**
We want to provide an update to members who filed grievances when the CRA refused to include their prior years of service with the CRA as part of the calculation of their severance pay entitlement following
4 January 2018
566.34.9832 (Myles), 566.34.9833 (Alcock)]
**PSTAR Severance Grievances Update**
We want to provide an update to members who filed grievances when the CRA refused to include their years of service with the Ontario Ministry of Revenue as part of the calculatio
20 December 2017
We are pleased to announce that our AFS members have voted to accept the September 23, 2017 tentative agreement to renew our collective bargaining agreement for the December 22, 2014 to December 21, 2018 period.
11 December 2017
Précis
July 13, 2017 AFS Strategic Planning and July 15, 2017 AFS Executive Meeting
24 September 2017
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, the AFS Negotiation Team reached a tentative agreement with CRA that provides a fair wage increase for all of our AFS members and commits the parties to meaningful consultations on classification matters.
21 September 2017
Mr. Doug Mason
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Audit, Financial and Scientific Group President
Dear Doug:
18 September 2017
When we met at our May national union management consultation meeting, you asked me whether there was anything that you could do to help complete our current bargaining.
21 August 2017
We have achieved a major success in our challenge to CRA's arbitrary plans to force a thousand of our AFS members in the GTA to relocate.
3 August 2017
Précis
Highlights of the AFS Executive Meeting of June 7th, 2017.
Present: Doug Mason (President).
2 August 2017
For Immediate Release
CRA GTA modernisation plan risks harming staff and service, says PIPSC
18 July 2017
In the May 24, 2017 communiqué, the AFS Group provided information concerning the settlement reached on May 9, 2017, in regard to the volunteer to personal day grievances.
18 July 2017
Your AFS Negotiation Team requested meeting dates as soon as possible following our last bargaining session held May 9-12. On July 14th, CRA agreed to another bargaining session on September 19-21. We look forward to resuming negotiations with the aim to conclude a collective agreement.