News

13 December 2019
Hello Colleagues, AV Group President and Bargaining Chair, Peter Gabriel, along with Bargaining Team members James Bright and Gord Sanford, are inviting you to an Open House Celebration Lunch & Learn, to network and discuss our collective agreement.
26 November 2019
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing (AV) collective agreement highlights https://intranet.canada.ca/ppb-rpa/cah-pscc/av-eng.asp
21 November 2019
The new pay rates for the AV group are posted on your workplace intranet (https://intranet.canada.ca/ppb-rpa/cah-pscc/av-eng.asp)
16 October 2019
Hello PIPSC Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group (AU-CO-PG) members located at CBSA 222 Queen Street, Ottawa.
30 September 2019
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group (AV), representing AU-CO-PG members is seeking an Executive Appointment for: Prairie/NWT Regional Representative - Interim Term starts November 1, 2019 and ends May 31, 2021 As per AV Group By-Laws 
9 September 2019
AV Group - You have a signed new collective agreement! With an approval rate of 97% on ratification, the AV Group Bargaining Team is proud to inform you that our President Debi Daviau and your bargaining team signed your new collective agreement on August 30.
23 August 2019
PIPSC – AU-CO-PG Executive MEETING #4 Saturday, April 13, 2019 9:00 am –  2 pm Green Room – Victoria, British Columbia Meeting Minutes Participants:
7 August 2019
Hello Members across Canada and Washington DC, USA....the Group is now recruiting members to start new subgroups (or other union terminology called "Locals") in your work region.
1 August 2019
Steward is the term used in labour relations to define a member who represents other members in a designated work area. The steward is an official representative of the Institute in the workplace and represents all members within a specific area of jurisdiction.
29 July 2019
We are pleased to announce that the AV group has ratified the collective agreement. Just as we have completed our ratification process, the Treasury Board is concurrently engaging in its ratification process. This involves approval from Cabinet.
4 July 2019
Follow the Group events and notices on Facebook….. Hello members of the Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group,
3 July 2019
Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to present the ratification package in preparation for voting on the new tentative agreement!
26 June 2019
The Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group invites all AU-CO-PG members to help us with the upcoming ratification voting preparedness campaign. Please ask your colleague at work the following question? Are you receiving PIPSC AV Group emails?
20 June 2019
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group (AV) Representing AU-CO-PG Classification Employees And Members Of The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada The Group Executive wishes all of our membersa safe and happy La Fête nationale du Québec
10 June 2019
AV AGM 2019 –Virtual Binder Agenda Minutes of the 2018 AV AGM
6 June 2019
AV Group Tentative Agreement Info Session
31 May 2019
UPDATED - Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to announce that in the early hours of May 25, 2019 a Tentative Agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations. The team has been working hard and met with the Employer early in May and then again May 22 through to the early hours of the morning on the May 25.
29 May 2019
PIPSC – AU-CO-PG Executive MEETING #3 Friday Feb. 8, 2019 9:00 am – 4pm Marriott – Salon Kent Meeting Minutes Participants:
14 May 2019
AV Group – AU-CO-PG Members Call for PIPSC AGM Delegate Applications 2019 The 100th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada will take place on Friday November 8th and Saturday Novem
13 May 2019
On May 8 and 9, 2019 in Ottawa, your AV Group Bargaining Team met with Treasury Board to continue negotiations on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
25 April 2019
Bargaining Update for PIPSC AU-CO-PG Classification Members On April 1st, your AV Group Bargaining Team met internally to finalize preparations for continued negotiation meetings with Treasury Board over the 3 following days. On April 2nd to 4th in Ottawa, we met with Tre
10 April 2019
CT Group Town Hall Lunch for AUs: April 24 Do you have questions about the new CT Group? Are you wondering how it will affect you as an AU?  Are you looking to learn more about ACFO-ACAF and its services?
12 March 2019
PIPSC Do Better Lunch and Learn – Halifax In an effort to provide additional information and to answer specific questions relating to the Do Better Campaign, members are invited to attend an information session with PIPSC Central Bargaining team member Dale Hudson and AV Atlantic Repres
25 February 2019
All AV Group Members of PIPSC working in Québec: PG-CO-AU
20 February 2019
All of the following proposals are made in addition to a negotiated General Economic Increase. Therefore, the Institute wishes to propose incorporating any agreement made at the central table between the Employer and the Institute at a later date.
14 February 2019
All PIPSC Groups have ramped up negotiations and with a goal of having a tentative collective agreement in place before the summer in 2019.
12 February 2019
Bargaining Update for PIPSC AU-CO-PG Classification Members On February 4th, the Strategic Bargaining Committee (comprised of PIPSC representatives of Canadian Public Service employees and PIPSC President Daviau) met to update the strategy to reach an agreement in a timely manner.
31 January 2019
In accordance with the AV Group By-Laws, the AV Group will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) this year at the Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau QC, on Saturday, June 22nd, 2019. Delegates from the 6 Regions, BC/Yukon, Prairie/NWT, Ontario, National Capital Region, Quebec and the Atlantic, are now being invited. If you wish to be considered for delegate status you must complete the online Delegate Application Form.
30 January 2019
On December 11th, your AV Group Bargaining Team met to draft our monetary/pay bargaining proposal. Non-monetary proposal was exchanged in September 2018 meeting.
30 January 2019
PIPSC—AU-CO-PG Executive MEETING #1 Friday September 28, 2018 8:30 am—3 pm Casino Lac Leamy—Salon Exécutif Meeting Minutes Participants: President—Peter Gabriel
30 January 2019
PIPSC – AU-CO-PG Executive MEETING MINUTES Meeting # 1 Saturday June 23rd, 2018 9am – 4pm Casino Lac Leamy – Salon Exécutif Participants: President - Peter Gabriel
7 January 2019
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group (AV), representing AU-CO-PG members is seeking an Executive Appointment for: Quebec Regional Representative - Term starts February 1, 2019 and ends May 31, 2021
13 December 2018
I am writing to you today to give you a 6 month President Report and a Christmas Message for 2018. On June 1st 2018, I took office as the new President, after serving the previous three years as the Vice-President of the AV Group.
20 November 2018
Many members replied with their Professional Association information, where they pay annual membership fees or professional dues to maintain their professional status. And the information regarding whether your employer reimburses you or not, was great insight for our Bargaining Team.
8 November 2018
Recently, a “non-bargaining committee member” sent out an unsolicited e-mail to our CO members, our AV Group Executive, our AV Group Bargaining Team and PIPSC Staff.
6 November 2018
The AV Group Bargaining Committee is requesting information from our members (AU-CO-PG), who currently pay membership or registration fees to an organization or governing body when the payment of such fees is a requirement for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the employee’s position, to respond to this survey.