News

10 April 2018
Agenda Survey Minutes of 2017 AGM President’s Report
21 March 2018
Dear fellow AV members: Our collective agreement will expire on June 21, 2018, and your AV Bargaining Team had a kick-off meeting on March 15 and 16 to begin preparations to negotiate a new agreement.
9 March 2018
Audit, Commerce & Purchasing Group Executive Elections At the request of the AV Group executive (and as per PIPSC By-Law 17.3.2.1) the PIPSC Elections committee is conducting the 2018 National AV Group elections to positions on the executive.
9 March 2018
Fellow members of the AV,CS,NR, RE, SH and SP Groups: Your respective collective agreements stipulate that vacation and compensatory leave earned during the previous fiscal year and outstanding on a certain date (most commonly March 31st) is to be automatically cashed-out.
15 February 2018
As we have all heard in the media and also at our work locations, the inaccurate pay issues endured by our members are still ongoing and now a major issue for this government to manage.
8 February 2018
In accordance with the AV Group By-Laws, the AV Group will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) this year at the Hilton Québec City, on Saturday, May 5th, 2018.
6 February 2018
The AV Group National Executive held our recent executive meeting in Ottawa on Saturday January 27, and the main order of business was the voting selection of the Group Bargaining Team.
30 January 2018
PIPSC AV Group Executive Meeting November 16, 2017 Hilton, Lac Lemay
22 December 2017
Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From your AV Group Executive representing AU-CO-PG members
21 December 2017
AV Group National Newsletter Volume Four, Winter 2017
14 December 2017
AV Bargaining Committee Call for Nomination Deadline: Thursday January 25th, 2018   (noon EDT)
17 November 2017
It is with great pleasure that the AV group announces that Mr. Tommy Georgas has been acclaimed as the AV Group Interim Ontario Regional Representative.
1 November 2017
There will be an information session on the MOA’s for Domestic Violence, Employee Wellness Support Program (EWSP), and an update on Phoenix.
27 October 2017
PIPSC AV Group Executive Meeting 8 June, 2017 Hilton, Lac Lemay
24 October 2017
AV Group call letter to all Treasury Board and agency members to participate in the negotiations on leave for Victims of Domestic Violence.
17 October 2017
Canada 150 Summer Contest We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest and helped make it a success.
6 October 2017
COMMERCE, AND PURCHASING (CP) GROUP CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS   PREAMBLE
4 October 2017
Dear Members: The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is the federal bargaining agent representing all CO employees in different federal departments and agencies.
25 September 2017
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group (AV), representing AU-CO-PG members is seeking an Executive Appointment for: Ontario Regional Representative - Interim Term starts November 1, 2017 and ends May 31, 2018 As per AV Group By-Laws 6.2.2 Regiona
29 August 2017
The AV group President and the AV BC/Yukon regional representative will be in town on October 18 and will be conducting an information session on important issues affecting the Public Service, particularly as they relate to the AV Group New collective agreement and to discuss the possibility of f
16 August 2017
Fellow AV Group members:
30 June 2017
During this round of bargaining, the AV Group took the leadership on an insidious issue, Domestic Violence. While a broader national issue, Domestic Violence carries impacts, or the potential to impact PIPSC members.
26 June 2017
Canada 150 Summer Contest We are celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday by asking AV Members (AU-CO-PG) to share a story about their summer vacation in Canada with PIPSC.
30 May 2017
Hello, On April 28, the 2014–2018 AV collective agreement was signed and is therefore in force. You can find your collective agreement here.
2 May 2017
The 98th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada will take place on November 17th and 18th 2017. The AGM will be held at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau Quebec, starting at 8:30 a.m. on November 17th.