Do Better Campaign
Campaign Goals
•Secure the best deal possible for members before the 2019 elections;
•Protect members from future pay issues;
•Strengthen and improve family leave and anti-harassment provisions; and
•Recruit and develop new activists to strengthen regional capacity.
Rebuild trust.
Despite pay insecurity, high rates of harassment and increasing demands outside of the workplace, PIPSC members show up and deliver their best each and every day.
Rebuild Trust –Phoenix Proposals
•Fixed pay date;
•Transparent pay stubs;
•Clear timeframe for all payments owed; and
•Retro-pay on separate pay check.
Conditions to thrive.
Canadians expect the Federal Government to be a model employer and ensure employees are able to give their best in the workplace and to their families.
Conditions to Thrive –Critical Illness &
Compassionate Care Leave
•Paid leave provisions to support members with children or family living with a critical illness and/or serious medical condition; and
•Ensure consistent policy across departments and agencies.
Conditions to Thrive –Parental Leave
•Gender neutral language;
•Removing inequity between parental/maternity/paternity benefits in EI or QPIP:
1.Equal parental benefits for biological parents and adoptive parents; and
2.Equal parental benefits when parents are sharing the leave.
•Remove obligation to re-pay; and
•Improve paid leave.
Safe workplace.
Ensuring a healthy and respectful workplace benefits everyone.
Safe Workplace –Anti-Harassment Proposals
•Access to different reporting structures for complainants;
•Departmental harassment education plans;
•Advanced mandatory training for employer and stewards; and
•Awareness training for all employees.
How will these conditions improve working conditions?
Weeks of ActionMonday, May 13th–Friday, May 31st, 2019
Purpose:
•Educatemembersabout ourproposals;
•Demonstrate momentum to the employer;
•Build support for the campaign; and
•Recruit and train volunteers.
3 Actions You Can Take to Help Us Get a Deal
Action # 1 –Pledge and Share Your Support https://action.pipsc.ca/dobetter_signup
Action # 2 –Change Your Computer Wallpaper https://action.pipsc.ca/dobetter_campaign_materials
Action # 3 –Wear PIPSC Blue on Fridays
Questions?