Health Services (SH) Group

SH Group Bargaining Communique #11 - March 2019 Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met in Ottawa March 13 and 14, 2019.  The team finalized language for all areas designated by placeholders at the initial exchange of proposals (

Following the close of nominations on February 20, 2019 the following members expressed their willingness to serve as representatives on the SH Group Executive. The term of office for the members elected to the SH Group Executive shall be three years.

The 20th Annual General Meeting of the Health Services Group (SH) will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg.

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met with the Treasury Board February 19 to 21/2019. Agreement was reached on language for several previously tabled non-monetary proposals and both sides withdrew some proposals as negotiations progressed.

On February 6, 2019, PIPSC President Debi Daviau and Steward Éric Massey, Nurse at the Archambault Institution in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights to discuss the issues faced by our members at correctional institutions across Canada, in particular those of our health care services members (SH Group).

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group, as well as occupational representatives from other SH professions, met January 18 and 19/2019 to finalize profession specific pay proposals.

The SH Group Executive represents the interests of all Federal Government Health Service Professionals. This year, in accordance with the SH by-laws, four positions on the SH group executive shall be elected:

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met with the Employer November 20 through November 22/2018.  

The following links are the bargaining proposals that were exchanged between the SH Group and Treasury Board

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met with the employer October 30 and 31, 2018 for the beginning of collective agreement negotiations.

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met October 2 and 3, 2018 for preparatory meetings to finalize proposal language.

The SH Group Bargaining Team met August 28 to August 30, 2018 for preparatory meetings for the upcoming round of bargaining.

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met July 17 to July 19, 2018 for preparatory meetings for the upcoming round of bargaining.

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met with the SH Subgroup Presidents in Ottawa May 7, 2018. The members of the Bargaining Team then met May 8 and May 9, 2018 for preparatory meetings for the upcoming round of bargaining.

The SH Executive welcomes Lynn Huff MD and James McGrath ND, as the successful candidates of the SH Election.

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met in Ottawa April 11 to April 13, 2018, for preparatory meetings for the upcoming round of bargaining. The Bargaining Survey will be distributed to the SH membership on April 19, 2018, and must be completed by May 3, 2018.

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group met in Ottawa March 12-15, 2018 for preparatory meetings for the upcoming round of bargaining. The Bargaining Team formulated a bargaining survey that will be distributed to the SH members in mid-April to help to identify the issues and priorities of the membership for the upcoming round of bargaining.

Attention SH voting members: Please be advised that Deborah Danoff MD, has withdrawn her candidacy for position of MD on SH Election, resulting in Lynn Huff being acclaimed to the position. Regards, Election committee

Following the close of nominations on February 27, 2018 the following members expressed their willingness to serve as representatives on the SH Group Executive. The term of office for the members elected to the SH Group Executive shall be three years.

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.

2018 SH GROUP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice and Call for Delegates DATE:  March 9, 2018 TO: All SH Group Members FROM: Joanne Bouchard President, SH Group

SH GROUP CALL FOR NOMINATIONS January 2018 SH Group Executive

Attention: All current and former NU-EMAs in receipt of settlement funds under the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal award in Walden et. al. v. Canada

Reminder: Positions that are up for elections are as follows:

Fellow members in the CS, RE, SH and SP Groups, Your respective collective agreements currently stipulate that compensatory leave earned during the previous fiscal year and outstanding on September 30, 2017 is to be automatically cashed-out.

Health Services (SH) While every effort is made to ensure accuracy of this content, no responsibility is assumed for errors or omissions.

  On July 6, 2017 the Institute and the employer signed the SH collective agreement. Today’s signing of the SH Group collective agreement follows the group’s ratification in March 2017 of the tentative agreement reached with the employer in December 2016.

The SH Group was formed in 1999 and is comprised of nine (9) different professions: Dentistry (DE), Medicine (MD), Nursing (NU), Nutrition and Dietetics (ND), Occupational and Physical Therapy (OP), Pharmacy (PH), Psychology (PS), Social Work (SW), and Veterinary Medicine (VM).

Hello everyone, Since joining PIPSC's Social Health Group Executive as the Social Work representative a few months ago, I have now attended two SH group meetings and more recently, the AGM on 10 June in Ottawa.

April 18 , 2017 To all SH Group members, Some of you have asked why it can take weeks or sometimes months between the time a collective agreement is ratified by members and the day it is signed and implemented.