Groups

Members belong to Groups, which include all the members of the same bargaining unit. Each Group operates under its own Constitution which must be consistent with Institute By-Laws. Members of the Group elect their own Executive.

As a member,your voice counts and you're encouraged to participate in the activities of your Group.

Institute Sub-Groups are listed under their respective Group page.

Latest Group and Sub-Group News

7 September 2017

AFS Headquarters Subgroup - Notice of Elections 2017

Elections will be held for the following positions on the AFS-HQ Sub-Group Executive: Position Term Number of Positions

7 September 2017

AFS Headquarters Subgroup - AGM Notice - October 26, 2017

DATE: Thursday October 26, 2017 TIME: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. LOCATION: Prinzo’s 85 O’Connor Street Street Ottawa, Ontario AGENDA 1. Roll Call (Members of the Sub-Group Executive)

6 September 2017

NFB - Bargaining Update #1

The NFB group’s bargaining team met with the Employer on June 20, 2016, and with the team responsible for the WFA on October 31, 2016. Peter Kallianiotis joined the management team. Unfortunately, we then lost our negotiator, and it took some time to replace her.

6 September 2017

NR City of Québec Sub Group Presentation - AGM - October 26, 2016

Québec City NR Sub-Group 1st Annual General Meeting Presented by: Jean-Luc Bédard, Eng. 2016-10-27, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Espace Artevino, 797 Lebourgneuf Boulevard, Québec City, QC G2J 0B5

5 September 2017

AV Gatineau Subgroup - Invitation to Networking BBQ - September 12,2017

Invitation to Networking BBQ 2017 for AV Gatineau Subgroup members Agenda for Discussion: 1) Updates on the PIPSC AV Group recent retro-payments

1 September 2017

Important information about Compensatory Leave Cash Out due on September 30, 2017

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.

1 September 2017

Vancouver CS Subgroup AGM - October 6, 2017

This is your invitation to attend the Annual Vancouver CS Subgroup AGM (Annual General Meeting) on 6th October, 2017. Please read the following invite carefully and to register here:

1 September 2017

London Branch and London AFS Subgroup "Munch and Learn" - September 26, 2017

PIPSC London Branch and AFS Subgroup present: Everything You Wanted to Know about Performance Management Reviews but were afraid to ask

1 September 2017

Québec City Chapter, Retired Members Guild: Call for Nominations - Executive Elections / 2017 - 2020

Call for Nominations Elections Elections Elections Pursuant to articles 4.0, 6.0 and 7.0 of the Retired Members Guild Québec City Chapter’s By-Laws, please be advised that all positions of the Chapter’s Executive

30 August 2017

UOITP Bargaining Update # 7

Result of the Strike Vote A Strike vote was held between August 24 and 28, 2017. A substantial percentage of the bargaining unit members voted in favour of providing your Bargaining Team with a strong strike mandate. A number of fun events are being planned for the next two weeks.

29 August 2017

AV group information session in Whitehorse - October 18

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

29 August 2017

St. John’s CS Subgroup Executive Meeting - June 1, 2017

St. John’s CS Subgroup Executive Meeting Montana’s - St. John’s June 1, 2017 at 5:30 pm Present: Craig Butler, Steve Dillon, Sherry Brown, Christine Newhook, Lucille Shears, Gerard

29 August 2017

Québec City Chapter of the RMG - Meeting Minutes - June 22, 2017

Québec City Chapter, Retired Members Guild

29 August 2017

YHC – Tentative Agreement Ratified

Fellow YHC members, The majority of the YHC members who voted have ratified the Tentative Agreement. We will be moving forward to sign the agreement as soon as can be arranged.

28 August 2017

401 Burrard SP Sub-Group - 2017 Annual General Meeting

Dear Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group Members at 401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC,

24 August 2017

Moncton, CS Sub Group Notice of AGM, Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Moncton CS Sub Group AGM (Held in conjunction with the Moncton Branch AGM) Date: September 19, 2017 Time: 17:30 Location: Wedgewood Hall, 80 Lockhart Ave, Moncton

24 August 2017

RE Group - Collective Agreement Posted, Call for New Bargaining Team

We are happy to announce that our new collective agreement is posted here. Most changes took effect on the date of signing, 1 June 2017. The changes to Article 22 Registration Fees, as well as to Articl

23 August 2017

UOITP Bargaining Update #6

Update on PIPSC-UOITP bargaining posted by the University of August 18. As previously stated due to the University walking away from the bargaining table and declaring an impasse at the negotiations, your Bargaining team met in conciliation with the employer on August 2, 2017.

23 August 2017

UOITP Bargaining Update #5

OITP Bargaining Update # 5 – August 2017 Issues of the Impasse in Bargaining leading to the Strike Vote

23 August 2017

CS Bytes 32

August 17, 2017 Fellow CS members,