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Halifax AFS Sub Group AGM Please join your AFS Halifax Sub Group Executive for our Annual General Meeting.

ServicePlus is pleased to announce our new partnership with GoodLife Fitness.

Halifax Branch AGM Please join your Halifax Branch Executive for our Annual General Meeting.

The Bargaining Team has started its membership engagement in Canada, with bargaining information sessions and presentations held in Nanaimo BC, Victoria BC, Vancouver BC and Halifax NS, which were all advertised on our Group website, and invites were sent via email to our members.

The Labour Board heard the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock), on October 2-5. During the hearing both PIPSC and the CRA presented all the evidence and we will make our final arguments in the near future.

The Powerhouse 21 Jones Street, Stoney Creek November 6 2018 5-9pm Join us for our annual fall social

All PIPSC AV Toronto Sub-Group members (AU, CO and PG with employment address in the Greater Toronto area) are cordially invited to attend and participate in the AV Group Bargaining Session with complimentary lunch, sponsored by the AV Group.

Your Bargaining Team members were digging through their Halloween loot and found a couple of goodies that were just too good to not share. The bargaining proposals that were exchanged electronically between the SP Group and Treasury Board on September 12, 2018!

The 2018 PIPSC National Elections to elect the Executive Officers on the PIPSC Board of Directors is taking place from October 12 until November 2. To encourage members of the Prairies/NWT Region to vote, all ballots cast will be entered into a random draw for the following prizes:

You are invited to Information Sessions on the federal pension with John Staric, PIPSC Pension and Benefits Officer. Appropriate for new members, mid-career members, nearing-retirement members and every stage between.

The movie will start at 10:30 AM and seats are not reserved. The theatre will open at 09:30 AM, please arrive early enough to get your tickets and select your seats before the movie starts.

Please join us on Tuesday, December 4 for our Annual General Meeting being held at Victoria’s Tavern (1965 Hamilton Street, Regina, Saskatchewan), upstairs in the James Room. We will be holding this during the lunch hour from 11:45 – 1:00 pm. Lunch will be included.

Information Session: Bargaining Team Member, Andrée Doucet, will be in Saskatoon to provide an update on the current round of negotiations. This is an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.

Featuring Guest Speakers: Shawn Gillis – Ontario Representative AFS Group Peter Gilkinson – Director Ontario Region

All members are invited to attend the Sub-Group’ss AGM on Wednesday November 14, 2018, at 5:30 p.m.

PIPSC - Gander Branch Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) The annual general meeting of the Gander Branch of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will be held: Date: Monday, November 26, 2018

SP NCR Sub-Group Annual General Meeting Date: 5 December, 2018 Time: 6 PM

PIPSC Nav Canada NCR West Sub Group Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) DATE: Wednesday November 28, 2018 TIME: 4:30 p.m. Registration and Meet & Greet 5:00 p.m. Dinner 6:00 p.m. Meeting

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NIAGARA BRANCH &AFS ST. CATHARINES TSO SUB-GROUP (Combined meeting to be held) Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Location: Club Roma 125 Vansickle Rd, St Catharines, ON L2S 3W4 (905) 682-7621

Notice of 6th Annual General Meeting DATE: Monday, November 12, 2018, at 11 a.m. LOCATION: Collège du personnel in Laval, 5500 boulevard Lévesque E, Laval, QC H7C 1N7, Annexe Room 4

AFS Group Proposals  CRA Employer Proposals

We are pleased to announce that the WTEG group has ratified the collective agreement on Friday October 19th, 2018. This new collective agreement will be in force until June 30th, 2022.

Members have until 12:00 PM ET on November 2nd to submit online or mail in ballots.

2018 QUINTE BRANCH AGM Date:            November 7, 2018 Location:     Belleville Public Library – 254 Pinnacle St Belleville – 3rd floor meeting room Time:

We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of our subgroup – SP 401 Burrard Street! The AGM is an event for members to get together and recap the subgroup’s past year, an outlook into the next year, and enjoy good food, drinks, and company.

Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Consultation Team is looking for a volunteer to represent the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) as the Communication Officer for a term of two years.

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) National Consultation Team, in accordance with the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) Consultation Policy, are seeking Regional Presidents of consultation who will represent PIPSC at the National Consultation Meetings.

In recognition of the excellent work performed by members, to honour PIPSC's commitment to life-work balance, and to extend the professional and family networks outside the formal environment, the Health Canada (NCR) Branch of PIPSC invites members and their IMMEDIATE FAMILY to p

NOTICE OF 2018 AGM — QUÉBEC CITY NR SUB-GROUP Dear members,

Fighting for the retirement security of its members, and for all Canadians, is a top priority for the Institute. I would like to update you on where we stand on this critical issue at this time.

We are pleased to inform you that PIPSC has resumed work on the grievances submitted by members in the spring of 2016. From November 2018 through July 2019 PIPSC Classification Specialists will be building the cases for the job content grievances in Science and Operations Branches and presenting them to the CFIA.

Prior to 1929, women in Canada were not considered "persons” under the law. On October 18, 1929, the “Famous Five” took the case to the highest court of appeal where it was decided to include women as "persons". This gave women the right to be appointed to the Senate and paved the way for increased participation in public and political life.

The PIPSC HRM CS Sub-group will be hosting a fall social at the Timber Lounge on 2712 Agricola Street in Halifax. We will meet Saturday November 17 at 3 pm.

Improving access to conferences is a consistent concern raised by SP members and your SP bargaining team needs to hear from you in order to document our position on this matter at the table!

Over the next few weeks British Columbia will hold a referendum to determine which electoral system should be used in its provincial elections – First Past the Post (FPTP), as is currently the case, or a form of Proportional Representation (PR).

Date and Time: Tuesday, November 27, 2018, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (E.S.T.)