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If you are interested in participating as Chair, Member or Friend on a standing committee of the Board for 2018, you are invited to submit your expression of interest

Invitation to Family Brunch - December 2, 2017 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

The Phoenix pay system needs to be replaced with a new system that works built by the government's own IT professionals, says the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), which represents over 50,000 federal government employees.

Halifax AFS Sub Group AGM Please join your AFS Halifax Sub Group executive for our Annual General Meeting. When: Thursday, December 7th, 2017

The Institute applauds the introduction earlier this week of Bill C-65, the federal government’s long-awaited legislation addressing workplace harassment and violence. For years, PIPSC advocated for the government to recognize and tackle this issue of critical importance to Canadians everywhere.

North Central Vancouver Island CS Subgroup – 2017 Annual General Meeting and Elections

The ratification vote closed on Wednesday November 1. Participation was very high and the results are clear. The tentative agreement has been accepted.

Attention News/Assignment Editors: Media Advisory For immediate release PIPSC President Debi Daviau to Issue Statement on Phoenix, the Federal Government’s Troubled Pay System

NRC RO/RCO Group: Nomination Call for Executive Committee Member Candidates 26 October 2017

NRC RO/RCO Group AGM Dec. 8 - NSERC President The NRC RO/RCO Group Annual General Meeting will be held at noon Eastern time on Friday, December 8, 2017 in the auditorium of building M-50 at the NRC Montreal Road campus in Ottawa.

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FAQS FOR PIPSC MEMBERS AT DEER LODGE CENTRE November 2017 1. If I have NOT been deleted, should I opt into the Employment Security Process?

Registration is now closed Ottawa West Branch has planned an ADULT-ONLY free-of-charge seminar (in English) focusing on Wills and Estate Planning in partnership with law firm Allan Snelling LLP. Planned Topics:

All three parties met to continue bargaining in Winnipeg on November 1, 2 and 3, 2017.

This year the NCR Regional Executive is holding the NCR Regional Caucus meeting before the start of the PIPSC 98th Annual General Meeting. This event is open to all NCR Regional Delegates to the 2017 AGM.

Canadians should not have to worry about their retirement. But actions taken by the federal government raise questions about its commitment to enhancing retirement security for Canadians – a key promise in the last federal election.

The Halifax Office of The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, along with the Atlantic Regional Executive and Halifax and DND Halifax Branches Cordially Invite You to Our SEASONAL SOCIAL

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PIPSC AFS TORONTO WEST (Branch and Sub-Group) Thursday, November 23rd at 5:15 p.m. (Doors will open at 5:00 p.m.)

  Your Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that the new collective agreement has finally been signed on November 7, 2017. The Employer now has 120 days to implement the terms of the new agreement. More details will follow shortly.

Notice of Annual General Meeting Fredericton CS Subgroup Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Place: Carnation Restaurant Days Inn 60 Bryson Rd., Oromocto, NB

SP NCR Sub-Group Annual General Meeting Date: 6 December, 2017 Time: 6 PM

Medical Radiation Therapist (MRT) Week, which recognizes the essential role these professionals play in Canada’s healthcare system, runs from November 5 to 11, 2017.

This event is FULL and we are not accepting any more registrations. Where: Mandarin Restaurant on Hunt Club Road When: Sunday, 3 December 2017 @ 11:30 -1:30pm

New Brunswick Agrologists Annual General Meeting Date: Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 Location: Delta Hotels by Marriott Fredericton 225 Woodstock Rd, Fredericton

The 50 Victoria St. SP Sub-Group 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections will be held on Wednesday, November 29th, 2017.

Your Victoria branch executive, along with Victoria CRA branch, are excited to offer you and one guest only, an opportunity to attend, on opening weekend, the movie -Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

NOTICE OF MEETING - November 6, 2017 AGM TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE AFS SUB-GROUP, SHERBROOKE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF CANADA As members, you are invited to attend the Sherbrooke AFS Sub-Group AGM

PIPSC NRC-RO/RCO National Capital Region Subgroup Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Call for Nominations Where: 100 Sussex Drive, Library When: Tuesday November 28th, 2017 from 5:30 - 7:30

The Victoria Branch is having a logo contest. We are seeking logo design submissions from our membership and the winning logo will receive a prize worth $100.

Our RO/RCO bargaining team including our PIPSC negotiator met with NRC management on October 11 and 12. As we wrote in our last update, the bargaining meeting focused on the non-monetary items on our list of demands; pay negotiations will start at a later date.

PIPSC AFS IOTSO Sub-Group:

We have received several inquiries about the impact of the Phoenix pay system on retroactive pay for members who signed new collective agreements this year.

AGM for the PIPSC DND LSLT NR Sub Group Thursday, January 25, 2018 @ 12:00 pm Casino Lac Leamy in the Salon Royal

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NIAGARA BRANCH & AFS ST. CATHARINES TSO SUB-GROUP (Combined meeting to be held) Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Over the past year, PIPSC has taken many actions to oppose Bill C-27, which would allow federally regulated employers to convert secure defined-benefit pensions into target benefit plans.

You are invited to a Barbeque and Beer Night for PIPSC members at the German Concordia Club on November 21st, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. We will have burgers, fixin’s, and refreshments for you.

The Company, WTEG, and WPEG met in Winnipeg from October 23-25, 2017. Together the three teams have begun interest based negotiations.