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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.

The Vancouver AV Sub-Group is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) next month. When: Thursday, November 30th, 2017 @ 5:00 PM (Registration 4.45PM)

There will be an information session on the MOA’s for Domestic Violence, Employee Wellness Support Program (EWSP), and an update on Phoenix.

The Elections Committee have verified the nominations received for the elections to positions on the SUN-RT Group Executive.

The annual general meeting of the Gander Branch of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada will be held on Thursday 30 November 2017

Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting Québec City AFS Sub-Group _____________________________________________________________________ Québec City AFS Sub-Group 2017 Annual General Meeting

The PIPSC DND NCR OTTAWA/GATINEAU Branch will be hosting a Wills and Estate Planning session for its members, which are PIPSC members employed by DND who work in the Ottawa/Gatineau area. The event is Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 6pm to 8pm, at the Royal Salon of the Casino Lac-Leamy.

2017  Falls activities ’’ Tacos y Salsa ‘‘ Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Branch We are pleased to invite you to the 2017  ‘‘Fall Activities’’ PIPSC Saguenay - Lac-St-Jean /Branch. Date: Wednesday November 29, 2017

Halifax CS Sub Group Holiday Curling The HRM CS Sub Group invites you and yours out for a bit of fun on the ice, to help break up the frantic holiday season.

Hello, At the hearing at the last level in June 2016, CFIA has added many changes to some work descriptions. Many members have spoken to us about how they can join the process.

"Reducing nurses at Deer Lodge ‘dangerous’: union" published in the Winnipeg Sun on October 30, 2017

ATTENTION:  PIPSC Members Audit, Commerce, and Purchasing AV Sub-GroupYou are invited to a Lunch and Learn

Members of the Ottawa South Branch are cordially invited to attend a learning session relating to Caring for Parents with Dementia Speaker : Gill Michelin Gill is a Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant with the Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services

AGM for the PIPSC DND OTTAWA/GATINEAU BRANCH 18:00h Tuesday, 16 January 2018 @ the Salon Royal at the Casino Lac Leamy The PIPSC DND NCR Ottawa/Gatineau (all PIPSC members who work in the Ottawa/Gatineau area, excluding CFB Petawawa) are invited to attend our 2018 Annual General Meeting

Plans to cut nursing positions at Winnipeg’s Deer Lodge Centre can only have a negative impact on patients’ well-being, according to the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada.

The Senate of Canada is investigating abandoning the Phoenix pay system and moving to its own payroll system.

2017 Annual General Meeting Agenda Thursday 23 Nov 2017 @ 4:30 pm Location: Canada Centre for Inland Waters, South Seminar Room 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington ON

Annual general meeting (AGM) Saint-Hyacinthe RE Sub-Group Date: November 22nd 2017, 12:00 to 13:30 Location: Resto Le White Rabbit, 2965 Rue Picard, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 1H2 Agenda 1. Approval of the agenda

To: Edmonton SP Subgroup Members Date: Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 Time: 12:00 noon Location: Boreal Boardroom, Second Floor, Eastgate Offices 9250 49st, Edmonton, AB.

After years of advocacy, the Treasury Board has agreed to negotiate the addition of non-oral contraceptives to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP).

To: SP 401 Burrard Street Subgroup Members Date: Tuesday November 14, 2017 Time: Noon to 1pm Location: 401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC. 2nd floor boardrooms C and D.

EVENT: PIPSC & PATS Hockey Night DATE: Friday, November 10, 2017 TIME: 7:00PM

TABLE OF CONTENT AGENDA RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR PIPSC AGM

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), Audit, Financial and Scientific (AFS) Group reached a tentative agreement on September 23, 2017.

Your bargaining team of Sharon Trasatti, Kellie Moorman and Nicholas Pernal (PIPSC Negotiator), met with the FNHA on August 22-24 and again October 3-5, 2017 for the first two bargaining sessions.

As you are aware, your bargaining team has met with the Employer on several occasions since early 2015 in an attempt to negotiate a new collective agreement.