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MEET & GREET JOIN US You are invited to join members of the Atlantic Regional Executive for “Meet & Greet” at the Delta Brunswick.

Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Time: 10:00am - 10:30am.

CANCELLED PIPSC PIZZA Lunch - March 13, 2018 Dear London AFS members: London CRA management informed me today that they have chosen not to allow the use of any common space in or around 451 Talbot Street for today’s pizza lunch event.

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.

The next bargaining session is scheduled for March 27-29. Wear your PIPSC blue t-shirt and / or your best blue clothing and join us outside M58 North entrance on March 20th at 12:30pm to show your support for the RO RCO bargaining team. Stay for a photo and free coffee or hot chocolate.

London Branch and London AFS Sub-Group Annual General Meeting Tuesday, May 8, 2018   From 4:30 to 8:00 pm

On January 18, 2018 your RE Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to renew your Collective Agreement. 

SH Sub-Group Notice of 2018 AGM DATE:         Monday April 23rd, 2018 TIME:           6:00 – 8:00pm

Support for your RO/RCO bargaining team! On February 20, 21 and 22 your NRC your RO/RCO negotiating team met with NRC management in Ottawa for the third round of contract negotiations. The parties have exchanged and discussed wage demands.

Audit, Commerce & Purchasing Group Executive Elections At the request of the AV Group executive (and as per PIPSC By-Law 17.3.2.1) the PIPSC Elections committee is conducting the 2018 National AV Group elections to positions on the executive.

This is your invitation to this year’s AGM. Please join us to hear about PIPSC in 2017 and plans moving forward.

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

We'd like to provide an update on the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock).  The Institute and the CRA had a pre-hearing conference on January 23 to resolve a number of procedural issues designed to streamline the hearing itself.

Dear members of the Quebec Region, We are taking advantage of this 2018 International Women's Day to encourage you to respond to a short survey prepared by your Quebec Regional Status of Women Committee.

Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Edmonton Chapter, Retired Members Guild to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 28, 2018 at the New Tan Tan Restaurant (10133 97 Street NW, Edmonton).

March 8, 2018 marks the 107th anniversary of International Women’s Day, which was first held to commemorate the 1857 strike that led to the formation of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.

The results of a 2017 survey of federal scientists and engineers who are PIPSC members reveal challenges that are holding women back from fully contributing their unique perspectives and expertise to federal public science.

In advance of International Women’s Day, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) has released a new report that examines the under-representation of women in public sector science and focuses on challenges faced by women pursuing science careers in the federal public service.

Would you like to spend quality time with your spouse and kids in a hot, sunny tropical paradise? Well, your Ottawa Centreville Branch Executive is delighted to offer you the next best thing.

Your Bargaining Team met with the Employer on February 26, 27 and 28, 2018. No further articles have been signed off at this time. Additional dates have been scheduled from March through June 2018. Your Bargaining Team

2018 Ontario Steward Labour School The Grand Hotel and Suites, Toronto May 2 (1/2 day) May 3 and 4 (full days), May 5 (1/2 day), 2018

UOITP Signing 2018 On February 22, 2018 the Institute and the University signed the UOITP collective agreement. The signing of the collective agreement follows the positive outcome of the Group’s ratification vote held October 19-23, 2017.

2017 –Annual General meeting of AFS sub-group from Rouyn-Noranda PLACE :  RESTAURANT LA CAGE - BRASSERIE SPORTIVE AT

HOLD THE DATE! Pharmacare Town Hall Forum in St. John's Monday, March 26th Event Information & FREE Registration:

Annual General Meeting March 28, 2018 Keynote Speakers Douglas J. Mason, PIPSC AFS President Robert L. Trudeau, PIPSC AFS Prairies/NWT Regional Representative

 NEWSLETTER/AGM NOTICE – March 2018 IN Group Executive PIPSC WEBSITE

Dear members of the Quebec Region, International Women's Day is coming soon !

On the evening of Wednesday, April 4th, our Branch will be hosting an evening learning event.  The guest speakers will include Debi Daviau, the President of PIPSC and Sean O'Reilly, a Vice-President of PIPSC.  The subject matter will include Phoenix, Bill C-27 (the potential to change our pension

The Edmonton Branch invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Edmonton Branch to be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the New Tan Tan Restaurant, 10133 - 97th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0L2.

Notice of Annual General Meeting: Lethbridge Branch A general meeting of the Lethbridge Branch of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada will be held: Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Your negotiations team met with the company on Feb.14 & 15. We have tentative language for some issues and we continue to work through the issues using the IBN process. As part of a joint communication both sides have agreed to share our opening statement. This statement sets the framework and tone of this round of bargaining.

I am pleased to report that yesterday’s federal Budget committed $16M towards the building of an alternative pay system to replace the disastrous Phoenix.

Hundreds of members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and other unions are gathering in Ottawa today to protest the inability of the federal government to Fix Phoenix.

AUDIT, FINANCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC (AFS) GROUP NEWS 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AFS Group Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa.

Finally we are seeing two long-overdue improvements to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP): coverage of non-oral contraceptive methods and an electronic system for making vision care and paramedical claims.