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July 31, 2026 The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada stands with 4,400 CUPE Local 8125 WestJet flight attendants as they fight for a fair collective agreement. Flight attendants have issued a 72-hour strike notice after negotiations failed to resolve key issues at the bargaining table. WestJet subsequently issued a 72-hour lockout notice. …

PIPSC has reviewed the submission of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) dated May 25, 2026. As an affiliate of the CLC, we endorse it in full. We filed a letter alongside the CLC and our fellow affiliates as part of the labour movement’s joint position. Our members are employed by federally regulated employers governed by …

To our delegates, our stewards, our Board, our staff, and every member across the country who gives their time, energy, and conviction to this union: thank you. You are the people who keep PIPSC strong. You are the reason we move forward, even in challenging times. And you are the reason Canadians continue to trust …

2024 was a year of significant achievements for PIPSC. Our union secured numerous strong collective agreements, fought tirelessly against inflexible return-to-office mandates, and established the groundbreaking National Policy Office to better support our consultation teams. The creation of new steward roles and the launch of Navigar demonstrated our commitment to strengthening member support and preparing …

Happy Labour Day weekend, brought to you by unions! I’m so proud for the chance to address you today –  the scientists, engineers, healthcare professionals, IT specialists, and so many others who work tirelessly to serve Canadians. First and foremost, thank you. Your dedication, expertise, and resilience, especially in these challenging times, are nothing short …

With the busy holiday season now behind us, I’d like to invite you to join me in looking forward to what 2024 will bring – to our members, to all public servants, and to workers across Canada. But first, I’d like to take a quick look back.  2023 was quite a year for PIPSC: we …

Marie-Chantal Girard  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister  Employee Relations and Total Compensation Sector  Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer  Treasury Board Secretariat  By email: Marie-Chantal.Girard@tbs-sct.gc.ca  October 24, 2023  Dear Marie-Chantal,  I am writing today to express my complete frustration over the innumerable and seemingly unending issues faced by our members dealing with Canada Life since …

In her open letter to public service employees, President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier wrote: “On telework, we have proposed to review, jointly with unions, the current telework directive. The directive has not been re-assessed for a post-pandemic world, so a formal review would help ensure that our approach is modern, fair, and supportive …

On January 30, 2023 PIPSC President Jennifer Carr, accompanied by Jordan McAuley, our specialist on outsourcing, testified before the House of Common Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) about the now-infamous McKinsey contracts awarded by the federal  government. This follows her appearance before the same Committee last October – proof positive that PIPSC …

This open letter to the government from the presidents of PIPSC and CAPE was originally published in The Ottawa Citizen. Any return to office policy must “consider the nature of each department’s work and the services they provide to Canadians.” Those are Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s own words, and we urge her to heed them. …