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Please note that it has taken some time to get this newsletter to print. Since then, we’ve had rounds of WFA, RTO-4 announcements, an extremely successful Bargaining Conference, and a demonstration of about 70 scientists in lab coats on Parliament Hill that garnered significant media attention. At the risk of appearing out of touch with …

Public servants know what happens when the federal government pushes ahead before the basics are ready. They saw it with the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system, where warnings were ignored, implementation was rushed, and workers were left to deal with the consequences for years. Now, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees are seeing that pattern take shape …

Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 14, 2026 — A new radio and digital ad campaign is calling on New Brunswickers to help save the province’s public veterinarians before critical services are eliminated and privatized. Launched by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), the campaign is asking the question the Holt government still …

PIPSC Victoria SP Subgroup Annual General Meeting 2025.02.27, at PGC/IOS, at PFC, & via Zoom In Attendance: Executive: Kaz Shimamura – President Katrina Johnson – Vice President Michelle Côté – Treasurer Alison Bird – Secretary Rob Price – Member-at-Large (M-a-L) Benny Wong – M-a-L Cory Lagasse – M-a-L Georgine Pastershank – M-a-L Chengdong Fang – …

Vancouver CRA Branch Annual General Meeting Minutes  Thursday, May 8, 2025 Branch Executives: President – Mauro Defeudis Tom Kirkpatrick – Vice-President Gurpreet Khera – Treasurer Lauren Kunimoto – Secretary Mike Chow – Member-at-Large Greg Day – Member-at-Large Tajinder Dubb – Member-at-Large Amanda Hong – Member-at-Large Colin McBride – Member-at-Large Ingrid Tan – Member-at-Large Invited Guests: …