Invitation to All Members Meeting Thursday April 5, 2018
WTEG and WPEG members
Your bargaining teams met again in Beausejour, MB on March 20, 21, & 22 2018. Additional dates are scheduled for April. Federal Mediators continue to facilitate the discussions. The discussions during the three days concluded with discussion of pay, merit, performance management and professional development.
Earlier this year, PIPSC asked 27,878 membersNote [1] to tell us if the Phoenix pay system has successfully paid out their retro pay.
The preliminary results of the survey reveal that more than 9% of members, as of February 2018, were still waiting to receive their retro pay which is in direct violation of the collective agreement.
Only 1 in 5 of survey respondents reported that they received the correct retro payment. There is a clear lack of trust and certainty about the amounts they have received.
37% are unsure as to whether the retro pay is correct and over a quarter (28%) believe they have been underpaid.
Over 67% of members can't be certain that their retro pay is correct.
It's clear, Phoenix can't be trusted to pay our members correctly and certainly can't be trusted to pay out the retro pay our members are entitled to under contract. It's time for a new system that works. It's time to rebuild the trust that has been broken by Phoenix.
Take action by today to Nix Phoenix, visit: https://action.pipsc.ca/nixphoenix to send an email to the Working Group on Phoenix.
Note [1] Members surveyed were in the following groups: AV, CS, RE, SH, SP.
Note 2] Have you received your retro pay?
Yes = 20.67%
No = 9.32%
Don't know/Prefer not to answer = 2.94%
Yes, but I do not know if it is correct = 37.21%
Yes, but I believe I've been underpaid = 28.45%
Yes, but I believe I've been overpaid = 1.41%
Note [3] Yes = 21%
No = 9%
Yes, but I believe I've been underpaid, overpaid or don't know if it is correct = 67%
Don't know/prefer not to answer = 3%
It was a beautiful, albeit cool, first day of spring on the NRC Montreal Road Campus in Ottawa so members of the PIPSC RO/RCO Group gathered for a hot drink and a photo-op. This “Spring into Action” event was organized to show support for the bargaining team who are in session next week. Many members wore their “blues” and the really dedicated ones even dyed their hair!
2018 WINTER- SPRING NEWSLETTER
Please use these personal email addresses to communicate with Executive members on PIPSC issues rather than on the CFIA Group Wise System.
Ayman Soryal President & NOSH (Ontario Rep) aymansoryal@hotmail.com
Pub Trivia Night
Saint John New Brunswick Branch
The Saint John New Brunswick Branch would like to invite you to a Pub Trivia Night.
Date: Monday, April 16th, 2018
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Place: Big Tide Brewing Co, 47 Princess Street
Spring is in the air, so come and show off your knowledge of useless facts. Teams of 6-8 will be put to the ultimate test in a relaxed atmosphere.
AFS-IT-NCR-Fitz Campus Subgroup Inaugural AGM
Save the Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Location: East India Company 1993 Robertson Road Ottawa, ON K2H 5B7
Register by email: AFS_IT_NCR_Fitz@outlook.com no later than Friday April 13, 2018 with subject line: AFS-IT-NCR-Fitz Campus Subgroup Inaugural AGM
Please provide:
Come join us on Wednesday April 4th for an information session on our sick leave provisions of the collective agreement.
Ray Paquette, who is the AV group representative on the Employee Wellness Support Plan (EWSP) will be informing members on the progress of our negotiations with Treasury Board to replace our current sick leave as per the MOA in our collective agreement.
Ray is also leading a group in negotiating the MOA on Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence which will become part of the
EWSP when completed. He will provide us an update on this as well.
