PLACE : RESTAURANT LA CAGE - BRASSERIE SPORTIVE AT
258, BOULEVARD RIDEAU IN ROUYN-NORANDA QC
DATE : Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 at 06H30 PM
Steve Parent, AFS rep for Quebec region, will attend
Election for vice-president will take place at the AGM.
HOLD THE DATE!
Pharmacare Town Hall Forum in St. John's
Monday, March 26th
Event Information & FREE Registration:
Keynote Speakers
Douglas J. Mason, PIPSC AFS President
Robert L. Trudeau, PIPSC AFS Prairies/NWT Regional Representative
Elections will be held for the following positions:
Vice-President (2-year term)
Secretary (1-year term)
Treasurer (2-year term)
3 Members at Large (2-year term)
2 Members at Large (1-year term)
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Dear members of the Quebec Region,
International Women's Day is coming soon !
On March 8, 2018, International Women’s Day will be celebrated under the theme “feminists until things change!” to highlight the importance of women in society. On that special day, let’s take a moment to reflect on all of this.
Please see the links below for the activities of March 8, 2018.
List of regional activities FTQ https://femmes.ftq.qc.ca/8-mars-2018-activites-regionales/
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 system), past and future collective bargaining, and the progress being made on the Employee Wellness and Support Program (EWSP), a potential replacement for the current sick leave system. This evening will be an excellent opportunity for you to meet other members and members who are very active in
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.
Cash bar at 16:30
Business meeting at 17:15 sharp
Dinner at an appropriate break
If you wish to attend, please RSVP Prashila @ 780-428-1347 by noon on March 26, 2018 or E-mail
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
Place: Lethbridge College, Garden Court Restaurant
Time: Cocktails at 5:30 pm
Meeting: Meeting at 6:00 pm
RSVP by 4 pm Friday, March 16th, 2018 to Surya.Acharya@AGR.GC.CA
Fellow members,
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.
I see this as a glimmer of hope in a long two years of constant stress and financial worry for our members. We told the government that our members had lost confidence in Phoenix. We told it to Nix Phoenix and they listened. We deserve better!
The project promises to engage experts and unions in the development of a new system. PIPSC will work hard to ensure that our own government IT professionals are tasked with building a pay system that works.
The Budget also made significant investments in the current system, promising to hire more pay and compensation staff in the pay centre and within departments and agencies. While we know that more people are needed to make the system work, we are worried that the funding appears to be only for a year, and we remain concerned that the bulk of these funds may be going to Phoenix developer IBM.
When it comes to Phoenix, we will continue to keep up the pressure. We won’t stop until all of our members are paid correctly and on time – all of the time.
Better Together!
Debi Daviau,
President