Dear NFB Member,
On November 23rd, 2017 your NFB bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with the NFB to renew your collective agreement. This agreement must be ratified by the NFB Group membership. Please find below your ratification information kit in preparation for the ratification vote that will be held between December 11th and noon December 20th, 2017 (Eastern Time).
The process for the selection of the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada National Consultation Team President has been completed and we are pleased to announce that the Executive Committee has appointed Patrick Provost for a two-year term beginning December 1, 2017.
Please join us in wishing Patrick Provost success in his endeavours.
The process for the selection of the Natural Resources Canada National Consultation Team President has been completed and we are pleased to announce that the Executive Committee has appointed Ann Therriault for a two-year term beginning December 1, 2017.
Please join us in wishing Ann Therriault success in her endeavours.
Location: The Grand Hotel and Suites
225 Jarvis Street, Toronto
Maximum 20 participants
The Ontario region Basic Steward Training will be held on Thursday February 8, to Saturday February 10, 2018 at the Grand Hotel and Suites in Toronto.
"Power Play CTV - Interview with union leader a/ IBM pay system in Queensland" filmed on December 4, 2017
December 2017
This is your voter’s kit for the election to the NR Group Executive. Voting will be by respective PIPSC region and by electronic means only.
You will find enclosed your personal ballot key.
This year, we will be electing 7 regional representatives to the NR group executive:
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal. They died because they were women.
Commemoration will take place across Canada and this year PIPSC will participate in the event to be held at the Ottawa Human Rights Monument on Elgin Street at 6pm. PIPSC is also hosting a quiet reception after the event at the Lord Elgin Hotel for members in our community affected by the tragedy.
As well as commemorating the 14 young women whose lives ended in an act of gender-based violence that shocked the nation, December 6 represents an opportunity for Canadians and the labour movement to reflect on the phenomenon of violence against women in our society. And to make a difference. As a union, it is within our power to make the workplace safer, free of violence and supportive of our members who face domestic violence.
This year we have seen some significant progress on that front: During the last round of bargaining, the Audit, Commerce & Purchasing Group (AV Group) took the leadership on advancing a discussion to gain workplace supports for those impacted by domestic violence.
Consequently, PIPSC and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement that seeks to study potential workplace practices to support our members affected by domestic violence.
Recommendations from this AV Group initiative will later be presented to the joint Union-Employer Committee struck to develop the Employee Wellness Support Plan on behalf of PIPSC public service members.
Discussions between PIPSC and TBS regarding workplace supports for members impacted by domestic violence will start this month.
The three parties met November 28, 29, and 30, 2017 in Winnipeg, MB and are scheduled to meet again in Beauséjour, MB on January 9, 10 and 11, 2018. Additional tentative dates are scheduled for late January and February, 2018. Federal Mediators continue to facilitate the Interest Based Negotiation process and discussions on items such as Banked Time and Hours of Work continue to be productive. All the Team members are looking forward to further candid dialogue on the issues. The common goal is to reach Tentative Agreements that are acceptable, fair and equitable for all.
The Executive of Health Canada NCR Branch presents:
“Holland Cross Extraordinary Information Session”
The Information Session will take place on December 13, 2017.
Topic: Knowing your disability insurance plan.
Moderator: Dr. Tarek Salem
Presenter: Mr. John Staric, PIPSC Pension and Benefits Officer.