June is National Aboriginal month with June 21st marking National Aboriginal Day, a day to celebrate the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.

The Institute encourages its members to enjoy the celebrations of Inuit, Métis and First Nations cultures, contributions, and accomplishments on this day.

The NCR Region and the PIPSC Human Rights and Diversity Committee are proud to be one of the sponsors of this event.

Please follow link to the celebration in Ottawa: http://aboriginaldaylive.ca/ottawa/

Thank You and Request for Feedback

Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the sun on Thursday. We hope you enjoyed the activity.

To maintain and even improve for next time, we would like your feedback on the event.

Do not hesitate to send us your comments, on how we can make it even better.

Philippe Ouimet in the name to the PIPSC team Giovanni, Jean-Denis, Geneviève, Pierre et Derrick

Do not forget to thank the representatives of the other unions who also participated in the success of the event.

I am pleased to inform you that Mr. Kristopher Jollymore has agreed to take a position on our PIPSC Kentville Branch Executive with effective immediately. Consequently our Branch Executive is now as follows:

President and Vice President: Muhammed Abudulai

Secretary-Treasurer: Kristopher Jollymore

Member at Large: Andrew Jamieson

Please remember the door is always open to other members interested in joining the Executive.

Call for nominations

The Chief Steward and the Regional Executive are requesting nominations for the NCR 2017 Steward of the Year Award. All nominations are due by August 25, 2017. The nominations should be sent to NCR_Admin@pipsc.ca. Faxed nominations may be sent to the PIPSC NCR office (1-800-465-7477) attention Anne McBride.

Steward of the Year – NCR Region Outline

REGULATIONS

In these regulations,

When: Saturday, July 8, 2017
*Event is open for registration to Ottawa West Branch members only

Where: At the “Trolley Station” in Britannia Park
North of the Pinecrest Rd and Carling Ave intersection

Time: 11:00 – 16:00

Agenda:

  • 12:00-14:00 food serving time
  • 11:00-16:00 family fun activities and piñatas

Our goal for this Event is to bring members and their immediate families out to a fun-filled day of networking and activities for the children.

Your bargaining team met in a smaller group with management on June 5 and 6 in hopes of agreeing on a tentative settlement. We continued talks on Monday June 12 and the parties are continuing efforts to conclude bargaining.

On Thursday June 15th your bargaining team met all day to evaluate our options and continue working on the best deal possible for all PIPSC members.

We will inform you on our next meeting dates soon.

Sincerely,

Michael Simard

We received the note below from the Employer regarding Phoenix and a technical issue that may arise with some members' pay. While the Employer assures us that all members will be notified of this concern and that any errors will be corrected in the next pay (June 28, 2017), we want to ensure all SP Group members are aware of the issue and check their pay stub for any potential errors.