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Your bargaining team met November 30, 2018 to discuss the bargaining survey results. Members' level of participation and written comments are encouraging. Your continued support and engagement is essential in helping us draft proposals and determine priorities for this round of bargaining.
Published on 6 December 2018
Phoenix continues to be one of the major issues our federal members are facing. The government has taken on an aggressive procurement process tohave a new program selected by the Spring 2019 for approval by all parties. It is still a wait and see process. If you are having difficulty with your pay, speak with a local steward or email phoenix-help@pipsc.ca.
Published on 5 December 2018

The PIPSC 2019 Young Workers Forum is taking place on Friday, February 15th and Saturday, February 16th, 2019 in Gatineau, Quebec.

This Forum is a unique opportunity for young workers (age 40 or under) to participate in a two-day session focused on campaign planning and skills training. The goal is to develop strategies to engage young workers in the union and strengthen regional young workers’ committees.

a group of enthusiastic young workers in a meeting

 

Participants will connect with other young professionals from across the country and to develop and implement a national campaign that responds to priorities and interests of young workers.

Published on 5 December 2018
Your Collective Agreement expired October 31st 2018; the following is a confidential bargaining questionnaire to assist in formulating the issues to be addressed during the ongoing round of Negotiations. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated and is essential to help your Negotiating Team draft bargaining proposals.
Published on 5 December 2018

While PIPSC, alongside our union partners at the National Joint Council Dental Care Board of Management, is still negotiating hard to improve the majority of our members’ dental plan (NJC Component 55555), I am very pleased to announce that we have nailed down the following significant improvements, effective January 1, 2019. The major and minor changes to the plans starting next month are as follows:

Major changes

The annual maximum coverage for routine and major services will increase 47%. The increase will be phased in from the current maximum of $1,700 per year to:

  • $2,000 per year starting January 1, 2019;
  • $2,250 per year starting January 1, 2020; and
  • $2,500 per year starting January 1, 2021.

In addition,

  • Dental implants will be covered in their own right. (Currently, implants are partially covered by deeming them to be another procedure, i.e., a bridge or dentures. This has often led to gaps in, or problems with, coverage.)
  • Coverage for replacement fillings for children will be possible 12 months after the initial filling is done (instead of 24 months).
  • Congenitally missing teeth will be covered until age 21 (up from age 19).
  • Coverage during suspensions is improved.
  • An allowable break in service to become eligible for the plan is extended from 5 to 7 days.  
  • The new plan allows coverage for extra scaling to be approved retroactively. (Currently, this may only be approved in advance.)

Minor changes

  • Charges for oral hygiene instructions will now be limited to once per lifetime per adult (and remain once per year for children).
  • Coverage is eliminated for minor issues such as:
    • The assistance of a second oral surgeon.
    • Dental professional peer consultation.
    • Trauma control if done at the same time as treatment for caries or pain control.
    • Enlargement of the canal or pulp chamber as a part of dental treatment separate from doing a root canal.

For clarification on any of these plan changes please contact Dejan Toncic at dtoncic@pipsc.ca.

Better Together,

Debi Daviau
President

 

 

Published on 4 December 2018