We are pleased to announce that the WTEG group has ratified the collective agreement on Friday October 19th, 2018. This new collective agreement will be in force until June 30th, 2022.
As members you will receive notice of when the collective agreement has been signed and also when the move to a 40 hour work week, (5 days x 8 hours) will commence.
In Solidarity,
Your Bargaining Team
Members have until 12:00 PM ET on November 2nd to submit online or mail in ballots.
Our collective work at PIPSC has never been more important. Our union continues the fight to nix Phoenix and to insist on viable solutions proposed by our membership. Work to prepare for 2018 collective bargaining is kicking into high gear — PIPSC’s top-notch negotiators and researchers are ready to represent your interests at the bargaining table.
This election of the PIPSC Board of Directors is your opportunity to choose the leadership who will see us all through these challenges and the next three years!
Don’t pass up on this opportunity to have your say.
Should you require any assistance with casting your ballot, or if you have not received your ballot, please call 1-800-267-0446 or send an email to election@pipsc.ca.
2018 QUINTE BRANCH AGM
Date: November 7, 2018
Location: Belleville Public Library – 254 Pinnacle St Belleville – 3rd floor meeting room
Time:
4:30 p.m. - Meet and Greet
5:00 p.m. - Dinner
5:30 p.m. – Welcome
Approval of Agenda
Approval of 2017 AGM Minutes
President’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Elections
Vice-President
Members-at-Large
In recognition of the excellent work performed by members, to honour PIPSC's commitment to life-work balance, and to extend the professional and family networks outside the formal environment, the Health Canada (NCR) Branch of PIPSC invites members and their IMMEDIATE FAMILY to participate in a family luncheon as follows. For this round, priority is given to those that couldn’t attend the last luncheon because the event was fully registered (max 200), i.e., priority to those on the waiting list)
Dear members,
All engineers, architects and surveyors who are members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) in Québec City are invited to attend the third Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Québec City NR Sub-Group (SG NR VQ).
The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 6:00 p.m., at Restaurant Pacini located at 1280 Lebourgneuf Boulevard, Québec. A meal and a drink will be provided.
Fellow members,
Fighting for the retirement security of its members, and for all Canadians, is a top priority for the Institute. I would like to update you on where we stand on this critical issue at this time.
(1) October 19, 2018 marks the second anniversary of Bill C-27, which would make it easier for employers to convert existing employee Defined Benefit (or DB) pension plans to so-called Target Benefit (or TB) plans.
While it does not currently affect any PIPSC member under the Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA), C-27 does affect other PIPSC members and sets a dangerous precedent for all Canadians. If its proposed sweeping changes take effect in one regulatory area, a powerful trend will be set in motion and pressure will increase to make changes in others.
Thanks to strong pressure exerted by PIPSC and other bargaining agents, the government has not moved forward with this legislation and the Bill remains at the First Reading stage. But we must remain vigilant and this piece of legislation must be taken off Parliament’s books once and for all. Please join the Institute’s ongoing campaign against C-27 and email your Member of Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance to let them know you oppose this dangerous Bill. Help Us Keep Up the Pressure on Bill C-27!
(2) PIPSC has banded together with other unions representing workers at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to form the Canadian Alliance of Nuclear Workers (CANW). This group is fighting to restore the right of these employees to continue contributing to their public service pension plan, which had been taken away (effective September 2018) by the Harper government. This affects thousands of Canadians, including some 800 PIPSC members working at the Chalk River and Whiteshell facilities.
These workers deserve retirement security. It wasn’t fair that they were removed from their pension plan by the previous federal government, without a say or a vote on this issue. Instead, they were pushed out of their pension plan without consultation for short-term economic and political gain.
On September 26, 2018 Member of Parliament Daniel Blaikie introduced Private Member’s Bill C-414, which seeks to extend by one year the September 2018 contribution deadline. We support this initiative, a perfect opportunity to step in and fix the Harper government’s incredible blunder.
(3) In New Brunswick, our constitutional challenge of the 2013 repeal of the provincial Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA) and introduction of a Shared Risk Plan to oversee the pensions of provincial public servants continues to make its way through the legal system in the provincial Court of Queen’s Bench. The parties are in the process of exchanging documents and it is currently expected that hearings will be held beginning in 2019.
PIPSC was also involved in the recent provincial election, sending several questions to the main political parties about topics of importance to its members – notably where they stood on the reinstatement of the Defined Benefit Pension Plan. The Institute also prepared a leaflet aimed at guiding discussions between its members and candidates on this issue.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at gscriver@pipsc.ca if you have any questions or comments about our work on protecting pensions.
Sincerely,
Greg Scriver
Board of Directors
Director, National Capital Region