The AFS IT Region President election for the BC / Yukon region recently concluded.

The AFS Executive is pleased to announce that Ted Roome has been acclaimed for a three (3) year term. 

Election report submitted by:

Mary Lycett

Chair, AFS National Elections Committee

Your AFS Bargaining Team met with the employer July 19 – 21 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement. Our next set of bargaining dates are scheduled for September 13 – 15.

The good news is that we reached agreement on a significant number of issues, including several important matters. The bad news is that the same can’t be said for pay. Limited progress was made on pay.

AFS members are professionals. We deserve higher pay.

Your AFS Bargaining Team met with the Employer for the seventh time on June 27 to 29 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement.

The Employer responded to our April pay demands with a monetary proposal. The Employer’s proposal does not meet the economic needs of our members. It also fell short of the PSAC-UTE settlement. However, it did provide us with a starting point as we enter the serious stage of negotiations.

Your AFS Bargaining Team met with the Employer May 30 to June 1 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement.

We discussed a number of outstanding issues and agreed on several items including:

We have verified the results for the elections to positions on the AFS Group Executive. The following candidates were successful:

Prairie/NWT Region AFS Representative

Susanna Moretta - acclaimed

Quebec Regional Representative

Jean Couillard - acclaimed

Headquarters Regional Representative

Abraham Garcia - 71

Daniel Quinn - 68

Toronto Regional Representative

Paul Tsuji - 455

In Memoriam – Ian Tait

We are sad to share the news of the passing of PIPSC Service Award recipient Ian Tait. 

Serving for over a decade on the AFS National Executive, The Taitanator, as he was known by his AFS colleagues, was a force to be reckoned with in the workplace.

     There are five (5) vacancies for Officers on the AFS Group executive. Successful candidates will take Office on July 1, 2023.

Following the close of nominations on May 1, 2023, the following members expressed their willingness to serve as Officers on the AFS Group Executive.  Two positions have been acclaimed - congratulations to Jean Couillard and Susanna Moretta.  

Dear AFS members,

Your AFS Bargaining Team met with the employer from April 24 to 26 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement.

Over our lunch breaks, we joined our PSAC and UTE colleagues on their picket lines to show our support. Them obtaining fair economic increases is in the clear interests of our members, and it’s the right thing to do.

During this round, we presented our comprehensive wage demands and resolved some non–monetary matters to move our bargaining forward. Our comprehensive wage demands follow below.

Dear AFS Members

PSAC has reached a tentative agreement for their striking Treasury Board groups. 

Our colleagues at UTE remain on strike as they work to settle their contract. 

Our support for PSAC, including our UTE colleagues, has been noted by both management and PSAC leadership. I have heard this directly.  It is appreciated and will be remembered.  

Thanks for bringing supplies and standing with our striking colleagues. 

It remains very important that we continue to support UTE this week. 

The AFS IT Region President elections recently concluded. The AFS Executive
is pleased to announce the following individuals were elected for a three
(3) year term:

Atlantic - Mike Hefford

Quebec - Michel Tobal

Ontario - Meghan Urwin

Prairie/NWT - Joshua Fidelak

BC/Yukon - Darcey Dueck

Election report submitted by:

Mary Lycett

Chair, AFS National Elections Committee