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Dear AFS members,

On March 31, 2020, the AFS Executive (minus those members whose terms are expiring) met via conference call and discussed the current election process. 

Based on the decision made by the Board of Directors with regard to union activity postponement to June 30, 2020, the decision was made to suspend the current election process until June 30th as well. The AFS elections committee will monitor the situation with Covid 19 and if the situation is improving by June 30th, a call for nominations for the first of July will be prepared and sent.

Published on 6 April 2020

AFS GROUP ELECTIONS - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

At the request of the AFS Group Elections Committee and as per PIPSC By-Law 17.3.2.1, the PIPSC National Elections committee is conducting the 2020 AFS Group elections to the National AFS Group Executive. As per AFS Group By-Law 7.5.2 - the year after the year divisible by three (3), elections will be held for the following Officers:

Published on 11 March 2020

Précis

November 30th, 2019 AFS Executive Meeting

Present: Doug Mason (President), Mark Muench (Vice President & CS National Consultation Representative), Chris Roach (Atlantic Regional Representative), Steve Parent (Quebec), Simon Chiu (BC / Yukon), Robert Trudeau (Prairies/NWT), Brian Hassall (HQ), Allaudin Alibhai (NCR IT), Shawn Gillis (Ontario), Manny Costain (CS Regional Representative and Recording Secretary), and Al Ravjiani (Toronto).

Published on 20 February 2020

FINANCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC (AFS) GROUP 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AFS Group Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the Caesars Windsor Hotel.  The AFS Group By-Laws provide for seventy-one (71) delegates including the eleven (11) members of the AFS Group Executive. The remaining sixty (60) official delegates are allocated on the basis of population by region and chosen by the Regional Representatives.

Published on 27 January 2020

AFS IT Region President Elections

 

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 – David Darling

Prairie – Pam Kubicz

BC/Yukon – Dan Jones*

 

Published on 9 December 2019

Guidelines for AFS Members When Encountering a Picket Line of Another Union or PIPSC Group

Dear Members of the AFS Group,

PSAC and some PIPSC Groups are moving towards legal strike positions.  As a Member of the AFS Group you may encounter when entering or leaving work picket lines organized by other Unions or PIPSC Groups. AFS members are NOT in a legal strike position and are reminded that they are expected to report to work as scheduled.

Published on 3 December 2019

It is with a profound sense of sorrow and regret that the Institute informs you of the passing of our friend and colleague, Ed Sweet.

Ed passed away on November 17, 2019.  Ed’s commitment to Institute members was deep and unwavering. He will be missed.

Ed was among the Auditors who chose to join PIPSC in 1990 to form the Auditing Group.

Ed served Institute members with distinction in a number of capacities over many years, notably as a union steward in Halifax.

Published on 21 November 2019

AFS GROUP ELECTIONS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nominations are now invited for the following positions in the AFS Group:

  • IT Regional President Atlantic Region
  • IT Regional President Quebec Region
  • IT Regional President Ontario Region
  • IT Regional President Prairie/NWT Region
  • IT Regional President BC/Yukon Region

The elections procedures will be administered in accordance with:

The AFS Group By-Laws

Published on 22 September 2019