News
7 August 2019
Hello Members across Canada and Washington DC, USA....the Group is now recruiting members to start new subgroups (or other union terminology called "Locals") in your work region.
1 August 2019
Steward is the term used in labour relations to define a member who represents other members in a designated work area. The steward is an official representative of the Institute in the workplace and represents all members within a specific area of jurisdiction.
29 July 2019
We are pleased to announce that the AV group has ratified the collective agreement. Just as we have completed our ratification process, the Treasury Board is concurrently engaging in its ratification process. This involves approval from Cabinet.
4 July 2019
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Hello members of the Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group,
3 July 2019
Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to present the ratification package in preparation for voting on the new tentative agreement!
26 June 2019
The Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group invites all AU-CO-PG members to help us with the upcoming ratification voting preparedness campaign.
Please ask your colleague at work the following question?
Are you receiving PIPSC AV Group emails?
20 June 2019
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group (AV)
Representing AU-CO-PG Classification Employees
And Members Of
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
The Group Executive wishes all of our membersa safe and happy
La Fête nationale du Québec
10 June 2019
AV AGM 2019 –Virtual Binder
Agenda
Minutes of the 2018 AV AGM
6 June 2019
AV Group Tentative Agreement Info Session
31 May 2019
UPDATED - Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to announce that in the early hours of May 25, 2019 a Tentative Agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations. The team has been working hard and met with the Employer early in May and then again May 22 through to the early hours of the morning on the May 25.
29 May 2019
PIPSC – AU-CO-PG Executive MEETING #3
Friday Feb. 8, 2019
9:00 am – 4pm
Marriott – Salon Kent
Meeting Minutes
Participants:
14 May 2019
AV Group – AU-CO-PG Members
Call for PIPSC AGM Delegate Applications 2019
The 100th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada will take place on Friday November 8th and Saturday Novem
13 May 2019
On May 8 and 9, 2019 in Ottawa, your AV Group Bargaining Team met with Treasury Board to continue negotiations on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
25 April 2019
Bargaining Update for PIPSC AU-CO-PG Classification Members
On April 1st, your AV Group Bargaining Team met internally to finalize preparations for continued negotiation meetings with Treasury Board over the 3 following days.
On April 2nd to 4th in Ottawa, we met with Tre
10 April 2019
CT Group Town Hall Lunch for AUs: April 24
Do you have questions about the new CT Group? Are you wondering how it will affect you as an AU? Are you looking to learn more about ACFO-ACAF and its services?
12 March 2019
PIPSC Do Better Lunch and Learn – Halifax
In an effort to provide additional information and to answer specific questions relating to the Do Better Campaign, members are invited to attend an information session with PIPSC Central Bargaining team member Dale Hudson and AV Atlantic Repres
25 February 2019
All AV Group Members of PIPSC working in Québec: PG-CO-AU
20 February 2019
All of the following proposals are made in addition to a negotiated General Economic Increase. Therefore, the Institute wishes to propose incorporating any agreement made at the central table between the Employer and the Institute at a later date.
14 February 2019
All PIPSC Groups have ramped up negotiations and with a goal of having a tentative collective agreement in place before the summer in 2019.
12 February 2019
Bargaining Update for PIPSC AU-CO-PG Classification Members
On February 4th, the Strategic Bargaining Committee (comprised of PIPSC representatives of Canadian Public Service employees and PIPSC President Daviau) met to update the strategy to reach an agreement in a timely manner.
31 January 2019
In accordance with the AV Group By-Laws, the AV Group will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) this year at the Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau QC, on Saturday, June 22nd, 2019. Delegates from the 6 Regions, BC/Yukon, Prairie/NWT, Ontario, National Capital Region, Quebec and the Atlantic, are now being invited. If you wish to be considered for delegate status you must complete the online Delegate Application Form.
30 January 2019
On December 11th, your AV Group Bargaining Team met to draft our monetary/pay bargaining proposal. Non-monetary proposal was exchanged in September 2018 meeting.
30 January 2019
PIPSC—AU-CO-PG Executive MEETING #1
Friday September 28, 2018
8:30 am—3 pm
Casino Lac Leamy—Salon Exécutif
Meeting Minutes
Participants:
President—Peter Gabriel
30 January 2019
PIPSC – AU-CO-PG Executive MEETING MINUTES
Meeting # 1
Saturday June 23rd, 2018
9am – 4pm
Casino Lac Leamy – Salon Exécutif
Participants:
President - Peter Gabriel
7 January 2019
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group (AV), representing AU-CO-PG members is seeking an Executive Appointment for:
Quebec Regional Representative - Term starts February 1, 2019 and ends May 31, 2021
13 December 2018
I am writing to you today to give you a 6 month President Report and a Christmas Message for 2018.
On June 1st 2018, I took office as the new President, after serving the previous three years as the Vice-President of the AV Group.
20 November 2018
Many members replied with their Professional Association information, where they pay annual membership fees or professional dues to maintain their professional status. And the information regarding whether your employer reimburses you or not, was great insight for our Bargaining Team.
8 November 2018
Recently, a “non-bargaining committee member” sent out an unsolicited e-mail to our CO members, our AV Group Executive, our AV Group Bargaining Team and PIPSC Staff.
6 November 2018
The AV Group Bargaining Committee is requesting information from our members (AU-CO-PG), who currently pay membership or registration fees to an organization or governing body when the payment of such fees is a requirement for the continuation of the performance of the duties of the employee’s position, to respond to this survey.
6 November 2018
The first face-to-face bargaining session took place September 25-27, 2018. The next bargaining session is scheduled for December 11-13, 2018. Please find the proposals that were exchanged attached.
25 October 2018
The Bargaining Team has started its membership engagement in Canada, with bargaining information sessions and presentations held in Nanaimo BC, Victoria BC, Vancouver BC and Halifax NS, which were all advertised on our Group website, and invites were sent via email to our members.
27 September 2018
Collective Bargaining Negotiations has started September 25th to 27th with Treasury Board Secretariat.
Exchange of non-monetary proposals has been completed, and will be also translated and posted on the Group website.
More information to follow in the weeks ahead.
12 September 2018
The detailed steps listed below must be followed when requesting/submitting leave with pay for union business as per the following clauses of the various PIPSC collective agreements:
1 August 2018
July 19th, 2018
Group Bargaining Advisory Conference Report
Hello Colleagues,
6 July 2018
I would like to take this moment and clarify a statement I wrote to you a few days ago in my President’s Message “AV Elections Results”, dated June 20, 2018.