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Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will be on Parliament Hill today to meet with Canada’s Parliamentarians on issues of critical importance to the delivery of public services – restoring Canada’s public science capacity, reducing over-reliance on the outsourcing of government services, ensuring the integrity of the country’s tax system, and replacing the troubled Phoenix pay system.

On Tuesday February 5, members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will be on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to meet with Canada’s Parliamentarians on issues of critical importance to the delivery of public services – restoring Canada’s public science capacity, reducing over-reliance on the outsourcing of government services, ensuring the integrity of the country’s tax system, and replacing the troubled Phoenix pay system.

The National Capital Region (NCR) Executive of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) are pleased to invite you and your family to an hour of skating to music and a chance to socialize with your fellow PIPSC members.

DATE: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 TIME: 12:00 PM – 13:00 PM WHERE: 8986 Commercial St, New Minas, Nova Scotia

First I would like to say that I am very pleased to see the return of the CS Group newsletter. The Group has relied upon individual postings, notices, surveys and bargaining updates in CS Bytes over the past few years. We hope to continue with timely announcements and information while providing a broader overview and knowledge pieces in regularly published newsletters.

The Elections Committee is requesting nominations for these positions. Such nominations must include the candidate’s name (printed) and signature accepting the nomination, as well as the position for which the candidate is being nominated. Nominations must also include the name and signature of at least three (3) members of the CS Group.

The Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba Chapter of the PIPSC Retired Members Guild will be holding its annual AGM this year the week just prior to Easter, Tuesday, April 9th, 2019. Lunch will be included.

As of January 28, 2019 employees in CRPEG, USW 1568, and CUPE will not be able to enter time on their timecard using the Banked Time type but will start using Aggregate Time type.

Voters Kit for the 2019 Election to the NR Group Executive January 2019 This is your voter’s kit for the election of the NR Group Executive. Voting will take place in the National Capital Region (NCR) only, and by electronic means only.

What: A private screening of a classic family friendly movie (suitable for preteens) for IRCC branch members and family From: Your IRCC local branch - The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) To: NHQ Members of PIPSC at Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Registration is Now Closed as the Event is Full PIPSC NCR Chinese New Year / Women’s Day Event Who: All PIPSC NCR Members

You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Edmonton Chapter, Retired Members Guild to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 20, 2019 at the New Tan Tan Restaurant (10133 97 Street NW, Edmonton). The Edmonton Chapter AGM will precede the Annual General Meeting of the Edmonton Branch at the same venue. The agenda is printed below. The Chapter Executive looks forward to seeing you there.

The AFS Group Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Delta Winnipeg. 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.

Here we are together again at the bargaining table. For some of us this is a return and for others it is the beginning of a new experience. In any case, it is a serious commitment to represent CS Group members collectively in the form of bargaining, by promoting the rights and interests of members and by vigorously safeguarding professional standards.

The Ottawa East Branch (OEB) Executive of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) are inviting you and your family to an hour of skating to music and a chance to socialize with your fellow Ottawa East Branch members.

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.

NOTICE OF 2019 AFS NCR-IT Billings Bridge Subgroup AGM Event: AFS NCR-IT Billings Bridge Subgroup Annual General Meeting DATE: Tuesday February 26, 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.

The 2019 CS AGM will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Delta Hotel Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, MB starting at 9:00 am. The AGM is a forum to provide direction to your CS Executive.

Hamilton/Burlington Branch 2019 AGM & Dinner Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 5:30-9:30 pm

PIPSC Edmonton Branch – 2019 Annual General Meeting The Edmonton Branch invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Edmonton Branch to be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the New Tan Tan Restaurant, 10133 - 97th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0L2.

PEI AFS SUB GROUP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) Tuesday February 19, 2019 12:00 pm

It's been more than one year since PIPSC officially called the government to Nix Phoenix. Things on that front are finally moving in the right direction to engage with the most important “Users”, the federal employees.

On January 15 & 16, your NR Bargaining Team had our initial face-to-face bargaining session with the Treasury Board Team.

What a nicer way to start our SP union year than with a meeting with the Employer! Your Bargaining Team aims for a quick deal by the summer, before the federal election period starts, though it will not at the expense of a fair deal for all of you. So, by meeting early, we are trying to dance in that direction. Will we have someone to tango with?

The “Holland Cross Debates” sessions are intended to offer an open discussion with some PIPSC officials about key issues in the collective bargaining and other career related issues.

Your CFIA-SA Bargaining Team will be holding two town halls via teleconference to explain the ratification process and discuss the tentative agreement. Please join us on a call if you have questions regarding the ratification process or the tentative agreement.

The SP Victoria Sub-Group was created for SP members in Greater Victoria so that our particular concerns have a voice, and so that we have an established structure within PIPSC to answer questions and coordinate information.

Members of the Bargaining Team for the SH Group, as well as occupational representatives from other SH professions, met January 18 and 19/2019 to finalize profession specific pay proposals.

Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to present the ratification package in preparation for voting on the new tentative agreement! As you are aware, in the early hours of December 15, 2018 a tentative agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations.

The union gives us an excellent opportunity to look after our jobs. We can be directly involved in negotiating work conditions that are fair and progressive. These conditions are written into a legally binding collective agreement. The union also gives us the opportunity to sit on committees that can promote better communication, mutual respect and understanding with management.

The Department of National Defence (DND) Consultation Team is looking for a volunteer to represent the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) as the 1 Canadian Air Division Sector (1 CAD) Representative for a term of two years.

The Department of National Defence (DND) Consultation Team is looking for a volunteer to represent the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) as the Royal Canadian Navy Sector (RCN) Representative for a term of two years.

Members of the PIPSC NRCan-NCR Branch are invited to a lunch and learn event from 12:00-13:00 on February 20, 2019 at the Mandarin Buffet Restaurant, at 150B Katimavik Road, Ottawa, phone: (613) 271-6000.

Calling all Millennials…and all “millenials at heart”! The Ottawa South Branch of PIPSC invites you to for a fun, physical, team building evening of Lazer Tag at Lazer Quest.

On December 14, 2018 your Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with the Employer to renew your Collective Agreement. Please find all the proposed amendments to the agreement attached for review.