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Your CFIA S&A Group Executive, representing over 1200 members across Canada, held its first meeting of the year on Saturday January 20th, 2018 in Ottawa. During this meeting, we have, among other things, held elections to fill the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Steward.

Your Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that on January 24, 2018 a Tentative Agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations.

It is with a profound sense of sorrow and regret that the Institute informs you of the passing of our friend and colleague, Mr. Arthur Etkin.   Mr. Etkin passed away on January 21, 2018. His commitment to Institute members was deep and unwavering. He will be missed.

The 2018 CS AGM will be held on Saturday, June 9th at the Grand Hotel & Suites, 225 Jarvis Street, Toronto ON starting at 9:00 am. The AGM is a forum to provide direction to your CS Executive.

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2018 & Call For Nominations Who: Ottawa East Branch Members of PIPSCWhere: Lone Star Texas GrillWhen: Thursday February 22, 2018 from 5- 9 pm

Annual General Meeting Cape Breton Branch and AFS Sydney Sub-Group Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018 Place: Hearthstone Inn, 560 Kings Road, Sydney Agenda:

The Montreal-based workplace daycare centre located in the federal government’s Guy Favreau building has been saved from closing its doors.

At long last the Collective Agreement has been signed by all parties. The Agreement was signed January 12, 2018 covering the period of November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2018.

Due to logistical issues, we will not be returning to the bargaining table January 9-10, 2018. We are now scheduled to return to the bargaining table, on yet confirmed days, in February 2018. We will keep you informed of further developments. Your Bargaining Team

Your Bargaining Team met with the CFIA on December 19-21, 2017 and January 16-19, 2018, with some sessions lasting past midnight in order to push for a fair deal.

AGA 2017 Sous-groupe CS Saguenay Lac St-Jean/Côte-Nord DATE : Le mercredi 21 Février 2018 HEURE : 18:00 LIEU : Hôtel Chicoutimi 460 Rue Racine E, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 1T7 de 18H00 @ 20H30

The news that Canada’s largest private-sector union, Unifor, has decided to withdraw its membership from the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has taken many by surprise.

Meeting #:  2018-01 Time:  30 January 2018 @ 5 pm                                            Location:  iSushi Barrie (145 Mapleview Drive, Barrie, ON)

It is with great sadness that the Institute announces the death of one of its most prominent members, Dr. Shiv Chopra.

Following the signing of the new collective agreement on December 1, 2017, the Institute has just been advised that Public Works has updated the salary scales for the IS/LS/TR groups on January 8th, 2018.

AFS Ottawa TSO & ITSO Sub-group ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) NOTICE Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Location: Tucker’s Marketplace Restaurant, 61 York Street, Ottawa Social: 5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Meeting: 5:45 – 6:45 Dinner: Full Buffet

NCR Region - Policy Day - February 24, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30pm, PIPSC HQ Salon A/B The aim of this training is to provide information about the processes that go into writing and establishing internal PIPSC policies.

The parties met in Beausejour, MB on January 9, 10 and 11, 2018. Additional dates are scheduled for January 30, 31 and February 1, 2018 and also February 6, 7 and 8, 2018, once again in Beausejour.

SH GROUP CALL FOR NOMINATIONS January 2018 SH Group Executive

Delta Hotels by Marriott Calgary Downtown (Garden Patio Room) 209 4th Avenue SE

 Newsworthy in the NCR  December 2017 Volume 1

HC Stewards Appreciation and Recognition lunch The executives of Health Canada, NCR Branch invites you to an appreciation and recognition lunch on Saturday January 27th, 2018 from 11:30Am to 1:30PM at Restaurant L'Arôme of the Hilton Lac-Leamy, 3 Boulevard Du Casino.

As you know, we are back to the bargaining table this year, as our current collective agreement expires at the end of September 2018.

SPRING 2018 BASIC STEWARD TRAINING SESSION BASIC STEWARD TRAINING DATE:  March 15-17, 2018 (2.5 days) LOCATION:  The Matrix Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta

Notice of 17th Annual General Meeting of the Vancouver-CRA Branch Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018 Time: Social 5:00 pm Meeting 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Adjournment approx. 8:00 pm

The 74th British Columbia/Yukon Regional Council Meeting is scheduled on the afternoon of Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd , 2018 at the Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa, Whistler, BC.

It has come to our attention that many of you who are trying to report overpayments by the January 19, 2018 deadline cannot get through to Contact Centre staff because of busy signals or being put on hold for extended periods.

Attention: All current and former NU-EMAs in receipt of settlement funds under the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal award in Walden et. al. v. Canada

The electronic ballot count for the NR Group Executive was completed on January 10, 2018.

January 2, 2018 To:       BC/Yukon Region Stewards   From:  Ernie McLean, Regional Manager, BC/Yukon and Prairie Region Peter MacDougall, Chair, BC/Yukon Regional Training Committee

To more directly serve PIPSC SP members working in downtown Edmonton, we have formed a distinct subgroup, the SP Downtown Edmonton Subgroup. An Annual General Meeting with more information is upcoming - please keep watch for an invitation.

Voting is now over and the NFB Group members ratified the tentative agreement reached on November 23.

Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba Chapter – PIPSC Retired Members Guild - 2018 AGM The Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba Chapter of the PIPSC Retired Members Guild will be holding it's annual AGM this year the week after Easter, Wednesday, April 4th, 2018.

NCR Winter Advanced Steward Training School February 15, 16, and 17,  2018 Dear delegates: You are invited to register for the Advanced Training School: February 15, 16, 17, 2018 (English)

Coffee Club 2018 Edmonton CS Sub-Group Date:          Wednesday, January 17, 2017 Time:         10:00am - 10:30am.

BACKGROUND: In the BC/Yukon Region there are currently three awards presented: Executive of the year, Steward of the Year, and Steward of Distinction awards presented at the time as Steward of the Year.