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CONCURRENT PIPSC YUKON BRANCH/YHC GROUP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017 DATE: 29 November 2017 LOCATION: Westmark Whitehorse, Bennett Room 201 Wood Street (on Wood Street at Second Avenue)

Canadians have the most effective public service in the world, says a new international study.[1] I’m not surprised. Working with public service professionals, I know just how valuable our members are to Canadians.

Updated - Information Sessions on Tentative Agreement for NCR IT Region Information Sessions on Tentative Agreement for NCR IT Region Please check with your local steward for any changes/updates Date / Location/ Boardroom / Times

Please note that the 2017 AGM resolutions and proposed By-Law amendments are now posted to the Web site.

Greetings, you have certainly heard about the #metoo or #moiaussi movement carried by victims of sexual misconduct, harassment and assaults.

Request For Interest The CS Group Executive is looking for stewards that are interested in being involved in the contracting out action plan which will target contracting out of CS work within the public service.   The work will involve placing grievances and following through the proce

PIPSC FAMILY SKATE Mile One Centre November 13, 2017 3:00- 3:50pm (Ice Time) 3:00-5:00 Snacks, Refreshments & Face painting Please RSVP christinenewhook@pipsc.ca

The RE and SP groups have identified conference attendance as a significant issue.  During the last bargaining rounds the employer admitted that it had incomplete data on conference attendance and denials, and thus PIPSC would like to collect more information from members on their

Annual General Meeting – AGM 2017 Date: Tuesday, 28 November 2017, (15:00 – 18:00 pm) Location: Air Force Officer’s Mess, 158 Gloucester Street, Ottawa TO: MEMBERS OF DND NCR NR Subgroup:

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Public Service Employees Rally in Vancouver to Fix Phoenix

PIPSC Nav Canada NCR West Sub Group Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) DATE: Wednesday November 29, 2017 TIME: 4:30 p.m. Registration and Meet & Greet 5:00 p.m. Dinner 6:00 p.m. Meeting

NOTICE OF MEETING TO: Executive Members in the British Columbia/Yukon Region FROM: Robert K. MacDonald Regional Director DATE: Saturday, December 2, 2017

Attention News/Assignment Editors MEDIA ADVISORY (Photo Opportunity) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Statistics Canada NCR Branch Executive Committee is composed of 1 President, 1 Vice-President, 1 Secretary, 1 Treasurer and up-to 7 members-at-large.

Statistics Canada Branch - AGM – October 31st, 2017 To: All members of the Statistics Canada Branch of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

The objective of this advanced Steward course is to help participants better understand the social approach involved in the Steward role and to clearly identify how they can intervene.

Canada 150 Summer Contest We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest and helped make it a success.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - BCFNHA The Call for Nominations is for the following six (6) positions on the BCFNHA Group Executive: 1. President 2. Vice President 3. Secretary 4. Treasurer 5. Member-at-Large 6. Member-at-Large

AFS KELOWNA SUBGROUP (CRA) PIPSC-AFS Ratification Information Session Date:         Wednesday November 1, 2017 Place: Rotary Centre for the Arts 421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1 (250) 717-5304

Invitation to Networking and Steward and Executive Appreciation for Gatineau Region All Branch Stewards and Executives Date: Tuesday October 17, 2017 3pm to 6pm Location: Le Mirage Bistro at Place Du Portage IV (158 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau)

Join us!  Fix Phoenix! PIPSC will join in PSAC to rally in downtown Nanaimo at noon on Wednesday, October 18 at 60 Front Street.  A bus will pick up at PBC at 11:30am, returning at 1:10pm.

In accordance with the NR Group Constitution, By-Law 8 Elections, the Group Elections Committee is sending out a Call for Nominations for the following seven (7) positions on the NR Group Executive: 4 in the NCR, 1 in Atlantic, 1 in Quebec, and 1 in BC/Yukon.

Fellow members, With everyone back to work after the summer holidays, the Executive of the Ville-Marie Branch would like to invite you to a happy hour at one of Montreal’s popular hidden bars on Thursday, October 19 at 5 p.m.

During the recent SP Sub-Group Presidents meeting in Québec City, PIPSC was asked to provide you with the formula to calculate your biweekly rate of pay in order to help you determine if you are paid at the right rate.

12 October 2017, Ottawa — Hundreds of public service workers are holding a rally at 12:30 pm today in front of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office to send a clear message to the Liberal government: Enough is enough!

Lunch and Learn: Understanding Your Collective Agreement Learn about the recent changes to the SP Collective Agreement Free Lunch

Notice of the Annual General Meeting & Election of Officers St. John’s SP Sub-Group Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Time: 7:00 pm

11 October 2017, Ottawa — Public service workers will be holding a rally in front of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office on October 12 to tell the Liberal government that: Enough is enough! Fix Phoenix now and pay damages to workers!

Annual General Meeting (AGM) Date: Wednesday November 1, 2017 Place: Rotary Centre for the Arts 421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1 (250) 717-5304

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Chapter ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) November 3, 2017 – Limited Seating! RSVP ASAP!

2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Kingston DND-CS SubGroup Nov 9th, 2017 5:30 p.m. @

October 10, 2017 is World Mental Health Day. The Institute is pleased to announce that the Mental Health Resource Guide is now available!

  Dear member: You and your family are invited to a family “Cowpoke” adventure at Hatfield Farm on Saturday, November 4th, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. The Halifax Branch will cover the cost for members and their families.

ESSEX-KENT BRANCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING When: Wednesday October 25th, 2017 Time: 6:00 pm Where: Mamma Maria's Ristorante 231 King St. West Chatham, Ontario (Private Room)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017 The Retired Members Guild cordially invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting which will be held: Thursday, November 16 , 2017, at 2:00 pm Hilton Lac Leamy Gatineau, QC,

Radio-Canada and the CBC have reported this week that Phoenix was “doomed from the start.” The reason? The business case prepared in 2009 under the previous government “lacked proper risk analysis and was politically motivated.” In the words of former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, “You look at this business case, you can drive trucks through some of the holes under the risk analysis.”