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Your Bargaining Team met with the University in conciliation on August 2, 2017. The conciliator provided by Ontario Labour Relations was unable to help both sides to reach an agreement. Therefore the UOITP asked the conciliator to issue a ‘No Board Report’. This Report simply states that the UOITP and the University have reached an impasse in negotiations. The Report was issued on August 10, 2017 which puts UOITP in a legal strike position on August 27, 2017.

Conciliation is a process by which a trade union or an employer can ask the Ontario Ministry of Labour for help in resolving their differences so that they can reach a collective agreement. Either party may apply to the ministry. If parties are in negotiations, they must use the government's conciliation services before they can get into a position to engage in a strike or lock-out.

Fellow AV Group members:

I would like to invite you to march in this year’s Labour Day Parade. The details are as follows: First Parade: 1872 Organizer: Toronto and York Region Labour Council – a component of Canadian Labour of Congress

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Currently more than 1,500 RO/RCO staff work at the National Research Council -- in the Research Divisions, IRAP, Business Management Services, and Corporate services. Everyone in the NRC RO/RCO group is represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC).

In keeping with PIPSC’s slogan of “Better Together”, the OCB and the AV Ottawa Sub-group Executives, in partnership, are pleased to invite our members to join us for a Barbecue.

All OCB members are cordially invited by the OCB Executive to join us for a Barbeque.

PIPSC Okanagan Branch 2017 Annual General Meeting and Elections Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Location: Sumac Ridge Golf & Country Club, 17333 Sumac Ridge Drive, Summerland, BC

Notice of Annual General Meeting Ottawa-Metro CS Sub-Group The Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa Metro CS Sub-Group of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will be held on WHEN: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.

August 2017 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Link to the MP Group Executive list: http://www.pipsc.ca/groups/mp/executive

Fellow Computer Systems members: The PIPSC HRM CS Sub-group will be participating in the Halifax and Dartmouth Labour Day rally, parade and picnic, Monday September 4th. Keeping with tradition, the annual Labour Day Parade celebrates the strength and solidarity of workers.

Your NUREG Bargaining team met with employer on August 8, 2017. Two items were discussed; pay and Scientific Integrity. We have had a productive meeting with CNSC. We hope to have a tentative deal soon. In solidarity your bargaining team.

PIPSC NRC Newsletter July 2017 RO/RCO Group  Research Officers and Research Council Officers Group Executive Members (2017)      President - Susan O’Donnell    - Fredericton

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada submitted a grievance on the 24th of September 2014 regarding the employers’ decision to implement paid parking at CFB Halifax effective September 1, 2014.

Announcement of Elections Following the close of nominations on August 1st 2017, the following members expressed their willingness to serve as representatives on the Retired Members Guild Executive.

For Immediate Release CRA GTA modernisation plan risks harming staff and service, says PIPSC

Fellow Members, I would like to thank everyone who was able to participate during last week’s ratification vote.

Bill C-27 Information Session The PIPSC PEI Branch is holding an information session on government's proposed changes to some government pensions. Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 4:30-6:00pm The Loyalist Country Inn 195 Heather Moyse Drive Summerside, PE

Fellow SP Group members:

Voting on our tentative agreement ended on Friday July 28 at 15:30. The majority of the PIPSC NAV CANADA Group members have voted in favor of accepting the tentative agreement.

Group By-Law 8.13.1 states: One (1) Group Executive position shall be maintained for each region.

BASIC STEWARD TRAINING – ONTARIO REGION October 19 (1 p.m.) 20 & 21, 2017 Location:    The Grand Hotel and Suites 225 Jarvis Street, Toronto Maximum    20 participants

Hello, The PIPSC SP-Tunney’s Pasture Plus sub-group has teamed with the SP-NCR sub-group to offer a member appreciation and networking event…on a boat. Date: Tuesday August 15, 2017 from 7pm to 10 pm.

Members of your Edmonton Executive have committed to volunteering for events in the city of Edmonton.  As well as providing support to worthwhile causes (child, adolescent and family health), it lets those in the community know we are more than just faceless public servants we are participating m

Join members of the Calgary Branch Executive in an activity that demonstrates to the Calgary community that public servants are about much more than their next pay raise and sick day.

NR members have ratified the Tentative Agreement. The next steps, currently underway, will require the employer to calculate the new pay rates and translate the new agreement prior to signing by both parties. This can hopefully be completed by the end of August.

Join PIPSC, the Hon. Andrew Leslie, MP for Orleans, her Hon. Marie-France Lalonde, MPP for Orleans and his Hon. Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa-Centre on Monday, July 31stto support the Ottawa Food Bank.

As reported before, your bargaining team signed a tentative agreement on July 5, 2017 to complete this round of collective bargaining. Electronic voting on the tentative agreement will take place from July 24, 2017 to July 28, 2017 at 3:30 pm (EST).

Hello SP Stewards, Please find below a summary of new changes to our Collective Agreement. Thank you for all your work on the behalf of our members. Elizabeth Ptasznik SP Chief Steward

The Bargaining Team hosted an information session on July 12 at the St. Elias Center in Ottawa and on July 13 at the Delta City Centre in Ottawa. We can’t express enough how pleased we were at the record amount of participation we had.

A group of sixteen AV members from the St. John’s region recently picked a sunny Thursday evening (July 6th to be exact) at Quintana’s Restaurant to launch their own Sub-Group and conduct their inaugural AGM.

To all AU-CO-PG (AV Group) Members: AV Moncton SUB-GROUP 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, ELECTIONS AND LUNCH

Dear member You and your family are invited to a Peter Pan play by Shakespeare by the Sea http://www.shakespearebythesea.ca/ in Point Pleasant Park on August 23rd, at 7:00 pm.

NOTICE OF MEETING We have extended the deadline to Friday September 15, 2017. TO: Stewards in the British Columbia/Yukon Region FROM: Robert K. MacDonald Regional Director DATE: July 12, 2017

Recently, I sent an opinion piece to the Globe and Mail about our members’ ongoing problems with the Phoenix pay system and what I consider to be one of the root causes of the debacle: outsourcing.