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To all members of the SP Group, We have received an update from the government about the technical issue that recently affected pay processing for your Group. The government reports that all 1,800 impacted accounts have now been corrected according to the following schedule:

The Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that on June 21, 2017 we reached a tentative agreement with Management to renew the collective agreement.

Fellow members, Hundreds of you participated in our recent Telephone Town Hall about the NR Group Tentative Agreement. Members who could not join us can listen to recordings of this Town Hall by clicking here:

You and your family are cordially invited to attend the 10th Annual PIPSC Greater Toronto Area Family Picnic. WHEN: Sunday, July 23rd, 2017 12:00 – 4:00 pm WHERE: Rennie Park. Rain or shine, we will be there!

Hello everyone, Since joining PIPSC's Social Health Group Executive as the Social Work representative a few months ago, I have now attended two SH group meetings and more recently, the AGM on 10 June in Ottawa.

June is National Aboriginal History month and June 21st, National Aboriginal Day, is a special moment to celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.

September 29-30, 2017 Chateau Lacombe - Edmonton 10111 Bellamy Hill Edmonton, AB Phone: (780) 428-6611 Deadline for Registration – August 23, 2017

June is National Aboriginal month with June 21st marking National Aboriginal Day, a day to celebrate the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.

The Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba Chapter of the Retired Members Guild is putting on a membership activity event. We would like to invite members, their spouses and their grandchildren to join us for an afternoon Goldeyes game vs. St. Paul Saints.

Thank You and Request for Feedback Hello everyone, Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the sun on Thursday. We hope you enjoyed the activity. To maintain and even improve for next time, we would like your feedback on the event.

On June 14, 2017 the House of Commons Procedural Clerks, Analysis and Reference Group vote unanimously to ratified a tentative agreement with the Employer. Details of the signing of the new collective agreement will follow.

I am pleased to inform you that Mr. Kristopher Jollymore has agreed to take a position on our PIPSC Kentville Branch Executive with effective immediately. Consequently our Branch Executive is now as follows: President and Vice President: Muhammed Abudulai

Call for nominations The Chief Steward and the Regional Executive are requesting nominations for the NCR 2017 Steward of the Year Award. All nominations are due by August 25, 2017.

When: Saturday, July 8, 2017 *Event is open for registration to Ottawa West Branch members only Where: At the “Trolley Station” in Britannia Park North of the Pinecrest Rd and Carling Ave intersection

Your bargaining team met in a smaller group with management on June 5 and 6 in hopes of agreeing on a tentative settlement. We continued talks on Monday June 12 and the parties are continuing efforts to conclude bargaining.

We received the note below from the Employer regarding Phoenix and a technical issue that may arise with some members' pay. While the Employer assures us that all members will be notified of this concern and that any errors will be corrected in the next pay (June 28, 2017), we want to ensure all SP Group members are aware of the issue and check their pay stub for any potential errors.

At the close of the RE Annual General Meeting on June 2nd, your new RE Group Executive took office, as per the Elections Results from the Fall.

"Taylor and Gibbs: A big step forward for Canada's federal scientists" published in the Ottawa Citizen on June 14, 2017

The Ontario Region Steward Council will be held on Friday September 15 and Saturday September 16, 2017 at the Westin Prince, Toronto located at 900 York Mills Road, Toronto.

Every day, Canada’s world-class public service professionals confront new challenges in such diverse fields as the environment, the economy, security and health. As they meet these challenges from a global perspective, their expertise has earned respect worldwide.

Dear AFS Members, We have met with our AFS subgroup and CS zone presidents and they overwhelmingly support our continuing to fight for meaningful classification reform. We have a clear mandate in going forward.

The recent recommendations of yet another consultants’ report on Shared Services Canada (SSC) demonstrate that, when it comes to federal government outsourcing, there’s no shortage of private sector advice.

Member/Steward Training Framework “Managed Career Progression” Presented by Ontario Region Training Committee to: Training and Education Committee

June 9, 2017 We have verified the results for the elections to positions on the AFS Group Executive. The following candidates were successful (names underlined) and will take office commencing July 1st, 2017: CS Regional Representative:

Dear members, The SP Collective Agreement for the period 2014-2018 was signed on May 14, 2017, and has been in effect since then. It is posted online.

DATE: Thursday, June 29, 2017 TIME: 7:00PM LOCATION: Currie Field PRICE: $10 each

Branch events for 2017-2018 The purpose of this note is to introduce guidelines that have been developed to encourage PIPSC member engagement events at both the larger and smaller worksites throughout the Hamilton/Burlington Branch.

Next week, June 11-17, is National Public Service Week (NPSW). Since 1992 it’s been an occasion to recognize and celebrate the contributions Canada’s public service professionals make to society. The Professional Institute supports this celebration of our members’ accomplishments. In fact, we first proposed it.

A new report commissioned by Shared Services Canada (SSC) shows that the Institute is right in highlighting the dangers of outsourcing in the federal government.

On June 1, 2017, the Joint Union-Management Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion presented a

“Today’s update by Deputy Minister Lemay indicates that the government has again failed to plan ahead -- this time for entirely predictable increases in the numbers of employee payroll adjustments needed to implement new collective agreements,” said PIPSC Vice President Steve Hindle.

Date: May 04, 2017 Third Party Observer: PISPC PIPSC NR Executive Representative: Robert Porter PISPC Stewards: Niraj Chandra and Cameron Smith NCR PIPSC President, PWGSC Branch and Wellness Coordinator & Steward: Gordon Bulmer

The PIPSC NAV CANADA Group Bargaining Team was in meetings with the company from April 24-28, 2017. The parties continued discussions on numerous items and agreed on multiple non-monetary items. Negotiations between the parties is scheduled to continue from May 08 to 12, 2017.

On June 1, 2017 the Institute and the employer signed the RE collective agreement.

Employees of the Government of Canada will be celebrating National Public Service Week (NPSW) from June 11th to June 17th.

Hello, On April 28, the 2014–2018 AV collective agreement was signed and is therefore in force. You can find your collective agreement here.