Announcements

We’re currently looking for additional members in your workplace to be a local Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) representative. The deadline to apply is November 7, 2022.

Accessing Code 699 ‘Other Leave with Pay’ to help you in times like these.

It is with sadness we announce the passing of Nancy Barr on September 3, 2022. From 2005 to 2009, Nancy served as the National Film Board Group President. During this time, she fiercely represented PIPSC members.

Our lawsuit against the Ford government’s Bill 124 has officially begun. See how we’re fighting for fair collective bargaining, decent work, and quality public services in Ontario.

There’s a lot to learn as a new union member, and we’ll help you figure it all out. Join our next webinar to connect with PIPSC staff and other new members who are here to support you.

The Treasury Board is seeking special permission to divide the Core Public Administration into several pay equity plans, which may undermine the ability to achieve pay equity.

Did you know that the 1872 Toronto printers’ strike is considered the original “fight for fairness” that led to the decriminalization of unions in Canada? Find more Labour Day history and facts.

We are saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Kal Sahota. The funeral will be held August 25, 2022 at the Riverside Funeral Home in Delta, B.C.

Members have created a ‘living legacy’ by planting hundreds of trees across Canada to celebrate PIPSC’s 100th anniversary. The trees represent PIPSC members’ ongoing contributions and commitment to assure a strong and healthy future for Canadians.

It is with great sadness that the Institute learned that Judith King passed away on December 4, 2021.

On June 2, 2022, Ontario voters re-elected the Ford Conservatives. While this is not the result we were hoping for, it is the reality we face together. We must continue our fight for fair wage increases for our members. PIPSC is fighting to restore collective bargaining rights through a constitutional challenge to Bill 124.

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We have been pushing the Treasury Board for over 2 years to provide a full definition of a hybrid workforce. We expected a more substantial document that took our recommendations into account.

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) presented a "Workplace mental health" webinar training for members to talk about the importance of self care in the workplace.

It is with deep sadness that we must pass along the news of the sudden passing of our cherished colleague Shabnam Khosrowshahi.

Meet the President, discuss the issues – and win some exciting travel prizes. Don’t miss out.

The good, the bad, and the (potentially) ugly – read our response to Budget 2022 and what it means for PIPSC members.

On February 28, 2022, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced updates to occupational health guidance for the federal public service, paving the way for our members’ gradual return to the workplace.

If you can’t get to your worksite due to protestors, you are able to use ‘Other Leave with Pay (Code 699).’

PIPSC calls for action by all levels of government to end the convoy. Local residents, businesses and downtown workers need to resume their daily lives.

Watch to learn how you should start planning for retirement, how to work with the public service pension centre, and what to expect in the first few months.

Federal public servants need clear guidelines to telework as much as possible. And critical workers need quick access to booster shots.

If you have accumulated more than 35 days of vacation leave, or any compensatory leave, it will be cashed out over 5 years starting in April 2022.

Join us in donating to food banks across Canada.

The Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation never surrendered the land on which Ottawa was built. We honour their 1,000-year stewardship of the land our office was built on.

The history of PIPSC is now available free as an e-book. Get your copy today. Share it with your colleagues.

From coast to coast, PIPSC members planted hundreds of trees to celebrate our 100th anniversary.

The federal pay equity process is underway to ensure that workers in women-dominated jobs receive equal pay for work of equal value.

The Institute is saddened to learn of the passing of Marie-Claude Lavigne on November 18, 2021. Marie-Claude worked as a psychologist at Correctional Services of Canada in Québec. She was a dedicated employee and an active PIPSC steward from 1985 to 1996 at the Leclerc Institution in Laval. 

On November 16, 2021, President Debi Daviau met with recently appointed Treasury Board President Mona Fortier to discuss the way forward on our members’ key issues.

The pandemic has been a great revealer of many previously hidden things. We have learned of the terrible management and conditions in long-term-care and retirement homes that made them easy targets for the COVID-19 virus, and the location of roughly three-quarters of all the pandemic deaths in Canada.

Union members should be allowed to acknowledge the Indigenous territory on which they work.

PIPSC welcomes the announcement of the Honourable Mona Fortier as the new President of the Treasury Board.

As workplaces and jobs change, our new application will mean professionals can access trailblazing research, gain valuable insights on how societal changes will impact their jobs, and access professional development opportunities that can help them advance their careers.

We’re working with the Future Skills Centre to help our members thrive within a changing labour market.

It is with a profound sense of sadness that the Institute informs you of the passing of Harry Walker. Harry died on September 15, 2021, surrounded by family, after a lengthy illness.