Fellow members in the CS, RE, SH and SP Groups,
Your respective collective agreements currently stipulate that compensatory leave earned during the previous fiscal year and outstanding on September 30, 2017 is to be automatically cashed-out.
For Immediate Release
Labour Day 2017: Labouring to Fix Phoenix
Ottawa, September 1, 2017 – Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) members attending this year's Labour Day parade* in downtown Ottawa will be encouraging the public and the labour movement to show their solidarity for public servants hurt by the Phoenix pay roll system. PIPSC’s float – a modified bus – will encourage the Labour Day crowd to "Get on board with fixing Phoenix," which has plagued public servants since it was rolled out in early 2016.
“Late pay, no pay, wrong pay. Our members are understandably in a less than festive mood. One in two federal employees is affected and there’s still no permanent fix in sight,” said PIPSC President Debi Daviau. “Public servants never know what is next on the horizon when it comes to Phoenix. Our members deserve to know when its problems are going to be fixed once and for all.”
Some efforts are being made to improve the situation, such as the creation of an “Inter-Department Analysis Team” which will include representatives from various departments, the Treasury Board, vendors and unions. Improvements to the Call Centres are also welcome. But these efforts still fall short of the mark, as new problems with Phoenix continue to emerge. Most recently, issues with retroactive pay and the lack of pension and benefit statements for the year cast doubt on a quick fix.
“We recognize the government’s efforts to address these issues, but much more needs to be done to resolve these problems once and for all, and soon. Our public service was recently recognized as the best in the world. We need to keep it that way. A critical way to ensure it is to fix Phoenix,” concluded Daviau.
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For further information:
Pierre Villon
(613) 228-6310 ext 4928 (office)
or (613) 794-9369 (cell.)
pvillon@pipsc.ca
(*) Parade starts at Ottawa City Hall (Elgin and Lisgar) at noon and ends at McNabb Park (Gladstone and Bronson), where there will be activities, entertainment, food and more from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
PIPSC members are invited to participate in the following Canadian Labour Congress Labour Day events:
Atlantic Region:
Ontario Region :
Prairie/NWT Region:
BC/Yukon Region :
In Solidarity,
The Mobilization Team
This is your invitation to attend the Annual Vancouver CS Subgroup AGM (Annual General Meeting) on 6th October, 2017.
Please read the following invite carefully and to register here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cs-subgroup-vancouver-agm-tickets-37337294854?ref=estw
Please let other CS in your workplace know as well. Registrations are limited to the first 65 who register.
Everything You Wanted to Know about Performance Management Reviews but were afraid to ask
Come out for an after work “Munch and Learn” session with Crystal Stewart, PIPSC Employment Relations Officer and learn about your rights as they relate to your annual PMR.
Tuesday, September 26th, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
A Strike vote was held between August 24 and 28, 2017. A substantial percentage of the bargaining unit members voted in favour of providing your Bargaining Team with a strong strike mandate. A number of fun events are being planned for the next two weeks. A number of members will be attending strike training on September 8th provided by the Institute.
Please accept this invitation to another Better Together/ PIPSC Pitches In event.
The Regina and District Labour Committee is holding the annual family friendly Labour Day Picnic
Date: Monday September 4th 2017
Time: 12:00-3:30pm.
Location: West lawn of the Legislative Building in Wascana Park.
Once again PIPSC Regina Branch will have a table set up and will be assisting in games and activities, including inflatable Dino bouncers , face painting , and food and drinks.
The AV group President and the AV BC/Yukon regional representative will be in town on October 18 and will be conducting an information session on important issues affecting the Public Service, particularly as they relate to the AV Group New collective agreement and to discuss the possibility of forming a Yukon AV sub group. You are invited to attend this information session, as well as pose questions.
When: Wednesday October 18th, 2017 from 12 pm to 1 pm (Lunch will be served at noon).
Where: The Java Connection 3125 3rd Ave, Whitehorse
Fellow YHC members,
The majority of the YHC members who voted have ratified the Tentative Agreement.
We will be moving forward to sign the agreement as soon as can be arranged.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support and solidarity throughout this bargaining round.
Thank you,