Fellow members,
Earlier this year, I had the privilege of attending, along with some thirty PIPSC delegates, the 28th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), in Toronto.
The Convention, which is held every three years, featured the theme of “Together for a Fair Future”, and was dedicated to the memory of former CLC President and famed Canadian Labour activist Bob White, who passed away in February.
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Curling Beausejour Club Inc
80 Lockhart Av, Moncton, NB E1C 3B8
Costs: Members - free
Guests - $25.00
Cash only and one guest per member
RSVP: You must confirm with Philippe Ferron at: flip.ferron@gmail.com
if you are attending by Wednesday September 13, 2017.
Come join the fun by celebrating the launch of Capital Pride Week on August 20, 2017 at Hintonburg Park, Ottawa, for the Ten Oaks Project LGBTQ+ Family picnic from 2 PM to 5 PM. Bring your friends and families (and maybe a blanket or two!) and celebrate with the community!
The celebrations will continue throughout the week. This year again, we will be marching with other Public Service Unions during the Capital Pride Parade of August 27, 2017.
Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the union movement, specifically the eight hour work day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. Labour Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in Canada since 1872.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Moncton CS Sub Group AGM
(Held in conjunction with the Moncton Branch AGM)
Date: September 19, 2017
Time: 17:30
Location: Wedgewood Hall,
80 Lockhart Ave, Moncton
Costs: Members: free, guests: $25.00
Cash only and one guest per member
We are happy to announce that our new collective agreement is posted here. Most changes took effect on the date of signing, 1 June 2017. The changes to Article 22 Registration Fees, as well as to Articles 18.19 and 18.20(b) regarding Volunteer Leave and Personal Leave, are retroactive to 1 April 2017. Changes to pay are retroactive as per the specific pay notes for each classification. We apologize that the full text was not available prior to the commencement of retroactive payments (see detail
As previously stated due to the University walking away from the bargaining table and declaring an impasse at the negotiations, your Bargaining team met in conciliation with the employer on August 2, 2017. Under the Ontario Labour Relations Act, if no agreement is reached by August 27, the union will be in a legal strike position and the University in a legal lockout position.
Summer may be coming to an end but the problems with Phoenix continue to plague public servants. Although it would be overly optimistic to suggest a fix is imminent, we are seeing some progress. For example, the government is now taking some long-term measures to find the root cause of the problems that have beset the pay modernization system.
Specifically, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has informed the Institute that it is assembling an “Inter-Department Analysis Team,” which will include representatives from various departments, the Treasury Board, vendors and the pay centre. Unions have also been invited to take part. The ministerial working group launched this spring is also reported to be meeting regularly, and we continue to pressure elected officials to do everything in their power to expedite a fix and ensure public servants have adequate access to resources.
We have also been promised key changes to the pay call centres, as many members have often found them frustrating and of little assistance. Over the last year we have called on PSPC to make the staff in the call centres permanent and equip them to better assist employees. As we receive updates on new developments we will be sure to keep you posted.
In the event that your pay issue is not resolved, we encourage you to contact your local Employment Relations Officer (ERO) in the regional office nearest to you to help resolve the issue and access emergency or priority pay where the situation warrants.
On April 28, 2017, the Institute filed two policy grievances against the Employer on behalf of members. You can read more about these policy grievances here.
To help us keep the pressure on government to fix Phoenix, we encourage members to wear a “Fix Phoenix” button, available by contacting bettertogether@pipsc.ca.
OITP Bargaining Update # 5 – August 2017
Issues of the Impasse in Bargaining leading to the Strike Vote
