After a dreadfully slow and painstaking start, amplified by the employer underestimating the scope of the challenge of putting together the largest Pay Equity Committee and Pay Equity exercise in Canada, we are happy to report that the Pay Equity Committee is finally starting to make some, albeit
31 May 2024Applications are due by 5:00pm EST on June 28, 2024. The PIPSC 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is taking place in person and/or virtual November …
29 April 2024The SP Executive election committee has verified the results for the 2024 elections. The following candidates have been elected to our group executive, and will take office at the first executive meeting taking place on June 14th 2024: ● Kevin Jacobs
11 April 2024The SP Executive continues to be busy in 2024 as we monitor the implementation of the new Collective Agreement, and look forward to the upcoming Federal Election and what that means for our membership.
4 March 2024Implementation details for the SP Group collective agreement are available, along with more details on several issues surrounding the $2500 signing bonus.
28 February 2024The SP Group collective agreement is now on the PIPSC website. Click to read more details, including confirmed implementation dates.
10 January 2024Treasury Board and PIPSC have signed the collective agreement, and the implementation has begun. More details, including approximate dates, can be found in the full article.
6 November 2023The Applied Science and Patent Examination Group (SP) Bargaining Team is proud to announce that you have voted in favour of a new collective agreement!
16 October 2023Your SP Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that on September 22, 2023, we reached a tentative agreement with Treasury Board to conclude this round of collective bargaining.
25 September 2023A tentative agreement has been signed and will be presented to the members once the translation is available. Click through to the full article to see some highlights.
3 August 2023Your SP Group Bargaining Team met twice with the employer; at the end of June, and again at the beginning of July. During those meetings, the pay proposals were exchanged and negotiated.
26 July 2023Your SP Group Bargaining Team met twice with the employer at the end of June and beginning of July. A great deal of progress has been made, however there is still work left that needs to be done.
5 July 2023SP Executive Newsletter # 3 March and April have been very busy months for the SP Group, with meetings for Bargaining, the SP AGM, SP Executive meeting, Lunch & Learns, and a Western Zonal meeting for SP Sub Group Presidents.
8 June 2023Your SP Group Bargaining Team met with the employer from May 16th-18th. Despite some difficulties in getting data from the employer, good progress was made.
29 May 2023The PIPSC 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is taking place in person and/or virtual November 26 to 29, in Montreal, Quebec. If you’re interested in joining the SP Group delegation, fill out the application form sent by email before 5:00pm EST on June 9, 2023.
11 May 2023Hello, You’re invited to enjoy a social event and some appetizers with your colleagues from the Saskatoon Area! This is an excellent chance to network and enjoy an evening out with other SP Group members from around Saskatoon and area.
5 April 2023While TBS may not be interested in your needs when it comes to your collective agreement, your bargaining team remains committed to getting you a better deal. If you’ve had five dates, and you aren’t feeling the love, they just aren’t that interested.
14 February 2023While the environment, both weather and bargaining, is all over the place, your bargaining team is cutting through the chaos, focused on getting you a better deal.
6 January 2023SP Executive Newsletter #2 Hello SP Group Members! We would like to welcome in the New Year with you, and provide a few highlights of recent activity for our Group.
9 December 2022The holidays are coming and while your SP Bargaining team isn’t sneaking into your houses through the chimney to give presents, neither are we showing up with lumps of coal.
26 October 2022Hello! Welcome to our first newsletter for SP members! We want this to be YOUR newsletter, and we welcome your ideas and suggestions about what you would like to see here! Keep in touch with us at: sp_grp_exec@pipsc.ca
12 October 2022The SP bargaining team met with the Treasury Board in early October, and so far progress is good. From October 4 to 6, your bargaining team met face to face with the Treasury Board to continue the process of negotiations.
22 September 2022MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU SP Executive Meeting / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP April 29 2022 / 29 avril 2022
15 August 2022MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU SP Executive Meeting (#2)/ Rencontre de l’exécutif SP (#2) November 26 2021 / 26 novembre 2021
15 August 2022MINUTES / COMPTE RENDU SP Executive Meeting (#1) / Rencontre de l’exécutif SP (#1) September 24, 2021 / 24 septembre 2021
20 May 2022The SP Executive election committee has verified the results for the 2022 elections. The following candidates have been elected to our group executive, and will take office at the First executive meeting taking place on June 3rd 2022:
18 May 2022The SP Bargaining Team has been looking closely at our current collective agreement in light of the survey results, known issues needing resolution, and our demands from the last bargaining round. We are well prepared to work on our proposal package when we meet again.