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  • SP Severance Pay Language (PDF)
  • 06-MAY-2013 10:14 AM
  • 19.01 Under the following circumstances and subject to clause 19.02 an employee shall receive severance benefits calculated on the basis of the employee’s weekly rate of pay:
  • SP Group - Warning, April 11, 2013
  • 11-APR-2013 02:59 PM
  • It was brought to our attention that there is an SP Q&A in circulation titled “SP GROUP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON SEVERANCE PAY”.
  • SP Group Tentative Agreement Finally Reached
  • 08-APR-2013 08:50 AM
  • On April 4, 2013, PIPSC and the Treasury Board of Canada reached a tentative settlement to renew the Collective Agreement which expired on September 30, 2011. The SP Bargaining team recommends that members approve the deal.
  • SP Group - Voter's kit (Regional Pool)
  • 26-MAR-2013 11:07 AM
  • If you do not have an e-mail address registered with PIPSC, you will receive notice of your electronic ballot key by mail. No paper mail-in ballots will be provided.
  • SP Group Bargaining Update # 12
  • 18-MAR-2013 08:25 AM
  • Over the past few months, a number of SP Sub-Groups have been holding meetings to discuss bargaining and mobilization. This was one of the key recommendations from the annual SP Sub-Group Presidents meeting held in Montreal on December 1, 2012.
  • SP Group - Regional Pool Election Report - 2013
  • 06-MAR-2013 02:21 PM
  • There are eight (8) SP Executive regional pool positions to be filled by election for a three-year term, to expire with the completion of regional pool elections in 2016.
  • SP Bargaining Update #11
  • 21-FEB-2013 02:00 PM
  • While formal bargaining steps are on hold due to the Bad Faith Bargaining Complaint (see update #10 for background, and below for current status)
  • SP Group Bargaining 101
  • 06-FEB-2013 09:19 AM
  • For the expanded Bargaining 101 message, please read the whole document, but below is an Executive Summary / Take-home messages:
  • SP Group - AGM notice - April 6, 2013
  • 01-FEB-2013 03:30 PM
  • The 2013 SP Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in the National Capital Region on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Leggett Dr., Ottawa, ON K2K 2W2 (Kanata suburb).
  • SP Group elections 2013 - Call for nominations
  • 30-JAN-2013 08:45 AM
  • There are eight (8) SP Executive regional pool positions to be filled by election for a three-year term, to expire with the completion of regional pool elections in 2016.
  • Lunch & Learn: Consultation and SP Agreement Update
  • 23-JAN-2013 02:50 PM
  • To seek your input for Environment Canada Labour-Management Consultations and to provide you an update on the status of SP Collective Agreement, I am pleased to invite you to a Lunch & Learn event
  • SP Group - Special Bulletin - Winter 2013 (PDF)
  • 18-JAN-2013 11:02 AM
  • It has been too long since the last SP Group newsletter, and there have been a number of developments affecting SP Group members, namely announced cuts to departments resulting in Work Force Adjustment processes, and a serious lack of progress in bargaining due to the intransigence of the Treasury Board team.
  • Perspective on the SP Group bargaining process
  • 14-JAN-2013 08:50 AM
  • Your SP Group Bargaining Team and Group Executive have been fielding a number of questions and concerns recently related to the bad-faith bargaining complaint filed by the SP Group, especially as it relates to the previously offered items being removed from the bargaining table by Treasury Board (TB).
  • SP Group Bargaining Timeline
  • 09-NOV-2012 01:31 PM
  • Further to PIPSC , on behalf of the SP Bargaining Team, filing a Bad Faith Bargaining Complaint against the Treasury Board of Canada, we are now providing this comprehensive timeline of SP bargaining events to date.
  • SP Group Executive Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2012 (PDF)
  • 01-NOV-2012 11:02 AM
  • Ray welcomed newly elected executives: Elizabeth Ptasznik and Matthew Scuby; and returning members: Michael Forbes, Dan Van Vliet and Patrick Stephenson. A round table followed where Elizabeth and Matthew spoke about their backgrounds and involvement with PIPSC in their workplace.
  • SP Group - Bargaining update #10
  • 26-OCT-2012 02:52 PM
  • On Friday October 12, 2012, PIPSC, on behalf of the SP Bargaining Team, submitted a Bad Faith bargaining complaint against the Employer (Treasury Board of Canada, TB).
  • Overtime - Is it worth it?
  • 24-SEP-2012 02:50 PM
  • As reported in the world press on September 12, 2012, a recent major study on the health impacts of working overtime by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health found working over eight hours a day raised the risk of heart disease and stroke by 40 to 80%.
  • SP Group - Bargaining update #9
  • 08-AUG-2012 04:35 PM
  • After the last meeting between members of the SP bargaining team and Treasury Board (TB) on May 22nd (see update #8), we continue to remain open to discussion despite a declared impasse.
  • SP Group Executive Meeting Minutes - March 30, 2012
  • 16-JUL-2012 01:17 PM
  • Welcome and Opening Remarks. Meeting was called to order at 09:05 AM. Ray welcome executives and Suzelle, our SP Negotiator. Ray announced that the bargaining Team would meet at 4:00 PM and that the hospitality suite will be opened at 4:30 PM.
  • SP Group - Bargaining Update #8
  • 24-MAY-2012 02:59 PM
  • On Tue May 22nd , PIPSC and Treasury Board (TB) held a meeting to discuss the SP collective bargaining situation. (As per our previous bargaining update of April 17, bargaining discussions can resume at any point, despite a declared impasse).
  • SP Group - Selection of delegates to PIPSC AGM and SP Group Meetings
  • 23-APR-2012 11:12 AM
  • In previous years, members interested in attending the PIPSC and SP Group annual general meetings (AGM) were asked to submit their names to the Delegate Co-ordinator and s/he, with the input of the SP National Executive – particularly the Regional representative, would select the attendees.
  • SP Group 2012 Election
  • 18-APR-2012 11:59 AM
  • Following the close of nominations on March 23 2012, the following members expressed their willingness to serve as representatives on the SP Group Executive. The term of office for the members elected shall be three years.
  • SP Group Bargaining Update #7
  • 17-APR-2012 10:28 AM
  • As described in the previous update (#6, March 5), the SP bargaining team reached an impasse in negotiations with the Treasury Board of Canada (TB), meaning that your bargaining team was not able to obtain a tentative agreement that could, in good conscience, be presented to the membership for ratification vote.
  • SP Group - Bargaining update #6
  • 05-MAR-2012 02:35 PM
  • After four sessions in this round of bargaining, your SP Bargaining Team has concluded that there is nothing further to be gained from discussion with Treasury Board (TB).
  • SP Group - home e-mail address for sensitive information
  • 15-FEB-2012 08:59 AM
  • On occasion, and especially during contract negotiations, the SP Group may wish to communicate information of a sensitive nature (e.g. Bargaining updates, invitations to rallies, mobilization activities, etc.).
  • SP Group - call for nominations 2012
  • 13-FEB-2012 02:21 PM
  • There are six (6) SP Executive national pool positions to be filled by election for a three-year term, to expire with the completion of national pool elections in 2015.
  • SP Group - AGM notice, March 31, 2012
  • 26-JAN-2012 10:14 AM
  • The 2012 SP Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in the National Capital Region on Saturday, March 31st, 2012 at the Delta City Centre, 101 Lyon St., Ottawa, Ont.
  • SP Group - Employer pay proposal
  • 23-JAN-2012 03:37 PM
  • The pay proposal presented by Treasury Board mirrored the recent PSAC agreements, with a three year contract with economic increases of...
  • SP Group Bargaining Update #5
  • 23-JAN-2012 01:24 PM
  • We met with the Employer, for the third time, on January 17 -19, 2012. There were several exchanges of comprehensive packages between the parties, but no agreement was achieved.
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