A new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) report makes projections for federal public sector job loss in Atlantic Canada and discusses the breadth and depth of its impact in the region. CCPA (Nova Scotia office) published Public Disservice: the impact of federal government job cuts in Atlantic Canada at a time when many are … Read more
Department of National Defence professionals represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) received news that their positions will be "affected" by the government's continuing cuts to programs and services. One hundred fifty-eight PIPSC public service professionals, mostly computer science professionals, but also including nurses, nutritionists, occupational therapists, and historians, began to receive … Read more
Approximately 900 federal government professionals represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and working at Human Resources and Skills Development received news that their positions will be “affected” by the government’s cuts to programs and services. Service vice-president Debi Daviau is concerned about the impact of these cuts on members and … Read more
With a July 17, 2012 strike deadline fast approaching, nuclear experts represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada held a news conference and staged an information picket at Chalk River Laboratories to seek a fair settlement from their employer, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. These engineers and scientists working at the … Read more
After an arduous eight-year fight for justice, health professionals represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada welcome the presentation of a milestone $150 million dollar settlement in the Walden et al v. Canada case to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Hundreds of Walden's colleagues joined her complaint which alleged that the … Read more
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada announced regulatory changes to the meat inspection process, which are slated for approval, raise concerns about the safety of products consumed by Canadians and exported to other markets. The changes are being put forward at the same time as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency faces a … Read more
Despite widespread concerns with the incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and suicide rates for members of the Canadian Forces, notifications received by unions representing Department of National Defence health professionals indicate that federal budget cuts will shut down a key unit in the department that monitors mental health and contributes to suicide prevention, the … Read more
Approximately 600 federal government professionals represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada are being notified that their positions will be affected as a result of lack of work and discontinuance of function. Close to 3000 public service members have now received a Workforce Adjustment Notice since the tabling of the 2012 … Read more
Public service professionals started to receive notices that their positions may be eliminated, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada said. Work force adjustment letters were sent to over 400 institute members who are employed at National Defence, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Western Economic Diversification, Economic Development Agency of Canada for Quebec Regions, … Read more
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada wrote a letter to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) expressing concerns on Flaherty's decision to exclude representatives of the institute from the federal budget stakeholder lockup. The full release is available online. Call 613-228-6310.
