The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada has jumped into the third-party advertising fray for the current federal election campaign with the release of two radio ads aimed at drawing attention to the concerns of its science and other members and the impact current government policy has on Canadians. “We want to encourage our … Read more
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada issued the following statement: “Canadians hoping the Harper government’s “war on science” is at last ended – or at least put on hold for the period of the federal election campaign – will be saddened to learn of the destruction this week of yet another federal science … Read more
To mark the twenty-third anniversary of National Public Service Week, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is today releasing a 10-point plan calling on the next federal government to restore Canada’s public service and preserve the integrity of federal programs and services. The plan is being accompanied by an online, print … Read more
Federal public servants are gathering across Canada to protest the muzzling of Canada’s public scientists, interference in the development of public science and obstruction of the collective bargaining process. In Ottawa, the presidents of the three largest unions, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) and the Professional … Read more
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) said that Bill C-59, the 2015 federal budget implementation legislation tabled May 7, targets federal public service sick leave benefits and takes direct aim at the constitutionally-protected right of workers to free and fair collective bargaining. “This Bill will hold federal public service workers hostage until they accept … Read more
Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), representatives of other public sector unions (including CAPE, PSAC and UNIFOR), and concerned citizens will come together at the former Kitsilano Coast Guard Station to remind Canadians of how federal government cuts to public safety and environmental protection programs and services have seriously … Read more
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) stated that the “balance” in the Harper government’s new balanced budget has come at a huge cost to Canadians’ health, safety and protection of the environment. “Managers in the government are already warning about the loss of ‘program integrity.’ Our own science members are trying to bargain … Read more
Environment Canada managers at a government building in Gatineau, Quebec, along with managers at several other government science sites, have recently reversed a longstanding practice of allowing federal scientists to meet with their union during lunch hours on government premises. “This is a very worrying development,” said Debi Daviau, president of the Professional Institute of the … Read more
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) and members of its Chalk River Professional Employees Group (CRPEG) maintain that the production of medical isotopes at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ont. should remain an “essential service” until an alternate supply is securely in place. “Natural Resources … Read more
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) has launched a new advertising campaign in Atlantic Canada aimed at raising Canadians’ awareness of its members’ contribution to their well-being and security. “With this campaign, we want to reassure people that, in spite of the federal government’s austerity budgets of the past few years, public … Read more
