Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) applauded the Supreme Court ruling that the prohibition against strikes contained in Saskatchewan’s Public Service Essential Services Act is in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “We are gratified that the Supreme Court chose to build on its recent decisions defending meaningful collective bargaining,” … Read more

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada welcomed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to empower members of the RCMP to unionize, but regrets the court’s decision upholding a previous Federal Court of Appeal ruling that found the federal government was within its rights to roll back RCMP salaries in response to the 2008 financial crisis. … Read more

Federal government scientists are upping the ante in their dispute with the federal government over continuing cuts to federal science programs and the muzzling of federal government scientists by bringing their concerns directly to the bargaining table. The union representing federal government scientists will table a proposal that would obligate the government to negotiate scientific integrity … Read more

In a clear departure from its traditional strategy of remaining at arm’s length from federal elections, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), the union representing most of the federal government’s scientists and other professionals, has adopted a position that will allow it to engage in more political activity in the run-up … Read more

In a letter released Oct. 31, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) has asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to conduct an unprecedented audit of federal government outsourcing practices pursuant to its powers under section 17 of the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). The letter was sent following evidence of extensive … Read more

Debi Daviau, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), is endorsing the findings of a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) that compares wages in the public sector with those in the private sector. The results clearly show that, when comparing similar occupations, the differences in … Read more

Over 800 scientists worldwide have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) calling on the federal government to restore funding cut from its science programs and to remove barriers to the ability of Canadian government scientists to collaborate internationally. The letter and list of signatories is being released Oct. 21, … Read more

The release of a new report grading federal science-based departments’ communication policies for openness of communication, protection against political interference, the right to free speech and protection for whistleblowers is being welcomed by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada as critical new evidence that the federal government needs to wake up and stop its … Read more

Some 220 more federal government professionals represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), most of them senior tax auditors, have received the news that their positions are “affected” by the government’s continuing cuts to programs and services. These notices follow the decision to disband many of the international and aggressive … Read more

The next government of New Brunswick must understand and reflect the concerns of its public service, according to Professional Institute of the Public Service (PIPSC) president Debi Daviau. Next week, Daviau will meet with Institute members in Fredericton and Moncton and will continue to reach out to provincial political parties asking them to take a … Read more