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Ottawa/CMEDIA: An announcement was made today by the Government of Canada regarding its tentative agreement being reached with the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), for the Research (RE) group.
Negotiations with the PIPSC have been going on since March 2023 by the Employer, Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) to finalize a renewed collective agreement for the Research (RE) group.
On November 23, 2023, a tentative agreement was reached.
Once ratified, the agreement would apply to approximately 3,000 members located across the country.
“Public servants work hard to deliver services for Canadians…We are moving forward with negotiations for the remaining active bargaining tables and are committed to reaching similar positive outcomes,” Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board said in a news release.
Underpinning the Government of Canada’s programs and services for Canadians, an important role in advancing knowledge is being played by the research community.
“The Research Group comprises positions that are primarily involved in the application of comprehensive scientific and professional knowledge to the planning, conduct, evaluation and management of fundamental research, knowledge enhancement, technology development and innovation relevant to defence science, historical research and archival science, mathematics and the natural sciences,” said the news release
Expiring on Sep 30th, 2026, the 4-year tentative agreement — in line with the established pattern reflected in other settlements reached during this round of negotiations — would facilitate general economic increases as well as other improvements for employees, including a one-time allowance of $2,500 and new leave for traditional Indigenous practices.
A tentative settlement had also been reached on May 2023 between bargaining teams for PIPSC and the government of Canada at the PIPSC Central Table on key items common to all 6 bargaining units which include
- Information Technology (IT) Group (formerly Computer Systems (CS)), comprising approximately 17,000 employees
- Health Services (SH) Group, comprising approximately 4,000 employees
- Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey (NR) Group, comprising approximately 4,000 employees
- Commerce and Purchasing (CP) Group (formerly Audit, Commerce and Purchasing (AV)), comprising approximately 7,000 employees
- Research (RE) Group, comprising approximately 3,000 employees, and
- Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group, comprising approximately 9,000 employees
Items agreed to will come into force subject to signing of individual collective agreement.
The Government of Canada has reached, to date, tentative agreements with 14 bargaining units covering approximately 76% of the collective bargaining population in the core public administration.
The Research Group comprises positions that are primarily involved in the application of comprehensive scientific and professional knowledge to the planning, conduct, evaluation and management of fundamental research, knowledge enhancement, technology development and innovation relevant to defence science, historical research and archival science, mathematics and the natural sciences.
