Civil Circles

PIPSC members demand answers after VP suddenly resigns, drops harassment claim against union leaders

With an internal election looming, members are seeking a special meeting to probe why Shirley Friesen dropped her case against president Debi Daviau and vice-president Steve Hindle.

Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada are calling on vice-president Steve Hindle, left, and president Debi Daviau, right, to answer questions about the sudden resignation of former vice-president Shirley Friesen, who dropped a harassment lawsuit against the two days after she resigned.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, photograph courtesy of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

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BY EMILY HAWS

August 22, 2018

Members of the second-largest federal public service union are demanding transparency and accountability after they allege two top officials secretly settled a harassment lawsuit against them filed by another executive, leading her to resign and drop her re-election bid.

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