EXECUTIVE MEETING – UTE LOCAL 20026
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2004
WHITESPOT WESTBANK 6:00pm
PRESENT
Joy Harrison Kevin Ahrendt Susan Yaciw Robert Beaton Tracy Todd Dwayne Sol Robert Binotto Sarah Redd Peter Dyck
OLD BUSINESS
Reviewed Minutes from the Meeting of November 19, 2003. Corrections to the Minutes: Amend the spelling of Susan’s last name to: “YACIW”. Minutes stand as amended.
A.G.M. Update – Joy Harrison:
· The Sandman Inn Penticton has been confirmed for February 17, 2004
· Dinner Menu has been finalized: Chicken, Vegetarian Lasagna, Roast Potatoes, Veggies and Salad. There will be a snack tray provided before the meeting at the cost of $75.00
· Our Guest Speaker is Bob Campbell 1st Vice President of U.T.E.
Strike Vote – Joy Harrison:
· The Vote was 81% in favor nationally. Bargaining will be discussed in new business.
Performance Reviews and Sick Leave – Joy Harrison:
· All reference to sick leave and absences has been removed from performance reviews for Revenue Collections. There will be no reference to sick leave and absences in future performance reviews for Revenue Collections.
NEW BUSINESS
Annual General Meeting:
Resolutions to amend the Bylaws:
o The Treasurers term is to be increased to 2 years due to the nature of the position.
o The Benevolence fund will be for the local members, in cases of emergency and for situations where there is the need. Funds are to be advanced or gifted at the discretion of the Executive. A Benevolence committee will be formed. The committee will report to the Executive in cases where there is a need for the funds. The Executive will decide whether the funds will be loaned or gifted, and will administer the funds.
o The due date for resolutions is February 3, 2004. These resolutions must be posted at all sites prior to the A.G.M.
Distribution of the Invitations:
o Invitations were handed out and each member of the Executive will distribute to their respective work areas.
Prizes for the A.G.M.:
o Robert & Kevin will get Tim Horton’s gift certificates. Sarah & Dwayne will donate PSAC Backpacks, and the remaining prizes will be supplied by the existing stock that remains with the Executive. There will also be a mystery prize to cost no more than $25.00
Budget:
The 2003 Expenses were not available at the time of the meeting. The 2003 budget was reviewed and a soft projection of increases in spending to the following areas was discussed:
· Increase in Education from $750.00 to $1,250.00
· Increase in Executive Meeting expenditures from $600.00 to $1,000.00
· Increase in Area Council from $300.00 to $376.00
· Increase in Sundry from $500.00 to $750.00
· Two national UTE Conventions for OSH and E.O. in 2004
We will focus on a balanced or “in the black” budget for 2004-2005. We also have the need to spend approx. $150.00 out of the proposed sundry budget for the purpose of purchasing more up to date accounting software.
Curling – Rob Beaton:
The Summerland Club has been booked for January 25, 2004. A general email will be sent to all members requesting an expression of interest and an R.S.V.P. by January 19, 2004. Once numbers are known, the time will be set. It is expected that the cost will be no more than $5.00 per person. The local will provide snacks for the event.
Bargaining Update – Joy Harrison:
Collective bargaining is currently on hold due to several mitigating circumstances. It is not known when talks will resume. Please refer to the website for details.
Christmas Greetings – Joy Harrison:
PSAC and UTE sent greetings. It is suggested that we do something similar for next holiday season.
Round Table:
Susan: Going to the E.O. conference. Will pull the 2003 expenses to date and will distribute.
Kevin: The Y.O.U.R. course held on December 11th and 12th in Vancouver was a great networking opportunity.
Attended with Dwayne and Sarah and David Clarke (member at large)
Peter: (Discussion with Susan about E.O.) Expressed concerns about the exploitation of the information that
people supply by self-identifying.
Robert Binotto: HR Affected letters? Joy: HR has received 2-year letters. The compensation aspect is being
centralized to Ottawa. The staff relations aspect will remain at the TSO.
Joy: The agenda for the upcoming PSAC National OSH Conference appeared to target political topics rather
than topics directly relating to OSH. The following objectives per the call letter were the reason why the
call was not put forth to OSH members and are listed as follows:
· Establishing a link between globalization and its direct relationship to decreased health and safety protection in our workplaces
· Ensuring that health and safety issues are mainstream issues for the Union and for the membership
· Building the activism of the members and activists in respect to the issues of health and safety in the workplace
· Developing and implementing Union based strategies to ensure that workplace health and safety issues are being addressed by employers and government
· Establishing collective bargaining strategies.
We will concentrate on building one strong local in the Southern Interior rather than two locals – for Penticton and Kelowna. The matter may be re-visited in the future.