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PRESIDENT’S FOLLOW UP ITEMS
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
MARCH 2004
Betty Bannon Item 5
- I have recently issued a memorandum regarding flying West Jet
Airlines.
- I was advised by the CCRA that the replacement for Rod Quiney
on Detax issues would be Barbara Slater. I advised the Chair
and Advisor to the UTE OSH Committee and the PSAC.
- I met with Jean Laronde, of the CCRA, in an attempt to finalize
the UMC Agreement for signing. They are having some difficulties
with this process and I will discuss this further when this item is
tabled to Council.
- A Web/Communications person has been hired and Susan Duncan will
be introduced at the President’s Conference. I provided the new
website address to Council, members of the Communications Committee,
as well as, Robin East, one of our visually challenged members, to review
and provide feedback. Once the feedback has been reviewed the
new site will be launched for access by the membership.
- With the departure of Mike MacDonald to the committee working
on the implementation of Bill C-25, we met with Denis Patry,
the building manager to discuss our future office space requirements.
I hope to be able to table some options to the Council by the time of
the March meeting. However, at the time of writing of this report I
have not received the documents that were contracted.
- A local # and e-mail address has been set up for the new Moncton
local. I finally attended their founding meeting after one
postponement due to severe weather to speak at their meeting, deliver
their Charter and swear in the new executive. Even then, we were set
upon by yet another storm and I commend the members who attended.
- With the assistance of the Communications Committee we sought
estimates from three companies for the printing of our Newsletter.
It was decided to stay with our current company, Mansfield and Rodney.
We looked at cost, ease of accessibility and services available.
- The written Environics Report of the analysis of the statistical
results of the UTE Membership Questionnaire is now on the website.
- I have shared our Bulletin 21/03 on Pay Increments with the
President of the PSAC and advised her to feel free to share it with
the other PSAC negotiating teams.
- The chair of the UTE OSH Committee was given the following
two issues to investigate and report back to Council: members with negative
sick leave balances and members falling under the Duty to Accommodate.
- As suggested, there will be a presentation on the Duty to Accommodate
at the Presidents Conference.
- The CCRA was contacted in regards to formal Telework Agreements
for auditors. David Miller stated that there has been no national
direction given for the use of formal agreements for these workers.
However, I have noted that some offices use them and others do not.
The council should discuss this item and clarify if we wish to pursue
with the CCRA the use of formal agreements, no agreements or some kind
of revised agreements for this type of worker.
- The PSAC has agreed to go forward with a WFA complaint regarding
the situations that occurred in Penticton and Quebec.
- Two “New Members” kits have been mailed to the
employer.
- I have asked the 1st National Vice President to bring amendments
to Council regarding Regulation 13 and the payment of a Per
Diem when meals are provided. This is a result of the discussion that
occurred at the last council meeting.
- A Bulletin on the Government restructuring was issued and it also
included instructions for the locals to touch base with their local counter
parts in CEUDA to offer whatever help was needed to keep informed their
membership remaining in the CCRA since a large bulk of the membership
and executive were transferred to the CBSA. The bulletin also talked about
the PSAC website that had a special “restructuring” page with
Qs & As from the members.
In Solidarity,
Betty Bannon
National President, UTE
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