MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
JUNE 6 - 9, 2005
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2005
MORNING SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 hours. President Betty Bannon
was in the chair. In attendance: Denis Lalancette, Bob Campbell, Pamela
Abbott, Terry Dupuis, Shawn Bergeron, Kent MacDonald, Nick Stein, Diana
Gee, Chris Aylward, Sabri Khayat, Marcel Bertrand, Linda Cassidy, Shane
O’Brien and Pierrette Labrie.
2. HOURS OF SESSION OF THE REGULAR MEETING
m/s T. Dupuis/M. Bertrand
That the hours of session be as follows:
Monday: 9:00 - 11:45; 1:15 - 4:00 - 5:00 open discussion
Tuesday: 9:00 - 11:45; 1:15 - 4:00 - 5:00
Wednesday: 9:00 - 11:45; 1:15 - 5:00
Thursday: 9:00 - 11:45; 1:15 to 4:00 NUMC
• MOTION CARRIED.
3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
m/s T. Dupuis/C. Aylward
That the agenda as printed plus the following additions be adopted:
Open discussion
12. Presidents’ Conference Evaluation (D. Lalancette)
13. Performance Assessment Employees after leaving (S. Khayat)
14. Brandon (S. Bergeron)
15. T. 2200 (P. Abbott)
• Recorded Vote #1. MOTION CARRIED.
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS
m/s D. Gee/T. Dupuis
That the minutes of the Executive Council Meeting of March 2005 be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #2. MOTION CARRIED.
First National Vice-President Campbell assumed the chair.
5. PRESIDENT FOLLOW UP ITEMS (Appendix A)
m/s B. Bannon/D. Lalancette
That the President Follow Up items be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #3. MOTION CARRIED.
6. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT (Appendix B)
m/s B. Bannon/D. Lalancette
That the report of the President be adopted.
Brother Stein had to leave to attend a meeting.
• Recorded Vote #4. MOTION CARRIED.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The meeting was called to order at 1:15 hours. President Bannon was in
the chair.
Point Privilege – D. Lalancette
He read a thank you letter he received from the Dystrophy Muscular with
respect to a donation UTE made.
7. REPORT OF THE FIRST NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT (Appendix C)
m/s B. Campbell/D. Gee
That the report of the First National Vice-President be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #5. MOTION CARRIED.
8. REPORT OF THE SECOND NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT (Appendix D)
m/s D. Lalancette/N. Stein
That the report of the Second Vice-President be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #6. MOTION CARRIED.
9. REPORT OF THE REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS (Appendix E)
m/s C. Aylward/D. Gee
That the reports of the RVPs be adopted with the exception of the report
of the Alternate RVP Quebec.
• Recorded Vote #7. MOTION CARRIED.
m/s M. Bertrand/D. Gee
That the report of the Alternate RVP Quebec be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #8. MOTION CARRIED.
First National Vice-President Campbell assumed the chair.
10. REPORT OF
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Appendix F)
m/s B. Bannon/D. Lalancette
That the report of the Executive Committee be adopted.
m/s B. Bannon /D. Lalancette
Recommendation #1:
Be it resolved that UTE update then re-issue the original questionnaire
to the membership and;
Be it further resolved that UTE hire Environics to complete the analysis
of the results of the questionnaire.
By doing this, it will allow UTE to have a comparative analysis completed
thus, will be able to see if improvements have been made in the eyes of
the membership.
m/s S. Bergeron/P. Abbott
That this recommendation be tabled.
• MOTION TO TABLE CARRIED.
That the report be adopted as a whole.
• Recorded Vote #9. MOTION CARRIED.
Sister Bannon resumed the chair.
11 a) REPORT OF THE STAFFING COMMITTEE (Appendix G)
m/s K. MacDonald/L. Cassidy
That the report of the Staffing Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #10. MOTION CARRIED.
11 b) REPORT OF THE BY-LAW COMMITTEE (Appendix H)
m/s C. Aylward/S. Khayat
That the report of the By-Laws Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #11. MOTION CARRIED.
11 c) REPORT OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE COMMITTEE (Appendix I)
m/s S. Khayat/S. Bergeron
That the report of the Technological Change Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #12. MOTION CARRIED.
Open Discussion Period – 4:00 p.m.
The Council members discussed the items under that section.
The meeting recessed at 5:00.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2005
MORNING SESSION
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 hours. President Bannon was in
the chair.
11 d) REPORT OF THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
(Appendix J)
m/s S. Bergeron/D. Gee
That the report of the Employee Assistance Program
be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #13. MOTION CARRIED.
11 e) REPORT OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE (Appendix K)
m/s C. Aylward/N. Stein
That the report of the Health and Safety Committee
be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #14. MOTION CARRIED.
11 f) REPORT OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE (Appendix L)
m/s L. Cassidy/T. Dupuis
That the report of the EO Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #15. MOTION CARRIED.
11 g) REPORT OF THE HONOURS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (Appendix M)
m/s P. Abbott/T. Dupuis
That the report of the Honours and Awards Committee be adopted.
m/s P. Abbott/T. Dupuis
Recommendation #1
All scholarship essays will be made available at the National Office for
council members to read. Location will be determined after the office renovations.
• Recorded Vote #16. MOTION CARRIED.
Recommendation #2
Successful Candidates essays for the Regional and National Scholarship
awards will be given to the Communications Committee. It will be up to
the Communications Committee to determine what they would like to put in
the newsletter.
m/s L. Cassidy/S. Bergeron
That this report be referred back to the committee with the instructions
to include all successful candidates past and present.
• MOTION TO REFER CARRIED.
Successful Candidates past and present essays for the Regional and National
Scholarship awards will be given to the Communications Committee. It will
be up to the Communications Committee to determine what they would like
to put in the newsletter.
• Recorded Vote #17. MOTION CARRIED.
Recommendation #3
All local executives will be encouraged to provide a picture of the presentation
of the award given. These pictures will be put on the UTE website.
• Recorded Vote #18. MOTION CARRIED.
Recommendation #4
Pictures of the National winners will be published in the UTE Newsletter.
• Recorded Vote #19. MOTION CARRIED.
That the report be adopted as a whole.
• Recorded Vote #20. MOTION CARRIED.
11 h) REPORT OF THE WORKFORCE ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE (Appendix N)
m/s N. Stein/M. Bertrand
That the report of the Workforce Adjustment Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #21. MOTION CARRIED.
11 i) REPORT OF THE HARASSMENT COMMITTEE (Appendix O)
m/s M. Bertrand/D. Gee
That the report of the Harassment Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #22. MOTION CARRIED.
11 j) REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (Appendix P)
m/s B. Campbell/P. Abbott
That the report of the Finance Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #23. MOTION CARRIED.
11 k) REPORT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (Appendix Q)
m/s B. Campbell/S. Khayat
That the report of the Communications Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #24. MOTION CARRIED.
11 l) REPORT OF THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE (Appendix R)
m/s D. Lalancette/N. Stein
That the report of the Bargaining Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #25. MOTION CARRIED.
11 m) REPORT OF THE AD HOC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (APPENDIX T)
The President Bannon stated that the committee will report later.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The meeting was called to order at 1:15 hours. President Betty Bannon
was in the chair.
12. a) ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Appendix S)
m/s B. Campbell/P. Abbott
That the financial statements of April 30, 2005 be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #26. MOTION CARRIED.
12. b) ADOPTION OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Appendix S)
m/s B. Campbell/P. Abbott
That the audited financial statements of December 31, 2004 be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #27. MOTION CARRIED.
13. EXPENSE CLAIMS OVER 90 DAYS
m/s B. Campbell/D. Gee
That the expense claims over 90 days be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #28. MOTION CARRIED.
14. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
A general discussion took place on the topic including the paper of Brother
Kosiba.
m) REPORT OF THE AD HOC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (APPENDIX T)
m/s N. Stein/D. Gee
That the report of the Ad Hoc Political Committee be adopted.
• Recorded Vote #29. MOTION CARRIED.
15. NEW LOCAL - BARRIE
m/s D. Gee/N. Stein
Whereas the RVP is satisfied that the vote conducted is valid.
Be it Resolved that the Barrie members be recognized as a New Local under
Regulation 1, within the Greater Toronto Region.
• Recorded Vote #30. MOTION CARRIED.
16. WSIB I, II, III, COURSES
m/s D. Gee/C. Aylward
Whereas the WSIB I, II and III courses are currently included under Non-UTE
events; and
Whereas these courses are important and there may be a need to give these
courses, regionally.
Be it resolved that the WSIB I, II and III courses be also added to the
list of UTE approved courses with a provision that if these courses are
given regionally, the participants would not be eligible to receive additional
monies under the Non-UTE events regulation.
• Recorded Vote #31. MOTION CARRIED.
17. INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE REPORT – BURNABY FRASER
m/s B. Campbell/T. Dupuis
Be it Resolved that the Executive Council accept the Investigation Committee
Report as presented.
• Recorded Vote #32. MOTION CARRIED.
m/s B. Campbell/T. Dupuis
Recommendation #1
The Review Committee recommends to UTE Executive Council that Linda White
not be permitted to hold any union position for a period of three (3) years
effective immediately, for violations of the UTE by-laws 11(3)(9) and 11(3)(13).
• Recorded Vote #33. MOTION CARRIED.
Recommendation #2 (will be presented to the PSAC NBoD)
m/s B. Campbell/T. Dupuis
The Review Committee recommends to the PSAC that the membership of Linda
White be suspended for a period of one (1) year effective immediately for
violations of the UTE By-laws 11(3)(9) and 11(3)(13).
m/s S. Bergeron/D. Gee
That this recommendation be amended to read three (3) years.
m/s L. Cassidy/S. Khayat
That the previous question be now put.
MOTION TO AMEND DEFEATED.
• Recorded Vote #34. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting recessed at 5:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2005
MORNING SESSION
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 hours. President Bannon was in
the chair.
18. CLC PRIDE CONFERENCE IN QUEBEC
Brother Dupuis withdrew the motion as there was no fund left in the budget
for donations.
19. DONATION – CLASSIQUE INTERNATIONALE DE CANOTS DE LA MAURICIE
Brother Bertrand withdrew the motion as there was no fund left in the
budget for donations.
20. ADOPTION OF WAL MART EMPLOYEES
m/s D. Lalancette/N. Stein
Whereas we must fight against globalization, which is affecting us because
governments support this principle; and
Whereas Wal Mart is a symbol of global success;
Whereas this giant abuses this system and is anti-union;
Whereas Wal Mart closed down the Jonquière branch and laid off
the employees; and
Whereas the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) of the FTQ
is fighting for the unionization of Wal Mart, and the employees laid
off at the Jonquière branch represent union resistance; and
Whereas Walmartization must be stopped and unionization at the Gatineau
Wal Mart, among others, must be encouraged.
Be it further resolved that the UTE encourage and support campaigns put
forward by the UFCW of the FTQ against Walmartization.
• Recorded Vote #35. MOTION CARRIED.
21. ALLOCATION OF MEMBERS / COLLECTION OF DUES
m/s L. Cassidy/K. MacDonald
Whereas Members that cannot be immediately assigned to a local go to
the "unallotted" and
pay PSAC and UTE dues; and
Whereas they cannot pay local dues since they have not been assigned
but they are still a member of the PSAC; and
Whereas the PSAC does not go back and collect arrears on the local dues;
and
Whereas there should not be unnecessary delays in the allocation of members
and locals should not have to go without dues.
Be it resolved that the PSAC amend their procedures so that arrears local
dues will be collected by the PSAC and submitted to the respective local.
• Recorded Vote #36. MOTION CARRIED.
22. DAY CARE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Brother Khayat withdrew the motion as
there was no fund left in the budget for donations.
OPEN DISCUSSION
The Council members discussed the remaining items.
The meeting recessed at 5:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005
MORNING SESSION
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 with President Bannon in the
chair.
Council members when over the NUMC items in preparation of the afternoon
meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon.
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Betty Bannon
National President |
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Bob Campbell
First National Vice-President |
Recorded Votes
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