Minutes of the Executive Council

Minutes of the Executive Council
April 7, 8 and 9, 2020

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020
MORNING SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING

The Executive Council meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m. via videoconference with President Brière in the chair.  In attendance: Doug Gaetz, Adam Jackson, Kimberley Koch, Greg Krokosh, Gary Esslinger, Cosimo Crupi, Jamie vanSydenborgh, Brian Oldford, Ken Bye, Jérôme Martel, Eddy Aristil, Daniel Camara and Sylvie Bastien.

Brother David Lanthier, Alternate Regional Vice-President for the National Capital Region, replaced Sister Linda Koenders in her absence.

2. HOURS OF SESSION OF THE REGULAR MEETING

m/s      Ken Bye / Kimberley Koch

That the hours of session be as follows:

Tuesday:        11:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.; 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
                        3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Open Discussion
Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.; 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday:      11:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.; 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  • MOTION CARRIED.

3.  ADOPTION OF AGENDA

m/s      Ken Bye / Doug Gaetz

That the agenda be adopted as printed with the following additions:

New Business

No addition was made to New Business.

Open discussion

5.      Per Diems (D. Gaetz)
6.      Microsoft Teams (A. Jackson)
7.      Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) (J. Martel)
8.      Re-entry Protocol as per Collective Agreement (A. Jackson)
9.      CERB: Training, Overtime and Easter Weekend (J. Martel)
10.    Volunteering for CERB (J. Martel)

  • Recorded Vote #1.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

4.  ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

m/s      Cosimo Crupi / Doug Gaetz          

That the minutes of the Executive Council Meeting of December 2019 be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #2.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

President Brière turned the Chair over to Brother Doug Gaetz, 1st National Vice-President.

5. PRESIDENT’S FOLLOW UP ITEMS

m/s      Marc Brière / Adam Jackson

That the follow up items of the President be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #3.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

6.  REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

m/s      Marc Brière / Adam Jackson

That the report of the National President be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #4.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Brother Gaetz returns the chair to President Brière.

At the request of the Council the session went “in camera ".

The Council then moved back into its regular session.

Recess for lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION

The meeting was called back to order at 2:45 with the National President, Brother Marc Brière in the Chair. 

7. REPORT OF THE 1st VICE-PRESIDENT

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Adam Jackson

That the report of the 1st National Vice-President be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #5.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

8. REPORT OF THE 2nd VICE-PRESIDENT

m/s      Adam Jackson / Doug Gaetz

That the report of the 2nd National Vice-President be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #6.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

9. REPORT OF THE REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS / ALTERNATES

m/s      David Lanthier / Gary Esslinger   

That the activity reports of the RVPs and ARVPs be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #7.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

President Brière turned the Chair over to Brother Doug Gaetz, 1st National Vice-President.

10.  REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

m/s      Marc Brière / Adam Jackson

That the report of the Executive Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #8.  MOTION CARRIED.

Brother Gaetz return the chair to President Brière.

OPEN DISCUSSION

The Council members discussed the items under this section.

The meeting recessed at 4:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020
MORNING SESSION

The meeting was called to order at 11:00 with President Brière in the Chair. 

At the request of the Council the session went “in camera ".

The Council then moved back into its regular session.

11 a)   REPORT OF THE STAFFING COMMITTEE

m/s      Jérôme Martel / Adam Jackson

That the report of the Staffing Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #9. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 b)   REPORT OF THE BY-LAWS COMMITTEE

m/s      Ken Bye / Jérôme Martel

That the report of the By-Laws Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #10. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 c)   REPORT OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE COMMITTEE

m/s      Brian Oldford / Kimberley Koch

That the report of the Technological Change Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #11.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 d)   REPORT OF THE WELL-BEING COMMITTEE

m/s      Kimberley Koch / Eddy Aristil

That the report of the Well-Being Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #12.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 e)   REPORT OF THE HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Brian Oldford

That the report of the Health & Safety Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #13.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 f)    REPORT OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE

m/s      Greg Krokosh / David Lanthier

That the report of the Equal Opportunities Committee be adopted.

With the permission of the National President, Brother Adam Jackson left the meeting for a moment.

  • Recorded Vote #14.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 g)   REPORT OF THE HONOURS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

m/s      Cosimo Crupi / Ken Bye

That the report of the Honours and Awards Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #15.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 h)   REPORT OF THE WORKFORCE ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE

m/s      Adam Jackson / Eddy Aristil

That the report of the Workforce Adjustment Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #16.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Recess for lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION

The meeting was called back to order at 2:45 with the National President, Brother Marc Brière in the Chair. 

11 i)    REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Gary Esslinger

That the report of the Finance Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #18.   MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Recommendation #1

Be it resolved that the following line item be approved for overspending:

DATE

LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION

EXPLANATION

 2019 BUDGET

 ACTUAL OR EXPECTED

 OVERAGE

31-Dec-19

Federations of Labour

Over budget approval

10,000.00

21,290.58

11,290.58

31-Dec-19

Newsletter

Over budget approval

92,500.00

101,621.88

9,121.88
  • Recorded Vote #17.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 j)    REPORT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

m/s      Gary Esslinger / Ken Bye

That the report of the Communications Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #19.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 k)   REPORT OF THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE

m/s      Adam Jackson / Jamie vanSydenborgh

That the report of the Bargaining Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #20.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 l)    REPORT OF THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC)

m/s      Jamie vanSydenborgh / Cosimo Crupi

That the report of the Political Action Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #21.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 m) REPORT OF THE CALL CENTRE COMMITTEE

m/s      Greg Krokosh / Jamie vanSydenborgh

That the report of the Call Centre Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #22.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

11 n)   REPORT OF THE UNION MANAGEMENT APPROACH (UMA) COMMITTEE

m/s      Eddy Aristil / Doug Gaetz

That the report of the Union Management Approach (UMA) Committee be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #23.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

12. ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Gary Esslinger

That the Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, be adopted.

With the approval of the Executive Council, the “Adoption of the Financial Statements” was postponed until Thursday morning.

13. EXPENSE CLAIMS OVER 90 DAYS

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Cosimo Crupi

That the expense claims over 90 days be accepted.

  • Recorded Vote #24.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

14.  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

A short discussion on bargaining took place.

The meeting recessed at 4:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020
MORNING SESSION

The meeting was called to order at 11:00 with President Brière in the Chair. 

At the request of the Council the session went “in camera ".

The Council then moved back into its regular session.

12. ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Gary Esslinger

That the Financial Statements as of December 31, 2019, be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #25.   MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

15.  AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2019

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Cosimo Crupi

Be it resolved that the 2019 Audited Financial Statements be adopted.

  • Recorded Vote #26.   MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Recess for lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION

The meeting was called back to order at 2:45 with National President Brière in the Chair. 

OPEN DISCUSSION (cont’d)

The Council members discussed the items under this section.

With the approval of the Executive Council, Brother Martel would like to remove the items "Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB); CERB: Training, Overtime and Easter Weekend; and Volunteering for CERB" from the open discussion section.

With the approval of the Executive Council, Brother Jackson would like to remove the item “Re-Entry Protocol as per Collective Agreement” from the open discussion section.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

________________________                              ______________________
Marc Brière                                                             Doug Gaetz
National President                                                   First National Vice-President

 

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