PARTICIPANTS:
Jamie vanSydenborgh Chairperson
Pamela Abbot Co-chairperson
Christine McLennan Presidents’ representative
Lyson Paquette Technical Advisor
1. Adoption of the Agenda
The agenda was adopted.
2. Review of the minutes of February 16 and 17, 2012 meeting
Brother vanSydenborgh provided information on the outcome of the recommendations presented and adopted at the Executive Council meeting of June 2012.
3. Review of the UTE Guidelines on Union Intervention in Harassment Cases – Member against Member in the Workplace
The following recommendation was adopted at the June 2012 Executive Council meeting:
“Whereas the guidelines have not been reviewed since implementation; and
Whereas the guidelines need to be re-written to make it simpler;
Be it resolved that the Executive Council mandate the Committee to review the guidelines; and
Be it further resolved that the revised guidelines be presented to the Executive Council before the end of the year 2012.”The members of the Committee reviewed the input received from the locals regarding the Guidelines, along with documents from different sources, such as PSAC and other Unions on the question of Union representation, member against member, in the case of workplace harassment. As a result, amendments to the Guidelines will be presented to the next Executive Council meeting of September 2012.