Minutes of the Executive Council

Minutes of the Executive Council
January 20, 2016

Via Conference Call

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016
MORNING SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE SPECIAL MEETING

The conference call started at 11:00 hours with President Bob Campbell in the Chair. In attendance: Marc Brière, Madonna Gardiner, Wayne Little, Bob Carpenter, Gary Esslinger, Adam Jackson, Cosimo Crupi, Jamie vanSydenborgh, Doug Gaetz, Ken Bye, Bill Blair, Daniel Camara, Denis Lalancette, Annette Melanson and Pierrette Labrie.

2.  ADOPTION OF AGENDA

  1. Clarify national consultation and regional/local consultation.
  2. Remind RVPs to use their Thursday a.m. caucus time to always be engaging and soliciting input from their Locals.
  3. We have asked Sister Robyn Benson to get a meeting with Scott Brison.  President Campbell and Robyn both felt it would be best to schedule a National Strategy Coordination Committee (NSCC) meeting and perhaps telephone town hall after that meeting.  RVP site visits are also a good idea, but after that meeting.
  4. We will count both grievance campaign numbers as one.
  5. The team has lost Sister Dawn Hardy and will soon lose Brother Jean-Pierre Fraser.  National President will sit in all future negotiation meetings, to show the CRA our commitment.
  6. Ask Council to contact their Locals for input on possible bargaining activities, including petitions.  Report back to us by next Wednesday with their input and what participation they feel they can get.  Results will be used to determine future activities and a possible March demo during Presidents’ Conference.
  7. PAC Funding for Locals to visit their MPs – requests should be submitted as per the PAC funding guidelines.
  8. Doubling up Membership Appreciation Event Funding – need a resolution to effect this and could result in overspending the line item.
  9. Videos by National President and 1st National Vice-President – great idea.  Need appropriate subjects or issues. i.e. grievance campaign, visiting MPs.

The special meeting adjourned at 12h50 p.m.

 

Bob Campbell                                       Marc Brière
National President                                First National Vice-President