Executive Council - Conference Call

Bob Campbell                                            Marc Brière
Madonna Gardiner (by phone)                  Denis Lalancette (by phone)
Daniel Camara (by phone)                         Ken Bye
Brian Oldford (by phone)                            Bill Blair (by phone)
Jamie vanSydenborgh (by phone)             Pamela Burnham (by phone)
Gary Esslinger (by phone)                         Greg Krokosh (by phone)
Wayne Little (by phone)                             Morgan Gay, Negotiator
Mark Pecek (Regional Offices Branch)      Annette Melanson

1. Bob updated Council with the details of the settlement and the unanimous recommendation of the Bargaining Team to reject the settlement. The Employer has already advised that none of our communiques around the settlement will be permitted to be posted or distributed in the workplace.
2. Annette read the timelines into the record with dates:
   Meetings and votes will be held across the regions between May 9 – June 22;
   Vote results to be sent to PSAC by noon June 23;
   Announcement of vote results: later in the day June 23;
   Membership lists will be sent to the Regionals Offices by May 4;
   Locals and Regional Offices will coordinate meeting dates;
   Bargaining Team members to be present at each vote will be coordinated by the National Office. RVPs who are not Team members may attend meetings in their own regions, where their schedules permit, but their presence is not mandatory. UTE will cover costs for RVPs to attend these meetings;
   Dates/locations and speakers will be posted on the websites as they are confirmed;
   Speaker’s notes will be available by end of day May 2 and will be sent to all Council, Locals and the Team.   
3. The National President will be publishing a message on the settlement on Monday.
4. Please do not get into Facebook posts. Refer members’ questions to the Locals, RVPs, and then back to Sister Gardiner if necessary, who will coordinate questions and answers.
5. Telephone Town Halls were suggested and will be considered.
6. Bargaining Grievances will continue to be held in abeyance until the results of the ratification vote are known.
7. Boycott of Union-Management Consultations- remains status quo until the results of the ratification vote are known.  Even then, a change in this position can only be affected by a resolution to Executive Council, since the boycott was that body’s decision.