Minutes of the Executive Council

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
MORNING SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 hours.  President Bob Campbell was in the Chair. In attendance: Marc Brière, Madonna Gardiner, Wayne Little, Greg Krokosh, Gary Esslinger, Cosimo Crupi, Jamie vanSydenborgh, Doug Gaetz, Ken Bye, Bill Blair, Daniel Camara, Jérôme Martel, Annette Melanson and Pierrette Labrie.

2.  HOURS OF SESSION OF THE REGULAR MEETING

m/s       Jamie vanSydenborgh / Ken Bye           

That the hours of session be as follows:

Tuesday:         9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.; 1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
                        4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open Discussion
Wednesday:    9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.; 1:15 p.m. - 5:00
Sunday:           9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.;

• MOTION CARRIED.

3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

m/s      Gary Esslinger / Wayne Little

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

New Business

None

Open discussion

4.         Communication - National Office (D. Camara)
5.         Student Hiring (K. Bye)
6.         Adjudication Timeframe (G. Esslinger)
7.         Bill C-45 Bargaining (G. Esslinger) withdrawn later by the brother

• Recorded Vote #1.  MOTION CARRIED.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

m/s      Greg Krokosh / Daniel Camara

That the minutes of the Executive Council Meeting of June 2016 be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #2.  MOTION CARRIED.

m/s      Wayne Little / Gary Esslinger

That the minutes of the Executive Council meeting via a Conference Call on June 23^rd be adopted.

That the minutes of the Executive Council meeting via a Conference Call on August 22^nd be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #3.  MOTION CARRIED.

President Campbell turned the Chair over to Brother Brière, First National Vice-President.

5.  PRESIDENT’S FOLLOW UP ITEMS

m/s      Bob Campbell / Madonna Gardiner

That the follow up items of the President be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #4.  MOTION CARRIED.

6.  REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

m/s      Bob Campbell / Madonna Gardiner

That the report of the President be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #5.  MOTION CARRIED.

President Campbell resumed the Chair.

7. REPORT OF THE 1^st NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT

m/s      Marc Brière / Gary Esslinger

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

• Recorded Vote #6.  MOTION CARRIED.

8.  REPORT OF THE 2^nd NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT

m/s      Madonna Gardiner / Marc Brière

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

• Recorded Vote #7.  MOTION CARRIED.

9. REPORT OF THE REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS / ALTERNATES

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Gary Esslinger

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

• Recorded Vote #8.  MOTION CARRIED.

President Campbell turned the Chair over to Brother Brière, First National Vice-President.

10. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

m/s      Bob Campbell / Madonna Gardiner

That the report of the Executive Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #9.  MOTION CARRIED.

President Campbell resumed the Chair.

11 a)   REPORT OF THE STAFFING COMMITTEE

m/s      Ken Bye / Daniel Camara

That the report of the Staffing Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #10.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 b)   REPORT OF THE BY-LAWS COMMITTEE

m/s      Daniel Camara / Ken Bye

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

m/s      Daniel Camara /

Recommendation No. 1

Be it resolved that Regulation 7.3(3) be amended in English to comply with the French version.

7.3      GUIDELINES FOR REGIONAL EDUCATION BUDGETS

(3)      The President may approve the use of the educational budget for approved UTE courses, in full, in part, in combination of the approved courses and/or workshops provided at Presidents’ Conferences listed in 7.3.6.

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French

Recommandation no. 1

7.3          LIGNES DIRECTRICES SUR LES BUDGETS RÉGIONAUX DE FORMATION

(3)      la présidente ou le président peut approuver l’utilisation du budget de formation pour les cours approuvés du SEI en entier, en partie, en combinaison des cours approuvés et/ou des ateliers offerts dans le cadre des conférences des président-e-s listés à 7.3.6;

• Recorded Vote #11.  MOTION CARRIED.

That the report of the By-Laws Committee be adopted as a whole.

• Recorded Vote #12.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 c)   REPORT OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE COMMITTEE

m/s      Madonna Gardiner / Doug Gaetz

That the report of the Technological Change Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #13.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 d)   REPORT OF THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

m/s      Wayne Little / Bill Blair

That the report of the Employee Assistance Program Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #14.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 e)   REPORT OF THE HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Marc Brière

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

• Recorded Vote #15.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 f)    REPORT OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE

m/s      Madonna Gardiner / Greg Krokosh

That the report of the Equal Opportunities Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #16.  MOTION CARRIED.

Recess for lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION

The meeting was called back to order at 1:15 with President Campbell in the Chair. 

11 g)   REPORT OF THE HONOURS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

m/s      Wayne Little  / Jérôme Martel

That the report of the Honours and Awards Committee be postponed until all the documentation on the recommendations is available.

• MOTION CARRIED.

11 h)   REPORT OF THE WORKFORCE ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE

m/s      Bill Blair / Cosimo Crupi

That the report of the Workforce Adjustment Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #17.   MOTION CARRIED.

11 i)    REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

m/s      Marc Brière / Doug Gaetz

That the report of the Finance Committee be adopted.

m/s      Marc Brière / Doug Gaetz

Recommendation # 1

Be it resolved that the Per Diem rates referred to in Regulation 13 be amended to the following:

$100.00 weekdays and $125.00 weekends with the following breakdown:

m/s      Jamie vanSydenborgh  /

That the two per diem rates be divided and treated separately.

• MOTION DEFEATED for a lack of a seconder.
• Recorded Vote #18.   MOTION CARRIED.

That the report of the Finance Committee be adopted as a whole.

• Recorded Vote #19.   MOTION CARRIED.

11 j)    REPORT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

m/s      Gary Esslinger / Daniel Camara

That the report of the Communications Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #20.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 k)   REPORT OF THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE

m/s      Madonna Gardiner / Gary Esslinger

That the report of the Bargaining Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #21.  MOTION CARRIED.

11l)     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 #22.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 m) REPORT OF THE CALL CENTRE COMMITTEE

m/s      Ken Bye / Greg Krokosh

That the report of the Call Centre Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #23.  MOTION CARRIED.

11 n)   REPORT OF THE AD HOC UNION MANAGEMENT APPROACH (UMA) AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION COMMITTEE

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Wayne Little

That the report of the Ad-Hoc UMA and Conflict Resolution Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #24.  MOTION CARRIED.

12.  ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

m/s      Marc Brière / Doug Gaetz

That the Financial Statements as of July 31, 2016 be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #25.   MOTION CARRIED.

13.  EXPENSE CLAIMS OVER 90 DAYS

m/s      Marc Brière / Greg Krokosh

That the expense claims over 90 days be accepted.

• Recorded Vote #26.  MOTION CARRIED.

OPEN DISCUSSION

The Council members discussed the items under this section.

The meeting recessed at 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
MORNING SESSION

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 with President Campbell in the Chair. 

At the request of Council, the session went in camera.

Cond’ 11 g)  REPORT OF THE HONOURS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

m/s      Wayne Little  / Jérôme Martel

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

m/s      Wayne Little / Jérôme Martel

Recommendation no. 1

The Honours and Awards Committee recommends, based on Regulation 24.4, that Brother Barry Melanson receive the Godfroy Côté Award of Merit.

• Recorded Vote #27.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

The Council then moved back into its regular session.

Recommendation no. 2

The Honours and Awards Committee recommends adopting the new Regulation 24 ?? For long service of 40 years or more.

NEW 24. ?

24.  CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS FOR LONG SERVICE OF 40 YEARS OR MORE

24. ? A certificate and an award shall be issued annually to people who have served the membership in the union for a period of 40 years or more. Such certificate and award shall be issued at the recommendation of a Local or an Executive Council Member.

24. ?

a) The certificate for long service of 40 years or more is a document bearing an appropriate dedication.

b) The award should be one of the following: a pin, a ring or a watch.  All awards issued must bear the UTE logo.

• Recorded Vote #28.  MOTION CARRIED

24. ?? Presentation

This certificate and award shall be presented at a Local annual general meeting (AGM), a Presidents’ Conference or a National Conference by a Local President, Executive Council Member or Chairperson of the Honours and Awards Committee, wherever feasible.

That the report of the Honours and Awards Committee be adopted as a whole.

• Recorded Vote #29.   MOTION CARRIED.

14. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

A discussion on bargaining took place.

15.  CONSULTATION/UMC CRA-UTE

m/s      Doug Gaetz / Wayne Little

Whereas UTE has a tentative agreement with CRA;

Whereas UTE bargaining team unanimously support this tentative agreement; and

Whereas our locals have been asking us to return to consultation.

Be it resolved that UTE returns to full consultation and full UMC’s at all level;

Be it further resolved that this takes effect only when the agreement is signed; and

Be it further resolved that once the agreement if carried by the membership that the National President informs the Commissioner in writing that we have returned to full consultation and UMC’s at all levels.

m/s      Ken Bye / Bill Blair

That the resolution be divided to deal with the first be it resolved separately.  I believe that we do not have to wait that the collective agreement is signed to go back to full consultation.

The Chair ruled the division of the resolution out of order as per a resolution that was passed at a previous seating of Council stating that we will return to full consultation when the agreement is signed.

CHALLENGE TO THE CHAIR – Bye

We were informed to bring a resolution which will take precedent over any other resolution. 

RESPONSE BY THE CHAIR

There is a resolution of record that states that we will wait for a signed agreement before returning to full consultation.

On a show of hands, the chair was sustained.

• Recorded Vote #30.  MOTION CARRIED.

16.  2017 CONVENTION HOST COMMITTEE BUDGET

m/s      Bill Blair / Jamie vanSydenborgh

That the attached budget of the Convention Host Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #31.  MOTION CARRIED.

Recess for lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION

The meeting was called back to order at 1:15 with President Campbell in the Chair. 

At the request of Council, the session went in camera.

17. INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE

m/s      Wayne Little / Greg Krokosh

That the report of the Investigation Committee be adopted.

• Recorded Vote #32.  MOTION CARRIED.

The Council then moved back into its regular session.

The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

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Bob Campbell                                               Marc Brière
National President                                       First National Vice-President