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Minutes: BC Regional Council meeting - October 2006

Published by Patrick August 7th, 2007 in Minutes, Regional Council Tags: , .

Minutes of the Regional Council Meeting

October 28 & 29, 2006

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Present: Kay Sinclair, REVP, Sam Wiese, Alternate REVP, Benilde Gomes, NorthWest Coord., Carol Pegura,
Surrey, Delta, Langley Coord., Cindy Little, South Island Coord., Craig
Langston, Aboriginal Coord., Debbie Stangrecki, North Central Coord.,
Floyd Knelsen, Persons w/Disability Coord., Gail Jewsbury, North Island
Coord., Jamey Mills, Coord. For Youth, Jayne Johns, Fraser Valley West
Coord., Megan Adam, Metro Coord., Nick, Humphreys, National Officers
Coord., Patt Holmes, Regional Women’s Coord., Sargy Chima, Racially
Visible Coord., Sharon Brine, South Island Coord., Sharon Tieman, DLC
Coord., Sheila Pearce, Southern Interior Coord., Steve Houston,
BLT&G Coord., Susan Yaciw, Northern Interior Coord., Terri Lee,
Metro Coord.
Excused: Angela Marafon, Metro Coord.,
Joy Hennen, Health & Safety.
Agenda
Item		 Proceedings Action
Swearing-in Alternate REVP and new RC Coordinators
were sworn in by REVP.
Agenda Motion: Adopt agenda as amended.

Patt Holmes: Addition to Agenda
– Election of Alternate to RWC

Sheila Pearce: Donations Committee Report
add to Agenda first thing Sunday morning as Committee hadn’t met.

Gail Jewsbury: Announcements?
Kay suggested announcements to be made at the end of the day.

Megan Adam: Add Colombian Frontline
Report under Reports.

Moved: Adoption of Agenda
– Sam Wiese

Seconded: Steve Houston

CARRIED.
Previous Minutes
– Apr 2-3, 2006

Errors & Ommissions

 Motion:
Adoption of Minutes as presented

Steve Houston:
Agenda Item should be BC Fed Human Rights Instead of just Human Rights
as it may cause confusion.

Typo error on second page, should be
were instead of “ere”.

Motion to adopt minutes as amended.

Moved: Sam Wiese

Seconded: Megan Adam

CARRIED.
Reports Motion: Adoption of Reports
as submitted.

Moved: Sam Wiese

Seconded: Sargy Chima

Discussion followed.
REVP Reports Concerns raised:

    - Equity representation in
    the CFIA bargaining unit.

    - Table 3 mailout ballots.

Area Council Bylaws being reviewed nationally.

Timeline – probably December.

There will be recommendations as well
as analysis.
Report to the Board - Comment on the difficulties encountered
by organizers in this province. Suggest writing a letter to the
Minister. Alt REVP will assist in drafting the letter.

- Table 5 decided to go with Table 3
re dispute resolution process. Concern that we might have to go
back to our members as a result.

- Flag Resolution 15, expand definition,
review when it comes time to amend the constitution.

 Sam

Wiese
Metro No comments.
North - Correction on Northwest report –
MOU instead of YOU.

- Some discussion on a line referring
to harassment. It was deemed to be generic and not a breach of
confidentiality. Some value in mentioning incidents of harassment recognized,
as it gives RC an idea of how prevalent it is and it is also an opportunity
to share burden/information.
BC INTERIOR – New coordinator concerned about duties.
Report indicated that she is doing everything a coordinator should be
doing.

- Concern about a local union leader
who did not post upcoming courses. New contact being developed
in the local.

Surrey, Delta, Langley Commended on good work done on Surrey
School Board .
PAC No comments.
International Solidarity Megan Adam talked about “Defending
Public Services: From Canada to Colombia” and her experiences
during her travel to that country,

See full report on Regional Website.
Motion to adopt the reports with
corrections.
Moved: Sam Wiese
Seconded: Sargy Chima

Motion carried with one opposed.
Registered against: Patt Holmes
Financial Update Megan Adam presented budget update.
Budget options for Regional Council Meetings and 2008 Convention were
provided to give everyone an opportunity to look them over for discussion
at the latter part of the meeting.

RC Committees - A list of the different RC Committees
passed around. Everyone requested to put their name under Committees
they wish to be part of.
- Short discussion on Coordinator’s
Budget – Do Coordinators have to ask permission for every expenditure?

Motion:
Refer back to Finance Committee with instruction to come back with written
guidelines.

Moved: Jayne Johns

Seconded: Sharon Brine

CARRIED.
Donations Committee Rejected as outside guidelines:

  • UNICEF
  • Canadian Diabetes Assoc.
  • Juvenile Diabetes
  • Royal City Foundation

Already Given to:

  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Sierra Legal Defence Fund
  • David Suzuki Foundation.

Recommend:

  • Coalition of Child Care Advocates
    -$75
  • West Coast Leaf
    -50
  • Pollution Probe
    -$50
  • Marguerite Dixon Society
    - $50

    TOTAL
    $225
Motion:
Implement recommendation of Donations Committee.

Moved: Sheila Pearce

Seconded: Floyd Knelsen

CARRIED
Issues

for discussion/

action
Negotiations with
TB & Agencies Evaluation Report		 Discussed at CB Training, however question
raised about No. 10 of the Conclusions/ Recommendations which states
that: the Regional Council play a greater role in building strategy
and mobilization.:

  • Is the RC meeting its obligation
    under this section?
  • Should be raised at the regional
    bargaining conferences so that it can be dealt with at the national
    level.
  • Regional presence on national
    committees would be an asset.
  • Collective bargaining and
    regional strike structure will be on the agenda for RC spring meeting.
Component Updates Will be part of report to Regional Council.
Role & Responsibility
of Alt. REVP		 This requires changes/amendment to Bylaws.
Motion: Refer to Bylaw Committee to be dealt with at the next
Convention. Jayne Johns asked to submit a motion re proposed
changes by next meeting..		 Jayne

Johns
Moved: Jayne Johns

Seconded: Megan Adam

CARRIED.
Area Councils
    Suggestions:
  • Planning session for AC to
    come together

    to look
    at priorities.

  • Have an Area Council Conference
    as in Ontario region.
  • Proposal prepared by Joanna
    exploring possibility.
  • Conference should be Area
    Council specific.
  • Focus more on community.
  • Each RWC and other equity
    groups need to be represented in Area Councils.
  • Solicit input from area representatives
    on the affiliation question by email.
Table 3
  • REVP did not think it
    is necessary to go back to Board to ask them to reverse their decision.
  • Ballot kits already been prepared
    and mailed out.
  • If there is significant vote
    for arbitration, REVP prepared to support another vote or stay on arbitration
    for the next round.
Ships Crews Designated
Bargaining Unit		 - PSAC looking into separate bargaining
unit for Ships Crews.

- Meeting with Components to develop
evidence/strategy for separate bargaining unit.

- Not happening this round of bargaining
because of timeframes involved.
Increase Council
Meeting by 1 Day		 - Propose increasing Council meeting
by one day:

- Part of the day for AC strategizing.

- Part of the day for National
Officers to meet.

Discussion to be continued at next meeting.

Communications Officer
for Vancouver Region		 Only three full time positions will
be allocated to the regions, there are 7 regions.

To be discussed at next meeting.
Will report back in a month or two.

Federal Election
& BC Fed Convention		 Jim Sinclair spoke about finding ways
to work together at the next federal election.
Count Me In Difference between Count Me In and Better
Choices Campaign:

Better Choices:

  • non partisan
  • issues based

Count Me In:

  • allow people in communities
    to have their own choices.
  • Need to build on what we did
    last time.
  • More calls, more work on targeted
    ridings.
  • New system will be used by
    Count Me In, which tracks people who worked on campaigns.
  • Seen as taking away workers
    from NDP.
  • Not meant to compete for volunteers
    but enhance use of volunteers..

What we need to do:

  • start earlier
  • use strategic communications
 Janet Routledge
Motion:
To contribute $5,000 to the B.C. Fed federal election campaign.

Moved: Sam Wiese

Second: Megan Adam

CARRIED.
Regional Strike
Strategy Meeting		 Will be discussed at next meeting.
Motion to adjourn.

Moved: Sam Wiese

Seconded: Terri Lee
CARRIED.

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