Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

Vancouver Regional Women’s Committee meeting

• Tuesday, March 2, 2010
• 5:30 p.m. – Light Supper, 6:00 p.m. – Meeting
• PSAC Vancouver Regional Office, 200-5238 Joyce St. Vancouver, B.C.

Agenda:

• 2009 Financial Statement
• 2010 Budget
• Elections
• IWD Events

Please RSVP to Colette Savarie. Spread the word: download a poster.

Victoria Regional Women’s Committee invites you to attend a movie history night to celebrate International Women’s Day

• Monday March, 8, 2010
• 5:30 pm to 7:30/8:00 pm
• Victoria PSAC Office, 210-1497 admirals Road

Bring your Mothers/daughters/sisters with you! Please rsvp by March 4th, 2010 to Rosemary, and include any dietary needs, as food will be provided. Download a poster!

Cheers to Paul Jones, BC Regional Council for these photos & report from the No Prorogue rally, January 23rd in Victoria

Here are some photos from the event here in Victoria that Virginia (Vaillancourt, also on the Regional Council) and I attended. We had amazing numbers and the anger and enthusiasm was a huge surprise. The theme that ran deep was that Canadians do care about what happens in their country and that the Afghan abuse scandal is weighing heavy around what Harper has done to avoid his governments accountability to parliament and the people of Canada. We are such spirited citizens of this country. Everyone should take the time to “care”. It is OUR country!

On December 6th BC Regional Council member Virginia Vaillancourt, along with the Victoria Regional Womens’ Committee and Canadian Autoworkers Union Local 114, coordinated a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women candlelight vigil at the Legislature in Victoria. Over 80 participants took time to reflect on the Montreal Massacre, heard from speakers, and collected a large amount of donations for local women’s shelters. Here are some photos, and a news report from the Victoria Times Columnist.

Twentieth anniversary of Montreal Massacre brings calls to save gun registry

Commemorations held in Greater Victoria and across the country

By Katie DeRosa , Times Colonist December 6, 2009

In Montreal, eight-year-old Marjolaine Ouimet, the niece of Geneviève Bergeron — one of Marc Lépine’s victims 20 years ago — places a flower Sunday on her marker at a memorial site named Place du 6-Décembre-1989. Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay is second from the right. Similar ceremonies were held throughout the country, including Victoria.

In Montreal, eight-year-old Marjolaine Ouimet, the niece of Geneviève Bergeron — one of Marc Lépine’s victims 20 years ago — places a flower Sunday on her marker at a memorial site named Place du 6-Décembre-1989. Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay is second from the right. Similar ceremonies were held throughout the country, including Victoria.

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posted on behalf of Paul Jones, BC Regional Council

The season of PRIDE festivities for 2009 are over and as the PRIDE Coordinator for the PSACBC Regional Council I am sending a huge thank you to all my Brothers and Sisters who made this year’s events a success. In particular I would like to thank the Victoria crew of Mandi Schubert (CEIU, VIHRC Member), Michael Doerfler (CEIU, VIHRC Member), Virginia Vaillancourt (UVAE, S. Vancouver Island PSACBC Geographical Coordinator), all the PSAC members who came out to march and all the staff of the Victoria Regional office for their dedication and hard work to make this happen. Many thanks Mandi for the pictures! Although numbers are mute, there were approximately 25 -30K in attendance. The labour movement in general had a strong presence this year in Victoria’s Pride Parade.

• Report and photos from Victoria
• Report and photos from Vancouver

Vancouver Pride saw reported record numbers of attendees as well as floats. I would especially like to thank Angela Marafon (CRA Member, W. Fraser Valley PSACBC Regional Council Geographical Coordinator), Kay Sinclair (PSACBC REVP), Carol Pegura (EA to PSACBC REVP), the staff of the Vancouver Regional Office for the continuous support they have given to PRIDE and to all the Members who I saw while marching. Multi-Union Pride continues to bring our message to Vancouver and I would remiss not to thank the MUP Committee for all their hard work to make this happen yet again this year. Thanks too to all who attended the Pride Meet & Greet. It was a wonderful time!

Sincerely, Paul Jones, PRIDE Coordinator, PSACBC Regional Council

Join the PSAC Victoria Area Council, members and staff at the 21st annual Labour Day picnic in Victoria …

• Date: Monday, September 7, 2009
• Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Location: Irving Park corner of Menzies & Michigan, Victoria
• Kids games – Clowns – Refreshments – Kids Eat Free – Fun for the whole family
• Volunteers and Donations are Welcome! Please come out and join us in solidarity to Celebrate Labour Day!! For more information, email the Victoria Labour Council.

Download the poster (pdf).

Cheers to Mandi Schubert (CEIU 20975) for forwarding these photos! PSAC and other Union members marched with “Pride in Labour” at the Victoria Pride Celebrations, Sunday July 5th.

For more about Pride in Victoria, visit victoriapridesociety.org and check out the Vancouver Sun news report.

Click for the photos …

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PSAC VICTORIA AREA COUNCIL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES � June 16th, 2009 PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Members Present:

• Nick Humphreys � UEW 20169
• Virginia Vaillancourt � UVAE 20030
• Cindy Little � UTE 20028
• Scott Parker � UTE 20028
• Ken Waldron � UNDE 21013
• Ian Wiggs UNDE 21008
• V. Arnold � AGR
• Drew Natland – UNDE 21011
• Paul Jones � UNDE 21008
• G. Goodmanson � ENV 20169
• Peter Neelands � NRU 20088

PSAC Victoria RO Staff Present:

• Dave Jackson � Regional Rep

Regrets:

• John Rumsby � UTE 20028
• Leanne Hughes � CIU 20042
• Bernadette Israel � GSU 20001
• Mandi Schubert � CEIU 20975
• Jim Sidel � DCL 20500

Continue reading below, or download the Victoria Area Council meeting minutes, June 16 2009

1. Call to order Chairperson Sister Little called the meeting to order at 5:36 pm

2. Introductions Roundtable introductions of members present

3. Proposed Agenda Amendment to Agenda

• Additions made:
• AGM Date
• Labour Day Picnic
• Lobby MP�s
• Victoria Labour Council Update
• m/s D. Natland/P. Jones

4. Adoption of Minutes from April 7, 2009 A few typos with local numbers & spelling were noted. These will be corrected and resent for posting. Followed up on action item from previous meeting. The email will be sent out within the next month.

5. Triennial Convention Debrief Copy of report as PDF.

6. Victoria Pride Parade GLBT Coordinator for BC – Paul Jones brought posters to advertise the Parade.

• This years Pride Parade is July 5, 2009
• Walking contingent will be multi-union
• Meet at 11 am. on Broad Street across from the Victoria Events Centre between Pandora and Johnson. Look for the PSAC flags.
• Parade starts at 12 pm from Broad street to Fisherman�s Wharf and there is a festival at the end.
• Look for the PSAC Banner when you arrive on Broad Street.

7. Compensation Advisors Reviewed document from PSAC website on AS Compensation Advisors

• A Brief Chronology
• You may view this document at http://www.psac.com/issues/campaigns/as_group-e/shtml
• Ian is looking to see if other Components can go to their Compensation advisors and find out how many clients do they look after.
  DND has 13 Compensation advisors and about 270 clients for each Compensation Advisor, plus 300 from NCR.
• If you know/can find out how many clients on average your compensation advisors have please email this info to Ian: president21008@shaw.ca

8. Treasurer�s Report Deferred to next meeting

9. Labour Council Update Last meeting is tomorrow.

• There will be no meetings during the summer time. The Victoria Labour Council will reconvene the 3rd Wednesday in September.
• Looking at moving the meetings to BCGEU building on Douglas Street due to some concerns raised by affiliated members regarding safety and parking.
• BC Fed Convention is November 23-25th in Vancouver Convention Centre. This will be a Policy Convention.
• Young Workers Retreat Sept 25-27th being put on by BC Fed. This is open to members between 19-30 years of age. If you have young workers who may be interested in attending please contact Dave Jackson at 250-953-1050.

10. Lobby MP�s by Victoria Labour Council

• Keith Martin & Gary Lunn will be visited
• Stimulus Package and to get them to relax rules on EI.
• Infastructure and public services
• MLA � new labour minister � Lanna � New MP for Saanich will be attending the Labour Council Meeting

11. Labour Day Picnic Labour Day Pinic is scheduled for September 7, 2009. The event is being moved to James Bay from the Gorge Road.

• More info to follow.
• Hot dogs/pop etc will be by donation.
• Action: Dave Jackson will be the point person for organizing table etc for PSAC.
• Motion for the Victoria Area Council to support the Victoria Labour Council Labour Day Picnic in James Bay and encourage its members to attend.
• K. Waldron/I. Wiggs

12. MP Lobby by PSAC PSAC is targeting the five liberal ridings in BC:

• Newton North Delta � MP Sukh Dhaliwal
• Vancouver South � MP Ujjal Dosanjh
• Vancouver Centre � MP Hedy Fry
• Esquimalt Juan de Fuca � MP Keith Martin
• Vancouver Quadra � MP Joyce Murray
• The goal is to establish constituency teams of members to meet directly with the MP�s during the month of July and present our position on a variety of PSAC issues such as:

• • Bill C-10 follow up;
  • Privatization of Labs and other public services;
  • Food Safety;
  • Improvements to EI;
  • Cuts to the CBC;
  • National Child Care Program;
  • Our Fish Campaign;
  • Student hiring in the Federal Public Service.
• I am asking for your involvement in this campaign by committing to join one of the constituency teams and/or help in indentifying members who:
  • reside in one of the ridings
  • may have a personal connection to one our our issues, and
  • are willing to join the team that will be meeting with the MP�s
• Please let me know if you or any of your members are interested and, if so, for which riding. I�d appreciate a response by next Monday morning June 20th so that I can contact those members as soon as possible and schedule the pre-meeting briefing sessions (I�ve already scheduled meetings with Joyce Murray @10am on Wednesday July 8, 2009 and Sukh Dhaliwal @10am on Friday July 17, 2009).
• Thanks again and let me know if you have any questions. You can reach Jayne Johns at 1-800-665-1655

13. AGM Date

• The AGM date that has been proposed is Tuesday Sept 15th 2009. This will be firmed up and a notice will be sent to all Locals.
• Affiliation dues to the Area Council are due at the AGM. To be able to vote during elections and other items that may be raised, dues must be paid in advance. Dues are 25 cents/member/month

14. Adjournment Motion to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm
Sister Cindy Little, President Virginia Vaillancourt, Recording Secretary

The PSAC has won a certification under the BC Labour Code for a group of Commissionaires working at the Ministry of Children and Family Development in Victoria. These members will become part of DCL Local 20500, and will be covered by the Island Commissionaires Collective Agreement. Welcome!

2009 Brings the PSAC BC in support of the Victoria Labour Council as one of this year�s Victoria Pride Sponsors. This year is about the visual! We are stronger in numbers!

Paul Jones, GLBT Regional Council Coordinator invites one and all to join us in this year�s �PRIDE IN LABOUR� celebration at the Victoria Pride March: Sunday July 5, 2009. We’ll be meeting@11AM on Broad St (in front of Victoria Events Centre). Beads provided. Wear your most colorful outfit! �It is a gay affair!�

Download the poster (pdf).

Victoria Area Council meeting

• Tuesday June 16, 2009 5:30 PM
• PSAC Regional Office, 210-1497 Admirals Road
• Agenda: TBA

Please RSVP to: Rosemary at the Regional Office no later than noon on June 15, 2009 as food will be served. Download a poster here (pdf).

PSAC Victoria Area Council meeting, April 7 ,� PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Members Present:

• Nick Humphreys � UEW 20169
• Virginia Vaillancourt � UVAE 20030
• Cindy Little � UTE 20028
• Ian Wiggs � UNDE 21008
• Ken Waldron � UNDE 21013
• Paul Jones � UNDE 21010
• Jim Sidel � DL 05120500
• Graham Goodmann � UEW 20168
• Peter Neelands � NRU 20088

PSAC Victoria RO Staff Present:

• Rosemary MacKenzie � Admin Assistant
• Dave Jackson � Regional Rep

Guests:

• Janelle Ho-Shing � PSAC Regional Rep – Vancouver
• Mike Eso � Victoria Labour Council President

Regrets:

• Wayne Little � UTE 20028
• Mandi Schubert � CEIU 20975
• Bernadette Israel � GSU 20001
• Anita Hoffman � CEIU 20975

Continue reading below, or download the SVIDAC April 7 meeting minutes (pdf)

1. Call to order Chairperson Sister Little called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm

2. Introductions Roundtable introductions of members & guests present.� Guests � Janelle HoShing � PSAC, Mike Eso � Victoria Labour Council President

3. Proposed Agenda No amendments, m/s/c K Waldron/J. Sidel

4. Information from Victoria Labour Council President The executive looked at how to restructure. Over the past 1 � years; they have been restructuring the Victoria Labour Council. Working to rebuild credibility with members and rebuilding the membership of the council.
23000 members affiliated.

• To ensure all members in the lower island have one place to go to meet.
• Can affiliate partial membership, as long as someone from your membership attends.
• Victoria Labour Council vetted and approved 26 candidates by 13 municipalities.
• Working on events for April 28th.
• Executive endorsing Pride Parade this year.
• Affiliation is .33 cents/member/month. Happy if 1 member affiliates from a local.
• Importance in getting people to attend meeting and report back to your local.
• Council executive are all volunteer positions. Each of them has day jobs.
• Meetings are held 3rd Wednesday each month from 7-9 pm at the Burnside Community Centre.

5. Adoption of Minutes from Jan 15, 2009 m/s/c

6. Provincial Election

• Janelle Ho-Sing mentioned we are working with BC Fed on Count Me In Campaign
• There are 3 workshops which are free.
• Members talking to members
• Talking politics
• Talking politics in the Newspaper & Radio
• Skills learned can be used on PSAC campaigns.
• Encourage Count Me In Campaign if there is an interest in your office. Can hold training at PSAC Office.
• Regional Newsletter from REVPs.
• Emails that are being sent out should be forwarded to members.
• How do we make more demographic?
• How do we get more members involved, so the same people aren�t doing the work?
• Bill C-10 � Nationally is a PSAC Priority
• Members of Parliament need to hear from constituents
• Encourage MP lobby from all members
• Problems: emails don�t get passed down from Executive
• Labour Council and Area Council behind you when you go and talk to MP�s.
• If people are not comfortable talking Politics = good opportunity to have workshops which will provide skills to talk politics.
• Good opportunity for PSAC to add Politics in TUB Course (Political Action that PSAC is involved)

7. PSAC Convention: Finance Committee Report by Peter Neelands

8. Treasurer�s Report Postponed till next meeting.

9. Funding Assistance to National Convention

• Request Request for $400.00 assistance.
• Discussion ensued.
• No process in place to send Observer through Area Council.
• Look at putting line item on next AGM.
• Other locals did not have an opportunity to put requests forward.
• m/s/d

9. Adjournment Motion to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm, m/s/c

Sister Cindy Little, President Virginia Vaillancourt, Recording Secretary

Fraser Valley Area Council General Meeting

• Date: Tuesday April 7 2009, 6PM – 8PM
• Location: Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford
• Agenda: Pre-National Convention discussion
• Guests: Kay Sinclair, REVP BC and Angela Marafon, West Fraser Valley Coordinator – BC Regional Council.

All PSAC members are welcome to attend this meeting. Download the poster (pdf) Fraser Valley Area Council meeting – April 7

Victoria Area Council Meeting

• Tuesday April 7, 2009 @ 5:30PM
• PSAC Regional Office, 210 – 1497 Admirals Road
• Agenda: PSAC Convention Finance Committee report – Peter Neelands
• Provincial Election – Janelle HoShing

Please RSVP to Rosemary at the RO no later than April 6th – 250-953-1050 or�� mackenr@psac.com – as food will be served. Download the poster (pdf) – Victoria Area Council meeting

South Vancouver Island RWC� Wed. Dec 10th, 5:00 pm PSAC Office � Admirals Walk

In Attendance:

• Ann Wilson
• Cindy Little
• Virginia Vaillancourt
• Barb Dunbar � conference caller
• Sharon Brine

Regrets:

• Brenda Esplen
• Alexandra Ripco
• Pat Maxwell

Continue reading or download the SVI RWC meeting minutes (pdf)

Discussions:

International Women�s Day Event:

• Date: Saturday March 7, 2009
• Time: 10:00 am to 230 pm
• Location: Kitty�s Restaurant

Sister Sharon will contact the restaurant and make arrangements for rent the rent and the catered luncheon.

Sister Ann will be contacting Denise Savoie, Victoria MP and UVIC to make arrangements for guest speakers

Sister Virginia will contact the Victoria Police Constables requesting them to do a presentation.

Sisters Ann and Virginia will get back to me as quickly as possible in for the posters and �official� invitations to be sent out.

Sister Virginia questioned as to why there was not a position for a vice chair and also would it not be too late to notify the local sisters as to the elections. Sister Sharon commented that with the size of our committee they hasn�t been need to one and that the RWC�s were run totally different than the Area Councils. When she wasn�t there one of the other sisters chaired the meeting. Both Sisters Virginia and Cindy looked through the handbook for the RWC and found that the only position that needed to be elected was the secretary/treasurer, and also noted that there were no by laws needed.

Date and time for January 13, 2009 at 5 pm:
Agenda for this meeting will be:
1) Further planning for IWD conference, day care, swag etc;
2) Elections for the – Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer.

Meeting adjourned 6:00

Sharon Brine
Chair

South Vancouver Island RWC,� Wed. Nov. 26 2008. 5:00 pm, PSAC Office � Admirals Walk

In attendance:

• Sharon Brine
• Ann Wilson
• Brenda Esplen
• Alexandra Ripco
• Barb Dunbar � conference caller

Regrets:

• Cindy Little
• Pat Maxwell
• Virginia Vaillancourt

Continue reading or download the South Vancouver Island RWC meeting minutes (pdf)

Discussions

Sister Sharon has finally received 2008 cheque for from the PSAC;

Discussion on whether our committee would plan an event for December 6th for Violence Against Women � a decision was made that we would do a more major event on March 6, 2009 � we do have buttons and postcards that we can hand out on Dec. 6 to make people aware of Violence against Women;

Discussed the tentative Table 1,2 & 5 Agreements

Sister Sharon mentioned that we lost a very active union Sister on November 26, 2008/ Sister Betty Stevens was very active in her union UFCW Victoria Labour Council and women�s issues. Her dedication and hard work will not be forgotten.

BC Federation Womens� Institute at UVIC in July 2008 was excellent. It was suggested if anyone can attend one of these it is well worth it. PSAC does assist in provide funding for this event.

Finances

We currently have $124.50 in our Equity Shares Account and $398.46 in our Business Account. We also have the $1300 funding from PSAC to deposit for 2008 and will be expecting the same for 2009.

New members

We need ideas on how to bring new people to the committee. i.e. Video nights, guest speakers

Agenda for Next Meeting

1. 2009 budget
2. Date and main focus for March 8, 2009:
   • Guest speakers
   • Food
   • Location
   • promotion
3. Date and time for January 2009 meeting at which elections will be held for the following positions – Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer

Meeting adjourned 6:00

The Victoria Area Council, Vancouver Island Human Rights Committee and South Vancouver Island Regional Council Coordinators invite all PSAC members in the Southern Vancouver Island area to a Festive Meet & Greet

• Thursday, Dec 4th, 2008
• 3:00 � 7:00pm
• Unit 210-1497 Admirals Rd, Victoria BC (PSAC Victoria Regional Office)

posted on behalf of Nick Humphreys, BC Regional Council

Please take a moment to visit the Victoria Labour Council’s (VLC) new website and forward the link to anyone in the Southern Vancouver Island area who may be interested.

The site is a work in progress and hopefully will soon become the website of choice for union members in Victoria to learn about labour issues and events.� The VLC was founded over 100 years ago and is one of the oldest labour organizations in BC.

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Victoria Pride!

Pride events are taking place across British Columbia all summer and PSAC members are joining in! In Victoria, PSAC staff & members marched as a group in the parade for the first time, distributed Think Public! brochures & flyers, and hosted a “Public & Proud To Be” booth at the post-parade festival in Fisherman’s Wharf Park where they let the public know that we are proud to be federal public services employees and that we deserve to be treated fairly and respectfully. Kudos to Paul Jones, GLBT Coordinator on the BC Regional Council, for an excellent job organizing! ‘Continue reading’ below for some photos & a video …

In Vancouver we’ll be marching on August 3rd alongside sisters & brothers with the Multi-Union Pride Committee and everyone is welcome to join in! For more information email Steve Houston. We’ll also be hosting a table at the post-parade festival at Sunset Beach – we are looking for volunteers to hand out information regarding PSAC initiatives to support our members and communities. If you are interested email Ria Nishikawara or call 604.430.5631.

Is there a Pride event coming up in your community? Let us know! Email Patrick.

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• Date: July 6, 2008
• Where: A Channel Bldg on Broad Street, in downtown Victoria.
• Who: All GLBT PSAC Members, Families and Friends.
• Why: To celebrate Victoria Pride, PSAC Pride & to let the public know that we are proud to be federal public services employees; To also raise awareness that we deserve to be treated fairly and respectfully by our Departmental Employers & the Treasury Board.

We will be having a PSAC Union table on the festival grounds at Fisherman’s Wharf Park following the parade. We are looking for volunteers for the union table and to hand out information regarding PSAC initiatives to support our members, communities as well as our world’s communities.

Please feel free to contact Paul Jones, GLBT Member Coordinator, PSAC Regional Council @ pablojones@shaw.ca or at 250.813.0565. See you there! Visit victoriapridesociety.org for lead-up events.

PSAC Southern Vancouver Island District Area Council meeting minutes – April 9th, 2008, PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Present:

• Nick Humphreys – UEW 20169
• Virginia Vaillancourt – UVAE 20030
• John Rumsby – UTE 20028
• Cindy Little – UTE 20028
• Scott Parker – UTE 20028
• Jim Sidel – DCL 20500
• Ken Waldron – UNDE 21013
• Ian Wiggs – UNDE 21008
• Ches Bennett – DCL 20500
• Alexandra Ripco – UEW 20076
• Graeme Goodmanson – UEW 20169
• Brenda Esplen – UTE 20028
• Sylvaine Boudreault – AGR 20064
• Jack Gale – GSU 20001
• Mandi Schubert – CEIU 20975
• Deborah Gruben – National 20140
• Sharon Hazelwood – National 20140
• Fabian DeGuire– UNDE 21008
• Hettie Wheeler – USGE 20012
• Peter Neelands – NRU 20088
• David Ramalho – UNDE 21011
• James Little – H & S Rep
• Dave Jackson – Regional Rep
• Susan Jardine – JLP Field Coordinator
• Julie Balantes – JLP Field Coordinator

Continue reading below, or download the SVIDAC meeting minutes – April 9th (pdf)

Sister Cindy Little, President

Virginia Vaillancourt, Recording Secretary

PSAC SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND DISTRICT AREA COUNCIL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES – January 29th, 2008, PSAC Victoria Regional Office

Members Present:

• Nick Humphreys – UEW 20169
• Virginia Vaillancourt – UVAE 20030
• John Rumsby – UTE 20028
• Cindy Little – UTE 20028
• Scott Parker – UTE 20028
• Jim Sidel – DCL 20500
• Ken Waldron – UNDE 21013
• Peter Neelands – NRU 20088
• Ches Bennett – DCL 20500
• Wayne Little – UTE 20028
• Eric Nygaard – USGE 20018

PSAC Victoria RO Staff Present:

• James Little – H & S Rep
• Rosemary MacKenzie – Admin Assistant

Regrets:

• Dave Jackson – Regional Rep
• Mandi Schubert – CEIU 20975
• Dave Ramalho – UNDE 21011

Download the Southern Vancouver Island Area Council minutes – January 29th 2008 (pdf) or continue reading below.

1. Call to order

• Chairperson Sister Little called the meeting to order at 5:35pm

2. Introductions

• Roundtable introductions of members present

3. Proposed Agenda

• Amendments to the Agenda
• Change in order of business
• Addition of:
  • Defending Quality Public Service – OurFish.ca campaign
  • H & S Forum on Website
  • Resignation from Executive
• m/s/c J Rumsby/W Little

4. Adoption of Minutes from Nov 20, 2007

• m/s/c W Little/ J Sidel

5. Resolutions for Convention:

• February 15, 2008 is the deadline for Resolution submissions to the BC Regional Convention. Resolution being submitted by N Humphreys who will send it out to affiliated locals to get a yes or no on the resolution.
• Resolution: Where PSAC encourages all locals to affiliate with the labour councils across the country. (There are 135 labour councils)
• That PSAC reimburse 50% to locals who affiliate to labour councils.

6. Update on the Victoria Labour Council

• There are pamphlets available which describe what Labour Councils do. The VLC went through a reconstruction last year. New By-laws were written and passed in November. 15 people were elected to the executive.
• There were 90 voting delegates at their last meeting. BCGEU has rejoined the VLC. There is $600.00 available to assist a local with affiliation to the VLC.
• The cost is $4.00/member/year to affiliate. The year begins the day you affiliate.
• Next meeting for VLC is February 20, 2008 at the Cedar Hill Golf Club at 7pm. Members who are not affiliated yet can attend as observers. Arrive at 6:30pm to sign in.
• VLC meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

7. Bargaining Update

• TB groups are back in bargaining at the end of January beginning of February.
• Ships crew are back in bargaining the week of Feb 18th.
• Table 3 is awaiting Pay Study.

8. Education 2008

• PSAC Education Schedule is out.
• Follow ups for previous members who have signed up for courses but were unable to attend is being done by Rosemary.
• C Little attended a Fraser Valley Area Council Executive meeting. If members have any thoughts/ ideas on other education courses ie., Political Activitsts; Please advise the Area Council

9. Logo Contest

• Reminder to members to make submissions to our “Create a Logo” Contest.
• Deadline for submissions is February 29, 2008. The winner will receive a bomber style jacket with either the new SVIDAC or the PSAC BC logos.
• You can enter electronically to jacksod@psac.com or by mail Att: SVIDAC Logo Contest, 210 – 1497 Admirals Road, Victoria, BC V9A 2P8.
• Please contact PSAC at 953-1050 if you would like a copy of the guidelines emailed to you.

10. Requests for affiliation to VLC

• SVIDAC has $600.00 to assist locals with affiliation to the VLC if locals are affiliated with the SVIDAC.
• SVIDAC wants a commitment by locals who chose to be affiliate to the VLC

11. Defending Quality Public Service – www.OurFish.ca

• New campaign has been started www.OurFish.ca or www.nospoissons.ca
• Sustainable funding=sustainable fisheries=sustainable communities
• Campaign is about resources not jobs.
• 90% of fish stocks around the work are under threat. There is an information folder available and when Nick receives these he will email AC to see who would like a folder.
• Request that members review the folder and postcards and discuss the campaign with your fellow members. Sign and send in the postcards to Ottawa, no postage required. Atlantic Canada has bought into the campaign.
• Nick will be talking to Jim Sinclair (CLC President), to sports fisherman and to the VLC. Folders have been sent to MP’s, MLA’s across Canada including senators across the country.
• Discuss the campaign at your AGM’s/GM, Nick can attend the meetings to talk about the campaign.
• Component Presidents will be receiving a presentation at next weeks Board meeting.
• Some Native Bands have bought into the campaign.
• PSAC assisted with the funding for the campaign but the majority of funding came from UEW Component.

12. OH & S Forum on Website

• BRUSH now has an interactive website to discuss H & S concerns. Visit www.psacbc.com . Click on Health & Safety link on the right hand side. Then click on the orange guy with megaphone. You will need to create a user id and password.
• In order to add comments you must be logged in but you can still view all of the info. Samples of current forums are: * MSRA * Ergonomics * Disability Insurance. You can add links, pictures etc in to the forum.
• There was a discussion regarding housing the locals H & S minutes on the website. Not all locals submit their minutes to PSAC.
• There was an email notification sent out to advise members of the website. James Little advised that he will be meeting with the National H & S Reps and will be seeking broad distribution of the website Nationally. You can also go to: www.psacbc.com/hs-forum/

13. Resignation from Executive Member

• The SVIDAC Executive received a resignation notice from the Vice- President Todd Genereux.

14. Election of delegate to BC PSAC Regional Convention

• There is no loss of salary covered by PSAC for Friday April 18th.
• Motion to have SVIDAC cover loss of salary for the delegate who attends the BC Regional Convention including the registration fee of $50.00.
• m/s/c N Humphreys/ J Sidel

• Elections conducted by Brother James Little and votes counted by Sister Rosemary MacKenzie and Brother James Little.

• Delegate

• John Rumsby Nominated by W Little, Seconded by S Parker
• Virginia Vaillancourt Nominated by J Sidel, Seconded by E. Nygaard
• Ken Waldron Nominated by N. Humphreys, Seconded by C Bennett

• There were 2 votes held.

• Ken Waldron will be the AC Delegate
• John Rumsby will be the Alternate Delegate

• Motion to destroy ballots.
• m/s/c J Sidel/K Waldron

15. Adjournment

• Motion to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:10pm
• m/s/c W Little/J Sidel

Sister Cindy Little, President and Virginia Vaillancourt, Recording Secretary