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74 CRO - Essex-Kent Branch Activity Report

Number of Members:        342 Regular         15 Retired       2 Rands

Current Executive Members

Branch President

John Purdie

Branch Vice President

Sam Georges

Treasurer

Kevin Heffernan

Secretary

Meghan Urwin

Member at large

Brian Barrett

Member at large

Greg Giofu

Member at large

Dean Corda

Member at large

Jennifer Stones

Member at large

Shawn Gillis

Member at large

Diane Bondy

 

AGM

Previous AGM date:     October 24, 2017

Next AGM date:           November 8, 2018

Executive Meetings

Last Meeting Date:       February 15, 2018

Next Meeting Date:      April 12, 2018

Meetings (#) held since last Regional Council: 6

2017 Activities

September 21st   -    Tiger Baseball game

November 8th      -    Windsor Regional Hospital AGM

November 9th      -    Windsor CRA AGM

December 19th    -    Chatham Nurses Christmas event

December 19th    -    Harrow Research Station Christmas event

December 20th    -    Windsor CRA Christmas event

Issues and Concerns:

  • Chatham nurses are being discriminated against in the workplace by management for Union activities and refusing PIPSC Stewards the opportunity to represent members.  Multiple grievances have been filed and pursuing a PSLRB complaint.  Members are being denied leave for Union activities and medical appointments.
  • 2017 ORC brought engagement from local Unions to offer a funding program to our Research Scientists in Harrow who have pioneered research in the area of vertical farming.
  • Windsor Regional Hospital Radiation Therapists are facing forced work days on statutory Holidays in the face of contract negotiations.

Issues and Concerns (cont’d):

  • Windsor CRA auditors battling management over meaning consultation on relocation plan.  Stress related injuries in the work place are climbing and management is concerned with optics more them preventive measures or remedies.

Resolutions

None

Submitted by:    John Purdie

                          Branch President