AV Ottawa Sub-Group Report
Sub-Group Highlights
The AV Ottawa Sub-Group held several events to engage and mobilize its members. Summaries of these events are provided below. The sub-group partnered with branches for several of the events. Recruiting stewards and getting members to organize lunch & learns in their workplaces both remain priorities and were done throughout the year.
Activities done during the year
- Lunch & Learns in Workplaces – Sylvia Boucher, Rob Hunter and Germain Leblanc organized lunch & learns at NRCan, GAC, and CBSA respectively. All three sessions were well attended.
- BBQ Mobilization Event – The AV Ottawa Sub-Group partnered with the Ottawa Centreville Branch again to organize a BBQ for 300 members. This has become an annual event.
- Steward Appreciation Event – This annual event, which is open to stewards in Ottawa and Gatineau, provided an opportunity for AV stewards to network and discuss issues.
- Retro Pay and Bill C-27 Lunch & Learn – A capacity crowd of 100 members attended this event to learn how to calculate their retro pay and better understand Bill C-27.
- AV Ottawa Sub-Group AGM – The 2017 AGM was held in early May and the 2018 AGM is scheduled for May 2018.
Membership Population
As of January 2018, the AV Ottawa Sub-Group had a population of 1,737 (1,526 members and 211 Rands).