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CS Vote 2019 - Debbie Butler

Debbie Butler – Résumé - for Member-at-Large

I am again asking for your support to elect me as member-at-large on the CS Group National Executive.  I feel that I have contributed to the overall success of the Group and the National Executive in its goal of representing the interests of our membership.  This is a commitment that I take very seriously. Since retiring, after taking WFA, I have been busier than ever. Not being in the workplace has not stopped my commitment to this group as I stop by to chat with members to find out what their issues are.  

Experience

As Treasurer, I have tried to ensure a balance in providing quality service to our members and the maintenance of the financial integrity and stability of the Group’s operating budget.  My work as financial officer has included tracking and monitoring all expenditures, liaising with Institute staff, dealing with vendors and financial institutions and informing the National Executive of their fiscal responsibility. I believe that I have performed this duty to the satisfaction of the Group and our members. Again, I have been selected to the Finance Committee as a Friend and have attended meetings in this role. Currently I am the Strike Officer and the Political Action Officer.

In addition, I have served on several Group sub-committees including Sub-Group Officer Ontario Region and the National Mobilization/Strike Committee.

I have been a member of the CS Group since 1997. My current and past activity for the Institute and the CS Group includes:

  • Treasurer, CS Group National Executive
  • Friend of the Finance Committee
  • National Strike Officer
  • CS Sub-Group Officer, Ontario Region
  • Past member of the Bargaining Team
  • Member, CS Group Mobilization/Strike Committee
  • Member, CS Group By-laws Sub-Committee
  • Member, CS Group National Organizing Steering Committee
  • CS Group Ontario Regional Organizing Committee Coordinator
  • Job Action/Strike Readiness Training facilitator
  • Vice-President, Quinte CS Sub-Group
  • CS Steward, 11 years
  • Member at Large/Past President, Quinte Branch
  • Past member HRSDC (ESDC) Consultation Team

Priorities and Challenges

The CS Group will be faced with many challenges over the next few years. It is imperative that we focus on outstanding issues that remain important to the CS Group or will become priorities for many of our members, some of which are:

  • Negotiating the best possible collective agreement that addresses the major concerns facing our members including a strong Employee wellness support plan.
  • Fixing Phoenix and to make sure that our members are made whole.
  • Working to correct a staffing process that remains confusing, ambiguous, and nontransparent and the absence of a working system of checks and balances.
  • Although we have tremendous gains on fighting contracting out, we must be ever vigilant to keep the pressure on the employer to make sure that CS work goes to Government employees in all departments.
  • Ensure that the CS Group works within the Institute to protect our pension now and in the future.

I thank you for your past support and ask that you again give me the opportunity to work on your behalf.

Debbie Butler

butlerd@pipsc.ca