JCC-RT Executive meeting minutes - December 17, 2017

PIPSC: JCC/WFCC executive meeting

Date: DEC 7th, 2017 @ 6pm 

Location: JCC Cancer Center (699 Concession St, Hamilton)

Agenda:

1. Roll Call:
2. Approval of Agenda
3. October 11^th executive meeting minutes
4. Business arising from October 11^th minutes
5. President’s Message (Carrie)
6. Treasurers report (Jazz)
7. Approval of Budget (Jazz)
8. 2017 Holiday Social (Ben)
9. 2018 AGM committee (Ben)
10. New Business
    • Positions that are eliminated/being eliminated (Alexis)
    • b. New Maternity leave (Carrie)
11. Adjournment

Roll Call:

• Present: Carrie, Vas, Alexis, Sandra, Ben
• Absent: Derek, Jazz

Approval of Agenda:

• Vas/Carrie

October 11^th executive meeting minutes:

• Approved with corrections: Vas/Sandra

Business arising from October 11^th minutes

• Vacation:
  • Can only carry over up to 75 hrs; anything over this will be cashed out
  • Management will make plans with you to reduce your vacation balance if over the 75 hrs
• WFCC/JCC rotations:
  •  Guidelines formulated by working group to be discussed in labour management
• Compression stockings:
  • Brought up concern that new guidelines re: compression stockings did not take into consideration the WFCC site.  Will be brought up in labour management.
  • Expect update end of January
  • Perhaps have mobile unit available to WFCC twice a year?
• Casuals at WFCC:
  • WFCC not utilizing equal opportunity spreadsheet model as JCC
  • Currently only selected casuals are being called in for shifts
  • WFCC/JCC management to discuss future model
  • Need to remember not all staff are able to work at both sites
    • There is no requirement of management to allow time for casuals to train at either site
  • We are looking for transparency in the selection process and need management to establish process and document it. Ie. Memo
  • Need casuals to grieve that some PT staff are getting FT hours when casual pool is available for shifts
• Staffing model:
  • With Kronos there is a push to clarify staffing model
  • Previously we were operating on an “overstaffing” model, currently using “replacement” model (ie. Call casuals to fill gaps)
  • Staff need to put in formal request for time to perform tasks, volunteer projects, etc.  We need to show that there is a need for more staffing hours
• Casual:
  • Can we roll casual positions to become FT positions?
    • Nothing in current collective agreement addressing this

President’s Message (Carrie)

• Labour management issues:
  • Why are FTs used to fill gaps between PTs?
    • Need more continuity on units to reduce complaints
  • When casuals are hired as in a more permanent role, they will receive seniority based on their hours worked
• Ontario regional counsel meeting
  • Carrie to discuss issues we are currently facing:
    • Healthcare cuts
    • Casuals
    • Quality of healthcare
• Political action in upcoming provincial election
  • Should we be more vocal?
  • Should union support us in voicing our concerns?
  • We as an individual can only say so much before we risk our job security
• Branch AGM in FEB
• KRONOS
  • Will soon to be implemented
  • Education to be provided
  • Individual will have 7mins after start of shifts to sign in
  • Need to make sure disciplinary action is even across the board for all staff

Treasurers report (Jazz)

• MRT week cost $914.28 at JCC and $88.70 at WFCC
  • Future MRT weeks, we will budget $15/person
  • Future Christmas tea, we will budget $5/person
• 2017 annual allowance received

Approval of Budget (Jazz)

• Ben/Vas

2017 Holiday Social (Ben)

• Tentatively to be held Jan 3^rd
• Sandra and Vas to organize at the JCC
• $5/person

2018 AGM committee (Ben)

• Looking for CCO speaker; Carrie
• Possible dates: May 15/16/17
• Location: the PowerHouse, same venue as last year’s
• Ben to look into reserving

New Business

• Positions that are eliminated/being eliminated (Alexis)
  • In April, 1 person will move from JCC to WFCC
  • This individual will then be given first opportunity to return to JCC when a position becomes available
• Mat leave:
  • After DEC 3^rd, staff have option to take 18 months of maternity leave
  • HHS HR and union will be looking into this issue further, ie. Top up
  • Contact union representatives if you have questions
  • HHS said to contact myHR, but they have no answers

Adjournment:

• Ben/Alexis