Meeting Minutes d’Ottawa Metro CS Subgroup

June 19, 2019 / 11:45

Tosca Ristorante, Ottawa

 

 

Present:

 

Pierre Touchette

Randy Oomen

Brian Murray

Éric Pascal Bourré

Cheryl Jennings

Kimberley Tombs

Ken Cound (attend at the end)

Regrets:

 

Jean Colas

Vaden Ellsworth

Jason Brennan

 

 

The President, Pierre Touchette called the meeting to order at 12:00.

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

MOTION to adopt the agenda – M/S Kimberly, Randy Oomen.  Carried.

 

Minutes of last meeting, not ready

 

BUSINESS ITEMS

 

President’s Report

 

Reminder of AGM next Tuesday, June 25th. There could be 3 new subgroups created that would affect Ottawa Metro Sub Group numbers (Leitrim, Ottawa South and the former GAC could combine with 350 King Edward to make a new group) These new groups would take about 1600 Members out of Ottawa Metro.

 

 

Vice-President’s Report

 

Currently focusing on Support for Bargaining Team. Still working with Contracting out. Difficult to reach people with so many working from home. Need to get parity with UNI at the Bargaining table.  

 

 

 

Treasurer’s Report

 

Brian Murray reported that the is in good standing, funding looks good to the end of the year.

 

ROUNDTABLE

 

Pierre Touchette reminded everyone to be at Mills Street by 11AM, there will be a CS cake, Menu to be finalized and someone needs to hand out taxi chits (Eric Pascal Bourré volunteered). One table will be at the front for Presentations, Executive to sit at different tables with the members. Speaker will be Stephane Aubry, possibly also Stan Buday.

Randy Oomen advised Steve Anderson had been invited to count ballots.

Eric Pascal Bourré volunteered to work at the Reception Table and take care of taxi chits. Eventbrite was suggested to help with registration – may not be needed. Eric said Members are asking about our contract, would like to arrange lunch and learn. Asked if we could do a ‘work to rule’ he was advised that CS’s cannot take job action.

Kimberly Tombs asked how to get around the ½ hour lunch restriction, suggestions were made to take time off (vacation, sick, etc), request permission to take a longer lunch and work later in the day. I Need Taxi chits.

 

Discussed budget rules with Brian Murray.

 

NEXT METRO EXECUTIVE MEETING

 

Pierre indicated he would like to have more frequent meetings, timing (i.e.: every 2 months) to be arranged after AGM.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOTION to adjourn (1:00) – M/S Pierre Touchette, Cheryl Jennings.  Carried.