SP 4900 Yonge Street Executive Meeting Minutes - Wednesday September 25, 2024

SP 4900 Yonge Street Executive Meeting Minutes - Wednesday September 25, 2024

Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30pm

Location: Hay Sushi Restaurant (41 Spring Garden Ave, North York)

ATTENDEES:

• Lynn Kumita – President
• Jeremy Craigs – Vice-President
• Aman Gill – Treasurer

REGRETS: Ben Smith – Secretary (currently on leave until October)

1. The Executive held an in-person Executive meeting at Hay Sushi restaurant located at 41 Spring Garden Avenue, North York, Ontario
   1. Due to Ben being on leave until October, Lynn emailed Ben prior to the meeting to let him know the meeting was being held and what would be discussed

2. Updates from SP National Presidents Meeting

• Lynn attended the SP National Presidents Meeting held in Vancouver, BC Saturday September 21^st
• Provided a summary of meeting items discussed including:
  • Presidents Report provided on behalf of the SP 4900 Yonge Street Sub-group
    • PSPC/TC members were having different experiences with RTO with TC members not having suitable workstation spaces being provided to accommodate the TB mandated 3d/week
    • Provided a summary of activities that the sub-group has held this past year including our upcoming AGM in October
  • PIPSC is currently in a deficit and we are understaffed for EROs and are sharing our lead negotiator with up to 3 other sub-groups
    • Dues increase is needed and will be a topic for the upcoming AGM in November
    • The proposed dues increase would bring our monthly contributions to approximately $XX/month; for comparison PSAC pays $110/month
  • Mobilization planning has already begun for the next bargaining round which is in two years time
    • Strategic Plan has been developed
    • SP Exec would like all SP Sub-Group Execs to have PIPSC emails as they will be starting up Google chats for:
      • Presidents/Vice-Presidents
      • Treasurers

• Lynn noted that some good take aways from other sub-groups includes:
  • Having a WhatsApp chat group for the sub-group executive
  • Inviting members to be “Members at Large” and participate in sub-group executive meetings and activity planning
    • Is also a good way to introduce members to the sub-group executive and may facilitate succession planning

3. Upcoming sub-group activities/events

Executive discussed: 

• Offering more lunch & learns and looking into having a social event for members (possibly post-holidays in January)
• Planning for upcoming sub-group AGM scheduled for October 10^th, including:
  • Location: Lynn has reached out to PSPC HR to get permissions to use a PSPC Boardroom during the lunch hour to facilitate offering a hybrid meeting option
  • Food/Beverage: Lynn, Jeremy & Aman discussed food options – determined pizza was the most economical and versatile as we have a few members with dietary restrictions.
    • Jeremy suggested buying chips or “dessert” as well and offering that
  • Agenda Items: agreed Lynn to provide summary of the National Presidents meeting including providing information on the proposed dues increase to the membership; proposing the option to be a “Member at Large” to the membership to gauge interest & staring to engage membership to start thinking about what they want to see in the next round of bargaining

4. OTHER ITEMS

• Lynn has applied to be a union steward