74th ORC - Toronto West Branch - Resolution #3

Resolution #3 – received March 23, 2018

Branch Name:  PIPSC Toronto West Branch

Moved By: Frank Wong

Seconded By: Wendell Cole

Reimburse Time and Travel for Members Undergoing Institute Conflict Resolution and/or Misconduct Investigation

Whereas members who are investigated by the Institute for conflicts or alleged misconduct may not be reimbursed for their time and travel in participating and/or complying with any of the Institute’s processes for conflict resolution and/or misconduct investigations,

And whereas this financial burden is both unfair and punitive,

And whereas members also undergo extreme mental stress undergoing the Institute’s processes for conflict resolution and/or alleged misconduct investigations,

And whereas other participants (e.g. witnesses and Institute staff) to any of the Institute’s processes for conflict resolution and/or alleged misconduct investigations are reimbursed for their time and travel,

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Ontario Regional Council direct the Ontario Regional Executive to sponsor the following resolution (including the preamble) at the 2018 PIPSC AGM:

Therefore, be it resolved that the Institute reimburses time and travel costs to all parties involved in inter-member disputes and/or Institute’s investigations of alleged misconduct,

And, further that, the full costing (including salaries of participants and Institute staff as they relate to the Institute’s processes for conflict resolution and/or alleged misconduct investigations, travel, office rent) be maintained and made available for review by delegates at the Annual General Meeting of the Institute and disclosed in the Institute’s portal, along with details of the conflict and/or alleged misconduct investigation, excluding the identities of the members