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PIPSC North Central Vancouver Island Branch Executive Committee Meeting, August 23, 2018
Arrive at 5pm, meeting starts at 5:30pm until 9pm, Coombs Trattoria Cuckoo on the patio
Present::
Carl Cahoon (Spring 2019) President
Tamas Lipcsey (Spring 2019) Treasurer
Jennifer Mollins (Spring 2020) Secretary
Kalie Gossen (Spring 2019) MAL
Diana McHugh (Spring 2019) MAL
James Shepherd (Spring 2019) MAL
Charles Fort (Spring 2019) Retired-MAL
Bill Woolverton (Spring 2019) Retired-MAL
Jean Van Der Mark (Spring 2019) Retired-MAL
Regrets: Nick Leone (Spring 2020) Vice-President
Diana McHugh (Spring 2019) MAL
1. Meeting began at 5:20
Motion to approve agenda M/S JVM/TL
- Recognition that on traditional territory of the Coast Salish people
- Introductions
2. Approval of Minutes from March 27, 2018, M/S CC/CF
Action items from March 27, 2018
- Branch facebook page - JM started branch page. Several are members of group
Review AGM minutes May 2018
- No action items
3. Treasurer's Report
- Financials for 2018 YTD, budget for 2018 and 2019
- Motions for any expenses approved by email
- PBS Seafood BBQ M/S JM/CF
4. Debrief on past meetings / events
- Branch AGM May 17, 2018
- Good to invite guests, VIU is excellent venue, appreciated PSAC attending
- Action - Will test zoom with in January executive meeting (Bill)
- Action: Send thank you note to SP subgroup and Robert MacDonald for additional swag, and to Dr Miller Saunders for her AGM presentation (Jennifer)
- Action - Ask SP group if would like to have join SP/branch AGM in Spring 2019 (Nick)
- Action - Add hospitality committee to next AGM, to welcome newcomers (Defer)
- Debrief from BC/YK regional council (Delegates JM, BW, TL and CC)
- Motions on increasing executive size and youth seat failed
- Cost to PIPSC of internal disharmony
- New hires’ perspective of union importance/relevance/role
- Partnerships, importance of service to larger community
- Regional exec - bylaws review this year, youth delegate to AGM, OHS training, youth forum
5. Standing items
- Phoenix - Rally in Nanaimo on August 22 got national media attention. August 23, government announced is replacing Phoenix.
- Engagement/ event planning / future calendar
- Action: Look into branch event including public service - Beach/stream clean-up (Jennifer) or kits for homeless (?)
- Action: Look into a branch family movie in the afternoon (Jennifer)
- Action: Look into a branch picnic in June (TBC)
- Action: Survey executive to branch AGM dates in May 2019 (Jennifer)
- Action: Contact local CLC chapters regarding liaising with PIPSC (Bill)
6. New Business / Roundtable
- PIPSC AGM in November in Ottawa (CC and JM attending with TL as alternate)
- Action: Order branch shirts for new executive members Diana and Kalie shirts (Carl) M/S CC/BW
- Action: Order visibility items for AGM, possibly TUIF shirts (JM/CC) M/S CC/BW
- Better Together purchased the branch a new banner and 4 flags
- Branch and SP subgroup co-hosted EWSP information session on June 28 at PBS
- $500 for pension info session by The Retirement Planning Institute, new service to Vancouver Island after January 2019
- RCMP CS’ joining PIPSC
- CS at RCMP not issued ID cards - CC forwarded concern
- Action: Ask SP group if interested in a joint Branch/SP subgroup meeting (Nick/Diana/Jennifer)
- Action: Add national days of significance to our calendar to consider when planning events (Jennifer - complete)
9.Meeting closed at 8:20pm, next executive meeting: October in Nanaimo
Summary of action items from this meeting
- Test zoom with in January executive meeting (Bill)
- Send thank you note to SP subgroup and Robert MacDonald for additional swag, and to Dr Miller Saunders for her AGM presentation (Jennifer)
- Ask SP subgroup if would like to have join SP/branch AGM in Spring 2019 (Nick)
- Add hospitality committee to next AGM, to welcome newcomers (Defer)
- Look into branch event including public service - Beach/stream clean-up (Jennifer) or kits for homeless (?)
- Look into a branch family movie in the afternoon (Jennifer)
- Look into a branch picnic in June (Defer)
- Survey executive to branch AGM dates in May 2019 (Jennifer)
- Contact local CLC chapters regarding liaising with PIPSC (Bill)
- Order branch shirts for new executive members Diana and Kalie shirts (Carl) M/S CC/BW
- Order visibility items for AGM, possibly TUIF shirts (JM/CC) M/S CC/BW
- Ask SP group if interested in a joint Branch/SP subgroup meeting (Nick/Diana/Jennifer)
- Add national days of significance and CLC meetings in Nanaimo and Comox to our calendar to consider when planning events (Jennifer - complete)
Calendar for PIPSC NCVI branch – 2018/19 as of June 10, 2018
June 1 & 2: BC/YK regional council
June 15 - PBS Seafood BBQ
June DFO Bike to Work
June 23 - branch/SP subgroup co-hosted EWSP session at PBS
August 23 Branch executive meeting
Event planning for year
September 4. Labour Day (Ladysmith event)
September 28 - International Day for Universal Access to INformation (Friday)
November - Schedule a Branch executive meeting?
Movie planning (same date as branch meeting?)
Beach clean-up
AGM planning
October Women’s History Month
October 10 - World Mental Health Day (Wednesday)
October 19 - 20, Steward council in Vancouver
November 2 and 3: PIPSC AGM in Ottawa - election year
November 11 - Remembrance Day
November - PIPSC NCVI branch beach cleanup TBC
November 22 - 24: Steward basic training, Richmond
December 1 - PIPSC OSH training (executive training next year)
December 1 - PIPSC Youth Council
December - Schedule a Branch executive meeting?
December 3 - International Day for Persons with Disabilities
December 6: International Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 10: International Human Rights Day (Monday)
December - PIPSC NCVI branch movie?
December - PIPSC sponsored DFO Christmas party
December - NAnaimo/Duncan CLC AGM
January 2019 - Schedule a Branch executive meeting? (videoconference)
January - Campbell RIver/Courtenay CLC AGM
February 24 - Phoenix implementation anniversary (implemented in 2016)
March - Schedule a Branch executive meeting?
Delegates, items for regional council meeting
AGM - invitations, budget 2020, election, giveaways
Proposal for September Labour Day
April 9 - 13 - National Volunteer Week
April - March for Science
April 22 - Earth Day (Monday)
April 28 - National Day of Mourning
April 10 - 13 - PIPSC Advanced steward training
May - Asian Heritage Month
May 1 - International Workers Day (Wednesday)
May - PIPSC NCVI Branch AGM? (avoid long weekend. Consider co-meeting with SP)
May 31 - April 1 - PIPSC Regional Council
June = Aboriginal History Month
June - National Public Service Week
June 8 - International Ocean’s Day
June 21 - National Indigenous People Day (Friday)
June - PBS Seafood BBQ
June - DFO Bike to Work
August 1 - International Youth Day (Thursday)
September 2 - PIPSC NCVI branch Labour Day activity
October - Federal election