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MINUTES - PIPSC North Central Vancouver Island Branch Executive Committee Meeting, October 11, 2017

Cockoo Trattoria, Coombs

Present:

Carl Cahoon (Spring 2019) President

Nick Leone (Spring 2018) Vice-President

Tamas Lipcsey (Spring 2019) Treasurer

Jennifer Mollins (Spring 2018) Secretary

Charles Fort (Spring 2018) Retired-MAL

Jean Van Der Mark (Spring 2018) Retired-MAL

Bill Woolverton (Spring 2018) Retired-MAL

James Shepherd (Spring 2018) MAL

Summary of action items arising from today’s meeting

  1. NL to send information around on event next week Wednesday to protest Phoenix by PSAC
  2. Fund pizza up to $150 for Wednesday protest of Phoenix, NL to coordinate (M/S JM, CC)
  3. JM trying to buy pinnies but not available in blue, will try to special order. CC will look into other suppliers.
  4. JM to survey exec for sizes and interest and buy up to 8 PIPSC polo shirts for NCVI executive to wear at events, $240 for shirts, up to $50 for embroidery (M/S JM, NL)
  5. JM to buy 15 umbrellas and whistles for rally toolkit, up to $350 - first ask Better Together if they have any of these to send over for free
  6. CC to ask Deb Daviau to speak at our AGM on May 2 or 16, and invite Rob MacDonald
  7. JM/NL to consider science speakers for AGM.
  8. JM to ask about VIU venue availability.
  9. Next meeting, consider buying swag for our AGM.
  10. JM to plan movie for Nanaimo in January, maybe Star Wars,
  11. JM to request $2500 from Better Together for Nanaimo movie event.
  12. JM to move up Treasurer’s report earlier in agenda for next meeting
  13. JM to follow up on the bylaw changes review.
  14. CC to share calendar with all executive members
  15. TL - Budget for 2018 will be prepared for next meeting
  16. CC to take issue of members who transfer in from military being considered as group 2 pension, when service started prior to 2012 to both Rob MacDonald and to PIPSC VP Steve Hindle and to joint consultations table.
  17. CC to find out if branch executive training will be offered in December 2017
  18. Next executive meeting: late November 2017 and late February 2018. JM will send out survey to pick dates
  19. Next meeting, review bylaws for changes to propose to branch AGM.

Summary notes:

  1. CC called meeting to order with quorum at 6pm
  2. Approve Agenda (M/S JM/CC)
  3. Approve Minutes from July 10, 2017 (M/S BW, JVM)

4. Business arising from previous Executive meeting

  • Phoenix update (all): PIPSC has filed two policy grievances as 2 collective agreements were not paid backpay within agreed to timeline, some members avoiding promotions or acting due to pay issues, someone has been transferred to DND and is still getting 15 days leave per year instead of her 30 days per year allocation. there is Phoenix court case in the Yukon,
  • ACTION: NL to send information around on event next week Wednesday to protest Phoenix by PSAC
    • MOTION: Fund pizza up to $150 for Wednesday protest of Phoenix, NL to coordinate (M/S JM, CC)
  • Attracting members to become active
    • Last meetings motion to buy rally toolkit with reusable visibility items proposal – 50 pinnies $600: JM trying to buy pinnies but not available in blue, will try to special order. CC will look into other suppliers.
    • MOTION: Buy 8 PIPSC polo shirts for NCVI executive to wear at events, $240 for shirts, up to $50 for embroidery (M/S JM, NL)
    • MOTION: Buy 15 umbrellas and whistles for rally toolkit, up to $350 (M/S TL, JVM)
    • Pension changes / action / Bill C-45 / Ottawa rally May 5 / regional initiatives - no updates
    • AGM – spring 2018: Target May 2 or 16 at VIU venue, ACTION: 1. CC to ask Deb Daviau to speak, and invite Rob MacDonald 2. JM/NL to consider science speakers. 3. JM to ask about venue availability. 4. Next meeting, consider buying swag for our AGM.
    • Other engagement ideas? Plan movie for Nanaimo in January, maybe Star Wars, ACTION: Request $2500 from Better Together.
    • ACTION: Move up Treasurer’s report earlier in agenda for next meeting
    • New stewards? - None
  • Branch bylaw changes from the May AGM are being considered at the October PIPSC BC/YK bylaws committee. ACTION: JM to follow up on the bylaw changes review.
  • Annual calendar for branch (JM) (using shared calendar and separate report)
  • Email portal / document sharing – pipsc.ncvi@GMAIL.com ACTION: CC to share calendar with all executive members
  • Upcoming training courses/meetings
    • Steward council is October 20-21,2017 in Vancouver - CC attending
    • PIPSC national AGM, November 17/18 in Ottawa - TL and CC attending
    • Steward basic training November 23-25, 2017 in Vancouver
    • Advanced steward training April 11 – 14, 2018 in Victoria
    • Steward basic training in May 2018 Richmond
    • BC/YK regional council in June 1, 2 2018 Whistler
    • Steward council October 19-20, 2018 in Vancouver

5. Treasurer's Report

  • Financials for 2017 - no change. Balance is $1926.76. Action: Budget for 2018 will be prepared for next meeting

6. New Business

    1. MOA on supporting employees who are victims of domestic violence underway (AV group lead)

7. Roundtable

  • Members who transfer from military service to the public service need to work until 60 for an unreduced pension, even if have already worked 35 years. ACTION: CC to take issue of members who transfer in from military being considered as group 2 pension, when service started prior to 2012 to both Rob MacDonald and to PIPSC VP Steve Hindle and to joint consultations table.

8. Next executive meeting: late November 2017 and late February 2018. JM will send out survey to pick date.

9. Meeting adjourned at 8:20pm

Calendar for PIPSC NCVI branch – 2017/18 as of Oct 10, 2017

June 2017

June 2-3 BC Regional Council (our resolution should be spoken to)

July

July 20: Branch executive meeting

September

September 4. Labour Day

October

Oct 10: PIPSC NCVI meeting, Coombs - recruit members to fill MAL seats

Steward council is October 20-21, 2017 in Vancouver

November

Steward basic training November 23-25, 2018 in Vancouver

Nov 17/18: National AGM (National board bringing version of our resolution on allocating retired members fees to their regions to this meeting)

December

Branch executive meeting

draft budget for next year

February 2018

Branch executive meeting

review bylaws for branch election

recruit executive members for next election

items for regional council meeting

Send invitations for AGM

April

Advanced steward training April 11 – 14, 2018 in Victoria

Branch executive meeting?

Finalize AGM details

May

Branch AGM? May 2, 16?

May 10-12: Steward basic training in Richmond

May 1 – International Labour Day celebrated in Courtenay

Branch executive meeting prior to regional council?

June

June 1 & 2: BC/YK regional council in Whistler

September

September 4. Labour Day

Branch executive meeting

October

Published on 8 January 2018