PERSONS PRESENT                                                                                       REGRETS

Kurt Munger- President

Karen Collins-Treasurer

Amie O’Brien- Secretary

Tracy Arrowsmith – Executive Steward

Kim Koch – 1st Vice President

 

Floyd Knelsen – 2nd VP

PREPARED BY:  Amie O’Brien

 

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MINUTES/OLD BUSINESS:

 

·       Minutes approved – Tracy moved, Kim 2nd.

 

TREASURER REPORT:

 

·       See attached reports

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

  • New Petition from UTE National, we will be starting to circulate this petition now that members are back in the office. Needs to be completed by the end of October. Each sheet needs to have 25 signatures on it.
  • Update in regards to fight-back campaign against CFIB. Change in tone on both sides, there will be packages coming out soon for us to deliver to the businesses that are CFIB members.
  • President’s Conference. Convention is posted on the UTE site, please go and take a look at it (ute-sei.org). Happening Sept 28, conference on the 29th. All arrangements have been made.

 

EXECUTIVE STEWARD REPORT:

 

  • There are now 7 stewards on strength. All stewards who haven’t had it are going to Vancouver this weekend to get that training.
  • Heat complaint will now be withdrawn.
  • No current grievances.

 

TRAINING UPDATES:

 

  • TUB course (September) will be travelling to Vancouver for this training. Staffing course (Mid November) TBA.

 

OHS COMMITTEE:

 

  • Co-chair is now Annette Walske, Kim is still a member. Every 18 months the co-chair changes from PSAC and PIPCS.

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

 

·       No EE meeting for a while. Will be going over the regional plan at next meeting. Women’s History month is October.

 

 

 

STEWARD COMMITTEE:

 

·       Tracy will not be preparing bylaw amendments this year. Need to review who does this function and how to have them approved.

 

STAFFING COMMITTEE:

 

·       Have reviewed the posters, Kim has put in her comments regarding using Nationally Developed tests before making locally developed tests.

·       SP04 External is still in progress.

 

UNION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:

 

  • Meeting September 15. F&A UMC is on the 23rd.

 

EAP COMMITTEE:

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  • There is another opening for an EAP co-ordinator. Call letter went out via Judy.

 

ROUND TABLE:

 

Karen – Reviewed lateral transfer criteria, etc.  Reviewed pull criteria/depth and breadth, etc. Would like staffing training.

Kim – NIL

Amie – NIL

Tracy – NIL

Kurt – The financial resolution that we put forth was put through at conference. There will be $500 available to UTE to help with a fun event for the members annually. Karen and Kim will organize an event for the members and their families.

Convention went well. Regionally we had great input.

 

MEETING ADJOURNED:

·       6:45 PM

 

NEXT MEETING: 

·       To be held October 13, 2011