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SYNOPSIS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 25-26, 2006
All motions have been carried unless otherwise noted.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
| THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
the Executive Board adopt the Executive Board Minutes of December
14-15, 2005 |
Chartering Locals for the Liquor Board Employees Division
| WHEREAS the Executive
Board approved the Local assignments based on the recommendation
of the Liquor Board Employees Division Transition Committee;
and
WHEREAS the Board anticipated that there may be a
requirement for adjustments based on information presented
at the Liquor Board Employees Division Assembly;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Executive Board
approve the following changes to Local Assignments:
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Region 1 - Move Sarnia area stores from Local 162 to London
Local 163 (stores: 46, 202, 246, 337, 459, 603, 591)
Region 2 - No changes
Region 3 - Port Hope store 79 (Local 377) moved to Local
379 Peterborough
Region 4 - From Local 498 (stores: 410, 377, 503, 476) move
to Local 4
Reasons: over 200, travel, servicing, activists, bring #
back up
Region 4 - From Local 497 (stores: 247, 178) Move to Local
379
Reasons: logistics, services, over 200
Region 4 - From Local 498 (stores: 72, 70, 55) NOT in "Your
home in OPSEU"
Region 4 - Move into 4100 (stores: 119, 70, 72)
Reasons: geography, local count up, more activists, one D.M.
Chartering Locals for the Liquor Board Employees Division
(cont.)
Region 4 - From 499 (stores: 36, 556, 455, 569) Move to
498
Reasons: activists, number over 100, one D.M. same geography,
old zone
Region 5 - Local 5108 - store 598 name has changed - now
Markham
Region 6 - Information Note: Local 682, Region 3/6 to Region
3 - Regional Boundary Line is crossed: affected Stores are 323,
595, 514, 232, 336
Update: "Your home in OPSEU" - Membership Centres - Hollinger
Court
Region 7 - No changes
2006 Budget
| To accept Version 4 of the Budget. |
| THAT one (1) full-time
Pro Tech Staff Rep. position is added to the Whitby Regional
office.
Postponement until the March Executive Board meeting.
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| To reduce the 2006 monthly allocation
for legal counsel by $25,000. |
| THAT discussion of the
2006 budget is postponed until the March 2006 Executive Board
meeting. |
DEFEATED
| THAT the OPSEU Whitby
Regional office increases the PPT support person to full-time
position.
THAT this motion be postponed until the March Executive
Board meeting.
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2006 Budget (cont.)
| THAT the $5,000 budget
amount for the CAAT Joint Post Retirement Benefits Committee
be removed from the 2006 Budget.
THAT this item be referred back to the Department
for a more detailed rationale. To come back to the March Executive
Board meeting.
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| THAT a temporary benefits
officer, at a cost of $42,320, be removed from the 2006 budget. |
DEFEATED
| THAT the 2006 budget amount
for Mobilization Costs for OPS be postponed until January 26. |
| THAT the Board resumes
the regular agenda at 12:00 p.m. |
| THAT the 2006 overtime
for Local Services/Negotiations be reduced to 2% from 4%. |
| THAT the 2006 budget for
CAAT Academic (Team and Members) be reduced by $100,000, from
$179,000 to $79,000. |
| THAT the 2006 budget for
Organizing Initiatives be reduced from $1.2M to $800,000. |
| THAT the 2006 budget for
Planning and Enforcement be reduced by $85,000. |
| THAT the part-time support
position at the Orillia Regional office be increased to a full-time
position. |
2006 Budget (cont.)
| THAT this motion be postponed
until more information is obtained and brought back to the March
meeting. |
| THAT the Member Activities
- Divisional Chairs Sector Meetings for BPS All Chairs be reduced
by $18,000.
THAT this motion be postponed until more information
is obtained and brought back to the March meeting.
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| THAT detailed information
on all committee increases is brought back to the March meeting. |
Local Health Integration Networks: Joint Union Campaign Update
Waiver Motion
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the OPSEU Executive Board waive the
30-day notice period for expenditures above $20,000. |
| BE IT RESOLVED THAT the
OPSEU Executive Board approve the $250,000 contribution toward
the joint union advertising campaign on the LHINs. To include
competitive bidding, accountability and transparency of the
LHIN Board of Directors. This amount will be drawn from the
Contingency Fund. |
OPS Successor Rights Campaign Proposal
| BE IT RESOLVED THAT the
OPSEU Executive Board approve the OPS/LBED successor rights
campaign at a cost of $20,000. The funds to be drawn from the
Contingency Fund. |
ELECTIONS
Strategic Planning Committee
President Casselman announced the election of Peggy Maybury
to the Strategic Planning Committee.
MDT/SDT Committee
Peggy Maybury was acclaimed to the MDT/SDT Committee.
Dave Lundy, Ed Almeida, David Rapaport, were nominated and
acclaimed to write the Executive Board Report - Section E .
OPSEU CONVENTION 2006
Convention 2006 Award Nominations
Individual Health & Safety Award
Brian Wilson, Local 317, will be the recipient of the Health
and Safety Award (Individual).
Local Health and Safety Award
Local 560/561 will be joint recipients of the Local Health and
Safety Award.
Honourary Life Membership
The Honourary Life Membership award recipients are Stephanie
Blake, Ethel Birkett-LaValley and Edna Bowes.
Convention 2006 Awards Nominations
Individual Human Rights Award
Peggy MacDonald will be the recipient of the Individual
Human Rights Award Individual.
Local Human Rights Award
Local 506 will be the recipient of the Local Human Rights
Award .
Rainford Jackson Education and Development Fund Award
The Coalition of African-Canadian Organizations will be
the recipient of the Rainford Jackson Education and Development
Fund Award.
Stanley Knowles Humanitarian Award
David Suzuki will be the recipient of the Stanley Knowles
Humanitarian Award
Destroy the Election Ballots
| TO destroy the election
ballots |
2006 Convention Agenda
| THAT the 2006 Convention
Agenda be amended to reflect the time of adjournment at 4:00
p.m not 5:00 p.m. |
Board Meetings
| THAT the Executive Board
Meetings for March, May and October 2006 be held at the Delta
Airport West. |
PENSION LIAISON COMMITTEE REPORT
BPS PENSION
WHEREAS thousands of BPS
members have either no pension coverage or poor pension coverage;
and
WHEREAS it is the responsibility of a union and its leadership
to provide a pension framework for all members; and
WHEREAS the BPS Sector Chairs endorse this approach.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Executive Board establish a BPS
pension working group that includes representation from the
Pension Liaison Committee, BPS sector chairs, collective bargaining,
strategic planning and benefits. The mandate of this working
group is to develop a plan that provides a workable and feasible
pension option for BPS members who require improvements. The
working group reports to the executive board and the BPS Sector
Chairs. The working group has a budget of $10,000 for operating
expenses and legal advice.
The funds to be drawn from the Contingency Fund.
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OPTrust Trustee Reappointment
| BE IT RESOLVED THAT the
OPSEU Executive Board reappoint Jordan Berger as a Trustee to
the OPTrust Pension Plan for a term of three (3) years, provided
the letter of undertaking is signed by the appointee. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
| WHEREAS questions arise
from the financial reports at the Executive Committee and Executive
Board meetings; and
WHEREAS timely reporting of financial details are
important to the operation of a large complex and multifaceted
organization.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Administrator of
Operational Services be present at the Executive Committee
and the Executive Board meetings during the financials/First
Vice-President/Treasurer report to support and resolve any
enquiries.
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DEFEATED
| WHEREAS there is a new
fiscal reality with Enron and other large corporations, protecting
themselves from accounting irregularities; and
WHEREAS the Audit Committee is empowered with a broad
scope of oversight responsibility for the Executive Board
and there is a need to facilitate and develop expertise and
templates to accomplish its goals and fulfil these responsibilities
presently and for future Audit Committees; and
WHEREAS: there is a need to identify ways to improve
spending within our organization, identify Control Points
and ensure protection of OPSEU's
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the OPSEU Executive
Board authorizes the hiring of an Internal Auditor on an interim
basis for a
1-year contract, who will report to the Executive Board through
the Audit Committee. The funds to be included in the 2006
budget.
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| THAT this motion be postponed
until the budget debate at the March meeting. |
NOTICE OF MOTION
Constitutional Amendment
| THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the Executive Board support the motion that the remunerated
Executive Board positions of President and First Vice-President/Treasurer
be set at the "maximum of (five) 5 consecutive two-year
terms" with some exceptions as in the case of early departures,
removal, vacancies or special convention and that these constitutional
changes would take effect for the current incumbents at the
scheduled annual convention of 2007. |
DEFEATED
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