Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting - OPSEU

M inute s of the Exe cutive B o ar d M e e t ingJanu ary 26 -27, 20 1 1D e lta Toront o E a st, H erit age R oomJ anuary 26, 201 1The Ex ecutiv e B o ard wa s c al le d to order at 9 : 3 0 am . Pr es ident Thomas in the Cha ir . A l lmemb ers were pr e s ent exc ept D erek Mil l er . The r eas on wa s acc ep tabl e to the Cha ir .Peggy Maybury, Ex e cutiv e Ass istant to the Pr e s id ent was als o in attend anc e .AgendaThe agend a was amend e d to ad d : Chine s e New Ye ar B anqu e t (NDP ) F ac ebookCon s ent AgendaM inute s of Pr eviou s Me etingsThe OPSEU Ex e cutiv e B o ard adop ted the OPSEU Exe cu t iv e B oard Minu tes ofD e c ember 1 5 -1 6 , 201 0 .Pre s entat i onL arry Brown, NUPGE, made a p re s entati on to the Exe cut iv e B o ard .Bu s ine s s Ar i s ingC o op er s Bu i l d ingThis i s su e wa s d is cu s s e d at the January Ofic ers me e ting . F irst Vic ePre s ident/ Tre asurer Rout wi l l ob tain quo tes and consul t with the b o ard memb ers inr egion 2 .F irst Vic e -Pre s ident/ Tre asurer Rout update d the ex ecutiv e board .R e s o luti o n t o Conv ent i on : S t ew ar d s running for h igh er offi c eThis i s su e wa s r eferr ed to Janu ary 2 7 th .

Minu te s from the Exe cutive B o ard MeetingJanuary 26-27, 20 1 12Treasurer ' sRep ortF irst Vic e -Pre s id ent/ Tre a sure Rout pre s ented the Treasurer' s Report, which ad dre s s edthe foll owing items :201 1 BudgetS tr ik e Fund r ev enuePres entation : L arry Brown2 01 1 B udgetMauric e Gabay, Ac c ountant was p re s ent for this d is cus s ion .The fo l lowing mo tion c arr ied unanimou s ly a t the sp eci al ofic ers me e ting he ld onJanuary 2 6, 20 1 1 :Mov ed by Rout/ ThomasPr e s ent the budge t to the executiv e b o ard a s is for further c onsulta ti on and d ebate . fAfterno onThe Ex e cutiv e B o ard wa s c al led to order at 1 : 3 0 pm . Pre s id ent Thoma s in the Chair .Pre s entati on - Put fo o d in the bu dgetMike B alkw il l ; Sus an B ender; and Nadi a Edwards made a pre s entation to the Exe cutiv eB o ard .Mov e d by Gr imald i/ Orz e lTHEREFORE B E IT RESOLVED THAT the Executiv e B o ard appr ov ed a donation of$5, 0 0 0 to the c or e c ampa ign budget by Pu t Food in the Budget . Fund s to b e dr awn fr omthe dona tion l ine .CARRIEDA minor ity rep or t wa s fi led by Eduardo Alme ida .Tre a surer ' s Rep ort201 1 B u dget (c ont . )D i scus s ion regard ing the 2 0 1 1 budge t c ontinu ed .Re c e s sThe Ex e cutiv e Board rec e s s e d at 5 : 0 0 pm . A l l members were p re s ent ex c ep t D erekMi l l er .

Minute s from the Executive B oar d MeetingJanuary 26-27, 20 1 1J anuary 27, 201 1The Ex e cu tiv e B o ard wa s c a l l e d to order a t 9 : 1 0 am . F irst V ic e -Pre s ident/ Tre a surerRou t in the Chair . A l l memb ers wer e pre s ent . Peggy Maybury, Ex e cutiv e A ssistant tothe Pre s ident was a l so in a ttendanc e .Tre a sur er ' s Rep o rt201 1 B udge t (c ont . )D iscus s ion r egard ing the 2 0 1 1 bu dge t c ontinu ed .Mov ed by Rout/ To cker[ Mov e the 20 1 1 bud ge t . 1Mov e d by T o cker / LundyWHEREAS Our Ontario is pub l i shed only onc e a year, andWHEREAS our Ontario i s not a newsletter dev e l op ed by the member ship , andWHEREAS In Sol idar ity is publ ished four (4) times a y e ar, andWHEREAS In So l idar ity is de s igne d and dev e lop ed by the memb ers of this Union(OPSEU)THEREFORE B E IT RESOLVED THAT Our Ontar io not b e publ ished for the c oming20 1 1 fisc a l y ear; andB E IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT $1 1 5 , 0 0 0 b e p l ac ed in the budget to al low for the201 1 Loc a l E d itors C onferenc e .CARRIEDMov e d by E l l iot/ Gr ima l d iTHAT the ex ecutive board ac tiv itie s l ine b e reduc ed by $24 9, 0 70 and rema in the s ameas the 201 0 budge t .CARR IEDMov ed by Orz e l/ Nanc ek iv e l lInc r e a s e the c o l l e c t iv e barga ining l ine - legal exp ens e s for r egu lated he a l th pr ofes s ionalby $6 0 , 0 0 0 .CARRIED

Minutes from the Exe cutive B o a r d MeetingJanuary 2 6 -27, 20 1 14Trea surer ' sRep o rt2 01 1 B udget (c ont . )Mov ed by Gr ima ld i / FrancheI Reduc e the CLC s cho o l to z e ro .]CARRIEDMov e d by Montgomery / R outD el e te ne go ti a tion costs of $6 0, 6 0 0 from CAAT (A) and add it to the $ 6 0, 06 0 in CAAT (S) .JCARRIEDMov e d by Wa l l/ MontgomeryRe duc e the p romoting the union agend a (PUA) l ine to $5 5 , 25 0 .Mov e d by Franche / Rowett - amendmentChange the amount to $8 0, 0 0 0 .Mov ed by Pr idham/ Montgomery - amendment to amendmentRe du c e the amount to $ 75, 0 0 0, Regi on 5 to ge t $1 5 , 0 0 0 .M ov ed by El l iot/ M il l er - c losure - CARRIED .]]IThe que s tion wa s c al l ed on the amendment to the amendment and it CARR IED.The qu e s tion wa s c a l le d on the amendment a s amended and it CARRIED .The qu e stion was c a l l e d on the mo tion as amended :Reduc e the p romoting the union agenda (PUA) l ine to $75 , 0 0 0 .JCARRIEDA minority report wa s filed by Edu ardo A lme id a; Mike Grimald i; D ave Lundy; PattyRout; Sandra Snid er; Carl Thibode au and Jamie Tocker .Mov ed by Fr anche / BrownReduc e the OPSEU ac c e ssib i l ity fund to $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 .Mov ed by Rout/ Mi l ler -amendmentl Amend the amount to $1 0 0 , 00 0 .FICARRIED

M inu te s from the Executive B o a r d MeetingJanuary 2 6 -27, 201 1Trea surer ' s Rep ort2 01 1 Bu dge t (c ont . )The que s tion wa s c a l l e d on the mo ti on a s amend ed :Reduc e the OPSEU ac c e s s ibil ity fund to $1 0 0 , 0 0 0 .]CARRIEDMov e d by El l iot/ FrancheTHAT OPSEU not fi l l the junior legal l awy er p os ition for the 201 1 ye ar .DEFEATEDMove d by E l l io t/ Fr ancheRe duc e regional Website 1 -7 by 1 0,5 0 0 .Mov ed by Rowe tt/ Pr idham - c lo sur e - DEFEATED .M ov ed by Fr anche /Wr ight - c l osur e - DEFEATED .The qu e stion was c a ll e d on the motion and it CARRIED .A minority r ep or t wa s fi le d by Eduardo A lme ida; D av e Lundy and J amie To cker .Mov e d by E ll iot/ FrancheI E l iminate the $1 0, 0 0 0 l ine for p ens ion l iais ion c ommitte e .1CARRIEDMov e d by Franche / Rowe ttReduc e the p rid e d ay activ it ie s to $5 5 , 0 00JDEFEATEDMov e d by Franche / RoutI D eal w i th the p r iority items on the January board agenda .JCARR IED

Minu tes from the Executive B oard MeetingJanuary 26-27, 201 1Busine s s Ar i s ingConstitutional Am en dm ent to C onv ent ion: Stewards runn ing for h igher offi c e ( c ont .fr om p age 1 )Mov ed by Grima ld i / A lme idaAdd the following l ine to Artic le 29 . 1 . 4 . 1 : "Where the Offic er' s pos itions c annot b e fi l l edby uni t s teward s b e c au s e there ar e no t enough uni ts then shop s tewards may be e lec tedto fi l l the remaining ofic er p o s i ti ons . "C ontinued on p age 7 .Afterno onThe Ex e cutiv e B o ard was c al led to order at 1 : 3 0 pm. Pre s ident Thoma s in the Cha ir .Pre s entati on - Women's Lega l E duc ati on Fund and Ac tion Fun d (L EAF )Mar ilyn Roycroft and Mary We l ls from LEAF made a pr es entation to the Ex e cutiv eB o ard .Mov ed by Gr imald i/ RoutTHEREFORE B E IT RE SOLVED THAT the Exe cutiv e B o ard approv e a donati on in theamount o f $ 1 0, 0 0 0 to LEAF and c ontinue it as a s tand ing donation .F irst Vic e -Pre s ident/ Tre asurer Rout in the Cha ir .M ov e d by Thoma s / Pr idham - amendment[ Change the amount to $2 0 , 0 0 0 .DEFEATEDMov ed by Montgomery/ PridhamMotion to d iv ide .DEFEATEDIJThe qu es tion was c a l le d on the mo t ion :THEREFORE B E IT RE SOLVED THAT the Ex e cu tiv e B o ard approv e a donation in theamount of $1 0, 0 00 to LEAF and c ontinu e it as a s tand ing dona ti on .CARRIEDA minor ity r ep or t was fi le d by R on E l l io t and G ino Franche .

iMinutes from the Executive B o ar d MeetingJ anuary 26 -27, 20 1 1Pre s entati on - Women's Legal E du c ati on Fund and Ac ti on Fund ( c ont. )Mov e d by Orzel/ Pr idhamI THEREFORE donation in theB amount E IT RE So OLVED f $1 0 , 00 0 THAT to LEAF the . Ex ecutiv e B o ard appr ov e an ad d i tiona lM ov e d by Alme ida/ Thomas - c losure - CARRIED .The que s tion wa s c al le d on the moti on and it CARRIED .A M inority r eport was fi l e d by R on E l l iot .B u s ine s s Ar i s ingCon s ti tut i onal Amendm ent t o Conv ent i on: S tew ards running for h igher offic e (c ont .from p age 6 )Mov ed by Gr imaldi/ A lme id aAdd the fol lowing l ine to Artic le 29 . 1 .4 . 1 : "Wher e the Offic er' s p ositions c annot b e fi l ledby unit s tewards be c au s e there are no t enough units then shop s tew ards may be e lec te dto fi l l the rema ining ofic er p o s i ti ons . "DEFEATEDMov ed by Montgomery/ FrancheTHEREFORE B E IT RESOLVED THAT the Ex e cu t iv e B oard appr ov e the fol lowingamendments to S ections 29 . 1 . 4 . 1 & 29 . 1 . 4 . 2 of the Cons titu t ion, and that the s eamendments b e p r es ented to Conv ention 201 1 :2 9 . 1 .4.1 Each Unit shall d e c id e how many Shop Stewards i t wi l l hav e . The ShopS tewards wi l l form the Uni t Committe e . The memb ership of e ach Unitshal l e l ect one o r m o re of the Shop Stewards as Unit Stewards, and one of th e Un itS tewards a s chairp ers on of the Unit C ommitte e . A l l Un i t S tewa rds s ha l l b e memb ersof the LEC . The memb ership o f the L o c a l shal l then e l e c t the Ofic ers of the L o ca l fr omamong the Unit Stewards .29 . 1 .4 .2 Ea ch L o ca l s ha l l decide h ow many Un it S tewards i t w i l l h a v e . Wh ere Un its don o t vary grea tly in s ize th ere sha l l b e an equa l num ber of Un it S tewards from ea chUn it. Where Units in the s ame Loc al v ary gr eatly in s iz e, add itiona l Unit Steward s mayb e e le c ted u s ing the number of Member s in the smallest Unit a s the mathematic a l unitfor c a lcu lating repres entation by p opu lation .CARRIED

Minute s from the Executive B o ar d MeetingJanuary 2 6 -27, 20 1 1Pre s i dent ' sRep ort2 01 1 C onv ent ion - Tim B r own AwardMov ed by Thomas / A lme idaD e l ay the s tar t of this awardtothe 201 2 C onv ention .CARRIEDR e s o luti ons from th e Exe cutiv e B o ard t o C onv ent i onMov e d by Thomas/ RoutTHEREFORE B E IT RE SOLVED THAT in c omp l ianc e w i th Ar tic le 2 6 . 2 of theCons titu t i on and Sec tion 97 of the Corpora tions A c t, the F inanc ial Statements for the 1 2month p erio d end ing D ec emb er 20 1 0 , inc lu d ing the Statement of F inanc ial Po s ition, theStatement of Rev enue and Exp enditure and Fund B alanc e s and the S tatement of CashF lows , to gether with the Auditors ' r eport there on, and a l l trans ac tions refl e c te d therebyb e approved and that the Pre s ident and F irst Vic e -Pre s ident/ Tre asu rer be au thor ized tos ign the financ ial statements on behalf of the Ex ecutiv e Board .CARRIEDMoved by Thomas/ RoutTHEREFORE B E IT RE SOLVED THAT in c omp l ianc e wi th Section 1 2 9 o f theCorpo ra tion s A c t, the Conv ention endors e the acti ons of the Executive B o ard from thec losing of the l as t C onv enti on unti l the c losing of this Conv ention .CARRIEDMov ed by Thomas / RoutTHEREFORE B E IT RE SOLVED THAT in c omp l ianc e with Artic l e s 26 . 2 and 28 . 4 ofthe Constituti on and S e ction 94 of the Corpo ra tions A c t, BDO Canada, be Auditors ofOPSEU for the fis c a l ye ar January 1 , 201 1 through to D e c ember 3 1 , 2 01 1 and theEx e cu tiv e Board fix the Aud itors' remuneration .CARR IEDMov e d by Thomas / MontgomeryWHEREAS barga ining proce dur es must be approv ed by the Ex ecu tiv e B o ard andsubmitted to Conv ention;WHEREAS the CAAT Academic members hav e b een c onsulte d on the p rop o s e damendments and hav e ind ic ated the ir supp ort thr ough a motion p a s s ed at theD iv is ional me e ting he l d in June 20 1 0 ;

Minu te s from the Executive B o ar d MeetingJanuary 26-27, 201 1Pre s ident ' sRep ortR e s o lut ions fr om the Exe cut iv e B o ard to C onv enti on (c ont . )I bTHEREFORE e approv e d . B E IT RE SOLVED THAT the CAAT Ac ademic Ne gotiating Procedure sCARRIEDCAAT ( Supp ort) N egot i ations Pro c e dur e sMov ed by Thoma s / MontgomeryWHEREAS bargaining p ro c e dures mu st b e app r ov ed by the Ex e cutiv e B o ard andsubmitted to Conv ention;WHEREAS the CAAT Supp ort memb ers hav e be en consulted on the prop o s e damendments and hav e ind ic ated the ir supp ort thr ough mo t i ons p as s e d at theD iv isional / Pr e -B arga ining me eting he ld on Oc tob er 1 6 -1 7, 201 0;THEREFORE B E IT RE SOLVED THAT the CAAT Supp ort Negotiating Pr o c edure s b eapprov ed .CARR IEDC onv ention AwardsEach y e ar at the OPSEU Annu a l Conv enti on, the fo l l owing award s are g iv en out : He a l th and Safe ty Award : L oc al and Indiv idu al Honourary L ife Membership Human Rights Award : Loca l and Ind iv idual L e ah Cas s e lman Award " L iv e and Let Liv e " Award Rainford Jacks on Educ a t ion and D ev e l opment Fund Stanley Knowle s Humanitar ianH e a lth and S afety Aw ard: Ind iv i du a lTwo (2) N ominations were re c e iv e d for thi s award :M emb er Nom inate dN om in at e d byMar l a ine F inegan, Lo c al 4 1 5 D av e Lundy, RVP; Lyn Orz e l, EBMG e of McPhe e , Lo c a l 63 6 Su e Br own, RVP; J . Smythe, Lo c a l 63 6B a l lots were d is tr ibu ted, v o te s wer e c a st and tabul ate d . G e of McPhe e , Loc a l 63 6 wi l l b ethe r e c ip i ent of the Health & Safe ty Ind iv idual award .

Minutes fr om the Executive B oar d Me etingJanu ary 26-27, 201 11 0Pre s ident ' s Rep o rtConv enti on AwardsHe alth and Safety Award : LocalThe nomination submitted wa s withdr awn .Honourary L ife Aw ardMov e d by Alme ida/ Orz elRemov e the fo l lowing fr om the p o l icy manual :"OPSEU w i l l make no more than two such p ers ons honorary memb ers p er ye ar and atno time hav e mor e than 1 5 p ersons cl a iming that d istinc ti on .CARRIEDF our (4) Nominations were rec e iv e d for this award :M emb er Nom inate dF ernand B gin, Lo c al 41 5Joyc e Ear l -Wi l l sDoris Midd l e ton, Loc al 3 14Mik e Su l l iv an, Loca l 1 65N om inate d byD av e Lundy, RVP; Lynn Orz el, EBMD ave Lundy, RVP; Lyn Orz e l , EBMC l a ire Rowett, RVP; Pe te Wr ight, EBMR on El l iot, EBMB a l lo ts were d istributed , v o te s were c ast and tabu l ated . F ernand B gin; D orisMidd le ton; and Mike Su l l iv an wil l b e the r ecip ient of a Honourary Life award .Human R ights Aw ard - Ind iv i du a lSandra Snider de c l ar e d a c onfl ic t and l eft the ro om .Two (2 ) N ominations were re c e iv ed for thi s award :M emb er Nom inat e d Nominate d byPam Smith, L o c a l 455 D av e Lundy, RVP; Lynn Orz e l, EBMGreg Snid er, Loc a l 714 OPSEU D i s abil ity CaucusB a l lots were d is tr ibute d , vote s were c a st and tabu late d . Pam Smi th w i l l b e the r e c ipientof the Human Rights Ind iv idu al Award .Human R ights Award - L o c a lNo nominations were submitte d for this award .

Minute s from the Execu tive B o ar d MeetingJanuary 26 -27, 20 1 11 1Pre s ident ' sRep ortConv ent i on AwardsL e ah C a s s e lm an Aw ard: Ind iv i du a lOne (1 ) Nomination wa s rec e iv e d for this award :M emb er Nom inate d Nom inat e d byCam Jay, Loca l 4 68 Region 4 board membersCam Jay w i l l b e the re c ip i ent of the Le ah Cas s elman Indiv idu a l awar d .L e ah C a s s e lman Aw ar d : Lo c a lOne (1 ) Nomination was re c e iv ed for this award :Loc a l Nominate d Nom inate d byL o c a l 677, NOSM Rhonda Rams ay, L o c a l 6 74L o c al 677 wi l l b e the rec ip ient of the L eah C a s s e lman L o c a l award .L iv e and L et L iv e Aw ardNo nominations were submi tte d for thi s award .Rainford Ja ckson E du c ation and D ev e lopm ent FundN o nominations were submitted for this award .S tanl ey Knowl e sOne (1 ) Nomination was re c e iv ed for this award :Pers on Nominate dNom inate d byArchie S ib eko (Zo l a Z emb e ) Pre s id ent Smokey ThomasArchie S ib eko (Zo l a Z embe ) w i l l b e the re c ip ient of the Stanl ey Knowles award .Comm itte e Rep ortsS tr at egi c Pl anning C omm itte eMov ed by Thoma s / Grima l d iTHEREFORE B E IT RE S O LVED THAT the June s tr ategic p lanning me e ting be he ld a tthe B ayview-Wildwood Re s or t .CARRIED

Minutes from the Exe cutive B o a r d MeetingJanu ary 26-27, 20 1 11 2Comm ittee Rep ortsPo l i cy R ev i ew C ommitte eMov ed by Rowett/ Thib ode auAdd the OPSEU logo to Se c tion ACARRIEDJMov e d by Rowe tt/ Mill erS e c ti on A - remov e the refer enc e to d i str ic tsCARRIEDJM ov ed by Rowett/ Thib odeauS ec t i on A - add a l arger v ersion of the regi ona l map .CARRIEDMov ed by R owett/ Thibo d e auRepl ac e Are a counc i l fund ing w i th the prop o se d change s as outl ine d in the r ep ort .DEFEATEDMoved by Tocker/ Alme idaD e l ete the foll owing are a counc i l funding as s istanc e p aragraph :In exc ep t i onal c as e s , ar e a c ounc i l s requesting ass istanc e from he ad ofic e to prov ideeduc ati ona ls wil l br ing the ir request to the Regiona l EBM/ staff me etings . Whereappl ic abl e, he ad offic e w i l l as s ist with the cos t of meeting ro oms and lunch .CARR IEDS taff ing I s sue s - In c ameraMov ed by Grimald i/ A lme ida - in c amer a - CARRIED .R i s e & ReportMov ed by Pridham/ TungattTHEREFORE B E IT RE SOLVED THAT OPSEU wi l l p ay due s to the OFL on our p erc ap i ta of 9 0, 0 0 0 commenc ing Janu ary 1 , 20 1 1 .CARRIED

Minu tes from the Executive B o ar d MeetingJanu ary 26-27, 20 1 11 3Adj ournmentThe Ex ecu tiv e B o ard adj ourned at 4 : 45 pm . A l l memb ers were pres ent .Warren (Smokey) Thoma s , Pr e s ident Kathryn Kaminski, Corp orate S e cretary/ kk