Regional Executive Council Meeting

June 3, 2010, Vancouver

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 P.M.

1. Adoption of the agenda as written Motion Walker/Baxter

2. Adoption of Minutes as amended Motion Cunningham/Schofield Carried

Change #12 to Immigration Advisory Committee

3. Old Business:

At last meeting we authorized an honorarium to be paid to alternates equivalent to one half the honorariums to district directors. This should only be given if the alternate is active.

Update of locals who had not submitted reports to national.

Financial reports – most locals have now submitted their reports

4. Membership lists – Nanaimo was growth office and hired 46 new members, some terms some not; even though all cards were signed last year, members names are not showing up on list; a problem; 98 % of hires were members as they were over 3 months; PSAC and CEIU National get share; local only gets share when local submits cards; send cards to Suzanne; she data enters on her computer and then sends to PSAC; we have had trouble at national with our membership officer, national has had several people try to do the job; issue of cards not being input at national office;

Recommendation: Take membership list around and if a member is not on list, get them to sign new cards

Idea: Next LUMC get management to advice of new members; want names not numbers; need business line as well;

5. Committees Make-up

Finance – Patricia Willey, Dianne Mitchell, Colleen Malinosky, Pat Wakefield

By-Law Committee – Penny Dickson, Rod Cunningham, Nikki McVey, Christine Walker

Friendship Fund - Francine Baxter; Cheryl Hays; Anne Marie; Darlene Stevens and Pat Wakefield

Training: Christine Walker; Nikki McVey; Cheryl Hays and Roberta Gourlie,

Health & Safety- Dianne Mitchell; Paul Croes; Darlene Stevens and Tracey Shudo

Communication – Paul Croes; Patricia Willey; Bob Aplin and Darlene Stevens

HRRR – Rod Cunningham; Karen Smith and Allen Schofield

6. Claim forms

CCRA: we must pay CPP, EI, and taxes for attendance fees

We need to change this form to include a box for CPP, EI, taxes; we need to change it to one similar to national claim form

Decision: keep our claim form and add block for deductions

7. Note of interest:

Some locals give an honorarium to local executive for example Surrey pays $75 a month to President and lesser amounts to the other members of executive.

8. Attendance of alternates district directors to Regional Executive Meetings and President Conferences.

Decision: Alternates will attend once in every 3 years as observer.

9. District meetings should be held 2X a year. This has not been happening which is why Pat is holding district meetings this week-end prior to the President’s Conference. We need to have 2 REC meetings a year.

10. Training: Pat would like to see every local trained on local executive ASAP. South Island and North Region trained this past week-end. Penny is concerned about Whitehorse. Kathy has agreed to fly to Whitehorse and put on training. We do not pay when Kathy or Julie’s expenses only the local members. Outstanding training is Kamloops PSAC and CEIU will be trained as a group, local administration and grievance handling. One has been done – grievance handing is outstanding. The more people you can get to your training the better it can be. There will be a lot of new members in the next year

12. Intranet fees for alternates

Decision- Francine moved/Karen seconded Carried that alternates to be paid $25 per month Carried

If they are not being subsidized as a local person executive. Get internet bill to Colleen to pay twice yearly.

11. CEIU National now has a new scholarship 5 @ $500

12. Financial –

Walker/ Gourlie moved to have the Honorarium for Regional Executive Council members changed from $300 to $400 yearly made twice each year effective 2010

Motion to adjourn Penny Dickson. Meeting adjourned at 4:00 P.M.