LEC Meeting September 12, 2014 Minutes: Toronto LEC
Location: CMG Boardroom Meeting commenced: 9:30am
Approved by Vote: October 23, 2014 as amended
Present: Naomi Robinson, Elaine Janes, Jordanna Lake, Claryse Boulineau, Rob Barlow, Colman Jones, Anita Adams, Kam Rao, Kim Taylor-Galway, Riza Kaya, Tony Germin
Absent: Maureen Brosnahan , Glen Guerin
President to Chair
1. Adopt Agenda as amended. CARRIED
2. Adopt Minutes 17 June 2014. Minutes are missing SRC Report. Report to be added and minutes to be re-presented at next LEC meeting.
3. Discussion of Resignation of Chief Steward and bi-election/filling vacancy.
Naomi Robinson explained we have to have a bi-election for the Chief Stewards position. Tony Germin suggested paper ballot would be cheaper. Kam Rao said there were guild elections taking place in October if we could get in on that. Could cost up to a thousand. Discussion on costs of paper ballot versus electronic. Elaine Janes supports paper ballot and asked if there were objections. Kam prefers electronic. Naomi explained the mail in option allows Hamilton, London and KW to vote. Naomi suggests putting out a call out for September 30th. Email interest to Secretary Jordanna Lake. Must give 2 weeks’ notice plus 3 week campaign period. Talk to election committee. Earliest Oct 21.
Maureen Brosnahan has joined the meeting.
4. President’s Report: Emailed report. President spoke about Rogers work. Studio 41 will be Rogers employees. Other studios control 40 and 42 will be CBC staffed. Unifor workers in the building. So we will have CBC technicians working on hockey which is good for us. Work in kind then they pay. Looks like more than the 19 people originally identified in sports will be working on it. Naomi spoke of Board of Directors meeting coming up and future layoffs. CRTC and Senate hearings have kept CMG busy but have advocacy plans.
Kam raised issue of replacing Tamir on LJEC committee. There were at least 3 others who applied to be on that committee.
Re new Business: Filling vacancies on committees. Elaine spoke to process of looking at applications that are on file which should be reviewed before appointing anyone. Naomi has appointed Lara Hindle. Tony suggested we send them an email and LEC can then vote them in. Elaine says we must send out a note to solicit applications. Kam asked that we have an info session Mobilisation – Maureen suggested info session be for all committees. Kenny and Lara were alternates For LJC. Tony suggested it be targeted for LJEC. Naomi agreed to speak to Michael de Souza and Lara Hindle. And put a call out for applicants. Call out to be postponed so as not to overlap on call out for Chief Steward.
5. Vice President’s Report: Local joint management committee: Interns being asked to work on own. Shouldn’t be happening need to send out guidelines. Report it if you see it. CMG work going to management. Asked CBC for list of confidential employees in building from 2 years ago and now. Factual APs are possibly Producers. Investigation ongoing. Passports for work…grievance committee ruled that CBC does have to pay for passports if required for work. Tech change and training plans going forward to 2020. Temp committee: Layoffs of F/T and overuse use of temp workers. Asked CBC to do better and report back.
6. Secretary’s Update: Update Numbers, contacts and forms
7. Treasurer’s Report: Anita Adams presented budget and profit and loss details. Discussed breakdown of overruns. Kam requested a running update XL copy of the budget to determine what we spent.
8. Director Reports of Committees
New Members – Kim Taylor Galway – looking to put together a new event somewhere in mid to late Oct. Policy practices guidelines networking and hold events regularly. End of September. Working with Robert Ballantyne some financing from Natl. Survey for members .
9. Colman Jones –Communications see attached summary
10. Kam Rao– No report
11. Care Committee: no money left use cards only.
MOTION: Jordanna Lake moved that the LEC make a $100.00 donation on behalf of the LEC to Manjula and her family as a result of fire in her home. Tony seconded Carried: unanimously Robert Barlow to deliver cheque.
12. Glen Guerin: sent in report in absence: Agreed to amend the contact form for printing by end of week
13. Maureen Mobilisation: Breakfast for Newsroom personnel end of Oct. if funding available.
Kam asked that staff be invited to the mobilisation table. Maureen outlined all mobilisation table dates for Sept 18., Oct 16., Nov 13.
14. Riza Kaya Members Support: Exam tech test outdated. Exam committee doesn’t make changes. Took long time for Riza to get the test. Suggest someone from LEC should be in exam committee. Naomi said it’s been years that this has been going on and a Subcommittee on Natl. joint committee setup to look at it. Glen Gray involved. Naomi suggested Riza contact Glen to offer help on the exam committee.
15. Claryse Boulilneau report on shutting down of SRC. Tony, Elaine, and Naomi all speak.
Maureen asked to take the chair.
MOTION: Elaine Janes
a) “Be it resolved that The Toronto LEC strongly condemns CBC Management’s move to unilaterally shut down the SRC Joint Committee and the LEC insists that the SRC Joint Committee be reconstituted immediately.”
Seconded Tony Germin. Carried: Unanimous.
b) Second motion to be sent to branch:
“ The Toronto LEC requests the support of the Branch executive council in condemning CBC Management’s move to unilaterally shut down the SRC joint Committee and the LEC insists that the SRC Joint Committee be reconstituted immediately.”
Seconded Kim Taylor Galway. Carried: Unanimous.
c) MOTION: “The Toronto LEC expresses its serious concern regarding the conduct of a CMG Staff Representative in the matter of a meeting held on June 25th, 2014 concerning the shutting down of the SRC Joint Committee and we are formally requesting an investigation into the matter.”
Seconded Tony Germin. 8 In favour 5 abstentions Motion is carried.
Elaine Janes asks that the SRC report be included in the motion.
Riza Kaya has left the meeting.
16. Chief Stewards Reports:
Tony Germin LJEC UPDATE. Issue regarding someone trying to take a van away. Working on the Grievance Committee.
Tamir Kojfman final report: casual staffing is a huge problem. Struggling for long term temp on going. News schedulers don’t look ahead far enough. Misclassification of staff another huge issue. Naomi says Local Joint dealing with it.
Rob Barlow thanked Tamir for his service. Workload issues. Management expectations. People’s jobs are morphing with more duties. New sports schedule. Written report submitted.
Tony Germin has left the meeting.
Elaine announced that Local Joint asked management to set up workload committee. Workload Committee with Jonathan Spence and Kim Taylor Galway. Kim announced network meeting with management tomorrow with Nancy Kelly, Jennifer Harwood and Fiona Conway.
17. Old Business: BBQ: LEC has voted to cancel the annual BBQ for this year. Anita Adams will check on caterer to see if they can hold it until next year.
18. New Business
• E-Votes and procedures: Naomi started with her research into E-Votes. Suggested we form a sub-committee to look at Quorum, timeline, and Rob Barlow wants content to be limited to $500 matters. He spoke to the fact that some matters should not be e-voted and that you don’t know if someone is away on a/l. Jordanna spoke to urgency of some matters that come up and that some of the rules by which we vote are outlined in the paper handed over by former secretary David Bongard. Kam spoke to agree that limitations would handcuff LEC in some matters. We should be able to respond and if someone doesn’t like the subject they vote against the motion. Opposed to laying down policy on this. Naomi wants it turned into Policy. Elaine is also opposed to laying down Policy on this. Discussion of vote back in July about supporting our CMG President. In presentation to the BEC the President indicated it had been a tie. Naomi herewith agrees to qualify that the vote was not a tie and agreed to have the minutes of the BEC amended.
• LEC Motion to go IN camera: Motion by Elaine seconded Maureen Carried. Jordanna to amend the guidelines of the E-Vote.
• Rob motion to come out of camera. Seconded by Maureen Carried.
• Lunch and Learns: Naomi would like one put together Retirement Session. Asked for Subcommittee: Maureen/Jordanna/Elaine/Naomi. Other topics could be workload.
Benefits of your contract i.e.: Special leave.
• Advocacy plans: Naomi spoke of outreach across the country to keep CBC in the minds of the public. Public Panel discussion. Invite speakers like Wade Roland and Mark Sarner, Lynden MacIntrye to moderate. CAJ. Nancy Wilson. Mid November.Will speak to Carmel. Funding from Advocacy fund. Bring in NEC and BEC advocacy committee.
• Christmas party: Formed Sub-committee: Kim Taylor Galway, Christina Sorensen, Kam Rao. Naomi Robinson, Jordanna Lake
• Vote to remove redundant committees: rename Local Joint committee, local grievance committee. Asked Colman Jones to remove them from the website.
LEC finance –budget Naomi: motion to close that committee.
CMG Toronto local by-law committee until such time as we need them again. Seconded By Kim Taylor Galway. Unanimous. CARRIED.
• AGM or general membership meeting required by bi-laws. Naomi wants to strike a sub-committee: Kam Rao. November or early next year. Had one earlier this year June 26 after town hall general membership meeting was held. Possibly postpone this to New Year.
• President’s Voting Rights: Elaine Janes May meeting Motion has been passed but Elaine found that the motion violates the bi-laws. Under duties of officers /President: has right to vote to break the tie. Thinks president doesn’t vote and only votes to break a tie. Maureen Brosnahan takes the chair while Naomi Robinson speaks to matter. Naomi says we can’t challenge a Motion that’s passed. Elaine says it should not stand because it breaks the Rules of Order. Elaine to send email to John Soper and others to get some feedback on the matter.
Naomi is restored to chair
• Representation at BEC: – Elaine Janes proposed motion to ensure that the LEC is not misrepresented on votes.
MOTION: “When the Toronto local executive committee puts forward a motion to be presented to the BEC or NEC or other relevant body that the motion is forwarded by the Toronto Secretary stating the motion and its results”
Moved: Elaine Janes. Seconded Kim Taylor Galway 7 in favour 2 abstentions Carries
• Filling vacancies covered earlier. Elaine Janes: Elaine has temp committee concerns.
19. Next Meeting October 23rd, Nov 20
20. Meeting adjourned at 1700