Minutes of the LEC Meeting
March 13, 2025
Location: CMG Office, 311 Adelaide Street East
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Attendance:

Present: Kat, Lara, Sarah, Myriam (arriving at 11), Arman, Sheena, Allie (arriving at 11), Mathieu, Pooja
Attending Remotely: N/A
Absent: Dave, Jag

1. Adoption of Agenda & Past Minutes

• Motion: To adopt the agenda.
  • Moved by: Lara
  • Seconded by: Sheena
  • Status: All in favour 
• Motion: To homologate the e-vote from December 12 and January 23 meetings.
  • Moved by: Lara
  • Seconded by: Dave
  • Status: All in favour 
• Motion: To adopt the minutes from the February 13 meeting.
  • Moved by: Sheena
  • Seconded by: Sarah
  • Status: All in favour 

2. Ongoing Business

CA Education Template – Lara

• Discussions on strategies to raise awareness:
  • “Know Your Rights” initiatives.
  • Distributing materials via bulletin boards.
  • Bilingual messaging.

International Women’s Day Event Debrief – Kat, Sarah, Lara, Myriam, Sheena & Allie

• The event was well received.
• Coffee supply fell short; considerations for increasing quantity next time.

Staff Rep AMA (Ryan, Karren, Matt) – 11:00 a.m.

• Key topics discussed:
  • Health care fund and Treasury Board increases.
  • Upcoming federal election and potential budget impacts.
  • Impact of internal restructuring at CBC.
  • Market and job evaluations for AP Techs (Band 7).
  • Addressing workload concerns within grievance handling.
  • Local vs. national grievance processes and legal involvement.

Mapping the Floor – Update (April 10)

• Participants: Sheena, Arman (Jag unable to attend).

Union Film Screening Event – Kat & Allie

• Fulsome discussion on logistics

CWAC NRC Update – Kat

• Annual meeting in April.
• Deadline for delegate assignments was February 28; issues with timing.

3. New Business

Committee Populating

• Motion: To appoint all members to the following committees: H&S, Comms, PDD, LJC, LGC, Local Elections, LJEC, Local Temp.
  • Moved by: Sarah
  • Seconded by: Allie
  • Status: All in favour

Wellness Committee Formation

• Work in progress.

May Day Event Planning

• Lead: Sarah.
• Tasks include ordering cookies (600 last year) and organizing event logistics.
• Release requests for May 1 to be handled by Pooja for LEC members.

Participation in Pride Parade

• Decision: LEC supports participation but must clarify editorial restrictions.
• Deadline: Registration closes May 6.
• Further discussion at next meeting.

4. LEC Reports

Table Officers, Directors, Chief Stewards

• Kat: Review bylaws
• Lara: Office hours commitment (one hour per month).

5. Key Dates

• March 20: Stewards Training
• April 9: LEC Meeting
• April 24-26: CWAC
• May 15: LEC Meeting
• May 26-29: Convention
• June 12: LEC Meeting

Motion to adjourn the meeting.

• Moved by: Kat
• Seconded by: Lara
• Status: All in favour

Meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.