DRAFT MINUTES TORONTO LEC MEETING DATE: 20 November 2014
Location: CMG Boardroom. Meeting Commenced 9:30am
Approved by vote as amended.
PRESENT: Naomi Robinson, Elaine Janes, Tony Germin, Christina Sorensen, Elaine Janes, Claryse Boulineau, Maureen Brosnahan, Riza Kaya, Kim Taylor Galway, Kam Rao, Anita Adams.
Conference call: Jordanna Lake,
Absent: Rob Barlow (Steward), Glen Guerin 12:03
1. Adopt Agenda – as amended
2. Approval of Minutes October 23, 2014 as amended.
MOTION TO APPROVE Minutes of Oct 23, 2014 as amended. CARRIED
Officer’s Reports:
3. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Naomi Robinson (see separate written report)
Update On Cuts and LJEC
Discussion of Library archive jobs.
LJEC discussion: MOTION: Jonathan Spence moves the committee moves in camera to deal with confidential material. Seconded Elaine Janes. Carries. Committee Moves In Camera.
Committee out of camera at 11:24.
MOTION: Be it resolved that the LEC remove a standing member from the LJEC
Moved: Jonathan Spence. Seconded Anita Adams
Vote: 9 in favour, 1 opposed, 2 Abstentions MOTION CARRIES
MOTION: That it be moved that the LEC instruct the LJEC to request management to allow the member in question to write the Band 6 test as per his/her rights under the Collective Agreement.
Moved: Jonathan Spence. Seconded: Elaine Janes
Vote: 11 in favour, 0 Opposed, 1 abstention. MOTION CARRIES
4. VICE PRESIDENTS REPORT: Elaine Janes.
P/t and F/t employees issues
Speaking at new members meeting
SRC update and Grievance
Remember Grievance is a right
5. SECRETARY’S REPORT: Jordanna Lake
Secretary updated committee on the email response from Rob Renaud to LEC request that SRC be reinstated immediately. Claryse Boulineau was asked to translate from French.
Updated the committee on the CBC’s announcement for outsourcing Weather and a sub committee was formed to put together a Grievance. Sub-Committee: Jordanna, Elaine Janes, Jonathan Spence, Kam Rao and Chantel in Ottawa.
6. FINANCE REPORT/BUDGET APPROVAL: Anita Adams will send updated budget after the meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
7. New Members: Kim Taylor-Galway
Organising a New members meeting for Nov 6 in Artist’s Lounge includes speakers
8. Communications: Colman Jones
9. Mobilisation – Maureen Brosnahan
update on Mobilization table on Nov 13.
Friday Dec 12th Christmas Breakfast 5-9am in newsroom. Kim Taylor-Galway volunteered to assist
Budget: Maureen Brosnahan to confirm budget $1000 out of Holiday Party total.
will confirm date with Andrew Ferguson on Morning show.
Maureen suggested a training day for stewards and new stewards…need an education training day which encompasses harassment. Naomi said she was dealing with Stewardship Dec 3 at noon. Jonathan and Naomi to get back to Maureen after that meeting.
Chief Stewards reports:
Jonathan Spence -Education – training on dealing with harassment – no tolerance. Will be sending out a list of behaviours that can be considered Sexual Harassment.
Jan 22 Lancaster House talk on SH. Invite as many people as poss. Maureen Brosnahan recommended it be done in the Conference Centre.
Respect in the Workplace: Maureen Brosnahan recommend it be suspended until it gets a rework.
MOTION Be it resolved that the LEC agrees to pay the cost for joining Lancaster House Seminar on Sexual Harassment in the Work Place on February 12, 2015. Approximate cost $235 plus tax.
Motion: Jonathan Spence Seconder: Vote: Unanimous carried.
Kam Rao proposed a meeting set up as a workshop for advocacy Action Plan “What is our path forward.” Kam, Jonathan, and Maureen to look into it
Elaine Janes proposed a one day training event set up for our members on the LEC as per our bi-laws and invite members of the relevant committees like workforce and grievance to attend as a refresher on dealing with members issues. Jonathan says there are materials to do that.
14:17 Jonathan Spence has left the meeting
10. Human Rights and Advocacy – Kam Rao
spoke to need for joint Sexual Harassment task force btw CMG and CBC.
Kam has been named Campaign Coordinator for the CBC Campaign
Jan 15th Budget campaign ahead February Federal Budget.
Mar 9th National Arts Centre, Ottawa
Advocacy for CBC – including April 10th one year anniversary of CBC cuts – National member campaign wear black, wear buttons etc. Sat 11th public event engage Fed candidates
Develop our own momentum and our own timeline
CMG in process of identifying key ridings in next election to lobby candidates
11. Care Committee update – Anita Adams
12. Health and Safety – Glen Guerin – orange elevators are going to be made non CBC
Informed that the wheel chair access doors are not working on John Street
Tony Germin raised issue with locking main doors and locking out members
Elaine Janes asked Glen for other incidence of workplace Harassment issues that may have come up in H&S. Glen will send details of the shower room problems from 6th floor.
Kim Taylor-Galway expressed concern about Security not able to leave their desk
13. SRC Claryse Boulineau: Issue with SRC management. Policy Grievance has been filed.
1530 – MOTION: The Meeting is in Camera
1608 – MOTION: Meeting comes out of Camera
Elaine Janes requests we add an item to our January agenda called “working together” where we brainstorm ideas to make a better working relationship with Staff office.
Chief Stewards Reports
14. Tony Germin – work continues with members.
16. Rob Barlow – absent
Kam Rao asked about when we were getting the new Collective Agreements printed. Naomi to check with National Office.
17. Business Carried Over:
Naomi Robinson formed Steward subcommittee to look at Stewards’ network
18. Christmas party update: Jordanna Lake: Thanks to Rob Ballantyne who has done a great poster. Naomi emails to members. Naomi says there will not be a meeting on day of party but arrive early to set up. Releases are in. There will be a brief sub-committee meeting to organize assignments on the day.
Elaine Janes reopened discussion of drinks tickets. Jordanna Lake explained the reasons for the decision made at the previous meeting from which Elaine was absent.
Christmas Party Sub-committee to investigate second tickets from National President
19. New Business
Elaine Janes has moved her items to January
Kam Rao has moved her item to January
Naomi Robinson has removed her item on building on Nov 16 March which is being addressed by Advocacy
20. Committee Selection: Naomi Robinson 4 applications
MOTION Be is resolved that the LEC accept all four applicants to temp, workload and LJEC committees.
Moved: Maureen Brosnahan. Seconded: Elaine Janes. Carried with one abstention.
21. Next Meeting: January 20th, 2015
22. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 1700.