Anti-Privatization

Committee Members (2011-13)
Karen Weiers, Vice-President, Chair
Nancy Burton, Local 045/048
Brian Cook, Local 012
Bill Erickson, Local 003
Bruce Macdonald, Local 046
Danielle Nadeau McMillan, Local 039
Jason Pilot , Local 071
Melanie Roy, Local 009
Nancy Woods, Local 054
Trevor Zimmerman, Staff Advisor
Duties of the Anti-Privatization Committee
AUPE’s Constitution sets out the duties of the Anti-Privatization Committee as follows:
The Anti-Privatization Committee shall:
- promote the education of the members and public as it relates to matters of privatization and contracting out;
- lobby all levels of government with respect to privatization and contracting out of services;
- coordinate with all other public service unions and federations;
- report regularly to the Provincial Executive;
- establish a data base, in coordination with other unions, of all efforts at privatization and contracting out and the results of these efforts;
- draft presentations to be made by the President, or the President’s designate, regarding matters of this Committee; and
- promote the Policy Paper on Privatization and Contracting Out of Services as adopted by Convention.
Anti-Privatization Sub-Committee Protocols
- Local elects or appoints Sub Committee member(s)
- Local decides the number of Sub Committee members
- Identify key issues on the work site(s)/in Chapter/Local
- Education the Local Council on P.E.R.M.
- Work on Local issues
- Pass “global” issues on to the Standing Committee (i.e. advertising ideas)
- Maintain communication with the Standing Committee
- Maintain communication with other Sub Committees
- Take a leadership role – educate your Local
- Research Local issues
- Forward Sub Committee meeting minutes to the Standing Committee