Minutes - Human Rights Committee
AT AUPE HQ
The meeting was called to order at 09:20 with Sandra Azocar in the Chair.
ROLL CALL
Present: Sandra Azocar (Chair), Lisa Curran, Glenn Harding, Wanda Hodder, Leslie Marquardt, Troy Ormann, Suzanne Rutledge, Shamanthi Cooray
Staff Advisor: Maria Marrazzo
Absent: Altaf Ali
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
(1) MOTION: To adopt the Agenda. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED- Round table introductions
- Brief orientation for new members- Discussed policies and housekeeping matters
ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
(1) MOTION: To adopt the December 6, 2011 minutes Properly moved and seconded. CARRIEDONGOING BUSINESS
- Action Plan 2012, (Pride Parade, Day to Eradicate Poverty)
- Resolution Review
- 1.1 Pass for now.
- 1.2 Carried Whistle Blower
- Goal : Whistle Blower Legislation
- Action: to Lobby the government
- February –collect existing legislation and review it to develop our own.
- Troy to check federal legislation
- Lisa – Saskatchewan
- Wanda – Maritimes
- Leslie- Ontario
- Suzanne Manitoba
- Glen – B.C.
- Sam – N.W.T.
- Bring it to next HRC meeting in March. Develop our own legislation proposal. Highlight the characteristic of existing policies. Gather policies from oppositional parties.
- April- write up a Synopsis of legislation proposal, and send it to Communications and put it up on the website. Sandra to approach COPA.
- May – draft a petition
- June – put it up on the website. Taking it forward to other organizations and events.
- September/October – approach the opposition /standing committees of the Legislature.
- 5.4 Bullying and Harassment
- Action: Troy completed and sent to Sandra and Maria.
- Goal: AUPE to urge appropriate ministers, school boards and other stakeholders to include gender identity and gender expression.
- Reviewed and built specific goals for the Bullying Initiative
- Shamanthi will identify stakeholders from school boards.
- Will send letter. Lesley will draft the letter.
- Accessibility
- Wanda has a person that can complete.
- February- Sandra needs to speak to executive about doing the audit.
- Paraplegic’s society does it for free.
- Rational for doing the audit.
- March- Audit to be done.
- April and May- recommendations and report
- June- The recommendations to be taken to P.E.
- Foreign Worker Problems
- Global Hires – they have 300 clients that they provide services to.
- Employers do not want them to leave after 2 years.
- What happen to the contributions that these foreign workers make towards the pensions etc..
- Stakeholders would like to work with Union.
- They had to send them back because they were not paying them adequate wages.
- Some LPNs were already sent back.
- February – review agreements signed by AUPE and AHS.
- May – draft letter to the executive.
- 5-6 The goal is that AUPE will work with progressive partners and allies to call on the Canadian Federal Government to address unfair back to work legislation under the guise of essential services.
- February- Volunteer to sit on Public Interest Alberta Democracy Taskforces and provide education to the committee.
- Ambassador Program:
- February – Sandra to complete Task number 2. Write the job description. Will send for review to edit. It will go to chapter chairs and local chairs.
- March- provide list of public events
- April -provide guidelines to the type of events people will be willing to attend.
- Have a list of volunteers for June.
- Essential skills resume writing program
- Adult type learning skills, skills that they do not have.
- Have completed an Analysis that cost approx. $ 25 000.00
- International Labour Organization
- HRC working with COPA Committee
NEW BUSINESS
- Bring back resolutions from 2010 to provide them for the Bargaining Committee
CORRESPONDENCE
- Racism Free Edmonton
MEETING DATE
The next Human Rights Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
ADJOURNMENT
(14) MOTION: To adjourn. Properly moved and seconded. CARRIED
Respectfully submitted,
Sandra Azocar
Chair
Distribution: Human Rights Committee