Minutes - Provincial Executive

Posted October 15, 2011 in Provincial Executive and tagged with executive, provincial

MINUTES of the PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE MEETING held at Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta on October 12-15, 2011

Time: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM

Place: Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

1. CALL TO ORDER: President Guy Smith, Chairperson called the meeting to order at 12:55 P.M.

2. ROLL CALL, INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

ROLL CALL: Present: G. Smith, President M. Metcalf, Loc. 006 B. Dechant, Exec. Sec-Treas. B. Nahornick, Loc. 069 S. Azocar, Vice-President D. Niven, Loc. 004 P. Bates Renouf, Vice-President K. Noble, Loc. 039 J. Heistad, Vice-President J. Noel, Loc. 057 S. Kyle, Vice-President L. Pestano, Loc. 049 E. Raz, Vice-President A. Randall, Loc. 001 G. Scott, Vice-President B. Rovensky, Loc. 071 K. Brzezicki, Loc. 043 M. Sabo, Loc. 053 J. Byron, Loc. 054 K. Sputek, Loc. 118 S. Christensen, Loc. 042 M. Steele, Loc. 002 M. Dempsey, Loc. 005 D. Tilleman, Loc. 052 M. Ellis, Loc. 012 S. Veldhoen, Loc. 048 R. Feland, Loc. 038 S. Walker, Loc. 058 I. Gaudet, Loc. 060 K. Weiers, Loc. 095 H. Griffith, Loc. 003 S. Wilson, Loc. 020 L. Hansen, Loc. 056 M. Wright, Loc. 041 J. Jacques, Loc. 047 J. Yeoman, Loc. 050 J. Leblanc, Loc. 044 J. Zawada, Loc. 045 D. Mason, Loc. 009 Alternate: B. MacDonald, Loc. 046 Absent with Regrets: J. Spencer, Loc. 046 Staff: R. Hodgins, Executive Director J. Oyarzun, Director of Labour Relations C. Soderstrom, Director of Labour Relations C. Battrick, Supervisor, Financial Services M. Guido, Administrative Assistant

3. STATEMENT OF EQUALITY Read by Vice-President Sandra Azocar.

4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

4.1 MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED to approve the agenda as amended.

5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING of September 08 and 09, 2011.

Motion 7.8.6 should read Stoney Trail Mazda Karen Weiers was in attendance on Friday rather than Saturday.

5.1 MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED to approve the minutes of the meeting of September 08 and 09, 2011 as amended.

6. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

The President thanked the Provincial Executive for the leadership role they have played these past two years.

6.1 MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED to approve the report of President Guy Smith for September as contained on the PE Portal and provided as a hand-out.

7. NEW AND/OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• Policy on Local Chairs Meeting

7.1 MOTION TO LIFT FROM THE TABLE Motion 9.1.2 from the September 08 and 09, 2011 PE Minutes. MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED

7.1.2 MOTION: To adopt the Policy on Local Chairs Meeting. MOVED SECONDED

A member indicated this Motion should be ruled out of order as it contravenes the Constitution in that only Convention can set a Committee. The President advised he would not rule this out of order as it could form part of AUPE Policy and does not have an impact on the Constitution.

7.1.3 CHALLENGE TO THE CHAIR

Vice-President Azocar is in the Chair. The Challenger refers to Article 15 in the Constitution that Convention may direct the President to establish a committee. The President responded the reason he did not rule this out of order is he does not see this as a Committee established under the Constitution. This meeting is a process by which Local Chairs can gather and debate issues of common concern. They have no ability to direct the Union apart from coming to some conclusion to support each other.

7.1.4 SHALL THE CHAIR BE SUSTAINED? CARRIED

7.1.5 MOTION TO AMEND: To amend 6.4: Resolutions for consideration may, by way of motion, be forwarded by the chairs to the Provincial Executive or brought forward to convention through individual Locals. MOVED SECONDED and DEFEATED

7.1.6 VOTING ON ORIGINAL MOTION: To adopt New Policy on Local Chairs (see attached). CARRIED

• Emergency Resolution

7.2 MOTION: To forward Emergency Resolution to Convention. MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED

Emergency Resolution WHEREAS Premier Redford has stated that all Government Departments must demonstrate why the services they deliver should not be privatized; and WHEREAS Premier Redford’s stated intention is to consider a wholesale privatization, contracting out, and divestment of crucial public services to the most vulnerable citizens of Alberta; and WHEREAS Privatization of Government services results in higher costs to Albertans, reduced accountability, responsibility, accessibility and service standards, and a loss of experienced and committed staff; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that AUPE develop a comprehensive campaign to aggressively fight back against any attempts by the Government to privatize, contract out, and abandon responsibility for crucial core public services, and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Locals and Sectors of AUPE support a campaign to fight back against any attempts by the Government to privatize, contract out, and abandon responsibility for delivery of public services.

• Financial Motion

7.3 MOTION: To transfer $60,000 from General Revenue to the Members Benefits Operating Funds. MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED

• Motion to Environmental Committee

7.4 MOTION: That AUPE (through the Environmental Standing Committee) make donations to facilitate the planting of seedlings to compensate for the large volume of printed materials that we produce. MOVED SECONDED

The direction was to refer the Motion to the Environmental Committee to determine the appropriate recipient and amount and forwards this to the Finance Committee to bring back to the Provincial Executive.

7.4.1 MOTION TO REFER: To the Environmental Committee. MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED

8. MOTION TO RECESS: And if not reconvened during Convention then to automatically adjourn at the close of Convention. MOVED SECONDED and CARRIED

The meeting recessed at 1:54 PM.

9. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, 2011 at AUPE Headquarters. A social event is scheduled for Mayfield Dinner Theatre on Friday evening, December 2.

10. ADJOURNMENT

10.1 MOTION TO ADJOURN: MOVED, SECONDED and CARRIED

The meeting automatically adjourned at 2:50 PM following the adjournment of Convention.

Respectfully submitted,

Guy Smith
President RECORDING SECRETARY:

Cheryl Austin