PSPC NCR NR sub-group Executive Meeting - DRAFT

1 June 2017, 11:45 am to 1:15 pm / PSAC Boardroom, Place du Centre, Gatineau

Attendees:

Adel Iskandar (AI) President

Robert Porter (RP) Vice-President

Lyse Blanchet (LB) Member at large

Timothy Ma (TM) Member at large

Joseph Wong (JW) Member at large

Cameron Smith (CS) Member at large

Kostyantyn Frolov (KF) Member at large

Regrets:

Niraj Chandra (NC) Secretary

Robert Salvador (RS) Treasurer

Kashyap Desai (KD)  Member at large

Elaine DeCoursey (ED) Member at large

Guests:

Nil

Minutes:

Items

Subjects

Action/OPI

Deadline

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President’s Welcome and call to order

AI opened meeting at 12:10 with quorum. AI sent draft agenda items via e-mail. Hours for executive meetings have been confirmed and approved (11:45 to 13:15)

RP to act as secretary for meeting.

Nil

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Agenda

Presented by RP, proposed by AI, Seconded by JW.  Motion approved.

Info

Nil

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Review minutes from previous meetings

NC to work on minutes from 2 March 2017.  Minutes from 13 April moved by RP, 2nd KF.

RP, NC

Next Executive meetings

  1.  

Workplace modernization PDP Ph III 8, 9 floor A/B

RP presented update and will share response in GCDocs to management with executive. CS explained move from 9A1 to 8B (60 pers).  Assigned seating needs Min approval?  Ergonomic requirements to be considered for assigned seating.  More follow-up will be done through representatives (RP, CS, LB) at the accommodations committee meetings. 

For info

Nil

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Collective Bargaining Agreement Update

Issues raised by AR Urban Planners who state that they need to be considered a profession under the AR classification.  The sub-group acknowledges the concern and a follow-up and clarification will be sought by AI at the Group level.  A teleconference will be set for info to members and then a voting process established.

For info

June 2017

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President’s Annual Meeting – Presentation review

AI updated presentation with input from members.

For info

Nil

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Lunch & Learn (LL) Session

Clarification that the new agreement will be covered through a teleconference.  “Let’s meet the new PIPSC ERO, Bruno Hamel”, to be invited to the next LL session 21st June at the PSAC boardroom.

TM

Mid June

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PIPSC Awards

Unsung hero award presented to RP by AI.  Picture to be posted in the next newsletter.

For info

Next Newsletter

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Roundtable

  • Discussion on assisting NC on the Secretary duties.  RP volunteered to continue minutes & agenda.

RP

Nil

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Forward agenda items

  • PIPSC Steward location (CS)
  • Centre of Expertise on Mental health in workplace (AI to present document from Gordon Bulmer)
  • Pension package (KF)
  • Monitoring Blackberry outside working hours (RP)

For next agenda

Next executive meeting

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Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 1:25 p.m. as moved by CS and 2nd KF.

Info

Nil

Prepared by:    Robert W Porter, P Eng.

Acting Secretary NCR NR sub-group

Dated: 1 June 2017