74th ORC - Toronto Environment and Climate Change Branch Activity Report

Current Membership Count             459 Regular         22 Retired       15 Rands

Current Executive Members

Bill Sukloff (CS)                   Branch President

Victor Isaac (SP)                 Branch Vice President

Amir Shabbar (SP)              Treasurer

Cynthia Whaley (SP)           Secretary

Glen Horenblas (CS)           Member-at-Large
Balbir Pabla (CS)                 Member-at-Large

Qian Li (SP)                         Member-at-Large

Dawn McDonald                  Member-at-Large

Ed Hare                                Member-at-Large

Eva Mekis                            Member-at-Large

Anna Deptuch-Stapf            Member-at-Large

AGM

Previous AGM date:     September 26, 2017

Next AGM date:           September 2018

Executive Meetings

Last Meeting Date:     December 6, 2017

Next Meeting Date:    February 21, 2018

Meetings (#) held since last Regional Council:  7

2017 Activities

• Information bulletin sent to all members every two months.
• Monthly meet and greet sessions in the cafeteria, coffee/tea provided
• Regular meetings with senior managers, both informally and formally through LMCC’s at the Regional and Local Levels.
• Coordination with the local subgroups: SP, RE, and CS
• Lunch and Learn sessions
  • the NJC Relocation Directive
  • Staffing complaint process
  • Mental Health (held at the office of the CEAA, 25 St. Clair Ave. E.)
• Participation in the PIPSC Toronto Picnic with the GTA Branch and the Toronto CS Sub-group

Issues and Concerns

• Pay problems resulting from Phoenix
• A fair and transparent staffing process
• Second language training
• Working in virtual teams
• Workplace 2.0/3.0

Submitted by:    Bill Sukloff

                                    Branch President