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Deborah Butler

I am again asking for your support to elect me as member-at-large on the IT Group National Executive. I feel that I have contributed to the overall success of the Group and its Executive in its goal of representing the interests of our membership. This is a commitment that I take very seriously.

Experience

In my role as Treasurer for the group, I have ensured a balance in providing quality service to our members and the maintenance of the financial integrity and stability of the Group’s operating budget. My work as financial officer has included tracking and monitoring all expenditures, liaising with Institute staff, dealing with vendors and financial institutions and informing the National Executive of their fiscal responsibility. I have performed this duty to the satisfaction of the Group and our members. I have also been a friend of the Institutes Finance Committee.

In addition, I have served several Group sub-committees including Sub-Group Officer Ontario Region and the National Mobilization/Strike Committee.

I have been a member of the IT Group since 1997. My current and past activity for the Institute and the IT Group includes:

  • Treasurer, IT Group National Executive
  • IT Sub-Group Officer, Ontario Region
  • Member, IT Group Mobilization/Strike Committee
  • Member, IT Group By-laws Sub-Committee
  • IT Group National Organizing Committee member
  • Job Action/Strike Readiness Training facilitator
  • Vice-President, Quinte IT Sub-Group
  • IT Steward for 11 years
  • Member, HRSDC National Consultation Team
  • Member at Large, President and Vice-President, Quinte Branch

Priorities and Challenges

The IT Group will be faced with many challenges over the next few years including Return To Office, the continual use of Contracting Out, reduced Government Spending and potentially a new Government. It is imperative that we focus on outstanding issues that remain important to the IT Group or will become priorities for many of our members, some of which are:

  • Negotiating the best possible collective agreement that addresses the major concerns
    facing our members today and into the near future.
  • Fixing Phoenix and to make sure that our members are made whole.
  • Working to correct a staffing process that remains confusing, ambiguous, and
    non transparent and the absence of a working system of checks and balances.
  • Although we have tremendous gains on fighting contracting out, we have to be ever
    vigilant to keep the pressure on the employer to make sure that IT work goes to
    Government employees in all departments.
  • Ensure that the IT Group works within the Institute to protect our pension now and in
    the future.

I feel strongly about these and all other issues facing the IT Group today. I feel that the rights of our members must be protected.

I thank you for your past support and ask that you again give me the opportunity to work on your behalf.

Debbie Butler
butlerd@pipsc.ca