PIPSC - Montréal AV Sub-Group
Executive Meeting, July 4, 2019
Meeting #1
Location: Restaurant La Tomate Blanche - 9385 Boulevard Leduc #10, Brossard, QC J4Y 0A5
In attendance / Position
President - Yanick Poulin
Vice-President - Evangelia Costamis
Treasurer - Shemin Mawji
Secretary - Mélissa Houle
Member-at-Large - André Paquet
Member-at-Large - Isabelle Gagné
Member-at-Large - Rita De Viti
Member-at-Large - Claudine Morin
- Opening remarks (5:35 p.m.)
- Approval of the agenda
Evangelia, seconded by André, moved to approve the agenda. (Carried unanimously)
- Approval and adoption of the minutes of the Executive meeting held on January 23, 2019
- Review of the Montréal Sub-Group AGM
1. Minutes
The minutes were distributed prior to the meeting for review before approval at next year’s AGM. A special thank you to Evangelia who rewrote the minutes for us.2. 2019–2020 budget
The financial statements were submitted at the AGM but in reviewing the PIPSC procedures and documents, the President noted that the Sub-Group had never proposed a budget before, only financial statements. This problem will have to be addressed next year. If the opportunity arises in the meantime, we could even organize a special meeting for this purpose, at the same time as another of the Sub-Group’s activities.3. New Executive
A word of thanks for the involvement of the new members on the Executive. It is a great opportunity to better represent our members in order to reach them more easily.4. Position of Secretary
Discussion about the vacancy and the candidacy of Mélissa Houle. Further nominations for the position can still be made. - Rita De Viti’s nomination for Member-at-Large
Nominated by Evangelia, seconded by Claudine. (Approved unanimously)
- Mélissa Houle’s nomination for Secretary
Nominated by Isabelle, seconded by André. (Approved unanimously)
- Discussion on upcoming activities and priorities for 2019–2020
Suggestions discussed: food truck, yoga, talk on mental health by an interesting guest speaker, EAP and leave, “Open Mic” by a comedian, Me Durso on accommodation measures or employee recourse to improve labour relations. Possibility of conducting a survey of members. We will come back to this subject at the next meeting with other ideas.
- Minutes of the AV Group AGM
Summary by the Chair of the AGM held in Gatineau in June. There was a lot of debate about executive spending. A motion was passed to report on this. The representatives for Quebec were Lyne Larocque and Yanick Poulin. Patrick Whalen was absent for an unknown reason. In addition, the AUs will leave the AV Group shortly. Details to follow.
- Negotiation and Ratification
With the negotiations completed, the voting period will take place soon and it is important for members to have their contact information updated on the PIPSC website. It is essential to get the message out or members will not be able to vote.
The original agreement was amended due to difficulties in establishing different increases for COs.
- Steward recruitment
As Quebec’s representative on the AV Executive, the President is trying to recruit Stewards. To date, Mélissa Houle has submitted her application and will soon complete her training. Other candidates (2) are about to be accepted as well.
Efforts are also being made to start other Sub-Groups in Quebec. Any suggestions, ideas or efforts in this regard will be greatly appreciated.
- Upcoming events
a. Quebec Regional Stewards Council Evangelia, Mélissa and Yanick will be attending.
b. PIPSC AGM Evangelia, Claudine and Yanick will be attending.
- Planning of the next Executive meetings
Clarification will be provided on the procedure in place for Executive meetings and to confirm the per diem allocation for a maximum of 6 meetings per year.
For next year’s AGM, the budget allocation per member will be lower. This year we wanted to promote stimulate engagement to get even more members next year.
Executive meeting #2 will be held on August 28. Only André is not available to date.
Other Business
- Closing remarks (7:33 p.m.)
Adjournment moved by Shemin, seconded by Evangelia. (Carried unanimously)