Commerce and Purchasing Gatineau Subgroup
Annual General Meeting – Tuesday December 10, 2024
La Braves du Coins Banquet Hall, Hull Gatineau Québec
Agenda
5:30 PM: Call meeting to order
Peter Gabriel – President and Chair
Introduction of current 11 Subgroup Executive Members:
Vice-President Alex Lamoureux, Secretary - Shruti Ravi, Treasurer – Shaila Singh,
Executive Members at Large – Ray Paquette, Natalia Kim, Hong Felix Xu, Xavier Mercier, Nathalie Dagenais, Jean Bellec, Steven Lussier,
5:32pm Approval of the Agenda
Move by Peter Gabriel, second by Jean-Ballec
5:35pm Indigenous Territory Land Tribute
Ray Paquette
Gatineau is located on the unseeded territory of the Algonquin, an Anishinaabe people who have occupied the entire Ottawa watershed for thousands of years. One of the most important and sacred places for the Algonquin is Chaudière Falls on the Ottawa River in Gatineau.
5:35pm PIPSC Equality Statement
Xavier Mercier
Union solidarity is based on the principle that all union members are equal and deserve mutual respect. Any behavior that creates conflict prevents us from working to strengthen our solidarity and the labor movement. As professional public servants and unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding our goals. We neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment. Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic, or homophobic hurts and divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis or disability, age, class, religion, language and ethnic origin. Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment is not a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that harassment creates, are not feelings that help us grow in solidarity. Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different, rather than those elements that make us the same. They reduce our capacity to work together for and with our members for better contracts, safe working conditions, and justice in both the workplace and society. The Institute’s enduring values, our policies and practices reflect on our commitment to equality. This Regional Council is a harassment free zone to ensure that the dignity and equality of our members is respected.
5:40 PM: Moment of Silence: all rise and stand for a period for members who passed away
Peter Gabriel
5:45 PM: Adoption of the draft Minutes of the previous Annual General meeting 2023 (see 2023 draft Minutes on Table)
Shruti Ravi - Subgroup Secretary.
Moved by Shruti Ravi, Seconded by Shaila Singh
No New Business Arising from the 2023 AGM.
5:50pm President Report Peter Gabriel
- 11th Anniversary of Subgroup (created April 17, 2013) 2,133 members current in Subgroup
- Remind members of BY-LAW 2 SUB-GROUP AIM The aim of the Sub-Group shall be to act within the jurisdiction of the Sub-Group to further the professional interests of its members, to protect the status and standards of their profession and to formulate and express the views of the members on matters affecting them. The Sub-Group Executive shall inform the national Commerce and Purchasing Group Executive of the concerns of the Sub-Group relative to collective bargaining.
- Return to Office Building, Hybrid Work still plenty of Duty to Accommodate Requests
- Members need union support and direct event engagement more than ever before as difficult period with not getting our proposal in Arbitration decision
- Plan more frequent and smaller events in office building boardrooms in 2025, need management approval and only during lunch periods, Pizza Lunch with members, 25 members at a time. We promise more engagements in 2025.
6:00pm: Current 2024 Actuals Financial Report (on screen)
Shaila Singh -Treasurer
6:05pm: Approval of Budget 2025 by AGM Delegates (see on table)
Shaila Singh move motion to accept, seconded Nathalie Dagenais
6:10pm: Discussions on Member Engagements and increasing the numbers of members
Peter Gabriel - Subgroup President.
6:15pm: Motion to Adjourn AGM
Moved by Peter, Second ______________
Dinner to be served at 6:15pm
CP Group Bargaining Arbitration Decision Presentation by Acting Group President Ray Paquette.
Interactive discussion Q and A
To assist members the FAQ is posted on the Group website:
FAQs – CP Arbitral Award | The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
And if you have any questions, email to:
Please contact cp_barg@pipsc.ca if you have any additional questions about the arbitration decision.