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Executive Meeting Minutes

Tuesday 22nd July, 2025

 

1.               Call to order:  Satya called the meeting to order

Location: JCC                   Time: 5:30 p.m.

 

2.               Attendance: Satya, Sharon, Danitra, Jeremy, Michael, Robert, Cara

 

3.               Approval of minutes from last meeting

Motion to approve.  Moved by Sharon.  Seconded by Rob.

 

4.               Business Arising from previous minutes

a)    AGM review – Location, A-V equipment was great.  Feature speaker was informative and helpful. 

 

5.               President’s Report

Satya thanked all those who helped to organise the AGM and Sharon and Danitra for putting together the slide show. He stated that he was very proud of how capably Jeremy has stepped into and fulfilled his role on the executive.  Special thanks to Ben, as an outgoing executive member, whose exceptional organisational skills were noted.  Cara was welcomed onto the team and thanked for stepping up.  Satya described PIPSC’s philosophy and reinforced collaboration and building good labour relations.  He provided an update from PIPSC national. Jeremy was congratulated on his recent steward-in-waiting status.

 

6.               Financial Report

Motion to approve.  Moved by Sharon.  Seconded by Cara.

 

7.               Committee Reports

a.     Labour Management – committee membership has been updated.  Georgia is now part of the employer representative team.  The guest position is flexible for both parties and allows for Gabe or Michele or an ERO to attend.  The group has made some gains. 

b.     Bargaining – arbitration process reviewed.  Encouraged team to become more familiar with the CA and to raise issues that may need to be addressed.  Explained that LMM and grievances could highlight improvements that need to be addressed in bargaining, aside from the pre-bargaining survey.

c.     Grievances – grievance process outlined, and its role reviewed

d.     Health & Safety – Safe patient handling, antineoplastics hazards training, role of PDA’s and importance of risk assessments explained, SOR & grievance statistics noted in annual report. Relevance to accommodation and staff safety discussed.

 

8.               Summary of Unfinished business & actions – none

 

9.               New business

a.     Meeting cadence – quarterly with 2 ad hoc as needed

b.     PIPSC events – lunch and learn in the fall, “award” day lunch

 

10. Adjournment

Satya adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Motion to approve.  Moved by Sharon.  Seconded by Danitra

 

Next meeting:  TBD

Minutes submitted by Danitra