February 20, 2019
Delta
Montreal, Qc
Minutes
President (MS)
Vice President (PT)
Secretary (EF)
Treasurer (PV)
Member at Large (MD)
Member at Large (MK)
Member at Large (LD)
1. Call to order
9:20 AM
MS
2. Adoption of agenda
- Correction: 3. Approval of minutes of the Dec 2018 meeting
- Moved by PT. Seconded by LD.
Executive
3. Approval of Minutes of December 3, 2018
- Moved by PJ. Seconded by MK.
Executive
4. Business arising from previous minutes
- Action Items complete
Executive
5. President Update
- NCJC exec. meeting (Approve spending for executive)
- NCBAA (Re-appointed 2 union appointees to Nav Canada board of directors)
- Passed Christmas Chocolate to PIPSC members in Ottawa
- Attended Nav Canada AGM January 9, 2019
- Met with IM management to review Flex work arrangement requests (there are no more requests outstanding)
- Flex work requests in Engineering: There are still issues with approval.
- Flex work grievance: Instead of arbitration at the end of March, PIPSC suggesting mediation first.
- SAFe survey reports and meetings with VP Eng. and Senior management; we went over the results
- Member issue, coordinating with Elie
- Chaired the East sub group AGM
- Attended classification meeting
- SAFe survey reports and meetings with VP Eng. and Senior management; we went over the results
- Member issue, coordinating with Elie
- Chaired the East sub group AGM
- Attended classification meeting
- On Stratus project: Members are allowed to carry banked OT for another year since they couldn’t take time off last summer.
MS
6. Vice-President Update
- Attended sub group AGM
- Attended classification meeting
- Attended IM meeting about article 7 complaint (managers doing members work)
PT
7. Financial Update
- Working on finance report for next allocation
- To get finance, need last year’s AGM report from Secretary
- Prepping report for AGM
- SAFe survey Union input
- Flex work week meeting with Eng. management and VP HR downtown
-
Three ENG 4s from the same team who moved to CS4s finally resolved last week.
PV
Finance moved by MS. Approved by MD.
8. Secretary Update
- Feb 18 met with a member, their manager and Lisa (the new regional HR business partner) to discuss Flex work arrangement and the form regarding family accommodation.
- Feb 6th met with West Sub group to discuss banking OT and carry forward.
- Feb 14th MS and myself met with VP Eng. and senior management regarding SAFe framework and survey results: a joint message of we heard you and that the framework is being improved will be sent out.
- Dec 11th Distributed Chocolate for Christmas with MS to PIPSC members at the TSC
- Dec 12th met with a member to follow up on their employee-manager work relation case.
- Another member’s case (performance issue regarding communication skills): Met with member and spoke to the parties involved and we agreed on resolution.
EF
9. Members at large update –
MD:
- Question on new Performance management review process (topic for bargaining
MK:
- Attended sub group meeting
- Distributed chocolate on Christmas
- Attended meeting for main group Election committee
- Sub group AGM
LD:
- Worked with a member on a classification job description question
- Attended OSH meeting
- 2 group election meetings (Chair)
- Attended Sub group meeting
- Distributed Chocolate on Christmas 77 Metcalfe
- Attended NAV AGM
- Attended Sub group AGM
MD/MK/LD
10. Negotiations
- We can file a notice to bargain anytime (before April 30th either us or NAV)
- We still have the grievance in limbo
- Discussed a Bargaining Survey that will be sent out to members
Pierre/MS
11. Grievance Update
- Refer to section 5 (President Update)
MS
12. NCBAA/NCJC
- Refer to section 5 (President Update)
MS
13. OSH report
- No report
Brad Whitson
14. Other Business
- Action Item: Union meeting with CEO every quarter to discuss his message not being trickled down
- Action Item: MS to request meeting with LR to discuss Stratus project employees banked and carried over OT.
- Action Item: Firewall Team job security concerns (re-evaluate and follow up once reorg. is done)
15. Adjournment
Moved by EF. Seconded by LD.
Executive