50 Victoria Street SP sub-group
Minutes for executive meeting
June 25th, 2025 – 12 to 1 pm
Present: Marcel Beaudoin, Jay Fothergill, Mary Murphy, Celine Fletcher, Christopher Kafka, Iain Baxter, Adam Cloutier, Reginald Linco
Opening of meeting – Approval of Agenda
Agenda:
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of May 7th, 2025
3. SP Group Executive Committee Election update
4. Steward Lunch and Learn
5. Greening Trade
6. Central Region Subgroup President's meeting
7. IT Stuff
8. Bargaining Update
9. Round Table
10. Date for next meeting
1. Approval of Agenda
· Approved by all.
2. Approval of May 7th, 2025, executive meeting minutes
· Approved by all.
3. SP Group Executive Committee Election update
· Incumbents were re-elected.
· 1 By-election to be held as an executive member stepped down. Elections limited to the region(s) affected.
4. Steward Lunch and Learn
· Hold a L&L in September timeframe.
Action: 50 Victoria St. sub group executive members to review slides provided by Marcel and provide feedback to Marcel as soon as possible.
5. Greening Trade
· PIPSC currently in process of obtaining slides that were presented at the last SP AGM.
6. Central Region Subgroup President's meeting
· To be held Nov. 8th, 2025 in Kingston, Ontario.
· Marcel might need an alternative…TBD.
7. IT Stuff
· It appears that members have to install required work-related software themselves on new laptops being issued.
Action: Celine to send a quick email to Marcel how this issue and other IT issues affect Section Heads/members and then Marcel to bring forward this issue at the next LMCC meeting with CIPO management.
10. Bargaining Update
· SP bargaining team held their first meeting June 10th-11th. Bargaining update to be sent out as soon as translations are done.
· 8 Members on bargaining team (one member is an understudy).
· Currently in process of updating a SP specific bargaining survey.
· SP executive team exploring ways to get SP group members more involved in the bargaining process.
11. Round Table
· Issues surrounding the workload thrust upon Section Heads post SP.
· Discussion on the time-frame to bring the issue of current Section Head work load at the next LMCC (probably in the fall of 2025).
· Next PIPSC AGM to held in Dec. 2025. Email for call out for delegates will most likely to be sent out in July-August timeframe.
12. Date for next meeting
· July 23rd June 2025
All agreed to close the meeting.