50 Victoria Street SP sub-group
Minutes for executive meeting
October 16th 2024– 12 to 1 pm
Present: Marcel Beaudoin, Jay Fothergill, Celine Fletcher, Mazen Hijazi, Adam Cloutier, Mariateresa Salazar, Reginald Linco
Opening of meeting – Approval of Agenda
Agenda:
1. Approval of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of September 11, 2024
3. PIPSC AGM
4. PIPSC National elections
5. 50 Victoria Street AGM
6. L&L
7. Presenting directly to SP executive
8. President’s meeting update
9. Next meeting
10. Tour de table
11. Adjourn meeting
1. Approval of Agenda
· Add item “President’s meeting update” after item #7.
· Approved by all.
2. Approval of September 11st 2024 executive meeting minutes
· Fix item #10, note 2. Change “but officially recommended any one candidate” to “but can’t officially recommended any one candidate”
· Approved by all.
3. PIPSC AGM
· Marcel to present the motions for the AGM on October 29th (2 sessions in English: 7PM-9PM EST and 10PM-12AM EST) and October 30th (1 session in French: 7PM-9PM EST).
Action: Marcel to send zoom links for presentation of the motions to SP executive subgroup and NCR delegates.
4. PIPSC National Elections
· Voting has started, email for voting has started. Members can change their vote until 12PM EST on 8th of November when voting closes. Members can rank their choices for the different positions.
· Candidate names and bios available on PIPSC website. 4 people running for President.
5. 50 Victoria St. AGM
· AGM budgeted for 40 members to be held at the Mandarin (290 West Hunt Club Road) @6pm on November 20th.
· Positions up for election:
a. President
b. Treasurer
c. 5 Members at large.
Actions:
1. Jay to draft an invite email for members to the AGM at the Mandarin. Cutoff for members to register for the AGM will be November 13th.
2. Adam and Jay draft an email with updated election call for the 2024 AGM.
3. Jay to head elections committee.
6. L&L
· Virtual presentation tentatively January 22nd, 2025 on becoming a PIPSC steward. Possible presenter Judith Leblanc.
· Possible L&Ls tentatively in the spring 2025 on:
a. The public service health plan and
b. Leaves.
Actions:
1. Marcel to confirm with Judith Leblanc in December on her availability.
2. Maria to draft a “save the date” regarding the presentation and send it to Marcel for later distribution to the entire subgroup.
7. Presenting Directly to SP
· First meeting went well. Next meeting will be held tentatively at the next executive meeting prior to the PIPSC AGM.
· Long term goal: at the end of each executive meeting, have 15-20 min virtual/hybrid meetings with members so they can ask questions/discuss issues.
8. President’s meeting update
· Celine gave a quick presentation of the President’s meeting that occurred on September 21st..
9. Next meeting
· November 13th, 2024.
10. Tour de Table
· Briefly discussed the agenda/items for presentation (i.e. strike and what it entails, union dues increase, etc.…) for the 50 Victoria St. subgroup AGM.
Action: Marcel to send RTO toolkit to subgroup executive.
11. Adjourn meeting
· all agreed to close the meeting.