Call To Order

Quorum Declared (11 Present)

Motion to adopt Agenda as distributed: M/S/C

Round Table Introductions:

Minutes of Sept. 17/1999 General Council Meeting

Motion to accept. M/S/C

Business arising from Minutes:

• Letter to President of AUPE concerning Modified Hayes System.

Correspondence:

WTO Newsletter from NUPGE

Letter to Dan MacLennan requesting Local 005 involvement into the Hayes system implementation.

Letter to Dave Hogarth outlining requirements for maintaining financial records.

News Release: Staff at Wedman Village Homes Join AUPE.

News Release: Extendicare Mayerthorpe Staff join AUPE.

News Release: Buzz Hargrove to Discuss CAW Bargaining Strategy at AUPE Convention.

News Release: Calgary housing staff vote for a Strike.

News Release: AUPE responds to Government Cuts.

News Release: Drayton Valley Hospital Support Staff Join AUPE.

News Release: AUPE Challenge to Contracting out.

Newspaper articles pertaining to Wage Re-opener.

Letter to Denis St. Arnaud from Brian Randall about CO I screening.

Motion to accept: M/S/C

Chair to Bob Glover:

Chairman’s Report (Verbal): Work has kept Doug very busy last while. Some calls on Negotiations. A number of changes in AUPE Staff. A position abolishment in our local in the last month.

Motion to accept. M/S/C

Chair back to Doug.

Vice Chair (Bob Glover, verbal report):

Summary of events in RMH in recent while. Discussion on temporary to permanent rollover status. Suggestion to refer this to EMAC for action. Motion to accept Vice Chair Report M/S/C

Secretary’s (Verbal) Report: Convention, AFL School, Negotiations.

Motion to Accept: M/S/C

Chair to Bob Glover

PE Report (Doug Gamble) Attended two meetings. There were not a lot of contentious issues at last meeting and had to leave early to return to work.

Motion to accept: M/S/C

Chair to Doug.

Treasurer’s Report: Some computer problems experienced. Dave is working hard to solve these. Everything updated to October 31^st.

Motion to accept: M/S/C

Committee Reports:

Negotiations Report: Wage Re-opener: Dave Hogarth attended the GSBC strategy meeting. Decision made to seek 7%, backed up by Province wide action if needed. Discussion on Wage Re-opener talks to date.

Chris Vermette gave a talk on Mobilization Committee progress.

Lunch Break 12:00 – 13:00

Motion to accept Negotiation Committee Report. M/S/C

EMAC Committee: Direction to have Doug draft a letter to communicate with the Government to re-activate the EMAC committee.

Unfinished Business:

Dental Grievance. Scheduled to go ahead on Dec. 16 or 17. The 1997 fee schedule is the template being used. The Contract specifies the "Current fee schedule".

The Employment Insurance Grievance is scheduled to proceed in the latter part of December.

Terminal Forest Officer I position. Brian spoke to the Department and they would not relent on this so AUPE filed a policy grievance. Discussion on this issue.

CO III classification grievance. Being heard by Morley Barret and Denis St. Arnaud.

Stand by pay. Existing policy is cumbersome. Department would save money by leaving things as they were.

New Business:

Merger with AUPE and Healthcare Guild.

This merger added over 6000 members to AUPE. We also took on 11 new staff into AUPE. This will also affect some core AUPE staffing positions.

Convention Report (Verbal). Direction to have Executive draft new policy to deal with no-show delegates.

Motion to accept Convention Report as tabled. M/S/C

Discussion on assisting a CO who was charged while doing his duty.

Direction that Executive will assist as required on an interim basis until a formal request comes in.

General Discussion:

Question on funding for LTD payments.

Date of Next Meeting: At call of the Chair.

Motion to Adjourn.

Attendance:

Doug Gamble

Dave Finn

Bob Glover

Jackie Gerwing

Mark Storie

Norm Hawkes

Wayne Bowles

Brian Randall

Ken Podulsky

Pat Ronald

Stan Webb

Dave Hogarth

Marty Paetz