1. Call to order

09:14

2. Introduction of Officers and Guests

3. Minutes of April 30 Council Meeting

MSP

4. Business Arising from Minutes

a.  Web Site update (Quentin) – Unable to connect with Doug Gamble.  Need some one to take over.  Mike will approach Quentin Isley   If Quentin not interested Rick will take over.

b.  Chapter 14 (Lethbridge) update (Mike) – Doug Knight will try to help out.  See Chairs report.

     Chapter 2  (Chris) Chapter 2 no longer in inactive status.  Have most of the executive, union steward.  Convention rep. Some vacancies still exist.

c.  Local 5 Apparel update (Kimpton) – Received no response from e-mail request for interest.  Do we want to stock a supply of apparel for gifts and give aways?  General discussion.  Consensus is not to stock any apparel as the union has plenty we can access and we can pick up other gifts for special presentations.  Quentin moved we purchase 5000 pins for distribution as council deems fit.  Seconded Michelle. Discussion on the number of pins.  Will depend on the cost.  Norm moved a friendly amendment to amend the number from 5000 to 2000 pins. Seconded Doug. Carried.  Amended motion carried.  Brian to track down the former supplier and Gerry to purchase.

d.  Local 5 Policy Manual (Kimpton/Mike) – Discussed at last meeting.  Tabled for review.  Council has had an opportunity to review and a few suggestions made.  Brian – living document, we can change anything that does not work.  Discussion on the policy for donations.  Doug Knight has many changes.  Our policy should be a stand-alone document, therefore remove references to AUPE policy.  How does the local select candidate for convention (type of changes)?  Can pass the policy as is and amend later.  Doug will send out his comments (e-mail) and amend the policy as required over the next few council meetings.  Norm moves that we accept the policy as presented. Quentin second Carried.  Further discussion on how delegates are selected.

e.  Life member update (Gerry) – 3 from local 005 Brian Cutrell, Ian Tarr, Bob Glover.  Doug Gamble has been nominated as life member.  HQ will pay for 3 nights for life members.  Local will have to pick up any additional expenses.  New criteria (Provincial Policy) have inserted exceptional performance with service to the Union.  Delete requirements to attend other conventions from house of labour   Gerry presented the listing of Basic Job information Listing for Life Members.

f.  Status of convention planning (Rick) – Local will pick up the costs of single rooms, and extra nights.  Gerry and Ken will run the hospitality room.  Executive approves expenditure of $1,000.00. 

Action Item:  Mike to approach Quentin Isley about taking over the web site.

Brian to locate name of former supplier.

Doug to e-mail suggested changes.

5. Correspondence

List as appended to the agenda.  Discussion of Susan Maruka’s request for donation for AUPE idol. Can look at it that we are off the hook or we can make a donation.  Discussion   Should donate something to the Idol Breast Cancer fund.  Discussion of auctioning off ½ hr. helicopter ride  for 4 people within the province, within the calendar year..  Michelle moves that Local 005 donate a ½ hr helicopter ride for 4 people within the province.  (limit to the calendar year). Second Gerry Carried.  (Rick to write letter showing approximate value with all the details – to Susan Maruka)  Rus and Quentin willing to negotiate with Helicopter Companies.

Action Item:  Rick to draft a letter to Susan – as well as some sort of certificates.

6. Report of Officers

a.  Chair – Sent people to OHS conference, reactivated Chapter 2, Sec/Treas. is the only position not filled.  (Gerry to e-mail Isley with support.)  Local 005 policy, Several PREP benchmarks validation meetings.  Management has not come back with package.  4 GSBC bargaining meetings.  Local 005 communications plan.  Some resolution to EMAC concerns.  Pension seminar.  Several monetary requests e-mailed defeated.  Convention delegate nightmare.  Invited to tower person’s conference Oct.  26  (Rick, Michelle, Brian to attend if possible) Did not send Winston Garaleck funds for history project; unable to contact Winston for more info.  Did not resend tower person letter, did not make a meeting with Local 14 – asked Norm to assist with set up of a future meeting.  (Doug may be able to help if he gets a list).   Letter from OHS committee soliciting nominations for the Rolyn Sumlak award.  We missed the deadline.  (Granett came in and may still have opportunity)  Mike to participate in AUPE Idol.  (Lynne informed council of some of the prizes)  Local 5 web site.  Check with Quentin Isley – then Rick.  Requires a copy of AUPE policy manual.  (Kimpton to get copies for council – done, 7 copies handed out)   Moved verbal report, second Norm carried.

b.  Vice-chair – Quiet since last meeting.  Acted for Mike while he was on holidays.  Dealt with Tower persons com.  Moved verbal report seconded Norm Carried.

c.  Secretary – update on convention planning, submitted Doug Gamble nomination for life membership. Moved verbal report second Michelle carried

d.  Treasurer – attended meeting on accounting soft ware etc.  Gave report of bank balance $44,926.07.  Financial statement attached. Blaremore, Calgary, Grande Prairie need to top up to $800.00.  Move to accept request Second Quentin Carried.  Move verbal report Second Quentin Carried

e.  P.E. Member – last PE Sept 11 in Leduc.  Discussion of bargaining issues.  HQ is available to help with down-loadable letter.  Have staff to do work.  34 negotiating tables on-going with more possible by year-end.  Literacy program – still looking for people with teaching experience.  AUPE received a grant to help with program.   Sep 11 AUPE has 102 positions.  12 new positions approved.  New 1 Calgary, 1 Edmonton as intake to handle general questions.  3 positions as secondment MSO’s, 1 special project, 5 full time negotiators (from the 13 already active).  1 secretary for the negotiation people. 

Looking at improving stewards support and training.  100-year anniversary will showcase the union/labour involvement in Edmonton.  PE donated $40,000.00 to the Edmonton and District Labour Conference for construction of the Labour Promenade.  www.edlc.ca web site for further information.  Passed policy 5-35 (to be discussed later).  Provincial Exec donated $ 5,000 for a Family Change Room door sign in the new Ft Saskatchewan ‘Dow Centennial Centre’.  Kimpton voted no as did 20 or 30 % of the other PE members.  $5000.00 donated to group putting on Work Play – skits of new people in the work place and how to keep safe.  Life members (3^rd night paid for).  Defeated and reconsidered and was later passed.  Because of the transportation issue.  Some are coming up on the buses.  (They are to pay for their own transportation)  Auditor recommended that the Provincial Finance Cmte members could act as the Audit Cmte.  Labour school applications to be filled out completely – more applications than vacancies.  Moved as presented, Seconded Doug K.  Carried.

Action Item: Gerry to e-mail Quentin Isley

7. Committee Reports

a.  Negotiations – Mike.  News release issued yesterday (from AUPE).  Met with the employer yesterday.  AUPE traditional bargaining, Government conceptual bargaining.  Not prepared to exchange proposals until late October.  When AUPE would not conceptual bargain, Government bargainers became less available to bargain.   News release will be on the AUPE web site.  Reviewed AUPE position.  Not for public information until the positions are exchanged.  Garnett shared an example of the Alberta Research Council contract – 5 personal days to be used as the employee deems.  Can be converted to cash.  Mike - there are a lot of articles that need to be opened.  Will follow up with e-mails.

b.  EMAC – (Brian) EMAC is important.  Discussion with Diane Dunn Oct 28^th (27^th).  Need to discuss who needs to be on EMAC and to solicit agenda items for the next meeting.  Who should be on EMAC and who is going to be on EMAC?  Half a dozen levels in PREP.  Randi Axani represents CD (unable to attend but will find a replacement).  Steve Carlson Chair of Fish and Game association (Mike to confirm by e-mail) Kimpton PLFD representative (Rick as an alternate) Forest Protection ????.  Nola representing Local 001.  Brian needs to present a list of names to Diane Dunn.  Get concerns into rep so they can be prepared to present to Committee.  Someone from committee needs to co-ordinate issues.  Russ requests copies of EMAC terms of reference.  (Check the web)  Consider over lunch a representative for FPD.  (Byron Kessler (accepted September 27, 2004).

c.  PREP – Nothing in PREP.  Local 1 to vote (soon or has) no change to salary.  Generally some gain and some lose.  The positions that are the hardest to recruit to and to retain are the ones that seem to get the bump. 

Action Item Michelle to check with Byron Kessler. (completed)

8.   New Business

a.  Convention 2004 – dealt with $, room days, care of hospitality room.

b.  Discussion Paper – General Service Structural Review (Sep 15, Dan M.) – Handed out a map of the Regional Locals.  Produced discussion paper to initiate discussion on the restructuring.  General Service has not reviewed or changed their structure in 25 years, and it needs to be examined and discussed.  In K and L Ft. McMurray, Peace River, Grande Prairie, High Level would all be chapters.  Chapters would be to elect delegates to Convention.  Bargaining will not change, it is working so don’t change.  Some different scenarios throughout the province.  Only want it if people are not left out.

c.  2005 AUPE Labour School Applications – Need to be filled out completely.  Were mailed out to members.  If interested fill it out completely.

d.  Doug Gamble Local 5 Internet Receipt – New web caretaker will have to have the contract in their name.  Look at new contract?  For less money?  Doug renewed the contract for us.

e.  Financial assistance requests – Dale Phillips (Park Ranger) diagnosed with brain tumor, off work.  Will Local 005 consider donating $500.00 to the family?  Michelle moved that Local 005 donate $500.00 to the family. Second Norm.  Discussion.   4 for, 3 against, 1 abstains.   (Requests for donations should have a specific use (pay a bill, pay rent etc.) 

f.  Privatization – V. P. Ron Whan – “hear to save the day” issue brought forward by Kimpton (not hear to save the day).  The committee is a resource to assist any campaign to fight the privatization of the Land Use inspections.  Has happened in the past (Timber Companies have been doing self-inspection for a long time and seem to doing a decent job).  Lengthy discussion of various scenarios from Britain to past government initiatives.  Get out and vote or don’t complain.

g.  Keith Loates, (FO from High Level) condition updated by Kimpton – Injured in an auto accident, worked in Alberta for the last couple of years, Was walking home 29 days ago and was struck on the highway and has been in a coma since.  Starting to improve, open eyes, clench hand.  At Royal Alex, moved from intensive care.

h.  Towerperson’s conference October 26^th, Hinton – Mike spoke on it in his reports.  Further information to be obtained.  Extend an opportunity for tower person to attend council meetings without voice or vote.

e.  P.E. Policy 5-35 Chapter Funding – information.  We are already following it.  Change to a maximum dollar amount that a chapter can hold in their account.

f. 

Action Items: Suggest that Local 005 send delegates annually to the Peace Officer Memorial the last week in September in Ottawa.

9. General Discussion

VP Lynne Gingras up date on AUPE Idol, prizes and auction items.  Pay equity committee put together package.  (Updated as a report of her activities).  Copies of discussion paper on restructuring.  (Seems to be in favor of the restructuring –discussion paper only)

Brian Randle reports that as a result of a disciplinary hearing going against a member he advises that everyone keep a daily diary of anything that happens to you.  You never know when you will need it.  All contacts in and out of the office, absolutely everything.  Must be written documentation for self-defense.

Garnett Robinson Vice President elected interim.  Running in this convention.  Health and safety, as well as Member Benefits Committee, Boards and agencies.  Has been traveling the province.  Sits on the grievance review board.  Discussion paper really is a discussion paper and is not going to be rammed down anyone’s throat.  Need to do more to get more representation at the worksite level rather than at the council level and above.  Wants to make the union more visible at the worksite. 

Questions to Garnett.  As chair of the member benefits committee can you explain the purpose of the member benefits committee and how to access the fund?  Must be a true need and a type of emergency need, which they cannot afford.  Is there a dollar limit for an application?  The most that has been granted is $2000.00.  This is not a long-term need, but one shot type assistance.  Decisions are made by the committee and are based on the application.  Getting names of OH&S contacts from each local.  Discussion around problems with the furniture in the dispatch center.

Action Item:

10. Date of next meeting

November 26^th.  09:00

11. Adjournment

16:00