1. Call to order: 0910 hrs. Quorum declared.
2. Introduction of Officers and Guests: please see attached Attendance Sheet. Wanda Nasasde-Hogg is here as an observer. Brian Randall sends regrets, as does Wayne Bowles.
3. Minutes of September 21, 2001 Meeting: M/S/C
4. Business Arising from Minutes: still getting questions from towerpeople on pensions. We will send out information in the spring that will respond to their questions.
5. Correspondence: letter from Dan on Health and Safety Committee that is to be established. Looking for names. Health care play will go on the road, they are looking for donations. Copy of policies created at convention, copy of AGM minutes.

6. Reports of Officers:

Motion of accept report M/S/C

Motion to accept report

M/S/C

Treasurer: not here, send regrets.

Provincial Executive: (Doug Gamble) Kim put his name forward for the antiprivatisation committee, Doug is on the legislative committee. The PE's work is generated out of the work of the committee's.

• Doug talked about the Labour school being held in Jasper next March.
• We are still under suspension from NUPGE for supposedly raiding CUPE, many of whose members are unhappy with being represented by them.
• About half of the union is now composed of Health Care locals.
• There is a move to make it easier to disaffiliate with unions members are unhappy with.
• Much discussion on the suspension issue, it's affects on us and NUPGE, and the ramification for the future.
• Executive is working well together.
• Next meeting of executive is February 8th, 2002, in Calgary.

Verbal report is moved by Doug M/S/C

Treasurer's Report: presented by Bob Glover. $31,950.47 in checking account. $41,400 or so in term deposits. Report accepted into minutes. There is still a bill coming on negotiating costs, pro-rated for each Local. Shouldn't be more than $6-7,000.

Report moved by Bob M/S/C

7. Committee Reports

Negotiations Committee (Bob Glover)

• Local 5 was committed to 'One Table' bargaining. Economic climate changed between bargaining conference in June and actual bargaining.
• Money was primary issue, followed by an enhanced benefit package (dental/optical), vacation entitlement, long service entitlement, and discretionary special leave days. A pension review proposal was brought before the government, and a severance package review procedure.
• New bargaining process: conceptual bargaining - lots of 'off the record, what do we really want' type bargaining.
• Discussion on the results of the pole we did. wages, benefits, and classification were biggies.
• (break: Dan Maclennan addressed the council).
• Many locals wanted to come to the table with extras not discussed at the Bargaining Conference.
• Formal exchange of positions on September 4-6th. Government came not prepared to do conceptual bargaining - had whole contract open.
• October - hand writing on wall after September 11th, precedent with CUPE striking and getting only 2 or 3%. We ended up tossing out most of our wants to preserve what we already have. Went back to traditional bargaining. $ became main issue.
• 1st government offer was 2 and 3%. We got the best we could, at 4 and 5 % plus a 3rd year reopener, if you include the reclassification for LOCAL 1 people.
• Bob stuck to a communication protocol of sticking to GSBC message, and leaving out some of the extras that other locals came with.

Report is moved by Bob M/S/C

Discussion: general discussion on politics within various Locals that results in issues being brought up that weren't part of that which was accepted in the bargaining conference in June. We need to get people prepped for bargaining further in advance.

Meeting on November 24th, 2001. The meeting was fairly positive. Brian Randall is the staff rep for AUPE. Denis St. Arnaud is the rep for the government.

• About SRD 10 employees have just been moved from SRD to CD.
• Compensation for attending AFTA meetings (overtime issues) and courses is not consistent across the province. This can generate grievances. Arnaud will push for a consistent policy among managers.
• Bear spray: a policy will be prepared on proper procedure for use.
• Days of rest: government has right to change. Union says there is a difference between short term and long term days of rest. Shift changes should be scheduled for a 'period of time'. This needs to be formalized. Scheduling can't be done to avoid paying overtime.
• Resource staff being denied fires. Process differs across the province. How do FO 1's on resource side get experience to move up to FO 11? St. Arnaud will have the addressed before spring.
• Seasonal interpreters: anticipate problems hiring seasonal interpreters. Will not hire as FA series, in order to have a higher pay scale. (will be hired as 'interpreters')
• Look out extra pay: some towers will receive extra pay. Numbers haven't been released yet.
• CD will be restructuring in the spring.
• Specialist modifier: process needs to be formalized.
• Vehicle policy inconsistency: new policy will be coming out shortly.
• Standby policy: inconsistencies. The dep't is working on educating it's employees on this.
• Make up of committee should be changed to add an SRD employee from resource side. Reps to pole their chapters for interest in this position.

A full copy of the minutes from the EMAC meeting is attached, and is available on the web site.

Next meeting is late March. Looking for agenda items.

EMAC report is moved. M/S/C

• MOTION FOR CHAPTER 10 to receive $686.00
• MOTION FOR CHATPER 7 to receive 200.00 (bank account # required)
• MOTION FOR CHAPTER 8 to receive $214.01 M/S/C

8. New Business:

MOTION: make available $5000 to assist the Conservation Officer being sued (Richard Lyons) as a result of actions he undertook as a CO. (Information:This CO was never disciplined and has since been promoted. The department says it won't support him financially.

M/S/C

Labour Education School

• Applications for courses in Jasper in March available on website and through Local.
• Chapter chair must approve individual first. Will individual use the info to benefit the union?
• Contact Doug for assistance in filling out application, or any questions.

Christmas Greetings

MOTION: to authorize Wayne Bowles to spend $75 each on Brian and Kathy Randall for Christmas presents, to show our appreciation to them. M/S/C

9. GENERAL DISCUSSION

• Union scholarship fund (for students going to university) inquiries. Inquiries can be made at regional offices. AUPE website has more info.
• Not everyone received ballots for the contract vote (Mike). Some ballots went out to the wrong people. (Doug) This problem has been fixed.
• Information provided to new employees on AUPE orientation is lacking.
• Do we want to donate money to the Health Care road show play?

MOTION: to donate $500 to the group doing the play "There For a Reason" M/S/C

In order to offset costs.

10. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

MARCH 15, 2001

ADJOURMENT: 1251 PM.

ATTENDANCE: Doug Gamble, Bob Glover, Rick Bambrick, Brad McKenzie, Michael Lutz, Tracey Cove, Kimpton Bradford, Wanda Nadasde-Hogg, Michelle Shesterniak, Terry Friedrich, Norm Hawkes, Mike Dempsey.