Professional Employees Association Chapter Executive Minutes of Meeting for Tuesday Sept 19, 2006. 11:30am- 1:00pm, Cornett A132
Present: Bill McGhee (Chair), Alida Abbott, Tony Bute, John Foxgord, Tom Gore, Sheryl Karras, Ian Thornton.
Regrets: Vincent Connor, Bert Klatt.
1. Appointment of minute taker (Ian)
2. Approval of the agenda (Tom/John)
3. Approval of the minutes of May 19/06, Sep 6/06. Tabled to next meeting.
4. Urgent Business or to be otherwise assigned.
41 A card of condolence was circulated for signing by the Executive on behalf of a member who had a recent death in the family.
42 New e-hire system for CUPE/PEA positions in Human Resources (Tony).
HR has asked for volunteers from PEA for a focus group needed to provide input into the process. Issues of possible concern related to the system were discussed.
43 PEA Fall Fest Party planning.
Wednesday Nov 8. 4-7 pm at the University Club (booking to be confirmed by Sheryl). Jodi Jensen, PEA Executive Director, would be invited. Vincent will deal with the details on his return next month.
44 Nova steering committee disbanded (forwarded to A/U Committee).
45 United Way Campaign Fundraising.
It was proposed to have representatives from the campus United Way campaign to provide a brief fundraising presentation at the Fall Fest Party on Nov. 8 (see item 43 above).
46 UVic PEA AGM & Elections-update.
A mailout was sent to all Uvic PEA employees this week asking for a Call for Nominations for the Chapter Executive Elections in November. Connor’s, Gore’s, Klatt’s and Foxgord’s positions are up for election.
47 Terms ending for committee work-after elections.
To be dealt with following Chapter Executive Elections.
5. Chair’s Correspondence and Remarks
51 The Chair (Bill) is scheduled to have a Lunch Meeting with Uvic President Turpin on November 16th. The Chair asked the members of the PEA Chapter Executiveto suggest issues to be discussed with the President, which were subsequently debated.
52 Flu Shot Program.
A message was sent to the Executive from Kate Fuller in Human Resources asking for a member to represent the PEA on the committee being formed to discuss a strategy for administering flu shots to employees.
It was subsequently approved that John Foxgord represent the PEA on this committee (Tom/Sheryl)
6. Reports
61 Treasurer. NTR – deferred until Vincent’s return.
62 Labour Relations Officer (Tony).
The new Collective Agreement is on its way for printing next week, and should be distributed to members shortly thereafter. An electronic copy will also be provided for the Chapter website.
63 Chapter Committees
631 Local Representatives (Tom)
An LR position in the MacLaurin building is open as the result of a member stepping-down. A request for a replacement will be circulated.
A decision as to whether to have an LR meeting in October will be deferred until the next meeting of the Executive.
632 Seminars (Sheryl)
Next meeting is on Sep. 21.
64 Joint Committees
641 Association/University Committee (Tony)
See item 4.2 above.
642 Benefits Committee (Ian)
Last meeting on Sep. 12 involved further discussion to improve LTD benefits for members in relation to the waiting period between successive applications for LTD. At present, members who continue to work part-time while on LTD use up their sick leave, and if they become ill again, must wait 6 months upon return to work before becoming eligible for LTD.
Other issues surrounding definitions of full and partial disability were also discussed. Lois Jones was going to examine the models used by Simon Fraser University and UBC to determine which would be suited to Uvic’s LTD plan for Faculty and PEA staff.
643 Job Evaluation Committee (Tony)
All retroactive Job Evaluation calculations have been completed by HR, and should appear on paycheques at the end of September.
644 Employment Equity & Human Rights Working Group (Alida), and
645 Educational Equity & Human Rights Working Group (Sheryl)
A joint meeting of these groups will be held on Sep 20.
646 Mental Health Committee (Bill)
The Committee met on Sep. 15, at which Interlock made a presentation.
647 Campus Planning Committee (Tom)
The Committee met on Sep. 15 to discuss a variety of aspects of campus planning, especially regarding new buildings proposed or under construction.
648 Project Nova Steering Committee (John) – NTR
65 External Committees
651 Association Executive (Tom)
At the Aug 28 meeting of the Executive, the Association’s investment advisor, Paul Siluch, gave a second quarter investment report showing a gain of 3.84% over 12 months.
Grouping of smaller bargaining units for the purpose of representation at the Annual General Meeting was discussed.
The membership of the Uvic Chapter has increased by 66 to 681 in the past year. The total current membership of the PEA stands at 2613.
The next meeting of the Association Executive is Oct 16, 2006 in Vancouver.
7. Business Arising. None.
8. Other Business.
It was discussed and agreed that future Chapter Executive meetings will be held on the first and third Wednesday of every month, starting Oct. 4, 2006.
9. Adjournment. (Tom/Sheryl)
Next meeting of the UVic PEA Chapter Executive: Wed 4 Oct 11:30am- 1:00pm Clearihue D134.