PEA UVic Chapter Executive Meeting
Wednesday February 12, 2020
12:00pm-1:30pm
Career Services Boardroom
Attendance: Sheryl Karras, Kristen Ficke, Adam Gaudes, Cliff Haman, Telka Duxbury, Ori Granot, Mike Cave, Melissa Doyle, and Katy Chan
Minutes will be taken by: Sam Montgomery
- Motion to approve the agenda:
Moved, Seconded. Approved.
- Approve minutes
31 8 January 2020 (posted on slack)
Moved. Seconded. Approved.
- Labour Relations Officer (Montgomery):
– LSS Tentative Agreement and FMA Bargaining
– PEA working with BC Fed to lobby government on a wage redress campaign
– Campus Solidarity Meeting
– Union Jurisdictional Solidarity (ie. Anti-raiding)
– Need for more transparency from the University on Board Appointments
-University votes on appointments Feb. 25th– March 2nd
– Going forward as a more strategic approaches
– Fair Employment Week (October 2020)
– Recruitment and Retention Campaign
– Met with Gayle Gorril on Jan. 13th and requested meeting with the Provost
– Job Evaluation Committee received 23 JEQ applications in 2019; anticipate even more in 2020
-10 were for technical positions on campus
– Katy and I are preparing a seminar and workshop on Job Evaluation in March/April
– Member survey results speak to morale issues In University Systems and beyond
– Action Item: Ask local reps to collect member stories relating to challenges
– Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination Cases discussed
– Over 9 ongoing cases and many member inquiries
– Action Item: Schedule a seminar in April
– Action Item: Follow up with EQHR about the PEA sitting on the Equity and Human Rights University Committees
- Concerns over paid sick leave and medical accommodation policies
- Members with recurring illnesses running out of paid leave
- Members having their LTD claims denied
- Members having their accommodation requests denied (ie. Working from home as a medical accommodation)
- Action Item: Raise these concerns at AU and ask for data on sick days/ medical leaves by department
- Association Executive (Karras/Chan/Haman): 20 January 2020
– PEA Budget and strategic plan approved
– Financials looking strong
– Positive momentum with Executive over climate goals
– Governance committee will meet and discuss the issues
- Current Business or otherwise to be assigned:
- Engaging members on specific issues that face the UVic community – Divestment? (Tabled to March Meeting)
- Request for sponsorship ( for information for budget planning for 2020) (Tabled to March Meeting)
- UVic Recruitment and Retention Campaign – discussion
- Note – 26 UVic members applied to PEA Education Conference – we have 21 spaces allocated to our chapter (1/50 members)
- Motion: First come, first serve but put Ori first on the wait list
- Moved, seconded. Approved.
- TC 10K Cliff would like offer the following
- MOTION: I move that the UVic chapter make available $250.00 in funds to offset 50% of the entry fee for up to 10 of our interested members. (Tabled to March Meeting)
7 Reports
71 Treasurer (Duxbury): 2020 draft budget
- Will submit chapter grant application next week
- Cannot afford to feed members at every planned event
- Changed some of the expense categories to reflect practices
- Action Item: Confirm the dates of the fiscal year and follow up in Slack with modifications
72 Chapter Committees
721 Local Representatives (Chan/Connor):
722 Seminars (Cave): KLCA – 19 Feb DTB A102 12:00 – 1:00
723 Appointments (Doyle):
724 Website (Chan/van Hoek):
73 Joint Committees
731 Association/University Committee (Karras/Ficke):
732 Benefits Committee (Doyle/Granot):
733 Job Evaluation Appeals Committee (Chan/Granot):
734 Employment Equity Advisory Group – in abeyance
735 Educational Equity Advisory Group – in abeyance
736 Campus Planning Committee (Karras):
737 Central ProD (Blake/Pender): January 31st – 76 applications approved for $111,597.35
738 Safety Committee (Granot/Bowles):
739 Parking Committee (Granot):
- Business Arising:
- Adjournment
Notes:
https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/essa/get-involved/divest-uvic/
