Chapter Executive minutes – August 2020

PEA UVic Chapter Executive Meeting

Wednesday August 11, 2020

11:00am-12:30pm

Zoom – online

Attendance: Sheryl Karras, Cliff Haman, Mike Cave, Adam Gaudes, Katy Chan, Sam Montgomery, Melissa Doyle

Minutes will be taken by: Sam Montgomery, LRO

1. Motion to approve the agenda: M, S, C.
2. Approve minutes
   • No official meeting – no minutes to approve

3. Labour Relations Officer (Montgomery):
   • – LRO report available in Slack.

4. Association Executive (Karras/Chan/Haman):
   •  – Governance, Scholarship & Climate Goals Committees met

5. Current Business or otherwise to be assigned:

• Remote Working Survey – update
  • Katy will follow up with Jordana about which outcomes we want to know from data
  • Include results in September Chapter newsletter
• Confirm date for AGM – November 5th
• Reminder – 25 August virtual new Employee Welcome 11:00-11:30 – Adam and Sam
• Vancouver Island post-secondary solidarity meeting (6 August) – update
  • Draft Letter and Follow-Up Petition for PSE funding
  • Sent joint letter to President Cassels about equity initiatives and reinstatement of committees
• Follow Up on Anti-Racism initiative
  • Highlight in September Chapter newsletter?
  • Mike to follow up with FPH local rep and others about ways we can better support BIPOC members on campus

6. Reports

• 61 Treasurer (Duxbury): chapter grant receive
• 62 Chapter Committees
• 621 Local Representatives (Chan/Connor): aim to schedule one for mid-/late September
• 622 Seminars (Cave):   NTR
• 623 Appointments (Doyle): NTR
• 624 Website (Chan/van Hoek): minutes up-to-date
• 63 Joint Committees
• 631 Association/University Committee (Karras/Ficke): July 30^th – notes posted in slack
• 632 Benefits Committee (Doyle/Granot): NTR
• 633 Job Evaluation Appeals Committee (Chan/Granot): met on July 10th
• Campus Planning Committee (Haman): next meeting on Nov 2nd
• 635 Central ProD (Blake/Pender): next deadline 30 September
• 636 Safety Committee (Haman/Bowles): Safe WorkPlans
• 637 Parking Committee (Granot):

7. Business Arising:
   • – LTD plan fully funded
8. Adjournment
   •  – meeting adjuourned at 12:01