New member oath of obligation:  no new members

Minutes from last GM – Melissa Schuurman

Discussion: Melissa presented the minutes from December GM.

Motion 12-JAN-2022-G##: to accept minutes as presented

M/S/C:  Melissa Schuurman/Navin Jain/All in favour

Treasurer’s Report –Lyn Ferec

Discussion: Presented the November financials and gave update on staff numbers between 2020 and 2021

Motion 12-JAN-2022-G##: to accept the report as presented

M/S/C:  Lyn Ferec/Navin/All in favour

Executive Report – Melissa Schuurman

Discussion: Met once since last GM. Discussed agenda items for this GM. Lois gave update on return to work – emailed Provost about Bonnie Henry’s message about WFH, hopefully meeting with Provost on Friday. Email from Lois about Coldest Night of the Year, have a motion to sponsor 6 candidates to participate.

Motion 12-JAN-2022-G##: to accept the report as presented

M/S/C:  Melissa Schuurman/Navin Jain/All in favour

Motions from Executive Report:

Motion 12-JAN-2022-G##: To sponsor up to 6 candidates to participate in CNOY, $50 each (up to $300) with money to come out of the Donations budget line

M/S/C:  Melissa Schuurman/Lyn Ferec/All in favour         

Elections – 2 positions on the Joint Job Evaluation Committee (JJEC)

1 one-year term for remainder of current vacant position to January 2023

Nominations:

Jaspreet Kaur – accepted/acclaimed

1 one-year term as alternate to January 2023

Nominations:

Kam Johal – accepted/acclaimed

Discussion and updates:

• CUPE Bursaries – Cindy Ozouf gave reminder to apply before the deadline
• WIT Committee Update – Melissa Schuurman gave an update on credential enhancement fund, told members to keep an eye out for application
• TRU Investigation – Melissa Schuurman gave update that one of the senior executives that was part of the investigation has left TRU. We are continuing to work with TRUFA on next steps and wiil update members as we have more information
• Return to work/WFH – Melissa Schuurman gave update that herself and Lois met with the other union execs and the Provost last Friday to talk about TRU’s plans and what managers have discretion to do regarding WFH. If a manager does agree to WFH it has to be for a justifiable reason, it cannot be just because an employee wants to.  Managers can say no regardless because TRU is following PHO rules and WorksafeBC policies.

Good of the Union: 
Members in attendance at the meeting were entered into a draw for our regular $20 door prizes.  Winners were:

Jaspreet Kaur

Kamel Johal

Congratulations.  Connie will be in touch.

Meeting was adjourned at 5:27 PM

Motion 12-JAN-2022-G##: that this meeting be adjourned.

M/S/C:  Cindy Ozouf/Melissa Schuurman/All in favour

New member oath of obligation:  Srividya Srnivasan and Samantha Ghoury

Minutes from last GM – Melissa Schuurman

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: to pause the presentation of minutes as guest speaker, David Fleming

Discussion: Rhea Clements withdrew her nomination to Education Committee, so Kamal was acclaimed

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: to accept minutes as presented

M/S/C:  Melissa Schuurman/Lyn Ferec/All in favour

Treasurer’s Report –Lyn Ferec

Discussion: Presented financials from November. Question about staff numbers.  Note that Lancaster training that Lois/Melissa were to attend Dec.1/2 was cancelled and rescheduled for March.

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: to accept the report as presented

M/S/C:  Lyn Ferec/Melissa Schuurman/All in favour

Executive Report – Cindy Ozouf

Discussion: Met twice since last GM. Discussed holiday social, donations, and TRU investigation.

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: to accept the report as presented

M/S/C:  Cindy Ozouf/Navin Jain/All in favour

Motions from Executive Report:

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: To add an additional $700 to holiday donations

M/S/C:  Cindy Ozouf/Navin Jain/All in favour

                Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: to purchase a holiday present for Connie valued at $150, with funds to come out of general office budget line

M/S/C:  Cindy Ozouf/Navin Jain/All in favour

                Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: Donation of $100 to Local 1630 to come out of Solidarity Budget line

Discussion: Question was asked about amount of money left in Solidarity Budget Line, Lyn confirmed $600.

M/S/C:  Cindy Ozouf/Navin Jain/All in favour

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: Emergency Motion to donate $500 to the CUPE BC Disaster Relief Fund with funds to come out of the Solidarity Budget Line.

M/S/C:  Cindy Ozouf/Navin Jain/All in favour

CUPE BC Child Care Campaign – David Fleming (CUPE) and Melissa Schuurman

Presented CUPE BC Childcare campaign with website and links, encourage member to sign the petition on the website and share campaign on social media and in the community

Trustee Report – Linda Fleck

Went through every document, hard to find anything out of order.  Grant money found before expenses, so all balanced.  Some vouchers not signed properly (COVID related).  Good job to Connie and Lyn for all their work.  Trustee report has been sent to CUPE National.

Treasurer’s response: Thank you to Treasurer, will take recommendations and make improvements.

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: to accept the trustee report as presented

M/S/C:  Linda Fleck/Cindy Ozouf/All in favour

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: approve money to move Grievances 21-06, 21-07 and 21-08 to Arbitration

M/S/C:  Melissa Schuurman/Cindy Ozouf/All in favour

Discussion and updates:

• TRU Investigation – still pushing for leave of absence and fair investigation to be done. Working with TRUFA on next steps and will keep the membership posted
• Negotiations – going ahead with plan for proposals, so please send proposals to CUPE office

Good of the Union: 
Members in attendance at the meeting were entered into a draw for $100 prize and our regular $20 door prizes along with holiday prizes.  Winners were:

$200 GC for Brownstone Restaurant (for contributing to CUPE recipe book) – Lee-Gaye Hicketts

A wine package from Kamloops Wineries (approx value $150) – Lyn Ferec

BC Wildlife Park Gift Certificate (value $120 each) – Shannon James

BC Wildlife Park Gift Certificate (value $120 each) – Debbie Wasylyshan

Bliss Float Packages (value $100 each) – Krista Stoez

Bliss Float Packages (value $100 each) – Samantha Ghourie

Bliss Float Packages (value $100 each) – Jon Mackintosh

Downtown Business Improvement Association Gift Certificates (value $20) – Jasmine Haskell

Downtown Business Improvement Association Gift Certificates (value $20) – Cindy Ozouf

Downtown Business Improvement Association Gift Certificates (value $20) – Kendall Levalee

Downtown Business Improvement Association Gift Certificates (value $20) – Brianna Senner

Downtown Business Improvement Association Gift Certificates (value $20) – Amanda Laughton

“Turkey” GC draws (value $25) – David Johnson

“Turkey” GC draws (value $25) – Sarah Aloisio

“Turkey” GC draws (value $25) – Theresa Demaris

“Turkey” GC draws (value $25) – Donna Scott

$20 – Brody Rideout

$20 – Umme Mansory

Grand Prize Draw – Andrew Skapenko

Prize Includes One night stay at the Delta Hotel 540, complimentary bottle of champagne, free parking and complimentary breakfast for two at Cordo Resto and Bar

plus a $75 Visa Card for your spending pleasure.
Approximate Value $400.

Names for the Grand Prize draw will be entered based on number of times members have attended a General Meeting since September and will include attendance at the December Meeting too.  Members do not have to be in attendance to win this one.

Congratulations.  Connie will be in touch.

Meeting was adjourned at 5:45PM

Motion 08-DEC-2021-G##: that this meeting be adjourned.

M/S/C:  Lois Rugg/ /All in favour

Thanks to all who joined us at the CUPE 4879 General Meeting November 10th via Microsoft Teams. Here is a summary of the meeting.

New member oath of obligation: Andrew Skapenko

Minutes from last GM – Melissa Schuurman
Discussion: n/a
Motion 10-NOV-2021-G##: to accept minutes as presented
M/S/C: Melissa Schuurman/Laszlo Nemes/All in favour

Treasurer’s Report –Lyn Ferec
Discussion: Lyn presented financials from September and October. Treasurers will be meeting next week to do audit.
Motion 10-NOV-2021-G##: to accept the report as presented
M/S/C: Lyn Ferec/Laszlo Nemes/All in favour

Executive Report – Cindy Ozouf
Discussion: Met once since last GM (Nov.3), discussed upcoming TRU holiday fest, Social Committee got together to discuss idea for ornament decoration. Will be hosting volunteer luncheon on Nov.17 for our CUPE committee volunteers. Discussed December meeting and what to do about holiday social, more details to follow.
Motion 10-NOV-2021-G##: to accept the report as presented

M/S/C: Cindy Ozouf/Laszlo Nemes/All in favour

Nominations (with elections to be held at January GM)

Executive
• 1st Vice President
 Cindy Ozouf – accepted/acclaimed
• Treasurer
 Lyn Ferec – accepted/acclaimed
• Sergeant at Arms
 Laszlo Nemes – accepted/acclaimed

JJEC
• One 3-year term position
 Sarah Aloisio – accepted/acclaimed
• One 1-year alternate position
 Jasmine Haskell – declined

Trustee – one 3-year term position
• Cristian Sonea – accepted/acclaimed

Education Committee – one 3-year term position – Election will be held in January
• Rhea Clements – accepted
• Kamel Johal – accepted

Food Services Advisory Committee (2 positions)
• Jonathan MacIntosh – accepted/acclaimed
• David Johnson – declined
• Navin Jain – accepted/acclaimed

Communications Committee
• Navin Jain – accepted/acclaimed

Social Committee
• No nominations

Shop Stewards
• David Johnson – accepted/acclaimed
• Sarah Aloisio – accepted/acclaimed

Updates on CUPE 4879 Bursaries

• Committee met last week, finalized application
• Application and criteria can be found on the CUPE website
• Deadline: January 21, 2022
• Applications can be sent via email or physical mail to CUPE office

Updates if any on Bylaws, Grievances and Negotiations

• Bylaws almost ready to be finalized/approved by membership before being sent off to CUPE national for approval
• Notice of motion: 21-06/21-07/21-08 to be moved to arbitration, will vote next at December GM
• Negotiations committee met a couple weeks ago to train and plan. A call for proposals will be coming out shortly to gather people’s ideas for bargaining

Discussion:
• Concern raised about staff numbers in Treasurer’s report, seems low (Lois said has to do with time of year) – next report will probably show higher numbers
• New course being offered by CUPE on December 1st – What shop stewards need to know about pensions, registration deadline is November 26th – 3 hour course, 7 spots left

Good of the Union:
Members in attendance at the meeting were entered into a draw for $100 prize and our regular $20 door prizes. Winners were:

$20 – Teresa Dickmeyer
$20 – Cliff Harms

Congratulations. Connie will be in touch.

Meeting was adjourned at 5:47 PM
Motion 10-NOV-2021-that this meeting be adjourned.
M/S/C: Lois Rugg/ Laszlo Nemes/All in favour

Thanks to all who joined us at the CUPE 4879 General Meeting October 13^th via Microsoft Teams. Here is a summary of the meeting. 
New member oath of obligation:  Jaspreet Kaur

Minutes from last GM – Melissa Schuurman

Discussion:

Business arising from the minutes: Grievance scheduled to move to arbitration, 21-03 contracting out issue, question about which department, Lois said in IT

Motion 13-OCT-2021-G##: to accept minutes as presented

M/S/C:  Melissa Schuurman/Laszlo Nemes/All in favour

Motion 13-OCT-2021-G##: to move GR 21-03 to Arbitration

M/S/C:  Lois Rugg/Navin Jain/All in favour

Treasurer’s Report – Lois Rugg (on behalf of Lyn Ferec)

Discussion: Presented financials from June, July and August

Motion 13-OCT-2021-G##: to accept the report as presented

M/S/C:  Lois Rugg/Laszlo Nemes/All in favour

No Executive Report (no exec meetings since last GM)

Election for the Parking Advisory Committee for the remainder of the term to January 2023

Nominations: Jaspreet Kaur – accepted/acclaimed

 Election for the JJEC Committee for the remainder of the term to January 2023

Nominations:

• Kamel Johal – accepted/elected
• Sarah Aloisio – accepted

Updates from the Wellness, Innovation and Training Committee (WIT) – Melissa Schuurman

Updates from the Education Committee – Cindy Ozouf

• CUPE 4879 scholarships coming up – keep an eye out for applications
• Will be giving out an extra bursary (4 this year instead of the usual 3)
• Committee meeting at the end of this month

Discussion:

• Reminder about nominations meeting in November
• KDLC Bursary applications are now available, go to website to find out more info – please sent it via Canada Post (to support postal workers) and via email
• Thank you to everyone who came to last week’s Meet ‘n’ Greet, if you missed getting your swag bag, contact the CUPE office
• Held a Lunch ‘n’ Learn yesterday, recording and slides will be available soon.

Good of the Union: 
Members in attendance at the meeting were entered into a draw for $100 prize and our regular $20 door prizes.  Winners were:

Turkey draw – Michael Dillon

Turkey draw – Joanne Atherton

$20 – Heather Mackay

$20 – Cindy Ozouf

Congratulations.  Connie will be in touch.

Thanks to all who joined us at the CUPE 4879 General Meeting September 15th via Microsoft Teams. Here is a summary of the meeting.

Discussion:
• Update from Campus Wellness Advisor (Joy Demsey) – There are opportunities coming up:

• Working Mind and Mental Health Leadership – deadline to apply for both is next Wednesday
• Daring Greatly (Brene Brown) – 6 week session, email Joy for an application

There was a question about meetings going forward  and we have decided that it will be a blend of virtual/in-person, as we have acquired the Owl camera.

On Oct.6 – will do a walkthrough/meet ‘n’ greet to hand out swag and prizes, more details to come.

Members in attendance at the meeting were entered into a draw for $100 prize and our regular $20 door prizes. Winners were:

$20 – Cliff Harms
$20 – Stacy Pena

Congratulations. Connie will be in touch.

We hope to see you all at the next meeting!

Here is a summary of our June 9 meeting:

We voted on several by-law changes which took up majority of our meeting time. Here are the approved changes:

• Bring CUPE 4879 Bylaws into compliance with CUPE national by using gender neutral language
• Article 8: ORDER OF BUSINESS: Add “Territorial Acknowledgement: as #1 and “Equality Statement” as #2.
• Article 16: DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE OFFERS: Change title from “Sgt. At Arms” to “Membership Officer”
• Article 30: Update wording per CUPE National to “Oath of Membership.”
• Article 31: Update wording per CUPE National to “Oath of Nomination and Office”
• Committee Suggestion: Move “Equality Statement” to Appendix A.
• Article 3: Replace articles with information from Bylaw guide, by adding items (a to e) as outlined in the guide.
• Article 9: VOTING PROCEDURES: Add e-Voting and Virtual Meeting parameters (excludes ratification voting).
• Article 17: COMMITTEES: ADD – Wellness, Innovation, & Training and REMOVE Harassment Prevention.
• Article 27: HONORARIUMS: Increase of $50.00 across the board in the next fiscal year (Jul 2021)
• Article 27: Committee Chairs to receive $50.00 on months active. Effective next Fiscal (Jul 2021).
• Addition of new articles (1): “Notice of Motion”
• Addition of new articles (2): Grievance, Arbitration & Appeals.

The above changes were approved by member majority votes.

There was a discussion about the following topics:

• Lois provided an update about return to work. Staff will gradually return staring this July. There is a townhall planned for June. We encourage everyone to attend.
• Auxiliary employee status discussion surrounding 11 month notice. Lois advised that this will be reviewed on a case by case basis per People and culture.

Our long time member Debbie Blackwell is retiring! We want to thank her for her past contributions to the local and wish her well in her retirement. You will be missed Debbie!

Members in attendance were entered into a draw for $100 prize and our regular $20 door prize. The winners are:

$100 Kathleen Johnston

$20 Aida Mansoori

$20 Kristen Webb

This is the last meeting before we take a break this summer. We want to wish a you a safe and happy summer!

See you in September!

Here is a summary of our May 12 meeting:

The following items were discussed:

• Lyn Ferec discussed the upcoming changes to the by-laws. A notice of motion was presented to begin reviewing and voting on by-law changes starting in June.
• Lois explained the voting process for the upcoming changes to the by-law.
• We discussed the Townhall with the Public Health Officers about the impending return to work and COVID.

LOA R committee announced the winners for the renaming of the committee. They received 30 participants and the winners are: Ashleigh Canaday, Shannon McLeod, and Michelle Young.

The LOA R is now known as WIT committee (Wellness, Innovation and Training).

Joy Demsey gave us a Wellness update. There is an upcoming mental health training, a lunch and learn on (EAP) Employee Assistance Program. and the “Ride Don’t Hide” event coming up in June. There is also a Naturopathic Medicine lunch and learn on May 19 at noon. We hope to see you there.

Members in attendance were entered into a draw for our regular $20 door prize. The winners are: Rhea Clements and Michael Dillon.

See you at the next meeting.

Here is a summary of our April 14 meeting:

There was a motion to purchase the Owl camera system pending support from the CUPE BC Pandemic fund, up to the amount of $1600 to come out of technology fund. Lois has confirmed that CUPE BC has approved $1000 towards the purchase of this camera and rest to come from our technology fund. This camera will be useful in the future with conducting our General meetings.

Committee Updates:

• LOA R – has received everyone’s submissions for renaming the committee, a survey will be sent out next Monday to vote for your favourite name.
• Grievance Committee – 3 grievances went to mediation yesterday and we are happy with the resolution. We are still looking at 2 grievances to move forward to arbitration.
• Negotiations Committee – We are starting to get ready for negotiations next year. We will be getting your feedback soon.

The Annual Day of Mourning is a virtual ceremony this year and will take place April 28th @ 7pm. Visit the kdlc.ca link for the link to the ceremony. A car parade is also being planned and will start at the Provincial Courthouse downtown at 5 pm .

Members in attendance were entered into a draw for our regular $20 door prize. The winners are: Lyn Ferec and Teresa Dickmeyer.

See you at the next meeting!

Here is the summary of our Mar 10 meeting:

Lois introduced Joy Demsey who is our interim Campus Wellness Advisor covering Sam Nielsen’s maternity leave. Welcome to Joy! We look forward to working with you.

Melissa provided a quick updated from LOA R committee and what they have been up to in the past year. If you are interested to know more, please feel free to contact Melissa Schuurman.

Karl Fultz is retiring soon and has requested a lifetime CUPE 4879 membership. If the membership approves this request, we will send it to CUPE National for final approval.

The following topics were discussed:

• Discussion about a survey being sent out to get feedback from our members regarding the return to campus plan. The executive has met with the employer and we have asked to keep us to date with the progress.
• The executive is currently looking at a “Letter of Understanding” for working from home for a department that is partaking in a pilot project post pandemic.

We encourage members to reach out directly to the executive to ensure that your concerns are addressed.

The executive is planning an outdoor event once the restrictions lift. We will keep everyone posted.

Members in attendance were entered into a draw for our regular $20 door prize. The winners are: Margaret West and Michael Dillon. Congratulations!

See you at the next meeting.

Here is a summary of our February meeting:

We announced our bursary winners for 2020-21 and they are Olivia Corke and Jenna Dandurand. Olivia is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on environmental sustainability. Jenna is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with hopes to enter into the health care field. We wish them the very best in their future endeavours.

There was a motion to open up the Bursary to those taking less than three courses (part time studies), with preference given to those taking more than three courses (full time studies). Education committee will meet to discuss this further.

An election was held to send 6 delegates and one alternate to attend the CUPE BC Virtual Convention with preference given to the President and Executive members and remaining vacancies open to interested members. The election of the results are as follows:

Cindy Ozouf, Navin Jain, Melissa Schuurman, Lyn Ferec, Joanne Atherton, and Linda Fleck

The above mentioned members will be attending the convention this year

There was some discussion regarding the following topics:

• Moving grievances to arbitration, which will be making a motion at our next meeting
• Our local is looking at getting involved in the campaign for “Education for all.”

Members in attendance were entered into a draw for our regular $20 door price. The winners are: Laszlo Nemes and Shilpee Sharma. Congratulations!

See you at the next meeting.