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File contains a photocopy of the Special Convention on Affiliation meeting minutes dated April 12-13, 1980. Topics discussed include affiliation with the CLC or other unions (CCU, SORWUC, BCGEU, CUPE, OTEU, etc.), reports from Locals and affiliation committees, and referendum wording, content, and procedures. File also contains a report to the Special Convention by the AUCE Provincial Executive
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' Sze Co-rvo-c--;Jrca~ M11vur-e~ / 1'-c= OR ( f:-,1 IJ #-Ls; ASSOCIA'I 1ION OF UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE EMPLOYEES SPECIAL CONVENTION ON AFFILIATION April 12th & 13th, 1980 Held at Capilano College, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver North Campus Cafeteria Capilano College is AUCE Local 4 Bas~ M I N U T E S ~atu!day, April 12th, 1980 Joan Wood - Chairperson Sheila Perret - Recording Seore~ary Hester Vair - alternate Chairperson Joan Wood call the Convention to order at 9:25 a.m. Joan Wood called for the Delegates to introduce themselves: Joan Wood - President, AUCE Provincial Suzanne Marria - Union Organiser, AUCE Provincial Peter Burton - President, AUCE Local 5 representing Local 5 _ (CHC) Jenny Somero - Vice-President, AUCE Local S, rep for Local 5 (CfC) Ron Faktor - Local 5 rep to the AUCE Provincial Executive Sheila Browne - Local 4 delegate (Capilano College) Leonor Luzardo - Local 4 delegate Pat Pope - Local 4 delegate Neil Boucher - Local 1 delegate (UBC) Nancy Wiggs - Local 1 delegate Heather McNeill - Local 1 delegate Valerie Pusey - Local 1 delegate Cathy Agnew - Local 1 delegate Ray Galbraith - Local 1 delegate Wendy Bice - Local 1 delegate Carole Cameron - Local 1 Union Coordinator, LOcal l delegate Jerry Anderson - Local 1 delegate Lid Strand - Local 1 rep to the Provincial Exec, delegate for · tocal l Mark Lushington - Delegate for #6 Wendy Frost - #6 delegate Michele Prestion - # 6 delegate Bill Burgess - #6 Alternate delegate Sara Diamond - #2 delegate Olive McCrea - #2 delegate Sandy Shreve - #2 delegate Honouree Newcombe - #2 delegate Joan Meister - #2 delegate Steve Halford - #2 delegate Michele Pujol - #6 delegate Mary Mabin - #6 delegate Jack Geggenberg - #6 del~gate Bob Wiseman - #6 Alternate delegate Michael Ewen - #6 delegate Peter Lane - i6 deleg a te Star Rosenthal #2 delegate Linda Millard i2 delegate Hester Vair - AUCE Pr ovincial Vice-President, member AUCE 12 2/ ... 19~ - Special .Convention on Affiliation Apr~ 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - con't : Page Tw6 List of delegates - con't: Sheila Perret - Secretary-Treasure r Ginny {Virginia) Gibberd - Chairperson of the Trustees (Committee) Vicki Nunweiler - #5 rep to the AUCE Provincial Exec & Trustee Joan Wood outlined the purpose of t he Special Convention and referred the Convention to pages 9 thru 12 of the Minutes of the 6th Annual Convention, concerning AUCE ··s attempt to af fliate with the Canadian Labour Congress, the formation of a cross-local Committee to investigate affiliation options, and that if the, . initial attempt to affiliate, intact as AUCE, was unsuccessful, a .Special Convention on Affiliation 'Bhall be called to further discuss terms of affiliation.with the CLC'. Joan Wood also pointed out that the Affiliation Committee was not limited to research of the Canadian Labour Congress~ A full report by the Affiliation Committee is in the docket, as are transcripts of the meetings with the representatives of the affiliate options. Joan noted fo~ the Convention's lJenefit, that the Affiliation Committee was composed of the Provincial Executive plus 1 repre- sentative of each Local. Lid Strand Moved Nancy Wiggs Seconded CARRIED Announcements : Tha-t the. Conv~n be ta..pe-)[ecoltded. Notice of Motion \Illas served regarding the Provincial Executive's recommendation for the dissolution of the Affiliation Committee. Notice was served that the Provincial Executive would be recommend·· ing to · the Convention the authorisation for the hire of a tempor- ary office worker, to assis t the Provincial during S. Ferret's holiday It was also announced that the Farm 1~orkers Organising Conunittee has e\"Ol ved as the Ca!1adian Farmworkers' Union - the founding convention was held on April 6th, 1980. A celebration meeti~g is to be held on April 26, at 7:30 p.m. and guest speaker at the meeting will be Cesar Chavez, President of the United Farm Workers of America~ Cammi ttee to Defend Quebec's Right to Self-Deterrnination (of Vancouver) made avail.able several pledge forms to for AUCE members who wish to share the cost of a solidarity message to be p l aced in Quebec newspapers on May Day (May 1st). Signatories who wish their names to be listed in the ad were asked to pay $10 and leave a cheque or cash with Sandy Shreve, who spoke as a friend of the Committee. Lid Strand ?i-1oved Mary Mabin Seconded CARRI ED Joan Wood called for * * * * Tho..t :the/Le be no L>molu.n.g .ln. :t.he .ConveJVtlon Hali 601t ,the. d~on 06 .the. Convention.. nominations of Trustees for the Convention: Steve Halford, #2 nominated & elected. No further nominations 3/ ... ---. _ _,_,_____. Special Conventi cn 0 1·1 Af+iJ.:..ation April 12, 13, 1980 - ~-1inutes - can't : Page Three Joan wood pointed out that in order for votes to be counted, on all issues, delegat~s must use th eir voting cards. Ginn~· Gibberd, Vicki Nunw e iler and Steive Hal fo rd will conduct the voting. Mary Mabin Moved That the agenda be. adop.t:e..d. Jack Geggenberg Second~d sandy Shrev e r·Iov ed Th.a:t. we c.0YL6ide1t all ~Vtgenc.y 1teoo.tu.tion6 w-lth Sara Diamond Seconded ll.egu.f.aJr. ll.eAolu:t,,{.On.6 in .the 6ottowing man.neA: tha.t al.1. 1te.-6olLttJ..oYL6 on t he. na.tuJLe. 06 a 1te.6e1t- Sara Diar1ond i -1oved Joan r1eister Seco nded Carried e.n.du..m ba.1.lot be. c.on.6ide.1te.d .toge..:thVL, wdh Mie/l.genc.y ILel>OlLJ;tloru, uoilow irtg ll.egLLlaJt One.6, and that otheJt JL('~olu:li..onJ.> on .a66u;_a.t~on be. c.0YL6.lde1te.d togcdheJt, af./20 wU.h emeJLge.nc.y JtuolLttJ..oM be.ing c.on6ideJLe.d a.f;t.eA iut~uhvt onu. Tha:t ·:the. wo1tM 'a.1Jte.a.dy 1teeuve.d 1 be i.Jue/tte.d ti6te1t .the fJ,<./L6.t. wott.d6 'eme.Jtge.ncy Jz.e&oltd1..oru,,' (on .the 6ilL6:t Une.. Main motion, on the adoption of the age nda, was CARRIE D, a s amendeG~ ~1ary Mabin Moved Steve Halford Seconded CARRIED Sheila Perret Moved J a ck Geggenberg Seconded CARRIED T ha.:t .t.h e ' Rule& o 6 01td eJt Gov Vtnbtg Co nv e.YVUo n' be. adopted. Ttia.t adoption. o 6 the.. fv{,ututu a 6 the. 6.th Annua.l Convtnt-Lon, June 2 6 3, 1979, b~ ~e6eJUted to the 7th Annua.l Convention ~eF9rt to the ~f ?~ ~_a}~~onv.ention by _!:he ___ AUCE Prov incial E:x:ecuti ve: - giv e n by Sheil a Perret Subsequent to the directions of the 6th Annual Conv~ntion , the Provincial Execut iv e sen t a letter to the tLC seeking affiliation for the Provincial Associati on. The CLC re sp onse wa s neg ative. AUCE Lo cals elected t hei.r rep re sentatives t o the Cross-Loe.a l Affiliation Committee and the Provincial Executive -, together with the el ec ted r eps, organ ise d regu lar meetings and com- menced the research on optio ns for aff iliation. The meetings cornrnence d in Sep temb er, and al though the 1979 Convention had direct ed th at ' tl1e Corrnnittee report back to t he membersh ip of each local in no more than 3 month's time, i t was re alise d that th e volume of responsibility made this directive impossible to fulfi ll. The Affiliation Committee, after n,eeting \tJi th Bill Smalley of the CLC , drafted an outline f o r Str ucture and Responsi- bilities' which was ap pr oved by the Provincial Executive. The Provincial Executi ve monitored the decisions of the Affiliation Committee and bu sin ess wa s referred back and forth . One of the major responsibi lities unde rtaken by the Provincial Executive, was to ensure as much invol ve 1nent as possible by the College of New Caledonia Local 5 in Prince George. It was f inancially un f easible to fly Local 5 reps to every weekly meet ing; what wa s decided and approved by the Local 5 reps was that the meeting audio tapes wou ld be duplicated, sent to the Local, the reps would list en to the tapes and if any Special Convention on Affiliation April 12, 13, 1980 - Minutes - can't: Page Four business decided on by the committee was not approved by the Local 5 reps, they had the option of having action delayed until their opinions were made known. The Provincial Secretary-Treasurer initiated contact with the CLC affiliated, the Confederation of Canadian Unions, SORWUC, and other labour organisations in order to pave the way for the research and meetings to ta ·ke place.. The Secretary-Treasurer also assisted the committee with correspondence and contact with the media .. Research went smoothly, as you will see by the Affiliatiori com~ mittee reports. The Provincial Executive discussed Affiliation Committee progress regularly at monthly meetings. For the major part of the year the Affiliation Committee was chaired by the Vice-President, Hester Vair, the result of an election by the Committee members. In addition to ensuring the flow of communication between the membership and the Affiliation Committee, several other tasks were undertaken by the Provincial Executive. In November of 1979, at the B.C. Federation of Labour Convention several references were made to our union in the Executive Council repo·rt. The AUCE Provinci~l Executive issued a press release in response to the inference?the BC Fed that AUCE's conduct as an independent union was unbecoming to the trade union movement - our response stated that we had communicated with the 'Fed' in order that our actions, especially surrounding the AUCE Local 2 strike at SFU, were rendered with BC Fed policy taken into consideration. The press release further stated that AUCE had applied fo r affili a tion to the Canadian Labour Congress and had be en denied. I n February of 1980, the Provincial Executive set up a me e ting for the General Member- ship of the Provincial Association. Whi l e the meeting was not particularly well-attended, the meeting was infor:roative. The session was video-taped and subsequently made ~vailable to the Locals for Local use. In March of this year, so n1e member s of the Provincial Executive visited Local s·with memb ers from other locals who were conducting an educational seminar sub s idised by the Canada Department o f Labour. What happended at the Local 5 Friday ni9ht meeting, ostensibly to discuss affiliation, wa s really exciting. We ended up discussing the objectives of the union as a whole, problems of a small, somewhat isolated local in particular, and directions that would be shared by the Provincial and the Local which would ex1sure better services and communication. It's April now, and we are at the culmination of much organising and research. The Provincial Executive arranged for the Special Convention. Delegates have been elected and Resolutions have been received" The people on the Provincial Executive represent as much a cross- section of opinions on all options as possible. Wha t we as an Executive did unanimously agree on was the fact that we think AUCE can exist as a viable organisation either as an independent, or as an affiliate of t he Canadian Labour Congress, or, with any other labour body that would accept AUCE intact. One motion that was recently entertained by the Provincial . Executive, and was defeated, was the recommendation that AUCE affiliate to the Confederation of Canadian Unions. 'rhe E:xecuti v e could no t decide on where AUCE should go IF it is to go anywhere at all. All of us were strongly opposed to merger as the rout e f or affiliation to the CLC. $/ •• Special Conventio n on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 19 80 -- MINUTES - con't: Page Five Executive Report - C()nt.in ued What we did most strongly agree upo ri. is that the decision about AUCE's future should be made by the membership. We welcome the delegates to the Convention and are confident that the members present wi ll ensure that the membership of our union is assured a part in the decision-making process. In Solidarit y , Sheila Perret, on behalf of the Provincial Executive Honouree Nev1combe Moved Carole Cameron Seconded Carried Tha..t. the Exeu.Uve Re.poltt be o..ec.e.pte.d. Sheila Perret Moved Neil Boucher Seconde d Carried That :the.. Fina.ncJ.al St:a.te.me.n.t:6 be. 1teoe1Vted to the Annual Convention, when the a.ucllt. w.U.l be plte/2 ente.d. Affiliation Expenses Repo r t: Sheila Perret outl i n ed th e various expe nses connected to the process of Affiliation research and related to the Affiliation Convention. The following amount are approximations, rounded off to the nearest dollar: ,- . b .wJ~ r ary Meeting s & Conf Office Printing & Stationery Professional fees (accountand Telephone & Telegraph 'Travel & Aecom. Total estimated cost: 100 800 200 1 8 00 200 200 800 3900 Bill Burges s Moved Sandy Shreve Seconded Carried Tha.t :the. A66.J.1.i..a,tlon. Expen6U Repoltt be a.c.c. ep:t ed . LOCAL AFFILIATIO N R.1:PORTS -~ Lo c al 1 (UBC) The Lo c al 9 S Affiliatjon Commit tee was set up in early February and at that time t here were f our members: Lid Strand, Helen Glavin a 1 Jet Blake and Lissett Nelson. They organised a t wo-hour lunch meeting of the Local 1 membership for Marhc 6th. They publi shed two newslet ters on Affiliation. At the membership meeting there we re invited guests from CUPE, OTEU, BCGEU & CLC ~ Two hundred members attended. At the Ma·rch 20th member sh i p meeting- the delegates for the Special Convention were elected and the membe rship stated their wish for a one-time re fe rendun1 ballot to contain all questions regarding affilia t ion.. ·._ reported by Lid Strand Local 2_ (SFU) The Local' s Affiliation Committee was made up of four members from four divisions, half the divisions were thus represented by: Bob McAdie, M.arion Northcott 1 Sara Diamond and Melody Rudd, who was replaced by Pat Geor geson while on leave. 6/ •• l__,:il!:•' ___,;;~=.:.....::.:i-~··1!'-'11 ~ ,..,__..,_.... ______________ ~-~---------~~-~----------' Special Convention on .L\ffiliat.io11 April 12 & 13, 1 ~)Su - t1Il ~UC:1B::; - con' t: Page Six Local Affiliation Reports Cont.i.i'lU .ecJ .... Local 2 - •.•. (frorr. previous page ) ~~~1e Cor~mittee v:as divided on Affiliation; half were pro-affiliation a.nd half were opposed to affiliation. ~hey held regular division meetings in the div isions where they had representat ives. 'rh·e AUCE Local 2 ne,t1sletter, AUCE Anchor, published a special edition on affi :i ation ~nd tl1e issue included letters from me~b ers and the latest issue had a ce ntrefold and pulled together th e various positions t hat people had at ~he AUCE Provnicial Cross·-L ocal Ineeting in Peb ru ary. i'-1embership of Locals 2 & 6 r.iet togethe~-:- and discussed re0ort .s fro r;1 ~enbers who spoke on the BCGEU, OTEU and CCU -·January 17th. On April 2nd they had a Meeting where other unions we re rep resented: CLC , CUPE. - Sa ra Diamond repo ~t ej for Local 2 Local 4 did not re po rt They did not s et up an internal Affiliation Cor~ i ttee at the Local .. They did participate in every. lev el of research at the Prc ,vin cial Cross-Local fleeti ngs on Affiliation and held a loc~l i nforma tional meeting. Loc al 5 (Collegi...: of New Caledo nia) 1..t.h.;~ Local did not set up a forma l Affiliaticn Co~nittce. Their renrcscnt2tive to th e AUCE Provincial Cro ss-Local Affi lia tio n Corr.rnittee dropped out of the meetin9s ~~,l was not aLle to continu ~ representing the Local at the Vancouver meetings. The Local cerabership held a vote on th e q uestion o~ Affi li ation ~nd the de cision was that they be li eve Z\UC:S to be ch .2 bt::st union to represent them and they reaffirniecl t h~ir t.vi£~1 t o n o t t 1 f.ril it ·t c \vith any labour organisation nor rnercrc ",Ji th . ·ny o ~-1:..::.r u::1ion., Reps f rorrt the Provincial v:i sit e d ~r ~i in Ila.J:-ch ar .. d P. r,.~et i ng on af ~ iliation ivas held. - reported by ;Tenny So 1nero and Ron Fak tor, J 5 Local 6 (Te ac;1 ing Suppa~~ St2 +~ Cni0n Q SFU) Local 6 did not have a for mal lo :;2t1 affili.:iti,.,n co :::i:1it +..:"";e. ':1 h2y did have reps on the AUC e Provi nL ial Cr-~)ss -Lo~a.l d.f f ~ . .liat ion Cor.wittee. Meetings were llE·l 0 on r.ar:,pus to di ·:;cus ::, 2ff i l lation - one was held joi ntly ,.~,i 1~h l\.ocr 2, Th .__:i r d::;lega tes r eprese nt differing op :inio n.s 011 affiJ. .-~2.ti0n - £_>1~ arr in favour of AUCE renlaini :1g ind (;.p 1:~ndc .:-L, s ome \~1oc: r~ llke l \UCE to affiliate. with the CCU, somt'; wou l d i~"e t.c [Je ~~ Z:JJCE rr.erge v1i th an existing CLC u f fi l1.ut e j_n OJ'"der f or our union t o get affiliate status \vith tbc CLC,and so en. i'\t a r['_eeting of the oocal it was decided that any member who h 2~s a po~ ition on affiliation wou ld be f r ,?.r:! to d 1) so cts a t.1e 1 :gate at the Convention. -~-r1ary : 'ab.in. reported £01:1 Local 6 AFFILIAri'IOlJ CO!-U1I'I111.t=E REP C1.R': - saln 1o n co loured pag e s in docket (attached to th e and of the r.tinut cs ) Hester Vair chaired the Affiliation ComL1i ttee and reported to the Convention in order to supplement the Affilia tion report The motions t :1at pa~sed :d: the last Conven tion set the terms for the work to be don :.; on a f filiation. 'l'hese are written in the and are: That AUCE attenpt to affiliate wi~h the CLC and that if AUC;E is n ot .. succc-:: ~sf· v1l in attai _'1i n9 af f ~liat ion int a ct as AUCE, then a ·specialConvention shall be called to further discuss the terms of affiliat i or1 to th e CLC. The notion that set up the 7 / ••• Special CuD V<.;11 t .. 1.u 1 vd { Jj_ i J .l- i..d. :.:.ion April 12 & 13, 198 0 - MINUTES - can't Page Seven Affiliation Cornm_~.tt-ee~Rep-9rt - continued, by !lester Va ir: • n h . 1 C . composed of. . f Cornmi t tee: 'I' 1 at AUCE s tr 1. ce a 01nmJ_ t tt=.!e - / / a minimur n o one representative fron each Local to work on the project of attempting to aff i liate AUCE with the CLC, with the Prov- incial Executive on the Committee. That this Commit tee report to the Provincial Association and to the menbership o f each local in no morP t han three month's time, and at the s ar.1e tine, document alternative ways of affiliating to the CLC." ?he Cross-Local Affiliation Corrmittee was set up, it incl uded the Provincial l~xecutive and rep s from each loc al. The list of reps are in the Affiliation Committee report. The Chai r was elected (Hester Vair). Although we rotated the proce dural function o f chairing the meetings, amongs t ea ch Member . We met with William Snalley, of the CLC.The transcript is not in the doc ket b ecause the tapes, from which the transcripts are typed, were of such poor quality it was impo ssible to transc ribe. However notes were made by four different rnembers tvho attende d the me~ting, the n otes were combined and are in the doc kets. ?he ma in point that was made by W. Smalley at the meeting, was their (CLC) recomrnendation that we rnerge v1ith an ex isting affiliate in order to join the CLC. You will see co pies of the correspondence in the report: " ... unless your organisat±d n · is prepared to adjust to the Congress structure, our answ e r must be in the neg a ti vc .... " The meeting v1i th Smalley further clarified the response .. The Committee set out to attend to their responsibilities to research the other ways of a ffiliating to the CLC and other options for affiliating to other org a nisa- tions. tve divided ourselves into sub-comrnitees who then set about to inv e stigate the folJ .owing: BCGEU, CUPE, CLC, CCU, OTEU, SOR"tIDC, UFAt ~J (Fishermen). See the report for a ful l account of the meetings with the reps from those other labour org anisations . I think the Affiliation Committee did an excellent job in ~heir research and in compiling the information. The main obstacle faced by the committ ee , was the incre dible a~ount of work - meetings were held weekly, sometime s twice a week, occasionally three times a week. The amount of work prevented us fron ho lding the convention in the three m onths time as directed by the previous convention. We publishe d bulletins as fnr as the committee members' time wo uld allow. Please se e t he Affiliation Committee report for further information. Jack Geggenb e rg Moved Lid Strand Second~d Carried That the. A6f;,i.Li.,a,tion Commdxee. ll.e.polLA. be. ac.c..ep.te_d. A 15 minute break was called and the Convention reconve ned at 11am. Sheila Perret l'lov e d Carol McQuarrie Se conde d Sara Diamond Sandy Shreve Failed Moved Seconded That ~he A66~on CommLtt~e. be. clu,oolved. That tlu/2 dee,,u,.-Lon be. t:ab!e.d. t1.AIN i\lOTIOU CARRISD - The Affiliation Commitee is dissolved9 8/ .. special Convention on Affiliati on Apr.iJ 12 & 13, 1 980 -- tIIrJUTES - con 1 t Page Eight BiJl Little Moved Michele Puj ol Seconded Carried That ;the, Re.6olu..tio ru, Commi,t,te.e n.e.pon.,t be ac.c e.pterl ilei 1 Boucher r-1ovcd Tha:t the. 01tdett Ob :the Ruolut.laM be c.ha.nge.d Joan ?1ieste r Seconded -60 tha;t we. de.a.£ w.,,i;th Ruolut.lon-6 on 1tenvie.nd.w1v..) Defeated ( 14 6 Olt, 21 ag ain-6 t} beoOJte ILeoeJte.ncfwn-0 on a66il.iation. l-1ain r.1otion, to accept the rep ort, CARRI ED ( 21 601t, 14 aga.ln.6t) 1-lary rlabin Moved Jack Geggenberg Seconded Wfrte.JLeiu, we W~ h :to Jtectn 6i.Nn OUJt beli eve. in the.. objec:ti..ve. and via.bJ.J.J;ty oo AUCE M a.n 01tgaru1,azl on , W hell. e.M AU CE ha..6 an. lu./2 .toJty o 6 ta.w ,,g p!Llneiple..d po-6.,lt.Lo M, o ,6 6.lg h;Ung 601C, women.' .6 -iAl>UM, a.n.d 911.ga.nl6i..ng in the. tu101tgan.l6 ed -6 ec.t.oM , a.nd Whc!t.eM AUCE hM had -0~ninic.a-Lt ilnpac.:t on o.theJt 01tgariu,oJvi..o n.6, and W '1 eAeM · the.Co YL6ti.,tu,u,o nd -6tJLUUUILe o 6 A UC E e.nc.oUJLag u and pJtote.ct.-6 Jutnk. and ,6il e dec.l6.ion- mak.,i,n9 in the.. gove/l..n.a.nc.e. o~ the.. uru.on, a.nd Whe.Jtea.o AUCE Loc.aL ru.t.-tonomy and aWt abUily to l L C?. p1te1> e..n,,t o tVt n, em b eM e 6 6 e.c.:t.iv e.1.y wo ufd be ).mpede..d by meJtgeJL W-0th BCGEU, CUPE, oJt OTEU, THEREFORE B IT RESOLVEV that ALJCE ~hal.1.. ~e.mctin ~o nstltu.Uv no.1...ly intact w.l:th c.WtJLe.nt de Ul>io n- ma lung 6 t.Ju.1.. citwc. e. Joan i\1eist.e r , De Leg<1 t.e for. AlJCE tr 2 ( SFO) mad e t he fol lowinq announcement on b ehalf o f the AUCC ~ 2 Delegat ion: 1='I'h 0 delegates fro rrl Local 2 ha v e appointed me 1 .. : 0 read to you the follow ing motion , whicl1 was passed at the last General Membership r1eeting of AUCE L ocal 2, on April 10th, 1980: 'AU CE Local 2 nern bership d irected its delegates at Convention to vote in blo ck, against t he two Provincial ex e cutive Resolutj_on~, so that discussion on af~iliation can continue •. I rea lised, that as Mary was saying, the in tention certainly wasn't clear to us t hat.the Prov incial ~xecutive Resolution di d not intend to pre-empt discuss ion, but I have been instructed to read this; that is all .. " Hester Vair Move C r1a ry r-tab:i.n Seconded Carried Tha . .t .the, Ji..e/2of1L:l.ton. he, amende_d to lU?_ad: • Tha.t AUCE Conve.ntion '!) Jtec.omme_ndcti:l..on t .the A-UCE membe.M hie, wlu.c.h w2ft l5e. -6 e.ni oul wllli- a"';fi'"6 uendum ba1XOT7 .. ncliialng a. va/u~ oI · ~pt-lo n-6 , - be. th.a1. ADC E IL<'.maln c.o n6 m-· o niilly .{.ntac.i uuK A."_ij C.UJVtent de.c).,6,lon-maiung -6 . tlc.tl c.t.Wt e. • r~ 1.0 min ute break was called , the Conve ntion resumed at 12:20 pm. Sheila Perre t t1oved Hester Vair Seconded Carr ied That .ttze wc,11d ',lnc.iucU,nf1' be Jr.epR.a.c.ed with: I u;hi_c.h l-'J,U_,f -trtc.lude_ I • Nei 1 Boucher r1ove d That .the.. WOtLd 'W,{/4h' be 11..e.plac..e,d w.,i;th .the Sa ndy Shreve Seconded wo1td 'be..nolLe.'. Defeated - Ray Gal~raith asked thut l1is opposit ion be recorded. 9/ ..... •• .. 1:r-------~~-----------------~--- ( .. ;1 Special Conv ention on l\f f iliution l~ pr i 1 12 & 13 , 1 9 8 0 t--1 Tr; U C: 1 ES - con I t Page Nine Sheila Perret called the 'question'. The nain motion Carried Th e ~lot.ion no~, reads: (31 ye s, 8 oppo s ed , 1 Absten tio n) Tha.;t AUCE Conve.nt..ion.' ll.e.c.omme.n.da.zi..on :to the. AUCE me.mbeJU.> lup , whA..c.h w.lll. be -0 ent ou.t wilh a. Jte.6 e.Jr.e.ndum b<Lllo.t, wfu.c.h uiu..l .lnc.fude. a va.Jti...e:t.y o 6 opti o n-6, be. .tha..t AUCE Jr.em~n C.OMtit.LLUonaii.y intact wait i.,t!;. c..UJzJU! .. n.t d e.~ io n -making -6 .t/tue.tWt e . Haney Wiggs Moved Sheila Browne Seco nded Lid Strand Moved Bill Little Second ed Carried BE IT RESOLVEV tha.t AUCE .6hail wo1tk .towa1ui a 6 6~.t...l n.g with .the. Cano..cl£a.n LabouA CongltU-6 ( CLC) in.tac.t M AUCE. (am) BE IT RESOLVEV t ha-t .thi.6 Convention on AUCE -6 f1'Lf.1. ll.e.c.omme,nd to ou.Jt membeMhip and in c.onju.nc.u.on wilh th~ p1te.vi0Mly pcu,oe.d RuohLt.i on, that AUCE wo4k towaJLd a.6 6il.-i..a.-t,i.ng ttU,th .the C LC i.ntac.t a.b AUCE. Star :io s en t ha l ~lo v e ,l (am to Nanc y ~vi g gs Se r~ond cu Carried a111} BE 7-, ~:LSOLVFD tliaf .t hiJJ Conve,n.t.ion 06 AUCF b hat e fU!..C.Ommend to OIJ) l.. me.mbeJl.,~ /up t h.al AUCE wolLlz ;towMd auo~.tJ ,ng to .the. Cana.di.tot LabouJt Cong1teA.6, .i..ntac.t M AUCE, ancl that .t/Ul) tte.c..omme.n.da;t)..o n -6 ha,RJ. be. -0 en.:t to the. membeM hlp wLth :the ptt e. vi. c, u .6 .e.. y {Xt6 .6 e.d R e6 o lu.;Ci_ o n N u.r:r bell. 1 • Que s ti on "t-Tas call e d on the tla in Motion as <.,I!lended . 'i:'he Main r1oti on CARRIED. (27 ' fo r ', 10 agai nst, 0 abst enti ons.) Sandy Shreve Moved Steve Ha lf or d Se conded DEFEATED T!-IAT vJe.. ~6 C.U-6-6 the Jt.U olu.;Ci_o M Jte.gMcllng ~he h.en~te.ndur., bali.ot in the. eoUowing man.n.eJt: a.J we. i1i/tot dl6cU1>-6 ea.c.h Jte..6of~rt i..ri the o h.d Vt .t Ii ey o.Ju.l> e and .th.a.,t d.wtin9 c.1.u, ~.lo n ame.ndm"-nU t o the Itel> olu.;Ci_on.& c.a.n. be t..a.'2.en an.d vct e,d u.po n; b) tha..t .0-~~t ~ C.U/2.6.lon a11d amendme.ntt,_ i..n 'a 1 , we deCA .. ae. bij pll.<!,6 Vtentia,i vote WMC.h o 6 th~?. 1t e 6 eJt endwn Jtu o fu t.£ o YJ.-6 we w.lll. adopt . Nancy V1iggs I1oved That we. ~u.1.:,pe.nd .-the 1<.u 1.e.o 06 01tdeJt. ca .. thy Agnew Seconded tr~feated ( neede.d a uncoumou.& vot e. to ' 6tLApe.nd ' , vot e. not LHtan.<r. laL J..6) 10/ . .. . .. . Special Con vent ion on AffiliatJ.on April 12 & 13 , 19 8 0 - i1INUTES - c<.) :1 t: Page Ten Re solution s cont i nue d Lid Strand .Mov ed Mary Mabi n Se co nded BE IT RESOLP"CV Tha.~:: ,{,:r.f· -f.o.teowi.;.J lh.a-t e be_ ,the ooJLJna.t 6ofl. f he ALJf1f P1tov [nc [ 1.,,E ILe-6 elle.ndum on. A 1) o,<.~ O YI ; 1.. TheJte. .6 haU be. a f.r..,.tlvr.. C4.C-c.omp:1nyl..ng :the. 6,lJv.,t bcu',l 'J:t, w{Llhc. acc.ompl l 6itU .the. ~ollowing; - Jta:te.1, t o 01t£9ina.r. mo uo n .to a6 6«iCLt.e M AUCE ( 61tom 1979 Co, .. ~ve.n-Uon.) - .6 ta;t_ e.6 W h lj W 2. C.O~n n.O .t a 5 'Q i.J.J..a;t, e_ a;t ,t h-fh tiJn e. r C LC IL{>.1) pun.6 e} e;x.plcu.YLt.) .the p!LOC.C.1-~ On t:ic. lt~~ c.a.Jtc.fi 'done, & expf.cun1.> wha.t o ptio nJ aJ. e.. o pf vi to AUCE - . givu innoJr.ma:Uon about t:1e. S,1Jec.lo.l Co nv e.n:Uo n on. Ao 6i.1.,u:J:..J...o r· - ,6 ha.U J!..alf out:. the 6 0~·£r;1 o 6 .tt:.e baLf.:J t, -0houti11p the p 0.6/~,{b lc. le.q "e.l -C.L Ob the. oOUJt. quM.ti on/2, (tJ 6oll c,~·5 b~to,o, and a J!..e.tieJL -6 ha,U a~c.omj. ,, nc{ a.n~· -<S, tb.6 equ{>.n.t ba.ll o.t, (?_x.pi.cu)u.ng th e -~.e.1>u.l:c t j J o 11 p'". ?-vJ..e, L..J [-?.1.i_ot ( .6 } a n A 6 6 i.l.J.,o.J:.,i__ o n • 2 . The tr..e Je./r.c.ad~ ri ,-:ti.e.'. /4·J: .. : _,· i:-:,1..l :.,e. a_,1 0oUoWc: ( fiOU./ L .S r..rrJU' te. QIU.!,; t>~ J 1. Vo you. vvui;L /.;:er ,to r..L{if~ ,uo- ('.J.< .th 0.Ylfj la bou/l :_. '1.g an,-{,,.)(' 't i..o ·,~? Vo 1J('U I , ,. , f't. ' · _ ( ,r,·, -) :; · • • 1 f I f ' ''JO •rd e.. At'J ~..' . / • \ ,,. • • t .,- L . I • , .. - • .... , "' • 1 the~ a i,i1 [: , __ •. (;;J i,., :v/ J l't' : _ · -.J . i ·' [:; iA ' to 1t-e-1:1a.A..n .-i.ndepe.nde_n/.:. r - "hen ,·.,i : -7. l 1. _) • i' ·.>e r1 0 nu./ theJL ball o.t . 1 6 .t. Le. ,._ . , .'JC.. _ /.., ·?.:. · ~i. ·./.r j ··1 -J ,tc,.,Uy} 'to a [J.:r>:ntr ,t ' 'r·"I 4./ , . • ,....,,.: ',1 'I,· • ,,.t)" br.• u l~ I.I..- \;, ; Lrl i .. ·l ~- , ...... - t.. ~U ~.,,1-~V- . ~· 2.Vo lj0(' l .1'" .. ,·ucc :t-: a{ ~--:.,':J(L,~.l!.. t'tii:\ : (c.h.OO/je, one) C LC ~·c1' ,I •. / n , ,, , . - ,, ; ~n.i.,,~a;tlon, -r,- ·"\' )' • .., --- C, • g (1 . ' { '--· , • I 6 .t,' LL an t\~t'. . ·~, { :;·:: , , ;-, < ~> , . . j t .,l .\ ·) i./2 CCU:-then. the/le. .ohal.--t :-,e. nc, 1tu~ -~·r,~,r.~ . . --i .. :t ; .,1: 6 .the an5 :.1<1, ;. 1 .e./)itt·~-i.1:·1 1 7..J···,G/t~) J..1, ' a~1y otheJt' th en ~c.-i_ tJ; A..6 ,the. an,«,· n.)L .:the.n the. next f • ,; I,, I {' / ; '1 I t .·, J , t k : 1'· , , } ;_ \ , C LC , ' • ~, -''-"''-; '-:.J I l ,.. V / V~ ~· "'- ) b'--"L-tu .t .6 ! 1.11 f..l. f c. : 3. Vo you Lc1-n-t AUCE to c;t;,., .. ·· pt to r~J 6ltla:te w.Uh the. CLC by : LobbyJ ng C LC a6 S-Lti.n.tu .to hav 2 .the deei..-6.lon to e .. xc.1.u ..d c AUCE JteJJ eJ< -J e.d , oI:1 Vo uou t 1.'J..nt: AUCE ,.o 1,·CJ, ere. ~h a CLC uJu .. on in - 01td fJJt t o a,6 f-i.J...La~tc. wi-t h .t'· e. C LC? I 6 :the an6u:ell, ( Jtc>./2 u .. e..t,ln.g 111a j o,k_,i,...:, 'J) .L~ to 'lobby C LC a6 6i.l.J.,a.tcu ~, .the.n tlie/ r.e. 6 h.a.r .. e. be. 110 eu.ri.:th<Ut ballot. 1 ·J the a 1" .. ~i{}QJL ( ll.U uR.x. i_ ::J r,.,,l} .i: .U0 ) 16 .to 'meJtg e. _ cut-th o.. C LC uv,.-i.a n' , then the. nr> xt L,rJllo.t. .6 httU. be.: 4 . W!u c.f1 u .. n...i..011 do you, v,Ja..L--t , UCE to meAge. w,i;th , ;i 11. 01tdv ... t o a-6 lt.iat.e, LJJ/, :h .1 he C LC? BCGEU CUPE OTEU ( c ftoc·.6 e. one} 11/ . .. Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - ~1IUUTES - con't: Page Eleve _n Mary Mabin Moved Michael Ewen Seconded Defeated Neil Boucher Moved Nancy Wiggs Seconded Carried · t~l Boucher t-loved Carole Cameron Seconded Sandy Shreve Moved Nancy Wiggs Seconded That the. 601tma..tlon 06 the baltou be c.ha.nged . .60 that .the,r.e aJte 2 baltot-6 oni.y: . The. 61.JtJ:,t ballot J.i hall C.O nt>.lc/.e.Jt que4.t.io ,t t O 6 th-e oJL,[g.lnal mo.tlo n, and . .the 1, ec.ond ballot 4 hall Cro n:ta.ln qu.uti:8114 __ 2, 3 ·-·and 4. T httt 6 Wt:the.Jt cU..6 c.i.u;.t,M} n on tltu Jt.U ohLtion #14, be de6 flNLflf/. un;tii. a.ote.Jt the. next JLuo.t.u.tion -.,, s, eonc.e1u1.-ing the pat.tot on a6o~ho ( H 5) S.lnc.e d ,i-6 the. d€moCJtA;(;ic. ILi.g h,t On evt)UJ _ membelt on AUCE to have a. -6e.cltet:.ballo.t. vote on the ma.,tte/1.. 06 whdheJL OIL not to a.66~:te, BE IT RESOLVEV :tha.t. a) a two-pa/Lt,, un-ldn-wlde ILe6eJte.ndum be. field no ~ell tha.n Ma.y 1 5th, 1. 9 8 0 a,nd no lat.1/f.. than June 15th, 1980 (to htcludt the. ·optio ·n 06 an6~on 0~ non-aoa-lli.a.:tlon, and,. . b) i..6 the JtMul.t 06 the 61-Mt q-uution oavoUM a~6m.a..ti..on, the. .6e.c.ond quu.tion -on -the. ballot fAtllf.. _be. 06 a p1tede.1tenti.Jll ·natwl.e., to detvmuJie 16 AUC E .6 hould a.6 .llia..te Q:J . SOR.W.UC, CCU, CLC, BCGEll, CUPE, oJt OTEU. Amend .the moUon by deleti.11,g, .ln Se.c.ti..o.n '«) , ,,' the won~ 'to :_incl.ude the option 06 a.6~n Oil non-a6n~on, and', a.nd, delae Su.:tloK . 'b)' and in ,i.;u. place put KW . .ae.e.tionb,. jO that the ILU o!.,u,-Uo n .6 halt now 1tead: S..uice_ U b, :the demoCJuL:tlc. Jti.ght. 06 evt)UJ membeJL o6 ALJCE to have a. 4 e,CJLe;t baU,.o.t. vote. on the. mCLtteJt o 6 whtltheJL OIL not to a.6 ~, BE_IT RESOLVEV that . a) a. :two-paJLt, ().nlon-~de ll.eneJLe.nd.um be. ltel..d n.o ea.JLlieJt than. May .t.5th, 1.980 and n.o.t ta.tell. than June 15th, 1980, and b) ct new ALJCE a66~n Conrn-U:te.e b . dui9Wtted to negot.,i,a±e. the teJUM 06 a66-lli.a.:tlon tAJUh tlt.t dbut c.hoic.e 06 the ma.jo!Llty oi the. me.mbeJU.h,,lp -lo :the Jte6eJtend.um vote hu:Uca,t.u a. dui.lLt to a66iLla.:te wL:th dnyone; c.J any 6,lnal IUtU6lWi..on 06 the ;iego~,u, i..n b) wou.ld be. a.ppJr.oved oJt Jteje,,c:ted by the. AUCE membeMfup by 1te6e1tendum ballot; d) ballot.& be. counted both p.1r.0vin~ and lo cal by loc<Ll; . . e) the actual · 601tm P6 :the 1te.6e1tt.nd.um b4Uo.t .in (a) would be a-6 6aUo~ a.nd would b~ a.uompa.nled · by a bJue6 explana.to1ty lu:.:tv L: .--· -~- VOTE IN EACH SECTION: ( 7) & ( 2), 1te.gaJuit.u,4 ·. , how you vote in Sectlon ( 1) • B~ .6~e :to .lnd,Lc.ate to wh.lc.h AUCE toCJ!J.l flOtL b el.a ng • AU o p:t.i..c, tt6 .ln e.a.c.h l.l ec:tJ.-0 n Me. luted 12/ .•. "!"~"-" I , :°", ......... ,C'""~~.._.,~l'~ /i•.-': • '•.,;."'""">-• ••,, ..._ ___ _ .. ' Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 -· MINUTES - con' t : Page Twelve Sansy Shreve & Nancy ·Wiggs amendment re #S con't: Sandy Shreve i\~oved Cathy Agnew Seconded Carried . Pcvr;t 1: Vo £JOU 6avowt a6 6~.on :to a la.boU.Ji. on.g a n.i.1> at-lo n? YES_ I6 Yu, .i..ndlca.te to whlch body: CCU CLC SORWUC NO ___ ( :thl6 would mean thai we. Jr.ema.ln M AIJ"Ct and ,lndepe.n.denrt 6Jtom the -above. la.bot.JJt oJtg a.Yl/4,6 a..tio rt-6 ) PaJr.:t 2: 1 o the ma.jolr.,,l:ttj 06 ALJCE '~ membe,u,hip decidu YES in (1) above, and tavo£.tJt.t, the CLC, which 06 the. 6oUovJ-i.ng method6 on a.66u.iailon do you p1te6 Vt: Lobbying to a661..Lla.:t.e to the CLC M AUCE A66-llia.zLng .to the CLC thltou9h meJf.giJtg wan: BCGEU , CUPE __ OTELJ --~ I AM A MEMBER OF AUCE LOCAL • To a.djowur, and c.oritlrtu.e dMc.ll6.6:Wn. 06 th<A Jt..U of..u;Uo 11 tomoJVtow mo1tn-Lng • THE CONVENTION ADJOURNED AT 4:25 p.m . . sun day z A p :r i 1 1 3th i l 9 8 O The Convention reconvened at 10:00 a.m. A request was made by the Chair, on behalf of the Mover and Seconder of the amendment to Resolut ion -Number 5 (Sandy Shreve and Nancy Wiggs), to alloi1 that _amendment to be withdra~~n. The Convention was in Concensus that the withdrawal be allowed in order that a different be allowed in the original amendment's place. Sandy Shreve and Nancy Wiggs pr oposed the following: Sandy Shreve Moved Nancy Wiggs Seconded Ame.nd th e mo:t)..on .6uch tha.:t the won..d.ing () 6 ' 1< u o.eu.:tlo n ~Jwnb VL : 5 .[> /tali., tiOUJ It~: "1 n. See,.tJ,on '.a.) ', del.ete :the. woJt.Jl6, 'to .-i.nclud e the. o p:lla n o t a. 6 6J.f._i_a~o n ah.. non- a66ill.a;Uo n, and' - and, delde.. Section 'b) ', and ,ln .i.M pl..o.c.e. put nw See.t.i..oM, Jo tha.t the amended woJUUng 06 th.e whole JLU o,tu:t-ia n uu.ft 1tead: S,lnc.e i;t -<A -the demo CJt..afu Jr.J.,g h:t o o ev VU} membeJL 06 ALJCE to have a ~eCJt.et bcitlot vote. an the ma.:tteJt 06 whet.hP.A OIL not to et6!,,Lllo.,te, BE IT RESOLVEV THAT: a) a :l1JJo - p<Vi:t, uruo n.-wlde '1, e. n eJt.endu.m be. hdd no ea.Jii.)_eJL .than May 1 5th, 19 8 0, and ,iot. We1t tha.n·June 15th , 1980, and, b) a new AUCE a66ilia.Uon commLUee. be duigna.te.d to ne.go,UJLte. the, t eluM on a66iliA.Uo n u),Uh the 6A.Jr./2.t choice 06 th" , rr,ajo!LU.y 06 the membetLb h,i.,p, 16 th.e 1te~6 eJL.endwn vote. ~cllcat.M d duLte to ao6,llla.ie w.lt.h anyone; 13/.e. • Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 13, 1980 - MINUTES - con't: Page Thirteen amendment to Resolution # 5 c.} any 6).n.al Jc,a--li..61..CJ.V'"...ioH 06 the. ne.go.t.ULtlovii continues - hi. (b) woui..d be apr:i-11.0\!~d oJt nc.jec:ted by the AUCE membeM fivlp by h..e6 (!)te_ndur,1 bal.lo:t; d) ballo.t6 be c..au.ntcd bot h p.1wvi.Jtci.a1.1.y a.nd !.oc.a.i.. by lac.a!; Anne Gilbert Moved Nancy Wiggs Sec onded Carried Mary Mabin Moved Sheila Perret Seconded Carried Sh ei la Perret ~1oved Kaye Gibb Seconded Carried e.} the. ac;tual, 601t.m 06 the /te,6e1tendum b<'.'Lllo:t. in (a.) wou..td be a..\ 6oUow.6 a.v1d would be ac.c.om!'- panled. by a. We~ cxpta.n.a.to1ty l. efteA: VOTE IN EACH SECTION: (A) 8 (-Bl, 1te.galU:LteA-6 06 how you vote .ln Se.c.t:lon (A). Be .6t.Vte to .ind.l- e.ate to whi..ch AUCE Loe.al.. you belong. AU Qption.6 aJte. li.Ated a.lphabeA:1c.aU.y. · - S ec.:ti.o n. A · Vo you. 6a.voWL a.66il/40..lion to an.y la.boM 01tga:t1--U>a;Uon? · No __ yu __ Section B {You·ma~ vote in any o4 al..£ 06 .the 6 allowing 3 . palLU, : ) l • . . T) · 16 the, majo!c.l:ty o 6 AUCE me;nbelt-0 vote YES ,in Seetl..on A, do you 6a.voU/i. a66~n to : CCU CLC SORWUC 2) 16 the. majotu.:ty 06 AUCE membeM vote. r CJ..C' ..i . n. 1), do you 6a.vowr..:· Lobbyi ng the CLC to a66,ll.ia.,te int...a.c.l M AUCE? No Ye..t. --- -- 3) I6 the majoltlt.y 06 AUCE membVL6 vote CLC ,in 1}, a.nd NO .ln 2), do you. oavoUJt at6~o n to t he.. C LC by me.Jtg~ng U1lth: BCGEU __ CUPE __ OTEU _ _ I AM A MEMBER OF ALJCE LOCAL ,, • Amend :the ba.1.lo:t. be dele:ti.ng rsse. .6U..te. to ,i.J1<llc.a.te trJ wh,lc.h AUCE toe.at you. belong" & "I am a. membell. 06 ALJCE Local. __ .. ", and have. .the, b~o.t.6 p!Unt:.ed in hepaM.,te c..olouJc..6 601t ea.c.h local. Amend the. Re,~ollLUon by de.leting Se~.,t,Lon ( b} 6Mm ;the .. Jt.uol.n.:tlon wluc.h 1tega1td& t he 6o/LJ11lt:tlon Oo a new A66~1-on Commltte.e., ar.a i6 .the motion pMhU, the, Jtdet,al'Lt pa/LU 06 ( c J 'Any ••• ball o :t; ' ha.11. be del.ete.,d 46 wei.l. Amend :t.he. C.M',P.,1, in, ( a } J,UC.h that .tha,t polf...tlc 1l on -the Ruoliitlon -Ahttil. now It ea.d: 'a) a. :two-palvt, u.su . .o n-w..Ld.e Jt~6 eJi.en.dum be. hq.1,d a.nd .that .the. Jte.oeJLe.ndum ballot btJ.4lttU -A -6 ha.11. c.omme.nce. M .6 oo n a.& · po-6llible a.6te1t the~ Conven,u.on and -0fu:t.U. contiv-i.Ue un:Ul 5: 00 pm on T~ d.a.y Ma.y 29th an.d the . ballot6 .t,h.a.,U be ~oan,,ted on F!L-lda.y May 30~h, 1980. 14/ ... Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - con't: Page Fourteen ., Mark Lushington Moved Carole Cameron Seconded Defeated That the. 6oJUn on the. qu.uti.on1, ,lr:. Se..eti..o~ B. 1) and B. 3) be 1tubu.tc.:tu.Jted ~.n.to veJLti.ca.,f. coin.mno 0oJL c.ho.lc.e and.,;tha,.t :theh..<L be the · wo1t..di, 'YES' aJ1.d 'NO t bu-ld e ea.ch opWn o that u wm 1tead~ 'B.1) In the majofLlt.y 06 AUCE membe/r..6 vote 'YES' i..n Sec.,ti.on A, do you 6avouJt a. 6 0ilJ.at).fJ n to : CCU: YES NO CLC: YES NO -- -- SORWUC:YES NO a.nd, 8.3) 16 the majo!Llt.y 06 AUCE membeM vote in 1 ) , · a.nd 'NO ' in 2 } , do you . 6a.voUJt a66~on to the CLC by meJLgin wLth: BCGEU: YES __ NO --·. CUPE: YES NO ........ -- NO · OTELJ: YES f • The 'Question• was called; the Chair asked the delegates to vote on whether or not to consider tpe amended Resolution #5; the Convention voted in the major ity to have the question 'put'. Michael Ewen made a procedural motion asking that the question be put to a 'Roll Call' vote of the Delegates. The Chair ruled the request out of order. Michael Ewen challenged the Chair's ruling~ The Chair 'stepped down'; Vici-Presid ent Hester Vair assumed the Chair for the duration of the Challenge procedure. The Chair asked those in favour of sustainin g the Chair's ruling to indicate their opinion by a show of hands; t hose in favour of sustaining the 'Challenge' voted accordingly. The Challenge was SUSTAINED. The amended Resolution #5 was put to a tRoll-Call' vote. Local 1 Del~_gat~s.: (re A.mended Resolution #5) Cathy Agnew Yes Gerry Anderson Yes Wendy Bice No Neil Boucher Yes Carole Cameron Yes Ray Galbraith Yes Valerie Pusey No Nancy Wiggs Yes Local -2 Delegat.~s: Sara Diamond Steve Halford Olive McCrea No Abstain Yes 15 /,. ·-· 'CLC' Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 ft 13, 1980 - MINUTES - con't: Page Fifteen Continuation of 'Roll-Call ' vote on amended Resolution #5: · Joan Meister Linda Millard Honour ·ee Newcombe Margot Scherk Sandy Shreve Local 4 ~elega!es Yes . No Yes Abstain Yes Sheila Browne No Bill Little Yes Pat Pope Yes .~oc_al S J?elega~es · Peter Burton Kaye Gibb Jenny Somero J:Rcal 6 Del_egates Yes Yes Abstain Michael Ewen No Jack Geggenberg No Peter Lane No Michele Preston Yes Michele Pujol No Provincial Executive Ron Faktor(#S) Yes Wendy Frost(#6) Yes Ginny Gibberd(Trste)Yes Anne Gilbert(#4) No Mary Mabin(#6) No Suzanne Marria(P/Org)No Carol McQuarrie(#4) Yes Vicki Bunweiler(#S) No Sheila Perret(STreas)No Star Rosentha1(#2) No Lid Strand(#l) No Hester Vair(V-Pres) Yes Joan Wood(Pres) did not vote (Chair) YES: · 20 NO: 16 ABSTAIN: 2 The Resolution CARRIED, as amende d , and shall now read: Ruoluu,on tt 5: Sinc.e i.;t AJ.> the democ.JUttJ.,c. Jught 06 eveJt.y· membeJL 06 AUCE .to have a.. ~e.c.ll.et bali..ot vote on tht malielt On whe.,theJL Olt no.t :to a.oo-lli.A.te, BE IT RE.SOLVEV THAT: a} a trJ.Jo-paJt.:t, unlon-wi..de Jte6€Jtendum be hel.d and .that the~ 1t.e6e1tendum ball.ct. bu.-6i..YLU.6 ~halt c.o,mne.n~e M .60on a.6 po-6-6.i..blt. I 16 ... Special Convention on Affiliat i on April 12 & 13, 1980 ·· MlNUTES ... con't: Page Sixteen Resolution Number 5 - as amende d and passed, reads, conintinued: a.6teJL the. Convention. and ~haii. c.ontlnu.e u.ntit 5: 00 pm on T~day May 29th and the baJJ..au ~halt be. c.oun,ied on rJU,da.y Ma.y 30t h~ 1980. b} bdto:t/2 be counted both p1tov,lncJA1.i..y and la c.al by loca..l c) :the. actual. 6oJUn oo .the~ Jte.6ettendwn ballot in. (a.) would be <U 6oUo~ a.nd would be. a.ec.ompanle.d by a. bltie.6 expla.n- a.to1ty le:U.eJL: VOTE IN EACH SECTION: {A} & (B), ~egaltdteh ~ on how you. vo.te., ,U7. Sec.:li..on (A) .AU optA..on& CVte Ll6te.d al..pha.be-tlc.a.lly. Se.ct.ion A: · Oo you 6avoWt a.6 6.llio..:tlon to a.n.y la.boUJL 01tga n,£.6 a.t,.fo n? NO__ YES __ S ecti .o n l3: ( You may vote in any oJt all o 6 . · the 6olioULi.ng t.hAee (3} palt.,UJ: 1) 16 :the majoW.y on AUCE memb~ vo.t€, 'YES' --Ln Se.c.li..on A,. do you. 6a.vou.Jt a66JJU.P.,Uon :to: CCU ___ CL.C SORWUC __ • 2) 16 .the. ma.jotc,i.:ty o{i A.UCE membe/t.6 vote 'CLC r ,z.n { 7}, do you. navoWt: Lobby.ing the CLC to a~66M.1A.te intact a..4 AUCE? NO __ YES __ 3) 16 the, ma.j ofr/4:t,y 06 ALICE membe.Jt.h vo-te C LC ..i..n 1 ) , a.nd NO ~J1 2) , do you 6avoUIL a.6 6dAJ.ifv-ion. -ro the. CLC be meri.gi..ng wLth: BCGELJ CUPE OTEU • ' The Chair called a break for 20 minutes.Delegates reconvened at 11 ; 00 Michael Ewen ra ised a Poi11t of Order to indicate that according to the AUCE Provinci al Consitution, Section D-Procedures for Conducting a Referendum, item Z. Conducting the Vote , (Page 10): 'In this large envelope will be the ballot statir1g the date it must be returned to the Trustee of the Local, and wil l ~lways have a space for abste~tions.' Sandy Shre ve Moved Mov<Ui tha -t we .>Lecon.6.ldeJt the 1tel)oluUon Carole Cameron Second ed that (A)(t6 jLJA.t ca.JV(.,led {Ruoluti on. #5) in oJt.deJL .tha;t we a.dd .the. WOlt ..d 'ABST A It~ ' a OIL ea.ch .be.ct.J,on. 06 the Jte.6e1tendum btLllot, llO tha.;t t he qu.ution.6 ~hill now Jteddr Section A: Vo yotL 6avoUJr. a.6 fiWvatlon to a.ntJ la.boulL 17/ .. Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - can't: Page Seventeen Motion to reconsider - continued: 01tgaru/2 atio n? NO YES .. . ABSTAIN Sec.tion B: ( You. may vote ~en any 01t all on :the 6oUo wing :thJtee ( 3) pa.ti;U) : 7) 16 :the_ maj oM;ty on AUCE membeM vote 'YES' in Sec.tion 'A', do you. navoWt a-66,iliation lo: CCU __ CLC __ SORWUC __ ABSTAIN __ 2) In :the majoltdy on AUCE rnembeM vo;te 'CLC' in (1), do you. 6avoUJt: Lobbying the CLC :to a66ilia:te in:tac.t CL6 AUCE? NO YES ABSTAIN 3) 1 n :the maj ofT.AA.y on AUCE membeM vote CLC in 1), and ' NO' in 2), do you. navoWt a66A..Lla- tion to :the CLC by meJtging w,i,:th: BCGEU CUPE OTEU ABSTAIN • The chair ruled Sandy Shreve' s motion to reconsider 'Out of Order'. The Chair was challenged by Neil Boucher (#1). The Chair stepped down, Hester Vair, Vice-President assumed the Chairing of the meeting for the duration of the cahllenge procedure. The Chair (Joan 1Vood) explained her reasons for ruling the motion to re consi<ler 'out of order. The Cha llen ger motivated his challenge. flester Vair, in the Chair, called for delegates to register their preference, for eitl1er the ruli ng by the original chair (Joan Wood) or the Challenge, registered by Neil Boucher. The CHALLENGE Vl'AS UP!IELD. Sandy Shreve !'loved Carole Cameron Carried To 1tun:tltodu.c.e. :the oJt,[gina1 amendment ( the 11:.uu,l;to 06 wluc.rtAAe 1tec_o1tded :th!tou.ghou.:t pag e/2 1 2, 13, 14, 1 5, and 1 6 o 6 the minu;tu, SeCAetMy- T11:.eCL6UJLe1t, SheJ.l.a PeMet '.o note), in 01tdell. that the wo1td 'ABSTAIN' may be inci..u.ded in the main Jte.6 olu.ti.,o n, ( and a.-6 a 11:.uu.l:t would appeM M 11:.ec.01tded above, on pag u 1 6 and 1 7 ) • It was M/S/Carried that the question be 'put'. Results of the vote on the Resolu~ioi as amended, and which shall now in clude the word 'ABSTAIN', as shown above: Seventeen (17) 'FOR' I Seventeen (17) 'AGAINST' Zero (0) Abstentions. = TIE VOTE THE CHAIR VOTED TO BREAK THE TIE AND VOTED 'AGAINST' TIIE RESOLUTION. "THE RESOLUTION WAS DEFEATED. The Convent ion progressed to the next item of Resolution (originally numbered '2', from the Executive) concerning another proposed format business, the Provincial for the referendum ... 18 / ... Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MTNUTRS - con 't: Page Eighteen Lid Strand Moved Mary Mabin Seconded BE IT RESOLVEV that the 0oUowing ,t,ha,U. be the -6oJc.mat 60fl.the AUCE Pttovinuai. Renettendum on Annilia.Uon.: 1. TheJLe .6ha.1.i be a fetteJt ac.c.ompanying the 6A.JU,t bai.fot whic.h ac.c.ompl-iA hu the 0oUowing: - .6tate-6 the ottiginal molio n to ao nil.J..a;f_e a,6 AUCE ( ottom the 1979 Conven,t,[on) . - .6tat.e-6 why we c.annot a 0/)il.J..a;t_e at thi-6 time ( CL C tte-6 po n.-6 e) - explain.-6 .the pltoc.e-6.6 o0 the 1tueattc.h done, and expf~n.-6 what option6 Me open to AUCE. - givu in 0oJc.mation about the Speual Convention on A 6 6iliatio n - .6haU fay out the 6oJun 06 the ballot, Jho~ng the ~0.6.6ibf.e) .6 equenc.e. 06 the 0oUJt quutiom, a.6 6oUow.6 bel-ow, and a le;t;t.Vt .6 h.all ac.c.ompany any .6ub.6 equent ballot, expl~ning the Jte,t,ult(.6) o0 pfl.evioU.6 bai.fot(.6) on A66ilia;tion. 2. The tteoeJtendum que,t,UOM .6ha-U. be a,6 6olioW6: ( 6oUJt .6 epMate bai.fo.t6) 1. Vo you want AUCE to au nil.J..a;f_e with any faboUJt 01tgani.6a.Uon? - Vo you wa~t AUCE to Jt_em_a,.,(, _ n indepen dent? - I 6 the aYL6weJt (/te-6 uLUng ma j oltUy} i-6 'to 1temain independent' - then thette will be no /)Ultthe!t ballot. I/) the an.6Welt (Jtuuf.ting majo!tUy} i-6 ~o a66iliate' - then the next ba.f.lot .6hal1- be: 2. Vo you want AUCE to a66iliate with: (c.hoo.6e one} CLC ...,,_.....,.?CCU ____ ? ANY OTHER LABOUR ORGANISATION, e.g. SORWUC _? In the an.6weJL (Jte,t,u.Uing maJofl.ity) i-6 'CCU', th en theJte .6hall be no 6Ufl.thett ballot; 16 the aMweJt (1tuuLUng majo!tUy) i-6 'ANY OTHER' , then .6 pee.in y; iJ the aYL6weJt (Jt..e,t,uLUng majofl.dy) i-6 'CLC', then the next ballot .6hall be: 3. Vo you want AUCE to attempt to a66il.J..a;t_e with the CLC by: Lobbying CLC a66iliatu to have the deei/2ion to exc.1.ude AUCE 1teve!t,6ed , - Oft Vo you want AUCE to me/tge with a CLC union in 01tde1t to a/)6iliate with the CLC _? I 6 the an6we/t, (h..uuLUng majoJt,i;ty) ,<./2 to 'lob by CLC a66il.J..a;f_e.,t, ', then the/te ,t,ha.U be no 6Ultthe1t baf.fot. 16 the aMweJt (1tuuLUng majoltUy} i-6 to 'meJtge wilh a CLC union', the next ba1.1..ot .6 h.all b e: 4. Whic.h union do you want AUCE to meAge wi,t.h, in oh..de/t to a00il.J..,ate with the CLC? BCGEU _CUPE __ OTEU __ (c.hoo.6e one) l 9 / ... Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - can't: Page Nineteen Mary Mabin Moved Michele Pujol Seconded Carried Sheila Perret Moved Star Rosenthal Seconded Carried Jack Geggenberg Moved before he got a 'seconder' for his motion, the Chair made the following ruling: That the Jte/2olu:Uon be. -6pu;t between. palt-t6 ( 7 ) and ( 2 ) • Thai. paltt '2' be C.On6ide1ted benoJte c.o n1,ideM.tio n. o S pMt ' 1 ' • That in. ottdeJL nOJL tYlA./2 Jte.).)oiu,:ti..on :to be c.on1,ide1ted Con1,t,ltu.tlonal, t~t the woJtd 'ABSTAIN' be ac{ded a6teJt e..ac.h option On c.hoi c.e in. each QUUUOVL (1,2,3 & 4). The Chair ruled the entire resolution 'Out of Order (the 2nd part outlining the ballot format), hecause it was un-Constitu- tional in that it did not already provide for 'ABSTAIN', and, because the previous question had been ruled 'out of order' when a delegate asked that the word 'ABSTAIN' be allowed as an automatic amendment to the options placed on the ballots . The Chair also ruled that what would be require~ in order for a resolution concerning the format of the ballot to be considered, would be an entirely new resolution, an Emergency Resolution which would include the option of 'ABSTAIN' on the ballot. Accordingly, the Chair ruled the Emergency ~e s olution submitted by Local 2, out of order, because (as follows) the proposed format did not proviie for 'ABSTAIN' as an option: F ("" r- \ I /'I j"' l l r . .i.. ' • : " \., ...:. , ( f " •, mi: rger with a .r\llCE' s affi li ation + <-> t l 1 ') C l c 'I :·, ·, • <.:i ,_ - , _ f _4 .l l , h 'i.r:';{El\S th,~ cro~~-,-10,::al a[[iliatir··n committee has met w:...th rr1:re!:3er~Lat.ivcs from OTLU, CUPE and BCGEU, and '. ,;-r ·: r~ c ,~ s 1 1 l t h rt... ._, C LC a f f i l i a t e s '.1 ave exp re s s e d a n in t ·:: L t.\ ~:, t i n '-" u r j o i r. i.. n 9 th O i r respe ct i v e u n ion s , ·.' I 1 , • l •:: F O RP, D L J ·r RE S O L V r: D T d AT : l\ UC 1--: ho .L d u n e rt? f t2 r c n du m b c1 1 J C; t, o f i t s e n t i re 1 n Pr~ h c· r sh j p t l, .:J. s k i f they a r c_, 1 n fa v o u r o f a f - ·~ i l .J t j n r I t: u th(.:• C LC th r o u q h j o i n i n g a n a f f i 1 i a t e lll. I ' I I • 2 0 / ••• ' Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - can't: Page Twenty ConUnU4Uon Ofi EmeJr..ge.nc.y Ruolu.t.ion, p!topo.oed by AUCE Loe.al. 2 and ttule.d ou.t 06 ottdeJr..: Thi_. ,1·!l 1 r :H!\.1u1 ~::illt1ll read 11 ': fo1lows: I :3 up t-' o r t a r. C .L l i a t i o n w i. t h the C LC t h t· c Ll-.J h j o i n :i n q a n u. f f i 1 j a t e u n 1 :) n : I ' -\ f C' 1 i n r 1 1.::1 1 c, r- i 1-y v < • I :-s l u J o t n .. 1 .. ' LC .. 1·ionr I sup por t -joi ni ng : I ' · ·, -· --r · r , . ) \.. J I Cl IP!·' ) q,r:• l' • .J.. w - t· . '1 · Y\' . l ' l"' . ·, 1' ,.. I£' r 'I • I ' L \ 'T.' i ·, ··r· ·,·1 ,7\' l.. . J _ I• , I"( A 1 ., , .I"\.~.,, > 1....J V L• t I f c ht-· r e t E.:· r E' l 1 du m 1 r d -i ca t. E' ; l ha t the rn e mb e r sh i p ' l S L : 1 - ,· 1 VO l! r O f C LC d f f i l i rl t j On that th C Cr OS S - l o i l ·1 t r i. J ., .:1 t i on co rnm i. t tee ~) e d i rec t e d to meet v-· i t. l 1 t r 1 , • ·: j r s t c h n i c e o f i t s me mb e r s to n e g o t i a Le thr' t I°' 1 ms and cond it ior s of rH~rger with th.i s uni on . T ~1 .i c :.J m p·1 1 t t 2 c w j l 1 be re s p o n s i b 1 e f o r re po r t i n CJ back to the rnen)bc r 3h ip. Sheila Perret served 'Notice of r~otion' of her intention to introduce and Emergency Resolution concerning the format of the referendum, a ballot proposal which shall include the word 'ABSTAIN' as an op t i on, right on th e ballot proposal, and would thereby al l ow members to re g ister abstentions, as required by the AUCE Provincial Constitution. Recorded below and marked'***'. This will be Emergency Resolution Number 1. Susan Knutson served 'Notice of r1otion' fo-r an Emergency Resolution on the forn of the referendum ballot. This will be 5mergency nesolution Number 2. The Resolution shall appear in four (4) p arts: PaJz,t 1. Vo you. 6avou.Jt af;fJilJ..a:ti..on ,t,o the. CLC? YES -- NO' ABSTAIN -- PMt 2. In 'NO' ln pM-t ( 1 J w~n1:,, do you navoUJt: Re.ma.Ining M AUCE AnJil.iciting to ,t,he. --cc-u-· Ma1tgln9 wUh SORWUC -- ABSTAIN -- PaJit 3. 1 n 'YES' win.o in. paJU:. ( 1 l, do you JavoUJt: a } attempt t o a6&iliate. CL6 AUCE to the CLC b) meJlge.Jt.. wilh a CLC ClMOn. ron.e. Ofi BCGEU, -- CUPE, OTEU __ r e:) ABSTAIN -- Palit 4. 16 ( b) In pa.At 3 wiJU, do you /)avoUJL mVLging wilh: BCGEU CUPE -- OTEU -- ABSTAIN 2 1 / • . • Special Convention on Afffiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTDS - con't: Page Twenty-one Mary ~abin askecl the Chiir for clarification of the Resolution which would be next considered, and the Chair noted that #7 would be the next resolution discussed (from the Provincial Executive), on the orange sheet, concerning a new committee. r.~ot ion to adjo ur n for Lunch - by Star. The meeting reconvened at 1:45 p.m. Sandy Shreve s er v e t1 ' ~Io t i c e of I -r o t ion ' r e D. o t t . er prop o s a 1 for the ·form of the referendum ballot: ( 'a 1.>lighily al:teAe.d ve.Jt./2ion. oS :the. pJte.vioM Ru olutio n. # 5) : "Same_, e_x c. e_pt d el., e;t e_ a1.l the_ iM btu. cctlo ¥11> o v eJL the_ ballot, e_. 9. 'vote_ in. e_ac.h S e_c_uo n A & B', and, 'Be -6Wte .to ind-tc.a:te_ :tq wfuc.h AUCE Loe.al. you be£.ong', and .the_ pa..tvt abou,t how option-6 ln e_ac.h -6 ec.·:-con a.-'r..e Lloted a.J..phabe.tic.a.11.y •. • ', and c.liangu -6uc.h :that :the ba.Le.o:t .6 ha.11.. n.ow Jr..e.ad M 6 o,Uow-6: Se_c.Uon A A./2 Ballot '1 ': Va you bavoUJt a66il_.,i_ation :to any la.bowz.. aJr..qanA./2a.Uon, (e.g. CCU, CLC, otr.. SOR(VUC)? YES_ iVO _ ABSTAIN Vo you 6avoUJr.. tr..emcuning AUCE and ~nde_pe_nde.ni? -- y::s NO ABSTAIN BCLU..o:t 2 (pJr..e.vioMly Se.c.tion B) ( You mMt vote. in CLU o 6 :the. tl allowing thfl..e.e. pctJl.A:6 ) i) In :the maj o.'U__,,tlj on AUC~ me.mbeA.6 in. ?3a.1.io:t 1, vote. 'YES' in SavoUIL o ,6 'as SLLtw.uo n to any £.aboutr.. 01tganA./2atia n' then c.hoo-6e. one. 06 the 6oUow,,i_ng: U) ,. , , \ ,{.,,(/4.} CCU CLC SORUJUC ABSTAIN I6 the majoltlty 06 do you 0avoutr..: Lobbying the_ CLC to YES NO AUCE membe.Jt./2 vote 'CLC' in (.i), a. i {JM--lat e. intac.t a.6 AU CE? ABSTAIN . I 6 th e majoJu;ty on AUCE membeM vote_ 'CLC' in (i), and 'NO' in (li), do you taVOUfL a£n~tion :to the_ CLC by mVtging wdh: BCGEU CUPE OTEU ASSTAIN • Jack Geggenberg served t~lotice of Motion' for another Emergency Resolution for the form of the referendum ballot: "TheJte. -6hcilt be_ one ( 1) bClllot woJLde.d a.6 uoUow-6: 'Atr..e. you in 6avouJr. 06 joining .the_ CLC by meJtging wdh e.xi.6ting CLC union?* (.i.e.. CUPE, BCGEU, OTEU) YES NO ABSTAIN * 16 :the majotr..ity 06 AUIT me.mbeJt.6 vote. 'NO'; th eJt e_ Me. .6 ;t,i,,U 6 a utr.. ( 4 ) o pti a ¥11> : 1. fLemcun inde.pe.nde.nt? YES NO ABSTAIN 2. -tabby the. CLC oofL a6{;;--iliilion M AUCE? YES NO 3. a66l.1.ia:te wdh the. CCU? YES NO ABSTAIN . 4. a66ilia:t.e wdh SORWUC? YES -NO -ABSTAiiV - c.ontinue.d on the next page. .• . -.- -- -- ABSTAIN 2 2 I .. . " Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - can't: Page Twenty-two Jack Geggenberg's notic€ of motion concerning another referendum ballot form continues: " •.. then antVt that thVte Me 2 pM.a.gfl.a.pM wUh atheA in6aJz.matian to be given out wdh th-i/2 ball.at: The ballot -oha.U jo out M -ooon Cl6 J00-6-oible a6teA the Conven-t:ion and -oha.U be c.ounted i'Aay 29th, 19 80. Anl} oLMine..6-6 CUU/2ing fil!.Om the Jte6uL:t6 ·on th-i/2 ba.llot c.an be deal;t with by Jtuolution of!. motion . to the JtegulaJt c.onvenuon in June on 1980." The Chair noted that there are now five (5) late (emergency ) ~esolutions, 'in order' at this tine. She r eminded the Convention that the Emergency Resolution submitted by Local 2 (originally numbered '2') will ·not be in order for debate. Sara Diaraond Moved Jack Geggenberg Seconded ( needed 2/ 3 '-6 majo1u:ty) Carried unanimously J a ck Geggenberg Moved Mary ~abin Secontled (see below, after motion to suspend the Rules of Order) Sandy Shreve Moved Sara Diamond Seconded Defeated (needed unanimous consent, 3 opposed) That the Convention -oha.,,it c.oMideJt all 6iv e ( 5) o 6 the EmeJtg enc.y Ru olu.tio n6 noJt wh.lc.h notic.e hM. been -oeJtved. To ac.c.ept the Cheu.A' -6 -6u.ggu.t,,[on {joJt the nollowing 01tde1t on :the Eme1tgenc.y Ruolu.,tiono: 1. PfLov.lnc.ia.l., Exe.c.Ll.-tive Rualwvlon #7 ( 01tange) Z. Shuf._a PeJUtd' -6 Ruolu.ti.on #8 { blu_e) 3. SMan -Knu.uon' -6 Re..6olLl.-tion #9 4. Sandy Sh!teve '-6 Ruolu.tion # 10 5. Jac.k Geggenbe1tg'-0 RuolLl.-tion #11. Ta -6LL6pend the Ru.tu o0 01tde1t 6oJt the puJtpo-6 u On fuc.M-6ing the JtUOlLl.-tion6 JtegaJLding the 1tef)e1tendum ballot in the noilowi ng manneJt ( M ou:tllned the tYLevioM da.y) : a) we 6,lJu,t fuc.M-6 eac.h Jte..6olutlon in the oJtdeJt they aJu/2 e and that dwu..ng cll6 C.U-6-0.lo n amenclmenu ta the Jtuo.lu:uon-6 c.an be tak en and voted u.po n; b} that anteA fuc.M-6.lon and amendment6 in (a) we deude by pJte6e1tential vote vJhic.h 06 the Jtene.Jtendu.m JtUOltLUOn-6 we ti.Jill adopt. ¼otion to a ccept the Chair's suggestion for order of the Emergency Resolutions was voted on and CARRIED. Star Rosent hal Paved Ginny Gibberd Seconded WHEREAS ec.tion 9A on the AUCE PtLovineicvt Cono-tutu.tion -0tatu that 'the PJtavinc.ia.l., Exec.utive -0hali. have :the en:ti.Jte management Ou the P1tovinc.ial A-0-0oc..lation be;tween Conven- tion/2 and -0haU be held Jte-6pon6.lble {)alt en- Jic.ien.:t management 06 -oame', and 2 3 / •.• Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 Page Twenty-three continuation of Emergency Resolution Moved by Star Rosenthal and Seconded by Ginny Gibberd, concerning responsibility of the Provincial Executive ... Nancy Wiggs Moved Neil Boucher Seconded Carried Star Rosenthal }/:oved qo our ;\T 10 2nd 1 ... n e e 1~ ewcom e . :.. Def eate d WHtRtAS the. PfLov~n~ Exe.eu.Uve., hM, M a pcuit On U/2 dLLtle.,,6 wUh the. CJl.0-6.6-loeal a6{yi.M,ll:Uon eomm.i.fte.e., mu wUh and fLUea.Jtehe.d a.U 06 the. unlon and labouJt bocllu bung c..0M-ide1te.d aby ALICE oofL a,66Uli.a;Uon/meJtgeJt, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVEV THAT: The. AUCE PfLovinC,.,UU. Exe.eu.Uve. be. cliJte.ete.d to negotiate. the. tvun6 on any a-66,llla;tion/meJtgeJt with anotheJt union and/oft laboUJL body that the. AUCE mvrJbe.MhA:p votu to e.nteJL into, and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVEV THAT: The. AUCE PfLovinC,.,UU. Exe.eutive. .oha££. be. !Lupon.6ible, upe.c..,i,aLf.y thlc..ough the. Loeetl 1tep1tu e.nta.;Uv u, n oft !Le.po!tilng on thu e. ne.goUa.tion-6 to the. AUCE membe.Mh,lp. To tab£.e. dl6cJ-U>.oion 06 thi-0 Emvr..ge.ney Ruolu.tion un.Ue. aoteJL dl6c..U.6-6ion on the. 1t e.6Vte.ndum ballot Jtelate.d RuolutioM. To dl6-0ofve the. Conve.n:Uon to 'a Commlttee. 06 the Whol e.' , n OIL the. pWtpo.o u o 6 d,i,6 eM.o-lng /.:he Jo1tm.o 06 the bal.-Eot pllopo.octl6, and the.Jte. l.l ho.U be a .time. lbnd 06 one. hoWt .oo that the. Conventio n .o~U 1tuume Jte.gulM bMinu.o and 1te.gula1t p1toeedu.1te. a;t 2:30 p.m. ~·1iche le Puj o 1 ~,~oved That we. -6ha.-lt f;bv.:,t deal wUh the. que-6tion o & J ack Geggenberg Seconcled. wfle:theJL theJLe. w~ be. one. oft mofLe. ballou and Defe ated e.eo ndly we. .6 hOvU deal wUh wha-t. o ptio n.6 -6 ha,U Sheila Perret t.!oved Michael Ewen Seconded be. fLCU/2 e.d 6 OIL the. 6J.Jz/2t qu.e/2tio n, Oft the. 6A.N.:,t · ballot, M the. c.cu e. may be. Eme.1t9e.ney Ruolution Numbe.Jt 8: BE IT RESOLVED THAT: THE REFERENVUM QUESTIONS HALL BE AS FOLLOWS: ( t)OUfL .6 e.paJtate. baLloU) The. {yi.Jr..6t ba!lo.t -6 ha.Le Jte.ad: ( ehoo.o e. one.} Vo you want AUCE ;to annil.la.te wUh any la.boWt 01tgani.6atio n? Vo you. want AUCE to Jtemain inde.pe.nde.nt? Ab.otain -- IF THE ANSWER {1tuuLting majoltity) IS ':to 1tema.in inde.pende.nt' the.n theJLe. w).ll. be. no 6Ultthe.Jt ball.at. In the. an.6We/L ( !LU uLting ma j oltUy) i-6 ' to ao 6A..i.J..a.te' - the.n the. next baLeot .o ha.Le be.: ANV SHALL REAV: 2 4 / •• • Special Convention on Affiliation Apr i 1 12 & 13, 19 8 0 - tv1I ~JUTES - con' t: Page Twenty-four continuation of the ballot proposal put forward by Sheila Perret and seconded by Michael Ewen: Margot Scherk Moved Mary Mabin Seconded Carried *(2nd ba.Le.o.t) Vo uou want AUCE to anoili.a;te. wUh: (CHOOSE ONE} CLC - CCU - ANY OTHER LABOUR ORGANIS- ATION - ABSTAIN - . 1 n -the an6we/l. ( tc.U ui.ting ma j oh.dy) the.Jte. -6 ha.Lt be. no oUILtheJt ba.llo:t. 16 the. an6WeJL (Jtuui.Ung majo,u;ty ) then -6pe.u6y. I 6 the. an6we.tc. (Jtuui.Ung majoll1.;ty} then the next ballot -6ha.lt be.: *(3tc.d ballot) Lb 'CCU' th en ' 'ANY OTHER' , A.1> 'CLC', Vo you want AUCE to atiempt to af6ili.a;te. wUh the. CLC by: ( Choo-6e. one) Lobbying the. CLC annili.a;tu to have. the. de.c1/2ion to exclude. AUCE Jtev eJL6 e.d __ • Vo you wavit AUCE to meJtge. wUh a CLC union in ate.dell. to a66ili.a;te. wUh the. CLC - . ABSTAIN In the. an6WeJL (Jtuui.Ung majo!til.y) to 'lobby the. CLC auoili.a;teo' then :theAe. -6hai1. be. no {)UJc.A:heJt baLe.ot. 0 6 the. ant..\We/l. ( JtU ul.ung ma j oM;t.y) A.l> to 'm eJtg e, wilh a CLC union', then the. next ballot -6ha.lt be: * (.4th ballot) ( ehoo-6 e. one.) Whle,h union do you want ALICE to me.tc.ge. UJ4h, in 01tdeJL to aon~ate. wilh the. CLC? BCGEU CUPE - OTEU - ABSTAIN - That th-i./2 vote be. e,onducte,d in a JtoU-c.aU vote. Roll Call Vote on Resolution Number 8 concerning the Ballot format: Local 1: (UBC) Cathy Agnew - not here Jerry Anderson - Pass Wendy . Bice Yes Neil Boucher No Carole Cameron Yes Ma r cel Dionne Yes Ray Galbraith Yes Diane Green not here Valerie Pusey Yes Nancy Wiggs No Jerry Anderson Yes Local 2:(SFU) Sara Diamond No Steve Halford No Olive McCrea No Joan t:eister No Linda Millard Yes Honouree Newcombe No ~1argot Scherk No Sandy Shreve No Local 4: (CAPILANO COLLEGE) Sheila Browne Bill Little Pat Pope No No not here Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - can't: Page Twenty-five continuation of the Roll · call vote on Resolution Number 8: Local 5: (COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA) Peter Burton Kaye Gibb Jenny Somero not here Yes Yes Local 6: (TSSU @ SFU) v· h 1 ... ic ae ...... wen Jack Geggenberg Peter Lane Susan Knutson Michele Pujol Yes Yes Yes No Yes Provincial Executive Ron Faktor (#5 Rep) Wendy Frost (#6 Rep) Ginny Gibberd (Trustee) Anne Gilbert (#4 rep) Mary Mabin (#6 Rep) Suzanne Marria (Organiser) Carol }'1cQuarrie (#4 Rep) Vicki Nunweiler (#5 Rep) Sheila Perret (Sec-Treas) Star Rosenthal ( # 2 Rep) Lid Stra nd (#1 Rep) Hester Vair (Vice-Pres) Joan Wood (Pres-Chair) T!IE COUNT: 'In Favour' (For) 2 2 1 Against' 14 Abstentions 0 Yes No Yes not here Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes no vote for the Chair The Resolution CARRIED, and will therefore be the form of the Referendum Ballot. The Chair ruled succeeding Resolutions on the form of a Referendum Ballot concerning affiliation - OUT OF ORDER. Next item of business: The first part (Part 1) of the Provincial Executive's original motion concerning material a ccompanying/ explaining the referendum ballot. Lid Strand ~1oved Ginny Gibberd Seconded Move. that Pcur;t 1 o,6 the. P1r.ovinc.ial. Exe.c.utlve. Ruolut,,[on ( o~gJ.Jw.1.--ly numbeJLed '2') be include.din the. bal.,to;t and that the. wo1r.cUng -6 hall be. cw {jollow-6: · 1. The.Jr.e. -6hall be a leUe.JL ac.c.ompanying the. 6Vl/2t baU.ot whic.h ac.c.omp,U/2 h.e/2 the oollowing: - -6tatu the o4ginal mo:Uon to a{j{jil.J...a:te. Cl6 AUCE (6Jr.om the 7979 Conventlon) - -6:tatu why we. c.annot a-6·6~e at :tru-6 :ti.me ( C LC Jte/2 po Yl/2 e.) 2 6 / ••• Special Convention on Affiliation Apr i 1 12 & 13, 19 8 0 - f~INUTES - con' t: Page Twenty-six continuation of resolution ~-~oved by Lid Strand and Seconded by Ginny Gibberd: Sara Diamond Moved Wendy Frost Seconded Defeated Suzanne l'·:arria Moved Jack Geggenberg Seconded Carried Amendment Carried Main motion CARRIED i~ary I'1ab in Moved Sheila Perret Second ed - explcun6 the pll.OC.U,6 On .the. JteJ.;,e,CVtc.h done, and e.xp£al.n6 what optio~ CUte open to AUCE. - givu in,6omnaUon a.bout the. Spe.C/4al Conve.n;U.on on AnnJ.Ua,;tion. - -6ha.U. lay ou:t the. ~OJun Ofi the. bail.o:t, -6howing the. ( po.6.6ible.) .6 e.qu.e.nc.e 06 the 6oU.Jt quulion-6, M pa.6.6e.d in Reoolu.rvi..on. #8, . and a lefteJt -6 ha-te. ac.c.ompany any .6u.b-6 equ.e.nt ballot e.xp~ni ng the. fl.Uu.U(;.5) 06 p1te.vioM bal.tot (-6 l on A66V'~ation. That -.:the above be. amended -6uc.h .that mino!U.:ty Jr.e.poltU UJJuften by delega.te.6 to the. Conven.Llon -6ha.ll a.Jl6o be. included w.Uh the ba1.£ot, and that the. Jtepo1i:t6 -6 hall be. no long eJt .than t.wo ( 2) pageo. That eveJLythlng e.xc.e.pt the. ninth (5th} point above be. delete.cl -6Jtom the l.Mt, i.e • .6uc.h that o nl..y - ' - Shall lay out the. nOJtm ou the ballot, -6howing the ( po.6-6ible) -6 eque.nc.e. 06 :the. uoUJt q u.e.6 :tlo YL6 , M pM-6 e.d in the. JtU olu.V..o n # 8 c.onc.eJtiung the. no!Lvn o~ the. ballot , and that a luteJt -6 hall ac.c.ompany any -6U.b-6 e.qu.e.nt ballot, explaining the. Jtuu.U (-6) 06 p!te.vioM ba£.lot(-6) on A~6.lliJ:ltion. WHEREAS p1te.pa.Jt,[ng and clwpatc.hin.g a Jte6eJte.ndu.m ballot involvu the. Sec.JtdaJty-T1te.Mu.Jte1t in al.at 06 adclltional woJtk, and ~HEREAS the. S eCJtetMy- TJteMUlleJt i-6 al.Jteo..dy oveJw.JoJtke.d wU.h a661.1..iation and Conve.ntlon wo.tr..k, and WHEREAS the. S e.CAUMtj-T JteM u.Jc..elt fuu, a 2-we..e.k le.ave. due. to h.eJL, and WHEREAS 91te.a.t d.J,ooic.u,l:ty fuu, be.en expe.ll.ie.need in obtuning people. who ean take. peli6onal leave. to WO!trl in the. PJtovinC/4al Oo6ic.e. - BE IT RESOLVED THAT the. P1tovin.C/4al Exe.eu;t.i,ve. be. empowe.1ted to employ one. oft moJte. AUCE me1nbeJL-6 0 n. a ,6uU-.wn e Oil. a paJtt-;C,Une. ba-6.l-6, a-6 n.e.c.U.6MIJ, to woJtk in the AUCE PJtovinC/4al 066ic.e. 61tom tftu.-6 thne. u.n-tll the 7th Annual Convention. held. 2 7 I ... ·~· ................ "'l~t--~~--· .a;;;:~~· -=--=-..:;.-...,.....__ .. . ....=--- ..1...-;.....----~~-------~-----~--------' Special Convention on Affiliation Apr i 1 1 2 & 1 3 , 1 9 8 0 - !1 I NUTE S - con ' t : Page Twenty-seven consideration of 'office worker' motion put forward by Mary Mabin: Hester Vair Moved Honouree Newcombe Seconded C.AP .. RIED That the motion be ame.nde.d .:to Jt..e.ad: ':tha:t. .-the. Pttovinual Exec.utive. be empou1e1te.d to employ one oft mofl.e. pe.ople.,who Me. membe/l,,6 J..n good Jtandlng 06 AUCE, on a 6uil-u.me. oft paJtt-ume bMi-6 CL6 Jte.qc.u.Jted, and tha.:t anyone employe.d .6 hctll be. pcu.d at the -6ame. hoUJLly Mte. M that e.a,;~_ne.d b (f the. S e.c.Jz.et.My-T he.a-6 WteJt, and that anyone. hute.d .6 ha,U have. the. . .6 ne.C.U-6CUty to do the. job note.. w/u.,ch the.y Me hvte.d. The main motion CARRIED as amended . Jack Geggenberg Moved Sara Diamond Seconded CARRIED i1a ry }{ab in }1Ioved Carol McQuarrie Seconded CARRIED Sara 0iamond Moved Wendy Frost Seconded CARRIED Suzanne Marria Mov ed Carol McQuarrie Seconded CARRIED . Notice. o 6 Motion Jte. a .6 pe~ new.t,le.,UeJL: That AUCE Pll.ovin~ p!Le.paJte a Jte.pofl.t on the Spe.~ Convention, wfuc.h will include. minoJu;ty !Le.po/LU. That a CommUte.e. to pu.b~h the. -0pe.~ c.onve.ntion nevJ.6letteJt Jc.e.poJtt., be. .6:tltu.ck by the. Spe.~ Convention. that the. ofL)..gJ.nal motion be. amP.nde.d to !Lead: and that Convention d~te.gettu .6ha..t.x p!te.patte. the. rr.J..no}L,(_Xy n.e.po1c;a- .6u.ppo!t:Ung th~.1, ()~ o ptio M. Ttia,t the. mJ..noJu.A.y JLe.pott,t6 be. Umde.d :to :two ( 2) pagu e.ac.h. The nain motion CARRIED a s amended: That AUCE PJtovincJ..al (,6ha.ll) p!te..pMe.. a n.e.po!Lt on the.. Spe.cJAl Conve..YLLlon, which wLU. incl..u.de. minotvUy Jte..poftt-6, and :that :the.. Conve.ntion del.e.gatu Ju.ppoftti.ng the.. mJ..noJu.A.y Jtepoll.M wha,U pll.e.pMe.. the. mino/tU.y !Le.po/l..t,6 no.ft the.. newJletteJt, .that a c.ommLt:te..e. to pubWh :the. Spe..~ Conventio n New-6let.te.Jt Jte..poJtt. ,6ha.,U be.. j.tJtu.Qk by the.. Conve..nu,on, and :tha,t the. mino1t,Uy Jte.poJLU -ohail be.. .Unu.:te..d to :tvJo ( 2 l pagu ea.ch. The Chair called for volunteers t o se r ve on the Snecial Convention -'- Newsletter Committe e. Star Rosenthal nomin ate d !1a ry }1a bi n Moved Star Rosenthal Seconded CARRIED ,• •"'"'( ...... _, .. -.,:- .. ~.:.~- - ·-, ........ -~~, ; -._ __ , _ _ __......... • . . .. . . Jack Geggenberg to serve on the Committee. That Jack Ge..gge..nbe.Jtg be.. duig nate.d M the.. ChCU!LpVL6on 06 the.. Spe~ Conve.ntio n N ew.6fdteJt Commu.te..e. and that the. Comm,ifte..e. be. -0bulctWte..d o& one. ll.e.p 06 e.aQh minoll..lty who wL6hu to mak.e.. the.A.It Jte.po!Lt. That the. Comm~e.e.. Cha.-i.JtpVL6on .6hali. 1te..p0Jtt baQ~ to the.. AUCE PJtovin~ Exe.c.u.tive. on/by SatuJt.day Ap4t 19th about the.. p!togftU-6 oo the. Jt..e.po!Lt. 2 8 / • • • Snecial Convention on Affili a tion J.; April 12 & 13, 1980 - MINUTES - con't: Page Twenty-Eight The Chair called for nominations for Provincial Trustees to serve on an interi~ basis after the Special Convention and until the 7th Annua l Convention. None were received at this time. The Chair noted that the next item of business was the Emergency Resolution regarding the Provincial Executive's responsibility concerni~g the negotiations of affiliation/merger as a result of any Referendum Ballot on Affili a tion: (see pages 22 & 23 of the minutes f or verification of the procedure, etc) - - - S t a r Ro ~:; c n t 11 :1 l ( o v C' d G : ·1 n \ · C j b b c r d S c c o n d c d I Suzanne ~1arrie t.1oved Hester Vair Seconded Carried Sheila Perret t1oved Carol McQuarrie Seconded CARRIED Wf1[REAS Section 9/\ 06 :the AUCE Pll.O\Jinc.,ca~ Con/~ti tcctiovi 6-t°cctc/2 .that 'the Pnovin c_.{.a,e Extc.u;t.ive. .ohal...t have. the en:ti.Jte rna.nagement 06 -the PJi.ou,i nc,i.,aJ A.01:,oc,,i.a-f)_on br>twee.n Conven- t.i.on6 and .ohcL-Ci . be heJ.d '.e,.opon.oibfe /}otL e6- J i_c.,,i.e.n-t ma.nag <?Jnf'_n;t o 6 .oa.me', anr.. WHti<l:AS :the. Pll.OV,{_nC,.,{·_a,t', Exec.tLti..ve., ha-6, Cl6 a pCVtt. 06 A/4-6 duLi.u wdh the C,/tC,6-6-loc.ae as 6~i..ati_o n c.ommi,,ttee, mu with and Jte/2 eCUtc.hed au 06 .the.. uncon and -tabowi. bocl[u bun g c.on.oi deJLe.d by AUCE 601t a6 6UU.a.:tLon/meJL9~1., THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The AUCE P1to\1ine,,w£ Exec.u:ti.,ve be d-01.ec.t(!_.d .to ne.go:t.i,ate.. the teJtm/5 o~ any a6 6ilia;tion/meJtg e..Jt u1,i;th ano:theJL union and/ ofL la bouJt body :tha.t the AUCF membVt!.)ft,,(_ 1 1] \)C1te.-6 ;to cn.teJr. into, and ru ,RT,L(f'R EE IT R~SCl.V[V Tf!AT: T:!c 11..UCE P'cov/uc ,,i oC Exr.c.ut t\JC.. ~.'u{tA: b1:. 'it>,,J JOVl/2i .b.fe ., <.'.lipeuil ULJ t!'l!Lough th e Loc.nt 'c<!.p/i e.,,~ entat.A~v u , & oft 1tepu~t.in9 on .thu e nc.g o .ti .a:t.io rl.6 ;to -the AUCE memb VL6 fup. Thct:t :the Eme.JLgenc.y Ruolu;tlon be amended j:o add: ' .•• ; and, FURTHER BE TT RESOLVEV t hat any 6ina.l JW..ti{jic.ation wUh t he negotia-UoM JtegMcllng afJ{jJ.Llation/meJLgeJL, .ohall be app!toved oft Jtej ec..ted by the AUCE P1tovinclal membe.!L.6 hip. To :tabl e tnJ./2 1tuolu:tlon .to .the RegulCUt Convention (June 1980). Thi s item shall appear under '*Business arising from the Special Convention on Affiliation, held April 12 & 13, 1980 at Capilano College' on the 7th Annual AUCE Provincial Convention Agenda. 2 9 / ••• --- ----- . ___ .. .. ' Special Convention on Affiliation April 12 & 13, 1980 - t:1NUTf:S - Page Twenty-nine Bill Little Moved Joan Meister Seconded CARRIED Tha..t :the.. PJtovinuai.. Exe.eu.tive.. be.. inh.tltu.c.te..d to Jte..poftt to the loc.a.l-6 and the membe..Jt,~ hip the JtUulto Ot) the.. bctlR..oU on a 'loc.al-by- lo c_al ' ba..6 • I.e. M weLe. M annoanc..ing the.. Jte6l.Lf..u /)oft the.. e.n-tilte.. P1tovinua.l AJ~oe,i,,ation, the.. PJtovlnual Exec.u:tlve.. hall. annou.nc.e the.. tabufation6 fiO!t eac.h l oeal. Bill Burgess then addressed the Convention, with the consent of the Chair, about his observations and perspective of the affiliation Committee, the research process and the Special Convention. San<ly Shreve reminded the Convention about the May Day ad being placed in Montreal's 'la Presse' in support of the Quebecios right to self-determination and asked r.embers to demonstrate their support by donating $10 to contribute to the cost of the ad. The Chair asked for further nominations for the Trustees Committee, after announcing that Joy Smith had to resign in January, that Vicki Nunweiler, as a member of the Tr ustees Committee living in Prince George, is not able to travel to Vancouver to work on much of the balloting work - Ginny Gibberd is the other Provincial Trustee and serves onthe Executive. t1i chel Pujol was nominated, and then elected by a shovv of hands . Sheila Perret nominated Sheila Browne fo r altern a te Truste e. Star Rosenthal nominated Ada Ho for alternate Trustee. Both were elected so the Trustees Committee is expanded to 5 peopleo The Convention was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. The next Convention is the 7th Annual Convention (Provincial ) to be held in June. Sheila N.L. Perret Secretary-Treasurer AUCE Provincial Date: Joan l'lood President AUCE ProvincialREPORT O THE SPECIAL CONVENTION BY THE AUCE PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE Subsequent Jto the di'rections of the 6th Annual Convention, the Prov- incial Executive sent a letter to the CLC seeking affiliation for the Prov·i·ncial ,'\ssoci.ation . The CLC. response·.was negative • . AUCE Locals elected their representatives to the Cross-Local Affiliation Committee and the Provincial Executive together with the elected reps organised regular meetings and commenced the research on options for affiliation . The meetings commenced in September, and although vthe 1979 Convention had directed that 'the Committee report back to the membership of each local in no more than 3 months' tim~, it ~as ~ealised that the volume of responsibility made this directive impossible to fulfill. The Affiliation Committee, after meeting with Bill Smalley of the CLC, drafted an outline for St r uctu r.e and Responsibilities which was approved by the Provincial Executive . The Provincial Executive monitored the decisions of the Affiliation Committee and business was referred back and forth . Gne of the major responsibilities undertaken by the Provincial Executive was to ensure as much in~olvement as possible by the College of New Caledonia Local 5 in Prince George. It was financially unfeasible to fly Local 5 reps to every weekly meeting; what was decided and approved by the Local 5 reps was that the meeting audio tapes would be duplicated, sent to the Local, the reps would listen to the tapes and if any business decided on by the committee was r.10:t . ~pprov,ed,. by-t he Loe-al 5 reps they had the option of having action delayed until their opinions were made known. The Provincial Secretary-Treasurer initated contact with the CLC affil t at es, the Confederation of Canadain Unions, SORWUC and other labour organisations in order to pave the way for the research and meetings to take place. The Secretary-Treasurer also assisted the committee with correspondence and contact with the media. Research went smoothly, as you will see by the Affiliation Comittee reports. The Provincial Executiv e discussed Affiliation Committee progress regularly at monthly meetings . In addition .to enst1.r-ing the · flo w of communi·cat ,ion betv-{een the membership and the Affiliation Committee several other tasks were undertaken by the ,Provincial Exeuctive ~ In November of 1979, at the BC F~deration of Labour Convention several references were made to our union i n th~ ExecQtive Council ·report. The Provincial Executive i ssued a press release in response to the inference by the BCFed that AUCE's conduct as an independent union was unbecoming to the trade union movement - our response stated that we had communicated with the 'Fed' in order that our actions, especially surrounding the Local 2 strike at SFU, were wer:r.endered with BCFed pl icy taken into consideration. The Press Release further stated that AUCE had appl ie d ·for affil Jation to the Canadian Labour Congress and had been denied . n February of 1980 the Provincial set up a meeting for the General Member- ship of the Provincial Association. While the meeting was not p~rticularly well-attended, the ·meeting was inf ormative . The-··~ession was video-taped and subsequently made available to the locals for their use. · In March of 1980 members of the Provincial Executive visited AUCE #5 with members from other locals who were conducting an education al seminar sub- sidised by the Canada Department of Labour. What happened at the Local 5 meeting, ostensibly to dis cuss affiliation,w as re181y exci ting . We ended up discussing the objectives of the union as a whole, problems of a small, somewhat isolated local in particular, and directions that would be shared by the Provincial and the Local that would ensure better services and communication. 2/ .. . 2/ . . . Provincial Executive Report - can ' t : It's April now, and we are at the culmination of much organising and research. The Provincial Executive arrµnged for the Special Conventio~. De 1 ega te s have been e 1 ec ted. ·!and Re so 1 u;t ion-s , have been received . The people on the Provincial Executive respesent as much a cross-section of opinions on all options as possible. What we as an Executive did unanimously agree on was the fact that we think AUCE can exist as a viable organisation either as an independent, or as an affiliate of the Canadian Labour Congress; or with any ot her body. that would accept AUCE intact. Orie motion t hat was recently entertained by the Provincial Executive Qnd wa9 defeated was the recommendation that AUCE affiliate to the Confederation of Canadian Unions. The Executive could not decide on where AUCE should go IF it is to go anywhere at all . All of us were strongly opposed to merger as the route for affiliation to the CLC. What we d~.d most s trongly agree upon is that the decision about AUCE' s future should be made fuy the membership. We welcome the delegates to the Convention and are confident that the members prese nt will ensure that the membership of our union is assured a part in the decision-making process. In Solidarity, Sheila Perret, $ecretary -Treasurer, on behalf of the Provincial Executive . April 12th, 1980 > /
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