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File contains the AUCE Local 1 newsletter ""On Campus"" dated December 1980 to September 1980. On Campus December 1980 includes a list of executives for 1981, information on AUCE Local 1's change of address, a grievance report and related correspondence, a notice on job evaluation committee questionnaires, support for UBC teaching assistants seeking a collective agreement, a year end report from the union office staff, letters from the Repeal 251 Committee, the Nicaragua Literacy Committee, CUPE, and the BC Teachers Credit Union, the secretary-treasurer's report, information on a group for women over 50, reprinted articles on a federal government clerks strike, BC labour law, pension plans and inflation, government controls of public sector bargaining, and a Metro Toronto Library assistants strike, background on the AUCE per capita tax, a list of current strikes, lockouts, and other disputes in BC, meeting minutes from November 30, 1980, a list of boycotted products and companies, a review of an NFB film ""Operation Finger Pinky,"" notice of bylaw changes, correspondence, and an agenda for December 17, 1980. On Campus November 1980 includes information on the union's change of address, the UBC retirement policy and the union's response, correspondence from Citizens for a Better Surrey and the East Indian Defence Committee, motions of financial support, grievances, Telecommunications Workers Union job action, reprinted articles on AUCE affiliation, contract settlements and inflation, a list of on and off campus resources, AUCE Local 4's comments on affiliation, a list of Nabob products to boycott, reprinted articles on preventing unionization and a general strike in Sweden, a list of stewards, meeting minutes from October 23, 1980, correspondence, and an agenda for November 20, 1980. On Campus October 1980 includes information on budget cutbacks, job evaluation committee activities, a report on the AUCE president's resignation, letters from members on merging, support for COPE, CLC affiliation, and bureaucracy, an interview with Ted Byrne, a letter of criticism from the CCU, the secretary-treasurer's report, opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, an update on the contract, support for the Public Service Alliance and the Telecommunications Workers Union, an arbitration notice, Simon Fraser Student Society employees change in union representation from SORWUC to CUPE, support for the Pratt 3, health and Video Display Terminals, reprinted articles on union membership trends, a grievance case, ""How to Please Your Secretary,"" and unions and media interactions, meetin minutes from September 18, 1980, correspondence, and an agenda for October 23, 1980. On Campus September 1980 includes information on the annual shop steward seminar, a list of stewards, a reprinted letter on media responses to strikes, a response from the contract committee, comments on organization, BC Teachers Credit Union services, graduate student centre operating hours, reprinted articles on sexism at work, equal pay for work of equal value, a walkathon for a women's shelter, notices, occupational health and women, meeting minutes from July 24 and August 14, 1980, opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, ""A Business Woman's Soliloquy,"" correspondence, and an agenda for September 18, 1980.
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on cam association of university and college employees December 80 MERRY CHRISTMAS . . & A HAPPY NEW YEAR~ association of university and college employees President Vice-President Co-ordinator Organiser Secretary/ Treasurer Trust.ees Membership Secretary Provincial , Reps. Division Executive Reps. Division D Grievance Cmtte Rep. page 2 1981 EXECUTIVE • 1981 EXECUT.IVE Marcel Dionne . Linda Tretiak Wendy Bic~ Caro 1 e Cameron Wendy Lymer Sharon Newman Andreana Phillip~ Joan Treleaven Kitti Cheema Susan Zagar Jet Blake Helen Glavina I Purchasing Co-ord. Hlth Sciences Union Office Union Office Union Office Physical Education Education Reading Rooms, Mai·n Library Recon Unit, LPC Serials Div., LPC Bioresource Engr. English L.4582 L.2258 224-2308/09 224-2308/09 224-2308/09 L.3838 L.6647 L.2819 L.3241 L. 3192 L.2565 t.5122 THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING Novembe 27 1980 r , • Association of University and College Employees, Local #1, 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B. C., V6T 1V6. Dear Mr. Galbraith : In response to your letter dated November 26, 1980 on the sub- ject of A.U.C.E. Local No. l's mailing address for your new location in the University's Armory building, I would advise you as follows. For incoming, off-campus mail: A.U. C.E. Local No. 1., No. 202 - 6383 Memorial Road, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B. C. , V6T 1W5. For on-campus mail: A.U.C.E . Local No. 1, No. 202 - 6383 Memorial Road, Campus. I A. U.C.E. PLEASE! BE PATIEN-T U c. E. "'8, • Director Campus Mail new address As reported in the last issue of "On Campus", we are moving. As of January 1 1981 our ·on , ij ., campus and off campus addresses will be a~ . ' set forth in Mr. Potter's letter. Hopefully, our telephone numbers ~ill remain the same (224-2308/9). Should they change you will be promptly notified. In the meanwhile, ple' i' se use our · current telephone numbers and the new address. page 3 WORKING CONDITIONS - Article 24.01 The University agrees to maintain good working conditions in the employees' work areas. It is understood that adequate heat control (including ~air conditioning where adequate natural ventilation does not exist), noise control, washroom facilities, lighting and space between employees are necessary to the well-being and health of employees. The Workers' Compensation Board regulations shall con- stitute the minimum standards for safe working conditons and it is understood that changes beyond such minimum standards may be requested. Recently a member of the bargaining unit suffered a severe back injury on the job because the employer insisted she lift heavy boxes although it was not part of her list of job duties and she had told them on several occasions she could not and should not lift heavy loads as she had a history of back problems. It would have been best if the union had been called in, that is one of our roles, to protect workers from unreasonable demands on the job. The question of doing duties not part of your regular working requirements is a very serious one. In this case a worker is now going through the lengthy process of claiming with the Workers' Compensation Board. She has been advised by her doctor not to return to work but cannot afford to not work. This situation also focuses on our very inadequate sick leave and disability plan at UBC. When a person, such as in this case, needs time off work with pay we have no adequate coverage. I am printing the regulations of the WCB below for your attention. Please, if you have any question about work you are requested to do that you don't think you should be doing, call the Union Office. And please don't call us second, after you have called the University! Call us first! page 4 cont'd Indw.d:Jual. 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( 1) -l-6 ll.Uolve.d -6haU be. de.e.me.d not to c.on6Wu.te. d-l-6 upUn.My ac.tio n. •• c- J page 5 cont'd association of university and college employees Dean Peter Lusztig Faculty of Commerce Henry Angus Building CAMPUS MAIL Dear Dr. Lusztig: November 28, 1980 A most alarming matter has been brought to the attention of this Union. One of our members, while working in the Real Estate Division, was asked to do work, not part of her regular List of Job Duties, that involved lifting heavy materials. The woman explained, on several occasions to John Hicks, the Assistant Director, that because of a previous back injury she had been instructed by her physician not to lift heavy material. She was advised, by another staff member, that Mr. Hicks did not appreciate her complaints. Further, this employee explained her reasons for not wishing to do the requested work to Fred Sillars, Assistant Dean of Commerce. She also phoned the Workers' Compensation Board who referred her to the Employee Relations Department at UBC who advised her that she could refuse to do the work but that she would not have a job anymore if she did. This woman therefore chose to do the requested work. She began to have spasms in her back to the point where she could not. sit or stand. She phoned her doctor but had a two hour wait until she could see him. She decided to lay down in the staff room, where a staff member advised. her she wduld have to go up to the 7th floor of your building to fill out a Workers' Compensation Board form. Obviously this was not an acceptable request for the employee and finally shortly. before she had to leave to see the doctor,Gail Robertson, an administrative person, came down and brought a WCB form. The employee's doctor subsequently diagnosed a herniated disc for this woman. It is quite appalling to us the ignorance that exists in your Faculty with respect to the Workers' Compensation Board. I am enclosing a copy of Section 8.24 Work restrictions and would suggest you have them circulated to all departments. In addition, the whole matter of heavy lifting as part of regular duties of clerical workers in your Faculty should be addressed in conjunction with this Union. We await a response from you in this regard. cc: John Hicks Jane Strudwick AUCE Newsletter Done 11 a 01 i ver Yours truly, Carole Cameron Union Organiser AUCE Local l page 6 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308 I ! I .A....UBC cont'd mtc! association of university and college employees Robert Grant Director Employee Relations Department CAMPUS MAIL Dear Mr. Grant: December 4, 1980 An employee by definition of the Labour Code 11means a person employed by an employer, and includes a person engaged in police duties, and a dependent con-tractor included in an appropriate bargaining unit under Section 48, but does not include a person who, in the opinion of the board, . (i) is employed to exercise the functions, and does exercise the funct1ons, of a manager or superintendent in !he d~r~ction ?r control _of emplo~e~s, ?r (ii) is employed in a conf1dent1al plann1ng or adv1sory pos1t1on 1n the development of management policy for the employer~ or (iii) is employed in a confident·a1 capacity . in matters relating to labour relations or perronnel, or (iv) is a teacher as -defined in the Public Schools Act" Article 8.02 of the collective agreement, Meeting the University, states that 11When the University wishes to discuss dissatisfaction with the work of a~ employee which may lead to ~isciplinar~ action, the employee sha~l be accompanied by a steward. 11 The Univers1ty as ment1oned here, does not perta1n to one_ person who is in the bargaining unit and in a senior position~ discussing a matter of discipline with another bargaining unit person. No bar~a~n~ng unit per~orr c!n be in this position by virtue of the above Labour Code def1n~t~o~. In c?n~unct1on_ . with this, bargaining unit people cannot have the respons1b1l1ty, of h1r1ng or f1r1ng employees. The senior Standard Job Descriptions, as agreed to by the Union and the University, include the following wording only: ' "generally responsible for the co-ordination of several clerical and stenographic positions 11 "co-ordinates the work of an office of up to twenty employees" "acts as a liaison between senior officials and staff members" "supervises and co-ordinates the work-fl ow related to the provision of of~i ce services" "ability to plan and supervise the work of a clerical office" "takes care of administrative details ir area of delegation" "performs work of an advanced administrative ·cl eri cal natute" "ability to supervise others" "advises on selection of personnel and matters con€erning subordinates for con- sideration of Administrative Head" LI\ ••• ·continued ... 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308 page 7 • UNION OFFICE STAFF - YEAR END REPORT This year has been a very eventful one for AUCE. The following represents some thoughts the office staff have developed as a result . Continuity within the UnioR o.fftce is very important in terms of the equality of representation to all Union members. It takes time to learn the tools of serving a Union membership and once these tools are learned, the membership should take advantage of them by keeping experienced, knowledgeable people on staff. The more expertise the Union office staff attains, the more valuable we are to the Union. This job requires alot of expertise. This takes time and effort to acquire and we need to be encouraged to gain all of the expertise we can. The more efficient and experienced we are ~ the better able we will be to organize within AUCE. · The demands of the work being performed by the ·office .staff are greater than those of the classifications we were in at the University, although we receive the wages of our former classifications . All of the people working in the office are not even paid at the same rate, since they seldom come from the same classifications. We believe this to be unjust, since we are all performing the same level of work. We believe that the Union staff should not be prevented from continuing to work for the Union if they are willing to do so, and, most importantly, if they are doing their job to the membership's satis :faction. This means they should be permitted to stand for re-election each year. This would allow the membership, on an annual basis, to express their feelings about the paid staff's performance. Why shouldn't a person be permitted to work for the Union on a continuing basis if they are capable and qualified? Other people choose various professions with no stigma attached, but somehow the idea of a person choosing to ~epresent Union members is considered in a bad light. Fear exists that they will sit back on their laurels, that they will become omnipotent or too far removed from their membership. We personally consider it extremely important and honour?ble to work to represent individuals of our bargaining unit in dealing with manage- ment. We enjoy this type of work and feel we are good at it. We feel it would be in the Union's best interest to have us continue this type of work, to have the benefit of our experience. Over a period of time, while working for AUCE, we have seen recurring patterns emerge from our employer. Whenever our office staff changes, we are at a great disadvantage, as the University's staff does not change as ours does. During this time, unless there is a person left in the office who has been around for some time, these recurring patterns are not noticed and the University often gets away with flagrant violations of our contract. This happens with hiring, promotion, lay-off and with other areas of our contract, including exclusions from the bargaining unit and reclassification requests. The AUCE Union office staff have the worst working conditions on campus. In addition to this -, they are not paid adequately for the hours they work, for the stress they work under, nor for the responsibility they handle. They also have no job security other than that, at the end of their term, they can be returned to a job with the University in their former classification . They give up their seniority with the University to work in the Union office. They have no possibility 0f promotion 'While working for the Union, as they would have had if they had remained with the University, and they actually take a drop in salary when they return to work with the University. This is because the University does not recognize the annual step increase a person gets in the Union office, so these people drop down a step when returning to work at UB€. page 10 I' It is thus apparent that the Union membersh~p, which is the employer of the Union office staff, does not !reat it's own employees as well as the University does. And we don't think many of you have all that great an opinion of the University as an employer. It would be a great asset to the membership of AUCE Local I to take advantage of the growing expertise of the office staff and encourage.rather than discourage these people from co~t~nuing to bene!it the m~mbe~s~ip as a whole, by improving our working conditions and removing our disability to continue to run for re-election. The Union has always gone into negotiations with the Un~vers~ty asking for equal pay for work of equal value. We cannot expect the Un1ve~s1ty_to begin to treat us seriously when we do not even pay our own staff.in th~s way. It would be a good example to hold up to the University - that this policy began with our own Union office staff. YOUR NEWSLETTER NEEVS YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS "on campus" ,u., .the. 066),clal new1.>le.fte1t 06 AUCE Loe.al I . It 1.>eJtve.1.> M one. 06 :the.-mo.,<..n. 6olU.Un6 0Jt. cll.6CU,61.>,fon and de.vef..opme.n..t 06 ,u.,1.:,u.e.1.> I.t 1.>e.Jtve.1.> M a. method 601t .lnCJte.Ming membe.Mhip ,lnvolveme.n..t and 6 e.e.dba.c.k. Anlj and aLl membe.M OtJ .tw loc.a.l ma.ff 1.>u.bm.U le.fte.M, aJt;ti,,cJ..u, e..tc.. on 1tel.e.van.t c.onc.eltn6. Anlj -tlme. lfOU. wu.,h .to e.xpll.e,61.) lfOUMef..6 a.nd .6ha.Jte. .U with o.the.M, pie.Me. -6e.nd c.on.tlubu.ti.on-6 .to: Commu.ruca.,tlon-6 Comml.t:te.e. c/o AUCE Loe.al. 1 Campu;., Ma,jl_.. Su.brru..6.6.lon-6 .6hould be. 1.>igne.d cu.the.It .lncuvidu.ally, on by a. gn.oup a.nd 1te.yJ/tu e.n..t .the. view.6 o 6 .the. co n.t1ubu..to1t. K,lndltj :type. on ha.nd-w/t-i.;te. cJ..e.a.Jtly . .the. aJt;ti,,c.f..e. .lnc.£ucung you.It name., wo11..k place., cuv,u.,,lan and da.:te.. NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: • I I l JANUARY26 page 11 A.U.C.E. Local #1 2162 Western Parkway Vancouver, B.C. Dear Sisters: ,,. Repeal 251 Committee 517 East Broadway Vancouver, B.C. V5T 1X4 lnl;f;f) '?nrn - . Li ( ·- · I i .. ' Nov 26 l98o ) L -_,.._ "'· \:,e. As you are aware, Canadian women's access to therapeutic abortions is under attack. Recently, two B.C . hospitals -- Surrey Memorial and Royal Jubilee -- have disbanded their therapeutic abortion committees, and the continued existence of such committees at many hospitals in the province, and across Canada, is threatened. T~e attitude of the provincial Minister of Health towards women's right to · abortion is negative; no assistance can be·expected from that quarter. Nor has the federal government any intention at present of changing the Criminal Code regulations on abortion, which were set up in their present form in 1969. The NDP Women's Committee believes that it is . necessary to fight back . We believe that an essential step in winning womends right to safe, legal abortion is the removal of abortion from the Criminal Code. To that end we are organizing a major Rally calling for the_ repeal of the anti-abortion laws for Sunday 8 March 198~, International Women's Day. We want this Rally to be as large as possible, and as fully representative as possible of the many individuals, ¥roups and organizations who support women's right to choose . We believe that such a public action, along with other similar actions across Canada, will make the repeal movement more visibl~ and will strengthen it . . The action will also put pressure on both the provincial and federal levels of government to act for change in the laws. We know that your organization supports women's right to choose on abortion. We ask you now for a formal endorsement of our Rally for removal of abortion from the Criminal Code . We would like to use such an endorsement publicly in our campaign literature as part of the process of gathering further endorsements and building support for the Rally. ' LETTERS ... 2 . 11 page 12 ••• 2 We would also like to invite your participation in the ~ork ?f pla~- ning and organizing for the Rally . As you knpw, an ~ction like this takes a great deal of work . If your .members would like to become involved the following workgroups :.would welcome them: Endorsements, Marian Binkley h) 228-685S(w); Publicity, Wendy Francis-Oakley · Finances, Judy Hayes 7~1-8435 and Margaret Birrell and March 8 Arrangements~ Lori Brown If you would like us to attend a meeting or your organi~ation to des- cribe plans for the Rally mote fully or to answer questions, please let us know soon . We look fo .rward to hearing from you shortly. Yours for repeal of the anti-abortion laws v_J ''t:dg-,:,Ck--_J Dixie Pidgeon Chairwoman ' 7\UCE Local 1 2162 Western Parkway Vancouver, B.C. Dear Sisters and Brothers , Nicaragua Literacy Committee 4360 Main St. Vancouver, B.C . November 10, 1980 On behalf of the Nicaragua Literacy Committee I wish to thank the members of the Local who gave money to the Literacy Crusade at the meeting on October 23 . A total of $83 . 34 was raised . Our Committee channels all funds ~ai~ed through the Canadian Catholics For overseas Development and Peace (CCODP). CCODP is registered with the Canadian International Development Agency and thus all the funds which it sends to Nicaragua are matched 3 to 1 by CIDA. 1!.y the time it reaches Nicaragua the Local members contribution will amount to $333, and all of it goes to the Literacy program of the Government. In solidarity, R~ A~ Roger Annis 11 page 13 A REPORT Secretary-Treasurer's Report Section J-13 of the AUCE By-laws states: "The annual fiscal •meeting of the Local Association shall be the December membership meeting. At this meeting a projected budget shall be presentedt debated and approved. Any major change · in the categories, priorities, and amounts outlined in the budget ~n the ensuing year must be reported to and receive the approval of a membership meeting for which notice of the bud- getary decisions to be made has been given to the · membership ·." With that in mind, what follows is a projected budget for 1981. It was arrived at by using our 1980 expenditures allowing for 10% for inflation. The one projected expenditure that is etched in stone is the office rent - the $1.00 is the nominal sum the University will be charging us for the year's rent at oar new location. Salaries, telephone, strike fund, fer Capita Tax to the Provincial and meetings and conferences should for all intents and purposes come within the projected figures. The areas where there may be fluctuations are printing and stationery, professional and legal expenses and office expenses. Should we experience a few unexpected arbi- trations then the leg~l expenses can skyrocket. The total projected budget is $171,801. Should the dues increase pass that should generate approximately $16,000 a month or $192,000 for the fiscal year. In theory, that leaves a cushion of $20,000. Should that cushion exist at the end of the year, and that means that the projected budget is bang ont then we probably would find ourselves transferring an additional $10,000 into the Strike , Fund and keeping the remaining $10,000 in our general operating account. The picture could be substantially altered should we encounter any other extraordinary expenses during the year - the "budgetary fat" could quickly dissolve. If the dues increase does not pass then our revenues based on the present dues structure would total $147,000 - we would be into a deficit situation, most likely on a monthly basis. But, we will have to cross that fiscal bridge when we come to it• if in fact we ever do. Rent: Salaries Telephone Projected Budget for 1981 $ 1 . 00 Printing~ Stationery Strike Fund 59,400.00 1,200.00 6,400.00 19,800.00 50,400.00 20,000.00 Per Capita Tax Professional & Legal Expenses Meetings & Conferences 600 . 00 14,000.00 Office Expenses Projected total $171,801.00 page 16 Political protest work stoppage not a strike . . . British Columbia . . . A work stoppage in protest of a Government Bill affecting pension legislation. was held not to constitute a strike. The refusal to work was directed not at the employer, but at the provincial government, having a "political" rather than a ~·collective bargaining" purpose. Nor did the protest directly violate any specific provision of the collective agreement, as the agreement did not contain a "no stoppage of work for any reason" clause. British Columl:iia Ferry Corporation v. British Columbia Ferry and Marine Workers' Union. (British Columbia Laborer Relations Board) (80 CLLC 16,042). GROUP FOR WOMEN OVER 50 facilitated by Ima Krayanoff "Wome.n ove..t·SO a..te. 06.tu de.a.U.ng with. 4 pto6owrd lo.ui · - l0'.6-6 o, 4 pa,t.t.nM th,tu. de.a;th, cUvo11.c.e. oJL .6tpe..ta.t.lon - lo.6-6 o, ,ocu.6 by tJ,te. de.pa,ttu;r.e. 06 the. l.tJ.,6t, ch.ltd 6~om the. 6amlltJ home. - lo,6,6 06 4 job tlvr.u. 1te.tlt~nt Md ' the. mo.6t common lo-64 6oJt wome.n ove..t 50 .ill tla.l6 .6oudlJ: • lo-6-6 o, .thw youth6ui.nu-6." limited enrolln1ent of JQ ... 16 women / preregister by calling Vancouver Statu~ of Women ' at workshop times • tn January . either from 2 -4=30pm or from 7-9=30 page 17 Treasury Board cecles 24.7% to settle clerks' strike ---------Reprint- page 18 CANADIAN LABOUR OCTOBER 1980- ci>F B.C. LABOR LAW · By Gordon Hardy reprint From the October edition of the IWA's "the Barker" ---------- page 19 / Reurint Reprinted from the October edition of "Quill & Quire" LIBRARY NEWS EDITED BY ANN VANDERHOOF Metro Toronto Library assistants take to picket lines 1 page 22 Metro Toronto Library Board workers took to the picket lines, closing both of Metro's referenc:e libraries with their first strike. PER CAPITA TAK All/I/It The Per Capita Tax Affair Last August, as a Provincial body, we voted to sub~tantially increase our Per Capita Tax per member frqm $2.00 a month to $3.25 a month. The Per Capita Tax is that amount of money deducted from a member's monthly dues which goes to the Provincial. Per Capita Tax for full - time member.s was $2.00 a month as indicated above, and, the average monthly total remitted to the Provincial from this Local was (and is to date) $2800.00. With the new.increase our monthly remittance to the Provincial should have increased to approximately $4300.00 a month. But, there was a catch. Our financial situation prevented us from even considering the possibility of fulfilling our new commitments. More often than not, our monthly expenses exceeded our revenue. The strike and its related expenses had de- pleted our strike fund and we had just completed a successful referendum to retire a major portion of oµr outstanding loan with the BCTCU. Our liabilities far outpaced our reserves . What was confronting us was the necessity of holding two future referenda. The first woul d be to retire the remainipg strike-related expenses and to reimburse the University for the holiday time lost by our picketers for the month of May 1980. The second referendum would be concerned with a dues increase which was needed to cover the new Per Capita Tax, the increas- ing office expenditures, the building up of our Strike Fund, the increased office staff wages for April 1981, etc. Against this backdrop, the Executive passed the following motion at its September 9th meeting: That the Executive oppose the Provincial's apparent decision to make the Per Capita Tax retroactive to August and that should a dues increase be approved by the membership then Local 1 will pay the increased Per Capita Tax from that point in time. Previous to the motion our Provincial representatives had informed the Executive that the Provincial expected that the Per Capita Tax would be retroactive to August. It was the feel- ing of the Exec~~ive that by the time we had presented the request for a dues increase to the membership that the retroactive Per Capita Tax owing to the Provincial would hover be- tween $6,000.00 and $8,000.00. To repay that would probably necessitate another referendum. Our pr~mary concern was to have the strike debt retired and to have the dues increase passed - if such a.result was in the cards. Armed with those crucial successes, we could then turn our attention to the issue of the Per Capita Ta~ retroactivity. During this period in Septem- ber and October it was the hope of the Executive that the Provincial, due to our financial situation, would agree to waiving our paying of the retroactive amount. As the debate contin- u~d during these months, the Executive maintained this position - but we did indicate to our Provincial representatives that at the very least we would take the retroactivity issue to , the membership in the form of a referendum. It was our perception that we did not want to torpedo the first two referenda by raising the spectre of a further vote. A constant under - lying theme was the possibility that the membership might reject a dues increase. If that occurred then we could not consider paying the increased Per Capita Tax - it was even possible that we might have to forego the payment of our old Per Capita Tax rate when our financial commitments to the Local so dictated. Impressions, to the contrary, the early stages of the debate were not couched in anti-Provinc- ial terminology, although on occasion we did issue the occasional storm warnings about the Provincial's future. The Provincial Executive was to have attended our October 7th Executive meeting, but that meeting was de l ayed to the 28th. At the meeting of October 7th, Susan Zagar, one of our Provincial ~eps, reported that it was her perception that the Provincial would only go so far as to extend an interest free loan to the Local to repay the retroactive Per Capita Tax. Unfortunately, the Provincial Executive did not make it to the October 28th meet- ing at q1e scheduled time and the quorum was lost. An informal discussion ensued as well as an exchange of financial information. Those Executive members present reaffirmed the motion of September 9th while the Provincial indicated that they would not waive the Per Capita Tax retroactivity for the August to October 1980 period. The discussion also touched upon some of the anti-Provincial sentiment that existed at our Local. page 23 I i\l I, I Minutes Minutes .,- Membership Meeting - Thursday. November 20, 1980 IRC 6 12:30 - 1:10 pm. Ray Galbraith, the Secretary-Treasurer, explained to the meeting that a cha!rperson had to be elected from the floor. This was to be done according to Bourinot s Rules of Order, Section 31 - Absence of Presiding . Officer. Ray indicated that the President was ill and the position of Vice-President was to be filled at this meeting. Carole Cameron was elected by acclamation to chair the meeting. Ray Galbraith recorded the minutes. 1 . Adoption of agenda: Moved by Andreana Gingera Seconded by Margie Wally The motion was CARRIED. 2. Adoption of minutes: Moyed by Joan Treleaven Seconded by Carol Baisley THAT THE AGENDA BE ADOPTED AS CIRCULATED. THAT THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 23, . 1980 MEMBF.RSHIP MEETING BE ADOPTED AS CIRCULATED. 3. Business arising from the minutes: There was no business ~,rising from the minutes. 4. Business arising from the correspondence: There was no business arising from the correspondence. 5. Nominations: President - Marcel Dionne was elected by acclamation. Vice-President - Linda Tretiak was elected by acclamation ·. Trustees (2) - Sharon Newman and Andreana Gingera were elected by acclamation. Membership Secretary - Joan Treleaven was elected by acclamation. Provincial Representatives - Susan Zagar and Kitti Cheema were elected by , acclamation. Communications Connnittee There were no nominations for the Connnittee and they were to remain open on a ½ontinuing basis. Benefits Committee (2) - Cobie Wennes was elected by acclamation. One position was to remain open until the following meeting. There were no nominations for the following Provincial Committees: Provincial Education Committee, Committee to Investigate Discovery Parks, Cross-Local Com- mittee to Investigate AUCE Salaried Staff, and Cross-Local Superannuation Pension Investigating Copunittee. Nominations were to remain open for a further month. 6. Secretary-Treasurer's report: Moved by Ray Galbraith TF_AT RE MEMBERSHIP OF AUCE LOCAL #1 ADOPT THE FINANCIAL· Seconded by Ann Hutchison STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1980. Ray Galbraith said that there were po extraordinary items of cm:1cern in this month's financial statement - the one fact that did stand out was the fact there was an ex- cess · of income over expense to the tune of $1,368.75. Ray mentioned that the Provincial had reimbursed the Local for the purchase of a calculator and that accou~ted for the figure of $71.08 on the statement. Ray also reported that our outstanding liabilities were approximately $24,000, a sum that exceeded our assets. He reminded the meeting that the referenda on the dues increase and the strike-related expenditures/debts were in the works. The motion was CARRIED. 7. Grievance Committee report: ' page 26 -2- Carole Cameron reported on behalf on Helen Glavina, the Committee's chairperson. She indicated that the main item of concern for this meeting was the motion on page 7 of the newsletter • Moved by the Grievance Committee Seconded by Ted Byrne The motion was CARRIED. THAT AUCE LOCAL 1 TAKE THE TWO RECLASSIFICATION GRIEVANCES TO ARBITRATION AND PAY ALL RELATED EXPENSES • . 6. Secretary-Treasurer's teport ·cont'd: Prior to the Grievance Committee rep ·ort Ray Galbraith reported on the office move. He said that the move would take plac~ during the last week of December, that the light, heat, and telephone had been cancelled as of December 31st, th .at the off ice would be integrated into t 'he campus mail system, and that he was awaiting the con- firmation in writing from Robert Gr.ant in Employee Relations . Furthermore, he had been recently reassured by Grant, in a telephone conversation, that the Union could move into the Armory Sta££ · Room by January 1, 1981; written confirmation would follow. · · A member asked whether or not there would be any difficulties in the case of a strike. Ray replied that such an eventuality had been taken into consideration. In case of a strike, the Executive felt that a corridor could be kept open to union office. 8. Provincial report: Susan Zagar reported that .the current referendum on the Provincial Co-ordinator and Trustee was to be counted the following evening, as was the special assesssment vote which did not apply to Local #1. Susan said that the assessment, if passed, would be given to Local #1 to aid in defraying the costs of our strike. The third affiliation ballot was due out in mid-December, but as usual there were problems with putting together ballots due to the ~ack of volunteers. The Provincial newsletter had just come into the Union Office and was waiting to get labelled. Susan then referred to the letter of October 28th from the Provincial which had bee~ reprinted in the newsletter. She said that the issues raised in the letter had as yet to be answered by the Executive of Local #1. She briefly outlined her interpretation of those issues. 9. Other & New Business: a) TWU reminder - Carole Cameron ·reminded the members present that the Telecommuni- cations Workers were engaged in selective picketing at the University. She pointed out the Executive had sent a letter to the University bona-fiding ·any picket lines which should appear. The first building to be picketed was Henry Angus and the latest had occurred the day before at Geological Sciences. Carole recommended that if any members had any related questions or if they founo , their building being picketed, they should contact the Union Office. b) Escalating legal expenses - A member, Pat LaVac, asked a question in regards to the matter of escalating legal expenses. She wanted to know whether or not the Executive had discussed the issue. Ray Galbraith replied that the Executive and the Union Office were well aware of the cost of legal expenses, especially in relation to our · present financial situation. He added that the Union Office staff planned to pre- pare a report for the newsletter which would contain references to the issue and list possible solutions. One of those solutions or suggestions would be to'have the Union Office staff advocate for the Union in arbitrations~ 'but only under certain circums 'tances. c) Dec~ber Membership Meeting - Linda Tretiak asked when the meeting in December was scheduled for. Carole Cameron explain~d that due to exams we were unable as yet to confirm either a room or a date. She said that the Executive favoured using IRC 6 on a continuing basis because it was more intimate . She also announced that there would a film at the December meeting about the organizing drive at York University by YUSA. Another member, Diane Green, recommended bringing the meeting forward to page 27 OPERATION ' . FINGER PINKY Breaking away from the standard documentary account of the· woes of workers, Operation Finger Pin~y takes a light-hearted look at what actually happened when university offi ·ce workers de- cided they needed a union. The film is based on the stage version of the play presented by the Th~atre Passe Muraille a~d features the original cast and director. Having vainly tried to meet the ex- cessive demands of their bosses, the secretaries decide to form a union. Panicked by the threat of a strong employee organization, management ries to thwart the union efforts and their antics reach farcical proportions. Bla- tant intimidation tactics are employed and activists receive unmasked threats to get off the union bandwagon. Despite the mockery and exaggeration, tension mounts. Will the "good guys" win on voting .day? Job discrimination 'against women and the labour/management conflict are problems that have been around for a long time. Tnrough the use of over-statement and broad humour, Operation Finger Pinky deals with these issues in a refreshing new way. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada nOtice of motion r Susan Zagar, one of our Provincial Representatives, would like to give notice of motion for the following By-laws change. The motion, if passed, would meant that the two Provincial Representatives would become voting member~ of our Local's Executive. 1 • E. Local Association Executive '!'be Local Association Executive _ shall include too following: Presiden~ Vice-J;>resident Secreta.cy-Treasurer Menbership Secretary Union Organizer Union Co-ordinator 2 Trustees 2 Provincial Representatives Chairperson of the Grievance Ccmni.ttee Chairperson of the Contract Ccmni.ttee Chairperson of the Ccmnunications Ccrctnittee Chairperson of the Action and Publicity Ccmni.ttee 1 Division Executive Representative fran each Division page 30 Nov. 3/80 Nov. 6/80 Nov. 7/80 Nov. 7/80 Nov. 12/80 Nov. 12/80 Nov. 12/80 Nov. 12/80 Nov. 19/80 Nov. 20/80 Nov. 24/80 Nov. 24/80 Nov. 26/80 Nov. 27/80 Nov. 27/80 Nov. 28/80 Dec. 1/80 association of university and college employees CORRESPONDENCE • • Letter from Heirloom Bible Publishers re: purchase of bibles for the · bargaining unit Letter from the Municipal History Society re: purchase of ~Highlights from muncipal reform movements in the Lower Mainland" Letter from AUCE President, Nancy Wiggs, to Robert Grant, Employee Relations, informing the University that we regard any TWU picket lines as bona . fide · Letter from Pat LaVac and Dilma Huggett nominating Marcel Dionne for President B.C. Fed "news" re: the 25th Annual Convention to be held November 24th to 28th Brochure from IDERA Films outlining the availability of new films Letter from Roger Annis, a representative of the Nicaragua Literacy Committee, thanking AUCE for the $83.34 raised at the October 23rd Membership Meeting Information package from the Labour Relations Board re: changes for the sub- mission of complaints under Section 7(1) of the Labour Code Letter from Rape Relief with information about a planned shelter for raped and battered women and children B.C. Fed "r;iews" re: Kinnaird's condmenation of the proposed increased in ICBC premiums BCGEU "news release'! re: the ferry workers having the right to vote on closer relations between the BCGEU and the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union B.C. Human Rights Commission press release commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Letter from the Repeal 251 Committee re: the organization of a March 8, 1981 rally · calling for the repeal of the anti-abortion laws Letter from North Shore Women's Centre re: debts incurred to finance the peti- tion regarding the Canadian rape law Letter from the Nicaragua/El Salvador Support Committee re: their present and future efforts and goals Letter from the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation requ~st .ing donations Pamphlet from the BCGEU re: Steward Task Force page 31 ' UBC E association of university and college employees CALl . Membership .Meeting Membership Meeting - Wednesday, December 17, 1980 IRC 6 12:30 - 2:30 pm . . Article 10 - Union Meetings states: "The University agrees to allow nine (9) two-hour lunch meetings (12 :30 to 2:30) in each twelve (12) month period of the C0llective Agreement. The Union may arrange when meetings are to be held provided at least ten (10) days advance notice is given." What that means is that you are entitled to the time off from work to attend the December 17th Membership Meeting . AGENDA No Smoking Motion to seat a member of CUPE 2278 - the Teaching Assistants' Union. That member, if. seated, will report on the current state of their negotiations with the University and how it might affect AUCE and other campus unions. 1. Adoption of agenda. 2. Adoption of minutes of the November 20, 1980 Membership 3. Business arising from the minutes. 4. Business arising from the correspondence. 5. Nominations: Closing - Benefits Co~ittee Communications Committee Provincial Education Committee Committee to Investigate Discovery Parks Meeting Cross-Local Committee to Investigate AUCE Salaried Staff Cros~-Local Superannuation Pension Investigating Coimnittee 6. Secretary-Treasurer's report 7. Grievance Committee report 8. Provincial report: Sheila Perret of the Provincial has requested to speak for ten minutes 9. Other Business: Committee reports 10. Film : page 32 "Operation Fingerpinky" - the organization drive of · the York University Staff Associationon cam us association of university and college employees PLEASE! BE PATIEN-T Novelllber '80 WEARE MOVING!! Yes, it's true. We are moving. As of January 1, 1981, the Union Office will be located in the old Armory Staff Room. The price is right, the location is better,. and the renovated fac- ilities will be an improvement. In the preface to ,the new Union contract we stated: "The Union Office is located at the Armory, corner of West Mall & Memorial Road, UBC (after Dec. 1st, 1980), phone 224-2308. 11• We' were a bit premature in our expectations: The date should have read "after January 1st, 1981". As we a:te new to the logistics of an office move, we ask you to be patienL and for- giving should you encounter any delays during the move its elf. Until January 1st, 1981, ~irect all mail as you have in the past to: AUCE Local #1, c/o Campus Mail Room, U.B.C. We hope that we can keep our old telephone numbers in the Armory. Regardless of what might happen to telephone numbers, addresses, campus mail or whatever, we will be in touch ..-with you in December to flesh out these rather sketchy details. RETIREMENT POLICY Retirement Policy Objective It 1s the policy of the University that all employees be retired at the age of 65 years. In exceptional cases the University may consider employment of indivi- duals over the ·age of 65 under the following condition: 1. If employment is offered it should be for a term appointment only, not to exceed one year. Where the decision to provide a tenn ap- pointment requires agreement with a union because of the particular wording of that agreement, refusal by the union to accept a tenn appointment wfth a fixed termination date would'mean that no appoint- ment would be offered. Benefits The following benefits would apply to employees over 65 years of age who have previous service with the University immediately prior to an ap- pointment on a term basis: 1. Sick Leave - Employees offered a ppof ntments a·fter reaching the age of .65 will earn sick leave upon re-appointment but will no_t be entitled to use sick leave earned prior to their retirement. 2. Vacations - Years of service prior to retirement will be used as a basis for calcul~ting annual vacation- providing there has been no break in service upon reaching the age of ~5 years. 3. Medical and Dental Plans - Re-appointed employees wfll be entitled to participate in tfie Group Medical and Dental Plans on the same cost shared basis as other Un1vers1ty,employees. 4. Group Insurance, Total Disability and Pension Plans - Employees who have reached the age of 65 will not be entitled to particip _ate fn these programs. University Retirement Policy!! October/SO page 2 & association of university and college employees Jane Strudwick Senior Labour Relations Assistant Employee Relations Department CAMPUS MAIL Dear Jane: November 3, 1980 In response to your letter of October 22, 1980, enclosing the University's policy regarding retirement, our Executive did discuss the matter and I am asked to respond. We find the proposal discriminatory in a number of respects . firstly, the employer will arbitrarily decide who will work beyond the age of 65 and who will not . In addition the University indicates that even where they deem an employee is exceptiona1 they shall be extended for a term appointment not to exceed one year . Further the Union must accept this term appointment thus making us complicit in_ the violation of our collective agreement. With respect to the Benefits aspect of the University's policy we find . the section on sick leave unacceptable entirely. There can be no question of an employee waiving ~11 sick leave earned up to the time of re-appointment. Also, with respect to the Group Insurance, .Total Disability and Pension Plans unless there are specific articles within the contracts of these plans that exclude participation by virtue of age, there could be no agreement·with . this suggestion either . The Union cannot agree to any policy that discriminates _ag~inst any employee. We feel the collective agreement already -allows the employer too much leeway should an employee be continued beyond the age of 65. We would be much more agreeable to some suggestions that discuss our members as people, with respect and dignity . and with s~me consideration to their contributions to the functioning of the University over a number of years. the -Union ResponS-eurs truly, Carole Cameron Union Org~niser AUCE Loca 1 1 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, 8.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308 page 3 .. .. . r; I~ p r Gfl [;:]@\ :__::i L!°' 11 \ ' / 2 D . .. ,L .. , I I ·- • I OCT J ~; lGao .~ .. u. £ ., .. Dear Brothers and Sisters; _Citizens for a Better Surrey P.O. Box 1274 Station "An Surrey B.C. We are members of Citizens for a better Surrey (CBS), a group of NDPers that is aiming to make the industrial, commercial and residential development of Surrey responsive to the needs of the people. Many people s.ee municipal government as, water sewers and garbage and are therefore bored, CBS recognizes a n~ed to have people see municipal government in its greater role. It controls· housing, the workplace, transit, zoning, taxation, as well as · ' inforcing health and safety codes. Po~er over zoning can be a very strong force. CBS insists that zoning be used to satisfy social needs placing developers needs in proper perspectiv~. CBS feels that before zoning and building permits are grant~d, industrial development must locate where the people ask, that t}:le industry be pollution free that jobs and social services be 'met ind guaranteed. Then anct'only then could we have Proeress, Progress for the majority. Like the union movement, the strugele to secure a contract that will satisfy the needs of your membership is not unlike the struggle the people . of Surrey face in making their eovernment responsive to their needs. It is because of our mutual concerns that we ask you to take this letter to your membership and ask them, on our behalf, for their endorsement and financial assis- tance. We would be happy to meet with the executive to answer · any questions they might have. Thank you in advance for your help. - ' Fraternally, Lee Irnmerzeel ·Betty Mcclurg Pat Nicholls Joan Smallwood page 4 LETTERS University & College Employees Local 1 EAST INDIAN DEFENCE COMMITTEE PO Box 4223, Vancouver, B.C. Marcel Dionne, President UBC 2162 Western Parkway Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1V6 Dear Friends: October 27, 1980 On November 22, 1980 the Founding Conference of the People's Front Against Racist and Fascist Violence is holding a demonstration against the Ku IG.ux Klan and all forms of racism and fascism • . The demonstration assembles at 4 p,m. at the Courthouse (Georgia & Granville Streets). As one of the sponsoring o~ganiz~ ations we invite your organization to endorse and participate in this demonstrat- ion. We also invite you to endorse and participate 1n the Founding ~onference itself which begins at 6 p.m. at 5880 Main Street on November 22. The slogans for both events are "Unite in Action Against Racist and Fascist Violence!", "Ku Klux Klan and other Racists and Fascists Have No Right · to Speak or Organize," "Self-Defence Is the Only Way!" All sincere anti~racists and anti-fascists are invited to participate in both the demonstration and conference regardless of n·ationality, religion, age, _ sex or political views. If your organization endorses this important conference we ask you to select two delegates with credentials to represent you. Yours sincerely, ). ·,k~: Sardar Bela Singh 'i'handi President, East Indian Defence Committee LETTERS ,,• page 5 : October 28, 1980 : : \OCT 29 1980 : : AUCE Loca 1 1 l , 2162 Western Parkway I : Vancouver, B.C. t . -. . t-,.... . 1:....... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ' I I I I .I I I I I I I I I I ' I I Re: Motions of Financial Sup8ort Dear Peo·ple: Several items were considered at the Provincial Executive meeting on Saturday, October 25, in light of the distressing financial situation that exists at · AUCE Local 1, and has done for the past few months. Local Reps, Suzan Zagar and Kitti Cheema, have been reporting to the Provincial Executive meetings about the aftermath of the strike, and I have been in touch with Nancy Wiggs, Local 1 President, and Ray Galbraith, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1, about the_financial aspects of the ·effects of the strike, in relation to per capita tax rem1ttances, bank loans due, etc. To acknowledge the fact that for the past three months, the Local has not been able to pay the increase portion of the per capita tax, as a result of strike-related financial problems, the fo•llowi'ng motions were passed: That because AUCE Local 1 incurred extraordinary strike expenses this summer, which havs made it difficult for the Local to meet the Constitutional obligation of the $1~25 per capita tax increase stnce the effective month of August 1980, the Provincial shall lend the Local the amount equal to the per capita tax increase portion of the monthly remittance , for August, September and October 1980.(S. Zagar abstained) Inherent in the motion is the reassurance that memoers shall of course be considered to be in good standing. Further motions of assistance to Local 1 are: The repayment schedule for Local 1 's current per capita tax loan, shall be fixed by the Provincial Table Officers after consultation with the Local 1 Executive and that the arrears portion of the per capita tax increase shall be fully re-paid by June 30, 1981. (S. Zagar abstained) That because Local 1 has been granted this loan, Local l members shall remain in good standing. That the Provincial Association shall conduct a referendum of Locals 2, 4, 5 & 6 on a Special 'one-time' $5.00 Assessment of all members of Locals 2, 4 5 & 6 in order to assist Local l with strike-related ' debts, which include bank loan interest, 1ncurred as a result of the Spring 1980 strike at UBC. That in light of the fact that AUCE Local l is recovering from the effects of the strike earlier this year, AUCE Provincial shall reimburse the Local the apP.orximate $80.00 for the recent 'print-out' calculator purchase . That a letter be sent to the Local asking them to announce these motions to the membership, at the next meeting and in the Local l Newsletter, Across Campus. I • 2/ .. . : association of university & hastings st., vancouver, b.c. V6B page 6 I I I I I I I I • I I ' I - 2 - As arranged ear l ier this month, the Provincial Tible Officers have arranged to meet with the Local 1 Executive at the Gctober 28 meeting at Local 1 's Office. We expect to be discussing the above motions wi th you at that time. In So 1 idarity, ~==== _.,...Sheila N~rret Secretary -Treasurer 684-2457 NOTICE OF MOTION notice ·of motion THAT AUCE Local 1 take the two reclassification grievances to arbitration and pay all related expenses. Two AUCE members applied for reclassification to the III level. They went through all stages, first applying to the Reference Committee, then to the Appeal Committee and finally to the grievance procedure. They have been turned down by the University at every level. The Grievance Committee feels that both of these members have very good grounds for rec l assification and feel their cases should proceed to arbitration .• ... ---------------------------------------1 . REMINDER TWU Reminder I • The Telecommunications Workers Union is currently engaged in job action against the B.C. Telephone Company. They have flying squads of picketers that locate telephone work being done by supervisors and will put up a picket line outside any building where this .is occurring. If you notice such a picket line outside your building we would ask you to give 5 minutes of your support to the T\40 by leaving your work place for this period of time . That is, if a picket line is established outside your bµilding please come putside the building for 5 minutes or so. Supporti~g other trade unions in their struggles is one way our own union gains more recognition and respect in the labour movement. page 7 Reprint AUCE affiliation "strategically correct" by CarolKnight,JoanMeister, Sara Diamond and Michele Preston , The decision that we in AUCE currently face 4 w'he- ther to merge with another . labour organization or to re- main independent - is one which concerns all feminists and trade unionists. The people who say that the AUCE debate is part of a broader strategy and struggle are right: it is and it has to be. What is the most effective way to fight for the needs of both organized and u~organized working women? How can · we best work toward a democratic trade union movement? These are the questions that , are central to the present discussion and the questions that will continue to be raised in th~women's movement, what- ever course the AUCE m~m- ber~hip chooses. Those of us who. as socialists and femin- ists, advocate merger with CUPE and affiliation with the Canadian Labour Congress, do so because we believe that this is the plan of action that will result in the greatest gains for both AUCE members and for women workers in general. Like those who oppose mer- ger, we recognize the historic failure of unions to take \IP women's struggles, the prob- lems created by bureaucratLc leadership and the need for rank and file democracy. we · believe in the principle of equal pay and recognition of the work that women do as central to ~omen's struggles, in the vital imp9nance ?f organizing the unorganized, in the right of women to organize themselves into caucuses. com~ittees and conferences at all levels inside the labour movement. And · we do recognize that AUCE has made gains in these areas: major breakthroughs in maternity benefits, increased , seniority and benefits for tem- porary workers, paid two-hour lunches for carrying out union business. a democratic consti- tution, and some of the best wage rates for women clerical · workers in Canada. AUCE has also adopted excellent convention resolu- tions in support of a,bortion demands, childcare, self-de- termination for Quebec and against se?{ual harassment. we do not believe that there are fundamental differencts between OUT feminist object- tives and those of the- people who want AUCE to remain independent. Differences ot>,ly appear when it becomes a question of the policies and practices necessary to achieve these objectives. In short, our disagreements are about the strategyforfeminists and trade unionists at this time. AUCE HAS MADE AN IM- PORTANT CONTRIBUTION We believe that AUCE (and SORWUC) have made an im- portant contribution to the struggles of women workeTS over the past few years, but we do not believe that these two · unions are solely responsible for the major changes that have taken place in the Canadian labour movement around wo- men's issues: the emergence of page IO/volume 2, number 5/.LEFTWORDS page 8 women's committees in unions, strong pro-choice pos- tions on abortion, tl,le first conference on sexual harass- ment and the fight for affirma- tive action. Thesl!, we think, are the result of the w'Ork of the women's movement as a whole. · Over the last few years we'· have seen: thousands of women workers unionized within the · CLC; succes.sful organizing drives in some of the most exploited sectors, like CUPE's organization of private health care; the formation of women's comm!ttees which fight for the priority of women• s demands in contract negotiations, for wo- men's participation in running their unions, and for the availability of resources to from all reports one of the most militant labour conventions in the last years; as a direct result of the convention, CUPE dele- gates led the , fight for CLC support of CUPW, and for increased rank and file partici- pation at CLC conventions, a.t 'the 1979 CLC convention. In Saskatchewan, CUPE act- ivists organized a 'women's caucus before the last provin- cial CUPE convention to insure that women's and lesbian and gay issues were taken up. And the last CUPE convention adopted an a~tion program which included . ·building coali- tions with feminist, communi- ty, teachers, parents and day- , care groups to fight service r.utbacks. "We do not believe ·that there are fundamental differences between our feminist objectives and those ... who .want AUCE to remain independent." 'organize other women w9rkers. Consider, for example, that since 1978 the major growth in trade union memberships has been in white and pink collar members: BCGEU experienc- ed a 35 percent increase. the Communications Workers' u. nion grew from 5,000 (1976) to _23,000 (1980) and CUPE has been growing at the rate of l, 000 per month in 1979. These are all CLC unions. The CUPE convention ( where over 50 percent of the delegates were women) was This · has already resulted in big demonstrations in Ontario and Saskatchewan. The last CLC convention adopted the inclusion of sexual orientation as a contract item. A recent conference organized by the ,B.C. Federation ~f Labour''S Women's Rights Committee examined sex~al harassment in the workplace and recommen- ded the formation of women's committees, steward education and the need for the unions to· discipline male members who harass women. The Steelwor- kers 'and the women's move- ment in Ontario have backed the affirmative action . cam- paign to get women back into Stelco . The list goes on ... these examples demonstrate the im- pact of increased rank and file activity inside the CLC, what- ever position the leadership might ho_ld. We think that these facts show unmist _akably ihat t~e struggle for women's issues is no longer confined to a handful of feminists and progressive organizations. It is becoming general. What better time for A UCE to join its forces with those ofCLCwomen? With our history and principles we can only strengthen and provide leadership for the struggles to come. The mas~ive participation of the Quebec labour organiza- tions in the demands for daycare, paid maternity bene- fits and equal pay, and of the .British trade unions in the present abortion struggles (60,000 feminists and trade unionists in the streets) are ,examples of what can be achieved by a su:ong, united feminist movement that carries our experience into the tradi- tional 'house of labour'. AUCE's 2,500 workers have a cruciai part to pfay in this process because of our history and experience of organizing ourselves as working women - a history and experience we would Hke to share with other workers in Canada's largest publicsectorunion, CUPE, and larger labour organization, the CLC. The vital question f~r us is this: where will self-organized women workers have the big- gest impact? We are convinced that femi- nists inside the 'house of labour' can provide a real leadership in building women's committees, focusing labour's attention on key women's struggles and strengthening the ties between organized and unorganized women workers, and linking the feminist move- ment outsjde the unions with women organizing insid~ the CLC. It is really important fot this Ji* occur so that women from both the public and industrial sector~ - UAW, USWA, IWA - can resist attempts by employers to force . us into and keep us inside an underpaid 'job ghetto' (let womendowomen'swork). And this resist ,ance will be enor- mously strengthened by the women's ·movement outside the unions raising issues a_nd mobilizing support for them. W·omen · on welfare, clerical workers in the ,private sector, restaurant employees - all need the ·strength of the whole of the women's movement and the entire labour movement if they are not to be victimized in the prc;,cess. The AUCE 2 strike at SFU tihowed that the reverse is also true ·: the Industrial Inquiry Commission accepted the claim that some union wages should l;,e compared with those of unorganized workers. We can- not allow ourselves to be diyided along lines laid down by employers, or stand aside from the struggles of the majority of women workers in the labour movement. There is yet one other reaso'n for AUCE helping to unify women's struggles at this time and that is our own ab1iity to ·survive. Wedv not underestimate the determination of our members to struggle . But we do question whether we have the resources to defend ourselves against the attacks that lie ahead. The tradition of 'volunteering' for union work that has played such a large part .in AUCE's history effectively excludes the in- volvement of working mothers, for instance, when they are , faced with three, four or more meetings a week. Yet this is what is required of people in a situation where resources money to pay legal expenses, specialized research, and so on - are scarce. We have been able to provide little union educatio~ or information about ·the struggles of other workers for our members, or build a strong . steward system. be- cause of the pressure of work on 'union activists. Yet it is only in ·this way that we can guarantee the full and informed participa- tion of every union mem~er. We want the gains of AUCE defended while joining the . CanadianLabourCongress. To doso, we believethatwe should set conditions for a merger with any existing CLC union and that, if these conditions can be met, they should be written down in a formal letter of agreement. If we fail to obtain any of these conditions, then we should fight to be admitted on our terms to a CLC union and win support in that fight from rank and file members of CLC unions. We believe that this is a fight they would fully under- stand and support. We do not support merger at all costs but only on a basis that would provide the best of both worlds: AUCE gets the re- sources apd organization links we need while maintaining a publicly agreed level of auto- nomy. We see this as particu- larly important in such areas as: our right to maintain ourselves as a provincial local, to control our own staff, keep our existing contracts and . the 'right to negotiate futur-;; ones, and to opt into those programs that the union in question provides. Finally, we do not see merger . and affiliation as the 'liquida- tion' of the principles upon , .;hich -AUCE was four.ded and for which it has fought. Rather, 'we imagine the impact of ' hundreds of public sector wo- men actively engaged in help· ing unorganized private sector •sisters unionize. We imagine the impact of thousands of· workers on the first picketline of bankworkers. We imagine the impac~ of a demonstration of thousands of trade unionists for abortion or against sexual harassment. And we imagine a ,feminist conference of several ·thousand: ;CLC rank and file deieg~te·\~romen fi'om all over ·the country. It is only when working women make a real struggle for their needs inside the trade unions that we will . create the basis for a mass ,movement 9f working women. • . 0 = ..... • • page 9 AUCE affiliation: \Reprint I by Jackie Ainsworth, She"ila Perret, Jean Rands The CLC lead ership is en· r gaged in a campaign against independent unions. AUCE and SORW UC in B.C. , and the independent Retail Wholesale Department Store Union in Saskatchewan, are attack ed for 1, being outside the 'House of Labour' even though all three unions have made it <;lear they would affiliate to the CLC if they could retain their own organiz- ations and structures . It is the CLC leadership that rejects unity, but some se<;tions of the left cnt1c1ze AUCE and SORWUC rather than criticiz- ing the leaders of the CLC for their sectarian opposition to labour unity . Their c~ncept of unity seem ·s to mean unions that do not accept existing bureaucratic structures should be smashed . They are arguing that AUCE should be replaced by CUPE. From the 'beginningof AUCE atSimonFraserUniversity, the mostly male technicians and other high~r-paid workers have objected to AUCE's emphasis on raising clerical wages. They believe they would be better off in a union which would agree to widen the differential betwe en the -highest and lowest paid workers. The last AUCE strike at SFU which resulted in little gain has strengthened the resolve of the technicians to getoutof AUCE. Clerical workers were also demoralized by the strike and lost some confidence in union- ism as· a result. Facing an intransigent employer in a long, bitter strike is unquest- ionably a negative experience for many. We find it remark- able though that some leftists in AUCE can unashamedly try to mobilize conservative higher- paid technici _ans and demoral- ized clerical workers against a militant and democratic union. page 10 sacrificing union democracy The people who want to destroy AUCE claim that uni- .versity and college workers would have more bargaining power inside a CLC union. Yet the facts prove the opposite : Even after the defeated strike, SFU cl~rical workers are signi- ficantly better paid than CUPE members at the University of_ Victoria or at Selkirk College. · CUPE members at Selkirk Co}Jege have recently b_een thrpugh-a long strike, as bitter as that at Simon Fraser, yet their collective agreement is" ·substantially inferior to the AUC E agreement at Simon Fraser.. The latest AUCE agreement at UBO gave clerical worlers 10 percent in the first year and 9. 5 percent in the second year while most clerical ·worke rs in CUPE in the Lower_ Main land got 7 percent and 7 per cent and cleri cal workers in the BCGEU got a three year agreemeJlt with 8, 8 and 8 percent. And AUCE r_ates_ at UBCwere higher to begin with. Itis truethatCUPE members · have a claim nn $50 per week strike pay after three weeks on strik e . But there are strings attached ; the national or re- gi onal officers first have to appro ve of the s trike. It is unlikely that _CUPE would agree to pay suike pay to a group ~f univ ersity clerical workers who want ed a cat ch-up wage increase of, say. 15 percent after the officers of the union had already de cided to settle for 7 percent a year in other agreements. CUPE offic- ers would probably ·react just like John Fryer did to the nurses' settlement. It is not in the interests of trade union officials to disrupt the existing wage differentials be tween various occupations and between men and women. They want to administer stable :organiiations in whi ch the membership passively accepts the existing leadership. Thus in the last CUPE agreement with the · District of Surrey, the outside workers got a second year increase of 7. 5 perc ent whi le the lower-paid clerical workers got only 7 percent. The strike pay bait is attached to a hook; once inside CUPE , uni - versity and college workers would be locked into the overall wage pattern adopted by the national or regional union. Right now, AUCE members control their bargaining goaH and strike strategy. They would lose that if they 'merged' with another union. The CLC has failed to organize office workers and ·service workers precisely be- cause it refuses to allow those workers to build their own unions with their own priorities ~nd strategies within the CLC. Ultimately, the rest of the trade union movement will have to accept our organizations if we continue to build and streng· then them. But if AUCE, perhaps the most aggressive clerical workers' union in Can- ada, disappears, the day when the CLC will recognize the right of clerical workers to run their own organizations becomes eve~ more distant. SORWUC is also criticized by these suppor.te;s of the CLC. They point to the witndrawal from negotiations with the banks and the length o( the Muckamuckstrike as examples of the failure of independent unions. SORWUC was ceritified for 26 ba nk branches , 24 of them in B.C. In August 1978, SORWUC withdrew from negotiation s and cancelled our ce rtifica - tions. Two years later, th e CLC' s 'Union of Bank Employ· ees' with its $1 million organiz - ing fund has won certification fqr 27 bank branches acro ss Canada, including three in E.C. Th e CLC and its affiliate s have won a · total of 60 bank branch certifications'in almos t four years. (Canada Labou r Relations Boax:d figures as of April 1980) . In negotiations with th e banks, the CLC has won little more than the dues check-off . Wages in CLC br~nch es remai n the same . as in non-uhion branches. The CLC takes the position that wages are not an important issue for bank work · ers . They say it makes sense to sign lousy contracts to get "a foot in the door'' or '' a base to build from '·' .. . But in fact thei r contracts are used as an anti-union argument by man· agement in unorganized ban k branches . Contracts like tha t . can't be an organizing tool or a base to build from. -As long as bank workers see that union branches get the same wages as non-union branches, they will not join a union in larg e numbers. SORWUC members in the banks believe they will soon be able to launch another organi z· ing drive. We hope that this time the CLC and its affiliate s will, show sufficient respect for bank workers not to disru pt these organizing efforts. The Muckamuck strike shows the growing strength of SORWUC. SORWUC has maintained a picket line seven days a week for more than two years; mostoft~at time strikers have received $100 per week sJrike pay. The union has successfully fought lilJt~nc- tions, unfair labour practices , anddec _ertification application. In an industry where unions are often defeated by decertifica • tion, or by losing a strike vote, the strength and determination of the Muckamuck strikers are inspiring. Th,e employer's bus- iness °is a small fraction of what itwas before the strike. Desp ite the wealth of this employer, he must either sign a decent collective agreement or shut down. On a practical levei, there is nothing to be gained by the liquidation of eithe r' AUCE or SORWUC. Both unions have good re.cords. in fact seco nd to no ot her union, in fighting for worke rs in unorg anized indus- trie s . Th e to tal bargaining power of cler ical workers would be sub stal}tially redu ced if AUCE and SORWUC were to disappea r. It wouldn't help wom~.n ins ide th e CLC to figh~ eff e~tively for women's de- mands. I~ wou ld make it more difficu lt for. ban k workers and ot her un organ ized clerical wor kers to orga nize them- se lves . The rep lacement of AUCE by CUPE, or any other union which accepts the under- va luation of clerical skills would be a sp ecial de(eat fo; uni vers.ity an d college workets . It is our opin ion that th e 'left ists who adv ocate the de- struction of AUCE are not in / act interested in the day-to - day problems of collective bargaining. They campa ign for CUPE not because th ey think CUPE will win better contracts for un iversity and college wor - kers - all their experience shows this isn't true. Their primary concerns are political. They do not like AUCE becaus e it does not offer a big enoug h arena for the ir pol itical ambi- ·tions. These peop le are willing to use th e democratic structure of AUCE for their cam paign to destroy this ind ependent cleri- cal wo_rkers' union, but they don't rea lly ca re about demo- cracy either. If they thought it was important for working people to control the ir own unions, they would not be 1 prepared to sacrifice a very rare example of a union democratic- ally controlled by clerical work- 1 ers . T~~ycareabout organizing I oppos1t10n caucuses, ge tting th emselves elected to conven- tions so they can debate and hob nob with trade union ce le- brities. To these peo ple, the real function of unionism _- co llective bar gaining - is mere 'econo m 1sm', not worthy of th e atte nt ion of pe opl e who concern themse lves with gl obal political stra tegies. In the nam~ of supposedly mor e impor tan t political aims , these people are pr epared to ally thems elves with·CLC bur- ea_ucra ts," with con servative higher-pa id •techni cia ns , and with other s who have been demora lized by one set-back. The y cho ose to undermine the econo m.ic s trug gle of clerical wor kers so tha t a handful of peo ple can engage in political fencing with tr ade union offi- cialdom. pag·e 11 I I page 12 ' YOUR NEWSLETTER NEEVS YOUR COMTRIBUTIONS If on campus" b., :the. 0 ti 6iuai. ne.w<!>le.:tteJt O 6 AUCE Loe.al. 1. 1:t -6eJtVe..6 a6 one. 06 :the. ma.in 6oJtum.6 01t. <Lu, c.uJ.i-6io n and de. v el.o pme.n:t o 6 i-6-6 uu . 1:t -6 eJtv e..6 a.-6 a. method 601t. inCJte.a.-6ing membe.Jt-6 hip in.volveme.n:t a.n.d 6e.e.dba.ck. Any a.n.d a1.l me.mbe.Jt-6 o :thb.i .lac.al ma.y -6ubm,i;t .le.:tte.Jt-6, O.Jttic.lu , e.:tc.. on 1t.ele.van:t conce.Jtn-6. Any um e. y OU 1/J.<.,6 h :to ex pll..e.-6 ,o y OUM e.e. 6 and -0 haJte. Lt wUh otite.Jt-6, p.te.a.-6e. -0e.nd con:tll..ibution-6 ;to: Commun.lca.tion-6 Comm-Ltte.e. c./o AUCE Local 1 Ca.mpU-6 Mcu.t. S ubml6 -6 ,lo n-6 -6 ho uld be. .6 ..i..g ne.d e.UheJt ..i..nd..i.. v .iduail.y, Oil. by a. gMup a.n.d ltep!te.-6 e.n:t :tJte. vie.w-6 0 6 :tJte. c.on,vub<ito1t.. · Kln.dly type. Oil. hMd-w/tUe. c..te.a.Jt.f.y :the. O.Jttic.f.e. ..i..n.c.lud..i..ng you.It na.me., wo1tk p.la.c.e., d..i..vb.iion. and date.. I I NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: December 1st . ' Prepared by Research and Legislation, Canadian Labour Congress No. 78 Contract settlements match inflation rate for first time in three years ". 'f ~ l 4 CANADIAN LABOUR, SEPTEMBER 5, 1980 I page 13 page 16 October 28, 1980 To: AUCE Provincial Executive Attention: Lid Strand Cap College & Affiliation Local 44 would like to register our concern over the actions con temp 1 ated by the Pro.vi nci al Executive on September 19, 1980. Our concern specifically relates to the Provincial Executive's attempt to interpret the results of the last Affiliation referendum vote as something other than a clear majority opinion for affiliation with the C. L. C. For the Provincial Executive to declare, by Motion, that AUCE has not given a mandate to proceed with the thi r.d question and to call for a second Special Convention on the Affiliation question is, in our opinion, manipulative of the "question put" by the first Convention. It is some consolation to hear that the Provincial Executive has reversed this attempt and will, in fact, ~roceed with the third question on Affiliation . -- We also are concerned with the number and content of atttcles appearing in several medias, that have the appe~rance of attacks on individuals and groups in AUCE; attacks on the C.L.C. and B.C. Federation of Labour, directly. A number of these articles are authored by Provincial Executive members and resort to a considerable degree of name calling and motive questioning, all relating to the qu~stions before the AUCE membership. · It fs our opinion that debate on the "questions put" should continue, but at the local level and not from the Provincial . For this reason we request that the Provincial Executive approve the expenditure of · funds (amount to be determined by the Executive) for two opposing groups to address the third Affiliation question . The funds would be to cover cos~s of printing and distribution of their opinions . We also must ask the Provincial Executive if they feel they can properly represent the majority opinion as expressed to date (i.e. affiliation by some means with the C.L.C.) and the opinion that can pe foreseen upon completion of the Affiliation Questions. Waiting your consideration and reply, w~ remain In solidarity, Robert L. McKee, President On behalf of A.U.C.E. Local 14 ' m r,::,,:; 1(2) f? n ~n ?@ I ' : . - , ., . ' ~ . . , .. ! • I ·., I - • I I ' : , ;::: I' . • , :. : L..t L=.i ' I . l ,) NOV 3 1980 . cc: AUCE Locals A. u. c. £. . ' TO ALL AFFILIATES: D.ear Brothers and Sisters: Effective October 29th, 1980, the Federation Officers have de~lared all products of Nabob Foods Ltd. "HOT". The Declaration was issued at the request ' of the Canadian Food and Commercial Workers Union. About 240 workers were locked out September 15th, 1980. attempting to force the workers to give up benefits and are already in their collective agreement. Such action unacceptable to the workers. , ' The employer is conditions which is totally . The company continues to produce behind the picket line and distribute these products to retail outlets. The ·following is a list of producta covered by this "HOT" Declaration. COFFEE Nabob Pride of Arabia No Name Brand Co-op TEA Nabob Co-op Kadana Western Family Super-Valu Institutional Coffee Green Label Ins ti tutic;mal Western Family Better Buy JAMS Malkins Regal Nabob Co-op Export MIN<:;EMEAT Nabob Co-op . /i;) Woodwards L{(ft@ff17 '-~ IJ/!j ffe, ·'' No,, -. __ , ,,; v 3 Ii "· " ti 19~. ·c ·~ PEANUT BU'l'TER Squirrel Co-op No Name Brand (Super-Valu) I . G.A. Western Family Sunspun JELLY POWDER & PUDDING Golden Gate Nabob No Name Brand Sun Gold ' ~~;;;;~:ly, \a::. MacINTYRB Secretary~Treasurer OAM/md oteu i.s LABOUR NOTES - page 17 This article appeared in the Au,gust issue of "Can- adian Bu$iness". It was sent to us by a member of the Provincial who thought it might be of interest to our mem- bers. Although the perspective is not quite the same as ours, th e article makes for interesting reading. Woodrufi Imberman is president of the management consultinl,! firm, Imberman and DeForest, based in Chicago. His clients have included Bell & Howell, Sears · Ro"huch, Du Pont, !Jit/011 lndw,t ri,·.-., /Ja hnJC·I, & Wilcox, Ruckwe/1 International, Kraft Foods, Scott Paper and others. page 18 Heading off the • • union organizer Unions are necessary if management makes them so. Based on the experience of many firms, here's how to make unions unnecessary BY WOODRUFF IMBERMAN 36 Canadian Ousincss Aug11s1 !J80 .. page 20 EVOLUTION OF MMJ ... and woman. Peten/Ooytoo Doily N.- page 21 Swede.n's ·Gener PER AHLSTROM 14 CANADrANLABOUR,JULY 11, 1980 page 22 repr.int I Strike - -(c) John Wahlbarj, Metallarbetaren CANADIAN LABOUR, JULY 11, 1980 15 page 23 16 CANADIAN LABOUR, JULY 11, 1980 page 24 . ~i~H' a.JRRENT Shop Stewards as of Septanber 22, 1980 STEWARDS DIVISIOO A Sharon Nev.man Physical F.ducation L.3838 Penny Hanson Graduate Studies L.4556 Lid Strand Registrar's Office L.2871 Charlene Rhindress Finance L.2292 DIVISICN B Judith Willcox Dentistry L.2112 o:mna Brock Audiology & Speech L.5591 Joan Cosar Phann. Sciences L.3183 Pat House ~d Library L.2570 Mary Vo:rvis Co-ord. Health Sciences L.6662 lbsanary M:,rgan ~- Microbiology L.4726 DMSION C Darlene Crowe Physics L.2472 ~dy Courtice Zoology L.5807 Gwyn Bartram Space & AV L.4771 Kim Isaksson Chemistry L.3266 Anneke Mair Chemistry L.3266 Judy w::>lch carmerce L.2170' .Margaret Nicholson ccmrerce (Real Estate) L.5037 DIVISION D Ruth St. Claire Forestry L.3542 Jet Blake Bioresource Engr. L.2565 Pat Hannah Bioresouroe Engr. L.5548 Lexie Clague Geological Sciences L.2713 Janet otto F.ducation L.5366 Ivonne Scotchnan Education L.5248 Joy Koman F.ducation L.6502/5808 DIVISIOO E Keith .r.t,ran Housing L.6711 Judy Blair Housing L.2811/2812 Susanne rester Sedgewick Library L.2406 DIVISIOO F Helen Glavina English L.5122 ' Sylvia ·W:xxlcock Anthropology/Sociology L.4136 Lillian Varnals Social vork L.2277 Lavone Stanfield Social vbrk L.2277 Peg Willis Purchasing L.2861 Marcel Dionne Purchasing L.4582 !X)nna Peaker -.rntl. House L.4886- Neil Armstrong UBC Press L.3259 DIVISION G Lil I.egault centre for Cont. F.ducation L.2181 Nancy Wiggs . legal Clinic - L.2880 page 25 Shep Stewar d lis t as of Septanber 22, , 1980 - DIVISI ON G cx:mt . M.Irrie l Hawley Eqonanics L. 4129 DIVIS I ON H Shelley Teg art- (Mcinnis) Map Divisio n/As ian Studies L.22 31 Judy Wright Circulat i on/REC L. 2519/ 3115 Joan Trelea ven Reading Rooms L.2 819 Karen Peplow Int erlibr ary I.£>ans L. 2274 Lynne Frp.11cis Fine Arts L. 2720 IDui se Archibald Gov' t Publicat i ons L. 6351 Sheil a ~ ver Hummities/SSD L. 3155 Wendy Mas sing Special 'Colle ct ions L .. 2521 Susan Sherlock Special Collections L.2521 DIVISION I Cheryl Jollif fe Bianedical Library, VGH. 876-4624 Harriet Fisher (\:>thalnology, VGH 873-5441, L.2431 pag e 26 Brigitte Payne Opthalm:)logy, VGH 873-5441, L. 2431 . DIVISION J Judy Crossl ey Serials Division L.4432 Wendy Murphy Prebindeiy L.6509 Kitty Cheena Recon Unit L. 3241 Leeta Sokalski Recon Unit L. 6509 Richard Melanson Cat . Administration L. 3426 Gwyn Bartram Space & AV Services L.4400 Susan Zagar Serials Division L.4432 Linds Hilts Acquisitions L.3258 Ted Bryne Reoon Unit L.3241 ' Quotabl e Quo te s Th ose who say, "U nions are no longer necessary," a re really say ing that n ow they're enjoy- ing the benefit s unions have won the y don't wan t the incon- veni ence of str ikes by oth ers an y more, or, as they say in Bri- tai n," . .. I' m alrigh t Jack .'' -----· 'Well; don't just stand there-ne tiate!" Minutes Min utes Membership Meeting - Thursday, October 23, 1980 IRC 2 12:30 - 2:30 pm. Nancy Wiggs, the President, chaired the meeting and Ray Galbraith, the Secretary-Treas urer, recorded the minutes. Nancy Wiggs made two announcements before proceeding to the business ·at hand. Firs t ly, sh e ind i cated that a petition protesting the cutback in the early evening period at the Aquat i c Centre. Secondly, she explained the reason for the structure of the meeting and the age nda. She indicated that items #1 and 2 had been put on the agenda through bona fide membershi p votes. The only way that the agenda sould be amended would be to place a motio n t o recon - sider the earlier vote on the floor. Such a motion would require a two-thirds majority to pa ss. 1 . Affiliation discussion ·: Moved by Ann Hutchison Seconded by Robert Maule THAT THE MOTION TO DISCUSS THE AFFILIATION QUESTION DURING THE FIRST HOUR OF THE MEETING BE RECONSIDERED. The motion was CARRIED by the two-thirds majority . Moved by Ann Hutchison Seconded by Robert Maule The motion was CARRIED. 2 . Adoption of agenda: Moved by Kitty Cheema Seconded by Lid Strand Moved by Robert Maule Seconded by Murray Adams The amendment was CARRIED. THAT THE FIRST 'HOUR OF THE AGENDA BE MOVED TO 1:30 PM. AND THAT ITEMS #1 AND 2 BE REVERSED FOR PURPOSES OD DI SCUSSION. THAT THE AGENDA BE ADOPTED AS CIRCULATED. THAT AUCE SUPPORT FOR THE FOUNDING. QF THE ~.ARXIST- LENINIST PEOPLE'S FRONT BE LEFT UNTIL ALL OTHER UNION :BUSI NESS HAS BEEN DEALT WITH. Lid Strand moved that items #8 and #12 be moved prior to #6. The motion failed fo r l a ck of a seconder. The agenda as amended was adopted. 3. Adoption of minutes: Moved by Lid Strand .Seconded by Susan Zagar THAT THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 19, 1980 MEMBERSHIP MEET- · ING BE ADOPTED AS CIRCULATED. The motion was CARRIED. 4. Business arising from the minutes: There was no business arising from the minutes. 5. Busi ness ar i sing from the correspondence: Ann Hutchison spoke in regards to the motion that AUGE endorse the Committee of Pro gr es - sive Electors in the upcoming civic election. She referred to the report in the Newslett er and to a new pamphlet that she had just received. She briefly outlined her reaso ns why she fe l t that we should endorse COPE. Moved by Ann Hutchison Seconded by Lid Strand THAT AUCE ENDORSE COPE. After extensive discussion the motion was DEFEATED. 6. Nomi nations: There were no nominatio~s forthcoming for the posi t ions of President, Vice-Preside nt , Trustees or Membership Secretary. Nominations for t hose positions were to close at. the November Membership Meeting. There were no nominations for the Communication s Committee . page 27 Susan Zagar and Kitty Cheema were nominated for Provincial Representatives. Nominations were to close at the November Membership Meeting. Nancy Wiggs then provided the meeting with a description of the Provincial Committees yet to be filled. Wendy Lymer was elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer by acclamation. Doreen "Nicholson was elected to the Benefits Committee by acclamation. Nominations for the Bene- fits Committee were to remain open for another month. Pat House and Murray Adams were elected to the Grievance Committee by acclamation. I As no members were elected to the Provincial Education Committee, the Committee to Investi- gate Discovery Parks, the Cross-Local Committee to Investigate AUCE Salaried Staff and the Cross-Local Superannuation Pension Investigating Committee, nominations were to remain open for a further month. 7. Secretary-Treasurer's report: Moved by Ray Galbraith THAT THE MEMBERSHIP ADOPT TF.E FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH Seconded by Lid Strand ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1980 AS CIRCULATED. Ray Galbraith pointed out that the statement was not unusual except for a payment of $10,000 toward the Union's loan with the BCTCU. He indicated ~hat the loan had been whittled down to approximately $17,000. Ray did stress that our expenses · had once again exceeded our income and that this had a bearing on a possible dues increase: The motion was CARRIED. Ray then proceeded to verbally outline our outstanding liabilities. He stated that we owed the BCTCU approximately $17,000, the Provincial $459.50, and the University less than $5;000 for the P¥c.keters' holiday pay .. The total was down substantially from the $39,000 reported the month before. Ray said that the final strike assessment referendum was scheduled for Novem~er and that it would be in the neighbourhood of $22. He outlined the reasons for the delay, the prime one being determining the amount of money we owed the University for the picketers' holiday pay. Ray reported that the Union Office was set to , move onto c~mpus into the Armory Staff Room on either December 1st or January 1st. The space available was to be renovated to our sat- isfaction and was to .be leased to us for the nominal sum of $1.00 a year. The savings to the Union would be considerable. Ray then briefly touched upon the necessity of passing a dues increase and did not purs~e the matter further as it was to be discussed later. 8. Grievance Committee report: Helen Glavina reported that the Grievance Committee wanted to send one grievance to arbi- tration and for that they needed membership approval. She said that the grievance involved Kitty Cheema and the denial of a leave , of absenc ·e. She stated that it was important that the matter be taken to arbitration as the University did not have a clear po_licy on leaves of absence. Moved and s~conded by the THAT AUCE LOCAL 1 TAKE THE RECON UNIT LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRIEVANCE Grievance Committee TO ARBITRATION AND PAY ALL RELATED EXPENSES. One member asked whether or not there were limits on the numbers of leave that members coula take. Nancy Wiggs handed the chair to · Ray Galbraith and explained that there was no limitation and that the reasons for requesting leaves were strictly personal. The Union was in the position of wanting to know when leaves were to be granted. Ann Hutchison · enter- ed the debate with reference to the fact that it was in the University's interest to grant leaves for their own reasons. Nancy added that the Article had to be interpreted consist- ently across campus. · I Darlene Bailey asked why Ms. Cheema's request for a leave had been denied by the University. Nancy Wiggs replied that the stated reason was that too many leaves had been requested in page 28 the past. The motion was CARRIED. 9 . Speaker on the Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade: Moved by Lid Strand THAT THE SPEAKER FOR THE NICARAGUAN LITERACY CRUSADE BE Seconded by Lissett Nelson SEATED. The ·motion was CARRIED. The speaker, Roger Annes, indicated that he had been involved with the Nicaraguan Support Committee for the past year. He provided a brief history of the support group and of the Nicaraguan mass uprising. Mr. Annes passed on the following information: that development had been at th~ expense of the social development of the people; that the Revolutionary Government was an example of economic and political pluralism and that economic, social and political freedoms were ensured; that mass organizations such as trade unions flourfsh- ed; that 50% of the - country could neither read nor write until 200,000 volunteer teachers and students led ' a campaign and reduced illiteracy to 12%; that a week ago there had been support activities in Vanco~ver; that Nicaragua was a shining example for Latin America; that continued international support was important; that the labour movement in Canada had played an important role; and, that the formal part of the crusade was over but the effort continued in the remote parts of the country. 10. Affiliation discussion: Jhere was no discussion on the issue until a member came to the microphone and said that the probable reason was that women were mote hesitant due to their traditional roles. The first speaker after that wondered aloud whether or not we were moving too quickly on the whole affiliaition question. The ~econd spoke about rank and file participation, stating that she did not want to submerge ourselves by merging and thinking that more power would accrue as a result. The next speaker went over the proceedings of the last CUPE convention and its highlights. She said that there was a significant number of women delegates and she outlined some of the positions taken that would be of interest to AUCE. It was her feeling that CUPE was one of · the most progressive unions and that to vote to lobby and to remain intact was really an anti-vote. For her a vote to merge was a vote for more strength. Another speaker felt that a vote to lobby rather than to merge flew in the face of every- thing we had been told. If we were to merge with CUPE then the terms ~ould have to be de- bated again by the membership. A further speaker referred to what he perceived as weakness- es and inconsistencies with the AUCE Provincial and stated that, although he felt that the next vote would be pro-lobby·; he ~upported the'merger option in order to ensure con- tinuity and a high calibre ·of service to the membership. The last speaker felt that the Provincial was in better shape than the analysis provided by the previous speaker would seem to indicate. 11. Committee to Investigate the Resignation of the President: Nancy ~iggs announced that the following motion was back on the floor: ·THAT THE MEETING ENDORSE THE EXECUTIVE'S DECISION TO ASK FOR MARC.EL DIONNE'S RESIGNATION OVER THE COPY & DUPLICATING AFFAIR~ The first speaker expressed sympathy for Marcel Dfonne's . position and said he was im- pressed by the sincerity of both sides in the debate. He felt that so much of the issue was tied up in t _he bitterness surrounding the strike and said that he would like to see the issue dropped. Kitty Cheema, a member of the Committee, outlined the options open to the meeting. Another speaker stated that it looked bad to give the appearance of jumping on members who have participated in the Union's affairs - he felt that there should have been a better method - . . to deal with the issue from the outset. Marcel Dionne spoke o~ his behalf and said that there had been much confusion from the beginning and that the membership had been through a lot during the st~ike. He said that page 29 he was unable to perceive the goals of those who. were pushing the issue and that he felt that perhaps the Executive should have pressed charges from the outset. Another member opined th~t it was d~sgraceful that the issue had gone on for months. Carole Cameron pressed for a vote on this matter to settle the dispute so that the Union could get on with other important concerns . Lissett Nelson stated that the main reason Marcel was asked to resign was that the Executive wanted to avoid the long-drawn out proce ss inherent in the discipline procedure . She felt that if the motion was. defeated that charge s would have to be laid. The motion was DEFEATED. The meeting adjourned at 2 : 20 pm. page .30 "And don't forget the little pads, in case one of them has an idea." CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence Oct. 8/80 Oct . 8/80 Oct. 10/80 Oct. 10/80 Oct. 15/80 Oct. 15/80 Oct. 15/80 Oct. 17/80 Oct. 17/80 Oct . 17/80 Oct. 17/80 Oct. 20/80 Oct . 20/80 Oct. 22/80 Oct. 22/80 Oct . 22/80 Oct. 23/80 Oct. 27/80 Oct. 27/80 Oct. 30/80 Oct. 30/80 Oct. 31/80 Nov. 3/80 Nov~ 3/80 Nov. 3/80 Nov. 3/80 Nov. 3/80 Vancouver CotTIDlunity Col lege brochure re : .Troubled Employee Pro gram . Brochure from Western Centre for Gestalt Education and Vancouver Community College re: Working With Others: Intervention : Methods, Issues and Experiences Brochure from Continuing Legal Education Society re : Wrongful Dismissal Letter from ·Grace Hartman, National President of CUPE, re : affiliation Letter from Provincial requesting copies of our contract . Letter from Citizens for a Better Surrey re: making the industrial, commercial residential development of Surrey resp9nsive to the needs of the people Letter from VMREU requesting a copy of our collective agreement Brochure ~nd bible from the Heirloom Bible Publishers Letter from our lawyer, Katy Young, re: vacaction pay for AUCE picketers "What Price Unity" pamphlet ' Letter from President Kenny to Allan Williams re : protest of proposed cutbacks to the campus RCMP . BCGEU "news · release" re : the signing up of their 50 , 000th active member Notice from AUCE Provincial with attached repor~ on VDT's Notice from AUCE Provincial re: series of Noon-Hour Lecture Series forums on Inflation (Robson Square Media Centre) . Letter and petition from Rosanne Rumley to Robert Grant, Flllployee Relations Dir- ector, re: opposition to the Bi-Weekly Pay Period Letter of resignation from Le·eta Sokalski .as a shop steward Information package from the Provincial on the series of Conunittees established b3/ the Provincial Convention BC Fed "news" re: Fed's communication to the Minister of Education to take the appropriate action to prevent the Ku Klux Klan from sending organizers onto school property BC Fed "news" re: congratulations to Broadbent on his success at negotiating amendments to the Liberal corlstitutional package BC Fed "news" re: the . Fed's opposition to the Liberal budget Communication from the .. Provincial re: motions of financial support for Local 1 Letter from the Canadian Mental Health Association requesting donations Letter nominating Joan Treleaven to the position of Membership Secretary BC Fed "HOT" declaration: all products of Nabob foods Letter from the East Indian Defence Committee re: the Founding Conference of the People's Front Against Racist and Fascist Violence BC Fed "news" re: the "HOT" edict of all Nabob products Letter from President of Local #4 to the Provincial Executive protesting the Provincial's position on the affiliation ballots page 31 , Membership Meeting Membership Meeting - Thursday, November 20, 1980 IRC 6 12:30 - 1:30 pm. AGENDA No Smoking 1. Adoption of agenda page 32 2. Adoption of minutes of the October 23, 1980 Membership Meeting 3. Business arising from the minutes . 4. Business arising 5. · Nomin~tions: from the correspondence ' Closing - President Vice-President Trustees (2) Membership Secretary - Joan Treleaven Provincial Reps (2) - Susan Zagar, Kitti Cheema Communications Committee Benefits Committee (2) Provincial Education Committee Committee to Inyestigate Discovery Parks Cross - Local Committee to Investigate AUCE Salaried Staff Cross-Local Superannuation Pension Investigating Committee 6. Secret~ry-Treasurer's report 7. Grievance Committee report 8. Provincial report 9. Other & New Business:on cam association of university and college employees october 1980 BUDGET CUTBACKS Budget cutbacks. Tria~ balloon or the real thing. Despite what you may think or say, they could affect our bargaining unit, directly through layoff or indirectly through attrition. If it is a trial balloon and President Kenny wants to go to t.11e Goverrrnent armed with the threat of di.mini.shoo, and hence }X)Orer, service in order to press for increased funding, then we may be "lucky'' • we have a ]?rovincial Goverrment that has done its ut:nost to try to alienate aJnost every thinking per.son in the province. By the spring of 1981 this present government may be freer with the purse strings for its CMn preservation. OUr information canes fran rep:>rts in the Ubyssey and interdepartmental rne?Oranda that you, AUCE members, send us. It is sketchy at best. According to Information Services, $2.1 million dollars or 1.7% of the salaries budget has to be pared away, an<l that this can qnly cane fran existing salaried positions. Ostensibly, that is to include faculty and others as well. as staff. Forgive us if we have our doubts about who will get chopped if sane axe-'\<.~rk has to be.cur. We tend to think that the hJan will fall on the union manhers on campus, rrore specifically on AUCE. If it does t.hen the impact could be nore severe. But, if the 1.7% cut is universal and touches all groups on campus, that means that at least 23 A'CX;E p:,sitions will have to go. There are areas on campus already undE?.rstaffed and backlogs are increasing. Studies in sane of these areas have indicaterl the obl/ious - that nnre staff is needed to oope with the existing ~rk. In the Library system, which includes aJnost 25% of our menher- ship, staff time is in fact less in 1980 than it was in 1970. If in fact attrition is the scalpel to be userl to chip away at the tone, t.11en that WOll.d mean that positions ¼buld be lost on a pennanent basis. The same ~rkload \-.".)Ul.d have to ce shifted arrong existing staff. such an occurrence is contrary to Article 5.04 - Reduct- ions in the W'.)rkforce in our contract. The Article states: "An anployee' s ,\~rkload will not be increased beyond a norrnal workload expected of an anployee in a regular ~rk day as a result of layoff, attrition ••. " Either the University is planning to shift the extra ~rk onto your shoulders in contra- vention of the collective agreement, or it is planning not to have the ¥.Ork done and to live with the ensuing backlogs . 2. cont'd .. . , " . Reccmnendations are apparently to go to the President's Office by November 1st for perusal. M1en they resurface and in what fonn is anyl:xxly' s guess. Ideally, t~ Union should have been notifie:1 at the outset of the University's "intentions". Perhaps we will receive sane irrlication of where the Administration plans to nove when they have receiverl the raw data fran the various Departments. bur Executive did write a letter to President Kenny protesting }X)ssible diminution of AUCE's hrrgaining unit and stating how unfortunate it was that we had to catch wind of possible and pro:r;x:>se:1 changes through indepart:mental rnerroranda. What can AUCE menbers do in this situation? Keep the Union Office infonned of proJX>se:1 departmental cutbacks and be prepare:1 to watch for increasecl. workloads arx::1 backlogs that may occ-ur through attrition. Mainly, to be aware of the general situation anrl to partici- pate in pressuring the Executive and the Union Office to "WOrk diligently on your behalf . \"E hope that we are not being "IJl;llllsh~" for a v~ medioc:e settlement irrleoo. I~ WC?ul~ be nore than ironic if the Adrnim.strat1.on was trying to whittle away at our wage gains - "gains" unable to keep pace with inflation and the cost of living. c~c. ,, wow/~y FIRST DA't ON THE J"OaA~ A ~EA\. ~ORiMA". TIV,1''s RIG.HT" C.fARY' rusT F l ~ ISH THAT T .. ERE VOVTWO DO A C.ooo CL.EAN VP ov&--. TH u,r. . job evaluation O~ CJrEE.7.../ IT$ JU~T l\K.E . BEIN4 G,00. The Job Evaluation Carrnittee is holding regular meetings at 12:30 µn. on Wednesdays in the Union Office. In three meetings to date, the Comtittee has rPade plans to distribute a questionnaire, which will ask all AUCE I.Deal 1 manhers to list t.'11e re- quirements and duties of their jobs, and to ccrnpare their jobs with the standard job descriptions for their classifications. We will review the canpleted ques-tionnaires with an eye to suggesting improvements in the classification system. We solicit your assistance, ideas and questions in this effort. We would a l so appreciate hearing fran previous members of this a::rcrnittee, as we are examining their reports and reccnmendations, and could use your advice. Please oontact any of the following menbers: Irene McIntyre Geology Sharon Newnan Physical Educ. Linda T:r.etiak Health Sciences Murray Adams Serials, L. P. C. Ar1n Hutchison Reading Roans 5605 3838 · 2258 4578 2819 • 3. PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION: Committee Report May 15 - Marcel Dionne sent a letter to s.c. Potter, Director of Copy & Olplicating. This letter referred S.C. Potter to Section 17.01 of the collective agree- ment which states, "The University agrees that it shall not request, require or direct employees covered by the collective agreement to perfonn "WOrk resulting fran strikes that would normally have been carried out by those employees on strike . " May 16 May 23 - Graduate lists (a job normally done by the Registrar's Office) were to be sent to Copy and Olplicating for printing. - John Tutlis, acting Shop Stewards, called AUCE and spoke to one of the Registrar's Office press operators. She confinned the work was rrost like l y here. - Neil Boucher indicated he also spoke to John Tutlis and I:bnna Keith regarding this particular job. He advised the Copy & Duplicating people not to do the v.Qrk. Marcel was aware _ of the advice given to C & D at the time. - a maro was then sent to C & D manager, G. Taylor, fran the employees in the area, in which the employees refused to do the v.Qrk. - when the v.Qrk arrived the employees again refused to do it. - Marcel Dionne arrived at C & D to investigate the situation . He returned with -one of the press operators fran the Registrar's Office. She oonfirmed the work was hers and i t was sent elsewhere. carole Cmreron reeeived a call fran Copy & Duplicating about Registrar's Office work received. She advised the AUCE members involved to r,efuse to do it. - Marcel Dionne received a similar call at approximately 10: 00 a .m. fran the acting shop steward, John Tutlis. - Marcel contacted Donna Keith, a Registrar's Ofrice press operator and verbally confinned the job was "WOrk normally done by the Registrar's Office. Donna Keith also indicated the t-.ork was outdated . John Tutlis stated 15 of the lists were not behind schedule because Jim Banham (A & P) from Information Services helped AUCE mep1bers canplete the v.Urk in order to meet the deadline. at approximately 12:10 p.m. Bob Grant contacted Marcel and requested ·the job be done in the "interests of good faith ," as contract negotiations v-1ere to be carried on at 1:30 p.m. that day. - Marcel went to the Union Office to ask for advice. He stated no one from the Contract, Executive or Strike Carmittees were there with the exception of Judy Blair. - Kathy MJoney stated she as well as Neil Boucher and Nancy Wiggs v-1ere in the office at the time and invited Marcel to lunch (Neil and Nancy were l::x:>th members of the Contract Ccmnittee) . Marcel refused saying he had sanething else to do but did not indicate what. Neil Boucher confinned he was in the union office at that time and confinned Kathy Mooney's state- ment. - Susan Zagar also stated she was in the office at the time as well as carole Cameron. (SUsan was a member of the Contract Crnmittee and Carole caireron is the Union Organiser). Carole C-aireron recalls being on dayshift but doesn't recall if she was there at noon. - Marcel left the union of{ice with Judy Blair to go to C & D and meet with the AUCE members there. Susan Zagar asked Judy Blair where she was going and why. Judy indicated she was going to C & D but did not know why. - Judy Blair stated she accanpanied Marcel to C & D. Marcel explainoo the situation on the way. ., 4 - at 12:45 p.m. Marcel and Judy met with the . AUCE manbers at c & D. Marcel counsel~ed _the ~rs.to do the work in the "interests of good faith" and_to ease tens;,..ons 111 the contract negotiations." He requested they do it but left the final decision up to them. - the members involved stated the reason they did the work was because it was Marcel who spoke to them and Marcel was President of AUCE. May 25 - two letters fran John Tutlis dated May 20 and 23 were received by Susan Zagar. - the May 20 letter was a report on the May 16 incident by John 'futlis. The ~y_23 letter was a canplaint against Marcel giving details of the May 23 rncident. · - the Executive.acted Of; the May i3 report as stated in the July bulletin. - at the Exe~tive meeting; held on May 25, Marcel was given instructions by the Executive to go to C & D M:mday norning and tell the Atx:E members to discontinue the work. O)NCTlJSICNS: 1. Marcel.was clear on policy as stated in the contract and established by the Executive and the Contract and Strike O::mnittees. 2 • Th~e wer7 people fr~ 1::oth carmi ttees as well as the Executive present in the Union. Office at the ~J.Ine. These people were available to give advice and Marcel had direct contact with them. · 3. The fact that Bob Grant wanted the work done that day should have been an in- dication that the v.10rk was not outdated. 4. The AUCE nenbers involved stated the reason they did the "WC>rk was because Marcel was President of the union and he requested they do it. ·Marcel admits counselling the w::>rkers to do the "WC>rk. Jerry Andersen Kitti Cheema. Regina Tsanas (All docurrents related to this case will be available in the Union Office for any members who wish to see them) Minority Report - Kitti Cheema People interested stated and gave evidence that this method of dealing with problems was typical of Marcel. Marcel consistently took a stand of doing whatever he wanted no matter what trade union principles or policies we~e formulated, or what decisions were made by various Committees. Complaints on other incidents were received from AUCE members who insisted on anonymity. This evidence shows this was not an isolated incident. In fact, this is con- sistent with the way Marcel operates. \ LETTERS 1. 011: Merging The t.irre has cane, the walrus said, to talk of many things, of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and unions that need nore strength. Alice in Wonderland was a fantasy. AUCE is a reality. It is a trade union, although many ·w:,uld deny belonging to AUCE was belonging to a trade union. It must exist in the real w:>rld. Not the w:>rld as we ·would like it to be, but the w:>rld as it is. When I hear arguments for remaining as AUCE as opposed to merging with another larger union, I do appreciate the things AUCE has done. I do appreciate and agree with its ideals but I have to say in my years of involvement with AUCE, the ideals are not w:>rking. For AUCE to continue to exist as it presently stands, s. more participation by you, the average union member is necessary. And, I don't believe you, the average union member, are prepared to be so involved. Why, if remaining as AUCE is the right thing to do, is there so little involvement, participation and concern fran union members? I believe the union to most members is a source of information, wages and assistance if you need it. That kind of union can exist too but you require people w:>rking for the union to do the work you are not prepared to do. I can say on many occasions I have felt the union was literally being held together with bandades. That numerou$ times we were saved f ran serious error by one person being in the right place at the right time. I can't tell you how often potential problems have been solved, not by us but by sane error being ccmnitted by management. I have often been frustrated with things I knew were going on between the University and its employees that I just did not have the time to look into. I feel strongly that a trade union first and foremost is there to provide service to its members. And those members deserve adequate protection, not just ideals and gcxx:1 feelings. It occurs to me that it won't be much gcxx:1 to the average member when they .have no union to say to them, well we went down with our principles in tact. I am in favour of merger not because I want to becqne part of a large bureaucratic union. I don't believe in them myself. I want to be part of a recog- nized trace union that has sane power and some resources. I want to be part of the larger canadian w:>rk force, not live in ~ane kind of splendid isolation here at UBC. To belong to CUPE, BCGEU or OTEU does not mean you embrace the way those unions presently operate. They have their problems for precisely the same rea~ons we have them in Atx:E. The union members -were unwilling to participate in the decision making process, so a few people began to run the union. The same thing exists here. It is a very fey; people in our own union who do all the work and make the decisions. A larger union would have resources for seminars on safety, w:>men in the work force, clerical workers, shop stewards. Tt would be able to take grievances to arbitration and not worry how you were going to pay the bills, it v.10uld carry sane weight with the employer and the public when it spoke. If you, the average ·member, are not prepared to becane more involved in the running of AUCE, please don't send it down the drain by doing nothing. Show some positive action by voting to merge with an existing trade union that will ensure the continued existence of a trade union for clerical and library workers here at UBC. Carole cameron, Union Organiser b. . 2. Support for COPE? 'WHY SHOULD AUCE IDCAL 1 ENDORSE COPE (O)MMI'ITEE OF PRCX;RESSIVE ELECTORS)? The following is taken directly from COPE's City Council and School Board policy statements. CITY COUNCIL 1. Fiscal Responsibility and Priorities A) MAKE AN INCREASE IN GOOD AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE CITY'S FIRST PRIORITY Acting on its own City Council should: 1. Insist that the develop:nent of the north shore of False Creek include middle and low inci::ime housing in line with the conrnitment made to the City by Marathon Realty in 197~ when the land was rezoned. 2. Reactivate the City's dormant Housing Corporation. 3. Provide land banking so as to write down the cost of land for non-profit housing. 4. Strictly enforce all civic by-laws pertaining to housing in order to ensure that all useable slum nousing in the core of the City is brought up to standard at no expense to the City. 5. Ensure that no good housing, especially for low incane people, is demolished unless it is replaced in kind. 6. Crack down on landlords who deliberately allow their buildings to deteriorate and remain vacant by enforcing the Standard of Maintenance By-Law. 7. Assist organized tenant organizations and homeowners-rentpayer associations with City grants for furthering their efforts to improve housing conditions. City Council should lobby the Provincial Govenunent to : 8. Participate in projects undertaken by the City's Housing Co:q:oration. 9. Continue and strengthen rent oontrols. B) DEVEIDP PUBLIC TRANSIT Acting on its own City Council should: 1. Approve the LRI' route through a process of local area planning. 2. Begin land acquisition for the transit route and for transit terminals with associated developnent profits flowing to the City. 3. Instruct its GVRD delegates to oppose the shift of transit costs to hydro, gasoline and property taxes. 4. Regulate ~raffic flow so as to assist bus traffic. 5. Construct rrore improved bus shelters. City Council should lobby the Federal and Provincial Govenunents to: 6 . Finance capital and operating costs of LRI'. 7 . Eliminate the surcharge on hydro and gas and el .iminate the threatened property tax. C) End the EDIFICE COMPLEX and RESTORE PIDPLE PRIORITIES Acting on its own City Council should: 1. Convention Centre -- Limit the City's participation in the Convention Centre to the original agreement in ·principle which was a capital contribution of $5 million. Require the Centre to pay through taxes or a grant in lieu of taxes for the cost of munici pal services including sewers, street improvements and fire and police protection. In no case should the City assume any of the operating deficit. ' 2. Stadium -- Encourage the developnent of a stadium without a subsidy from City taxes. 3. TRANSPO 86 -- I:ecline to participate in Transpo 86 and instead of hosting the six rronth extravaganza return priorities to the actual ·construction of transit and housing. 4~ People M::>ver -- I:ecline to build a "people rrover" for the unnecessary Transpo 86 and instead direct any funding to real LRI'. 5. Instead of million dollar giveaways restore priorities to small scale social projects that have beefl cut-back or eliminated under the NPA. cont'd D) PROVIDE A NEW TAX DEAL Acting on its own City Council should: 1. End all business tax exemptions, specifically those presently granted to big business concerns that operate at the P.N.E . 2. Continue "option A"; Residential 15% of actual value, Cormnercial 25% of actual value, Industrial 30% of actual value and Machinery 30% of actual value; as the City's choice under the Assessment Amendment Act. City Council should lobby the Provincial Government to: 3. Increase its share of the cost of education. 4. Provide the City with the p:>wer to tax windfall profits generated by major rezoning changes enacted by the City at a rate sanewhere between 50 and 100 per cent. 5. Press the Provincial Assessment Authority to provide realistic guidelines for major industrial properties . 6. Allow the City to introduce a graduated business tax. E) JOB PRaIBCTION Acting on its own City Council should: 1. Preserve what is left of the Burrard Inlet waterfront for shipping and related industries while allowing public access. 2. Restrict contracting our of civic work. 3. Restore the Equal Opportunities Program. II. Civic Democracy A) I.Dbby the Provincial Government to implement .the full ward system based on the twelve areas identified by Dr. Grey with one alderman, school trustee and park ccmmissioner to be elected from each area. B) Emphasize and fund local area planning. C) Establish an impartial tribunal to hear complaints against police misconduct. SCHOOL BOARD COPE School Board Trustees would: 1. Assume a strong advocacy role on behalf of children. 2 . Help establish clearly defined educational priorities for Vancouver Schools, taking into account the differences in Vancouver's neighbour- hoods. 3. Bring educational issues before the public regularly. 4. Clarify the school board budget for the electorate through public meetings, fact sheets, and seminars with school consultative corrmittees. 5. I.Dbby the provincial government, on a regular basis, for changes in legislation that meet Vancouver's educational needs. 6. Be visible in the community, visiting schools, attending school functions as often as possible, and actively seeking suggestions from teachers, parents and students. 7. Encourage rrore parents, teachers and students to attend school board meetings and ensure that all meetings are well publicized . 8. Receive delegations at regular public meetings of the board, not at corrmittee meetings. 9. Release board-initiated research reports in advance of public meetings to allow for as much public discussion as possible. The foregoing is in support of my rrotion to endorse COPE, to be discussed at our Oct. 23rd General Membership Meeting. Anyone wanting a list of COPE candidates can contact me at 2819. I will be bringing the list to the meeting. I Ann Hutchison Main Library 1. 8. September 15, 1980 3.o PEN L E T T E R to·the AUCE Provincial Executive fro~ the AUCE Members' CLC Affiliation Caucus The results of the last ballot widely vindicate the position pro affiliation to the CLC; however, the turnout . and the abstentions clearly point out the need for a good discussion of the merger vs lobbying issue before the next ballot comes out. There h~s been little or no discussion at Local meetines during this _long-drawn referendum process. At a recent meetin~ the AUCE Members' CLC Affiliation Caucus voted to ask the Provincial Executive take the lead in organizing meetings in . each local, as soon as possible, ref,arding the lobbyin~ vs mer~er question before the next ballot comes out. This caucus which has been making efforts to promote discussion on affiliation at a local level is ready to help you have the merr:;er viev, adequately and fully represented at each of these Local meetings. cc: AN INPOR!'-IED VOTE IS A DEMOCRATIC VOTE! For the AUCE Members• CLC Affiliation Caucus~ Locals 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 Pm\~ Lissett 1\elson 879-3246 4. BUREAUCRACY B U R E A U C R A C Y - - PREROGATIVE OF CLC UNIONS? The ·affiliation auestion has broup,ht to the fore the concept of bureaucracy. One of the most voiced arguments given by those who oppose affiliaticin to the CLC (Canadian Labour Congress) is that onGe inside the CLC our Union wo·uld be swallowed up by t:he bureaucratic machinery of all-po~erful staffers and business a~cnts. They would, they say, leave very little mar~in for · the ranks to exercise the right to decide on their own fate. WHAT IS BUREAUCRACY? In general, in the largely bur ·eaucratized unions we find that committees composed by elected members from the unions' ranks have been replaced by business ,, .. .i:' agents or staffers hired by the leadership. The main , leadership posts, especially the paid ones, are usucrlly · -= :. taken by the same conserv~tive clique that runs these unions, with the addition of new people being the ,e~xe 'e·pticno All of this in the name of "efficiency", "expertise", "profess ionalization of the leadership 11. , etc. In these unions rank-and-file members do not even dream about beir 1r-s themselves able . to form a committe ,e of ~ any kind to deal with any union issue. This ·is not allowed and it is only the "professional" person, the business agent or the staffer who can solve the problems whether it is grievances, contract negotiations -, . · safety issues, or other. Their newsletter publishes only what the leadership decides whether the ranks . · like it or not. The ranks are not allowed to contribute to it freely. In summary, in the bureaucratized unions, it is taught to the ranks that the stren3th of the workers does not lie any more in their numbers, in their ability to exert pressure on the bosses, in their acquirin~ skills to fight the bosses at every level, in their ability to collectively decide on the union issues throur,h ~eneral meetings, committees, etc. In the bureaucratized unions it is taur;ht to the ranks that . /? . . . /._ 9. /O. -2- their strength lies in having a few "experts" that will hnndle . thinBS for them. They are taught that without these experts they would be incapable of carrying out the most elemental tasks of the union. The way these bureaucratized unions function of course proves these teachings true. How are the ranks going to take on the different tasks of the union in their own hands, through their own committees, if information, know-how, and training has been continuously denied to them? THE CLC The CLC being the largest trade union federation in Canada includes in its ranks some of the most · militant unions in the Country such as CUPW (Canadian Union of Postal Workers) with a constitution and a practice that are equal to the most democratic unions formed so far. The CLC also includes very conservative unions such as the Operating Engineers and other 'craft' unions where the ranks have little say in the day-to- day tasks of running their locals. So, the question is: Are these conservative CLC unions bureaucratic because they belong to the CLC? Does bureaucracy develop only in CLC unions? Nothing is further from the truth! \·/hat makes a union_bureaucratic is the conscious or unconscious ~doptio~ ?fa trend that takes the decision-makin~ and the trainin~ away from the ranks. The trend of usin~ staf~ers not to improve the functioning of the union" committees but to replace them. The trend that allows too much autho~ity to a few individuals, letting them step over committees and individuals when it comes to ~ecision ma~ing. The ~hreat of a growinr; bureaucracy is present in every union where the membership does not exert a strict contr?l over its leadership and has lost_the means _-comm1ttees, general meetin~s, democratic regulations- to m~ke their own decisions. The threat of bureau,cracy is present even in AUCE. The fact th~t the ~ajority of our members do not attend membership meetings, read and contribute to the newsletter, and are not aware and ready to enforce .•• /3 -3- . the rights ·the contract establishes for us shows their preference to let others make the decisions for them. Rather than taking the responsibility in our hands, we have been using our Union 9ffice staff to replace our committees instead of using them as organizers and trainers of committee members. This has been the problem with our Grievance Committee -one of the most important committees of the Union - which for the last two or three years has been almost non existent. In early August, when discussing lists of duties for the Union Office positions, the executive decided to make the Union staffers ex-officio members -not coordinators- of the committees each of them work with, in an attempt to decentralize the responsibilities in these committees. In my opinion this is an important and correct decision but it won't take us very far if we do not develop the art of recruiting new members for our committees, and of organizing the Union in general. The best by-laws and constitution mean nothing to a union of inactive, unaware members . who rely on a few individuals to "solve" their problems. The last AUCE provincial convention set a very bad precedent for all of us. The clause in the provincial constituti'o"n"t'fiat ITmTied the number of years that a member can run for a paid position was deleted. One of the ways to avoid careerists in the leader-- ship of a union is by rotating people in the paid positions. This way the experience of working full- time for the union is made by as many of our members as possible. Union office jobs shouldn't become your average, mechanical, business jobs but inn?vating, . //. creative experiences. People that have gained expertise durin~ one or two years in the union office can thus go ba~k to the ranks and shar~ their expertise as co~mittee members, at genera l meetings and on a day-to-day basis. In AUCE provincial the door is now open for any member to remain in office for any number of years, without the ranks having to bother to think of nominations, since the already presttged person is likely to be elec~ed over and over again. oee/4 /2, . -4-- The Affilia~ion Ballot: J • . At the last provincial convention as well, all cri~i<?is1:1s and suggestions regarding the ballot on affiliation were set aside in favour of approving the ballot :presented b~f the Provincial Executive. This ballot . includes u~nec~ssary · steps and makes the voting confusing by consi9-er1ng the alternatives of "abstentions" and e'Yen "other". The ballot has ended up being unsa~isfactory to the Provincial Executive itself. In mid - September, after counting the votes of the second ballot (no you wi~h to affiliate to the CLO, CCU, OTHER, ABBTENTIONS), the Prov. Executive decided to s~op the balloting and hold a special convention to discuss the matter due to the fact that the vote fa~~u~s affiliation to the CLC but not by a large maJori ty. They went back on this decision only wiren letters of pr0test were sent to them, includi~ g one by L?cal l Exec~tiye, demanding that the balloting continu~ as dec:1.ded upon at the last provincial convent+on. , Th~ ~ro'Yinoial Executive, in its majority opposed to affiliation .to ~he CLC, has thus shown a great co~cern for the totals of the ballot iesults. However they t~ems~lves devised this balloting procedure that ' would inevitably fractionize the vote. ( - These irregularities as well as their continuous refusal -to seriously build meetin~s where affiliation ~ay.be ~hor9ughl,y discussed by the membership are an indieati-0n .that the Provincial Executive has failed to le~d the proc~ss of making a decision on affiliation in a Just.an~ fair ,way. They are biased and they have shown l.to I hope that by now I ha~e convinced the reader tha~ the dang~r of bureaucra?y exists in every organi- zation where interests conflict. Bureaucratic maneuvering can be pe1:formed by_a well-known . "pork chopper" in a conserva~ive CLC ~nion or by an AUCE leading body carried away by 1.te ?wn wishes on one matter or another. The deg1:e~ to which bureaucratic maneuvering may occur is de~inite!y not . the same because we are a smaller union which still maintains some of its best traditions, but we are by no means exempt from it. . .. /5 ... -5- We will have to struggle against the threat of bureauc ·racy whether we are . inside or outside the CLC by electing new people to leadership positions, by demanding that these leaders strengthen our committees and train us in all fields of union activity and by participating in every decision the Union makes. By entering the CLC through merger (the only way we are allowed to do it), we will benefit from being part of the mainstream of the labour movement. We will learn from their struggles and their history. We will acquire bargaining power and multiply our chances for survival as a union of public-sector workers which has been and will be subject to increasing economi.c cutbacks. These gains will help us to successfully continue our own fight against th~ threat of bureaucracy, and perhaps be able to set an example of democratic functioning to the bureaucratized unions of the CLO, the CCU and other. With our very survival joined to that of a large, powerful union, we can build on our past successes and structures to ensure effective defense of internal democracy. Outside the CLO, our struggle against the threat of bureaucracy will be hampered by the weakening effects of successive bad contracts ·and our inability to enforce the rights we have already won. Having our own committees, _our own executive, our own by-laws, our own constitution, and our own general meetings, there is nothing anybody can do to send us towards the bureaucratizing path. If it ha ppens it will /3. be our fault. Merging with a CLC union like CUPE our na me wi ll change but our basic structures ~nd regulations will not. They will even have to be improved .2E£ wayo Lissett Nelson Member on Leave (Phone: 879-3246) 14. 5. Interview with Ted Byrne After the Association of University ahd College Employees begaA to investigate other unions and organizations ' of unions as a first step toward possible affiliat -ion, I decided to do some investigation of my own. The things that I wanted to know about the other unions were not the kind of things that would likely be written down in the constitution and bylaws, and they were certainly not the ~inds of things you would likely find out in con'l.ersation with a business agent. What I wanted to know was this: How does it feel to be a 'good' union member in the union under consideration? What would a 'good' union member change about the union? Is change possible? Ted Byrne and I met about the time of the first AUCE 2 strike in 1975. I knew that he had been active in his local of BCGEU after he left SFU, so he would be able to make an informed comparison of the two unions. First we tried a taoed interview which I transcribed, but neither of us were satisfied with the somewhat fragmented nature of the results. What follows are questions that I posed in writing, and answers that Ted composed after some consideration. Some of us feel that in AUCE we were able to work towards more equ'itable salaries for clerical and secretarial work--the jobs traditionally held by women--and that we were successful in winning good maternity benefits, compassionate leave, and so on. We worry that to continue this fight as part of another union might mean first fighting a predominately male membership, then fighting an indifferent executive, and then maybe getting to the employer when we were already exhausted. Is there justification for this worry? First of all, I don't think AUCE is that far ahead of the unions it's contemp.Zating affiZiating with--at Zeast not in terms of wages. And, throughout the economy the wage disparities between jobs done ZargeZy by women and jobs of "equaZ vaZue" done largely by men still persist. They certainZy do in the BCGEU. The lowest wages are paid in the Admin Services Component (clericaZ workers). · My own job, which was basically clericaZ- · grade 2 on a six-grade schedule- paid about $l3,000. The average wage in the BCGEU was more Zike $l6,000. So the struggle you're describing is one you _can't final~y win, and one which needs to be fought th2~oughout the ent~re trade un~on movement. It can't be effeatively waged in isolation from the Zab0ur movement as a whole. It is a struggle that aan only be won by first establishing the principles on the aonvention floors of CUPE, BCGEU, the B.C. Fed, eta. The BCGEU pamphlet on women in the union mentions only 'equal pay for equal work'. Has BCGEU in fact been fighting for equal pay for work of equal value? Undoubtedly the people on the Women's Committee understand the difference between the two conaepts. But I haven't seen any evidence of their;promoting equal ~ay for work of equal val~e, except perhaps very gradually thru such mechan~sms as ac·ross-the-board ~ncreases. There is an 'Equal pay' clause in the Master Agreement. It seems to point beyond 'equal pay for equal work', but it's pretty cautious. It refers to 'similar work or, substantially siJ11ilar work'. If my memory serves me well, there were no feminist oriented resolutiens at the last convention. What would have to be done to get the convention to pass a motion that the Union negotiate (i.e. attempt to negotiate) equal pay for work of equal value? If the resoluti~ ws framed in suah a way that it differed radicaZly from current BCGEU poZiay and praatice, even getting it to the Convention wou.Zd be a priobZ~m. It wouZd have to be supported by eno1Agh locals in at least one component that it would be ensured of being endorsed by that aomponent. If it came to the component execu~ive from only one local, say the SFU local; it might very wel~ be defeated at the component level. So it wouZd be essentially a job of making cross-loeaZ contacts, of getting the resoZ½tion before ¢he membership of various Zoaals. This pro~Zem would be worsened if SFU were part of Component l4, th~ eo"!Ponent t~at t~c~udes those Zocals governed by the Labour Code, and wh~ch ~snow be~ng d~v~ded into locals and sub-locals. In other> wordsi the resolution might fir>st have to be taken to a . local meeting where several other> sub-locaZs would 4lso have representa~ton. So, Zet 's say the resoZution was finally passe1 by the Component ex~cu~~ve. It would then be certain to get to the Convent~o~. Whether or not :t ts passed at the Convention will have a lot to _do mth ·the reco"!"1e~dat-ion of the Resolutions Committee--a committee appo~nted by the Prov~nc~az Executive. It would be interesting to see statistics on how often the convention deZegates have voted against the.recommendation of this c~mmittee. Let's say that there was a recommendat~on to defeat the ·resolut~on. Again, your only hope would be to have already ~arnered broad sup~or~-- support from several differ>ent componen'::,t~. Th~s would_be very d:f{~cult given the str-ucture of the union, and the Zack ·of organ~zed oppos~t~on. So, hopefully, there would be a ~reat long debate-twenty min~tes . maybe- and it might even Zook Zike you have a chance. At that po~nt, . ~f the e'stablishment was determined to see the resolution defeated, John Fryer> would take the mike. He would speak against the motion and it would be defeated 5 to 1.* But don't lose heart, you may have another chance in two year[! time. * The most overt exhibit of pressure to support the resolutions committee was during a debate over increased centraZized control over colZective bargaining. Just at the point where th~ vote was taken the General Secretary entered the conve~tion haZZ to a standing ovation. He addressed the convention for approximately fifteen minutes with respect to the resolution·at hand • • . The subsequent vote, although highly contested previously was almost unanimous as a result of his speech. Anderson, John C., "The. Union convention", Industrial Relations, -v. 32, no. 3. The essay is based on_the BCGEU June l975 Convention. the General Secretary referred to ~s John Fryer. A pro-affiliation letter to the last AUCE Anchor commented that "It would .be nice to have both--a democratic and powerful union--but those terms don •t go together very wel 1 thses days". What do you thin _k about that? ·I believe it's true that there's an inver>se relationship between (con- centration of) power and democraay. But to state it a~ an 1 absolute a~oic~ . is incorrect. I don't believe that power, or 'clout' ~s tne only mot~v~t~on behind AUCE's desire to affiliate. Just as important should be the des~re to be a part of the labour movement in 'a way that AUCE aan't be in its present state, to carry the pr>inciples that AUCE stand.s fo~ into the larger arena of the labour aounciZs, the B.C. Fed, the CLC. I th~nk AUCE should /5. ~e ~llowe1 to affili~te on its Ol,)n. But what AUCE should oonoentrate on ~f tt de~~d:s to affil~ate by joining a la,r,ger union, is the possibility of negot~at~ng a relat~onship with the larger union that doesn't ohange the ~atu~e :of AUCE, that doesn't do damage to ·its democratic structure and ~ts ~deals. In affiliating with the BCGEU, for instance, we wouid ha'lfe to look . at the question of the relationship of the non-elected staff representative to the local, the lack of provisions for a .Zoca'l grievance qommittee, the 2/3 majority stin~e vote, the problem of being a subloca'l ~n Compor.ent l4, and so on. . There is some conc~r~ about the BCGEU recall procedure. Is it true that it operates from the top down, i.e. that . the provincial executive can lift membership cards? Is it true that members can't petition for a recall vote of executive members? Aocording to t~e Constitution, a local can recommend suspension of a member to its component executive, which can then make a decision on that suspension, subject to appeal (the the Provincia'l Executive}. The Provincial Executive has the right to suspend or to terminate a member,· subject to appeal (to the CLC Ombudsman - yes, !!!.ff!!}. The Provincial Executive also has the right, since the 'last Convention, to suspend from office any officer or steward of any local. There is no provision in the constitution of the union or in the local bylaws that allows for the recall of exeo~tive officers. Would it be possible to organize ·arty· effective ·oppositidn to the provincial executive? . Of course it would be possible.' There must have been a pretty healthy . opposition operating at the time the union first resolved to call itself a _'union' rather than an 'association' (as it was called from the early '40's until .Z.969). There were considerable changes brought about at that time, ~nd brought about through strong and organized opposition. I know of attempts ~n rec~nt years to form oppositions around certain questions, .but most of them wi.thered away or backed off. I remember reading a newspaper article in l97? (Vancouver Sun, January?, l977) in which John F~er lambastes a 'highly vocal "!inority w_ithin the union', 1·people who never grew up from being students'. There ~s currently a group trying to organize opposition wi~hin the union-- opposition to some of the more regressive resolutions passed at the last convention, and to the kind of manipulation of the membership that led to the signing of the last quite unsatisfactory master contract. How much input does the local membership have into what is asked for in negotiations and how much feedback do they have du.ring negotiations? Each locai in Component l4 (the component I belonged to} negotiates its otJn contract. The Negotiating Corrunittee oonsists of three members of the local plus the staff rep who is an ex-officio membe~ of the committee. In the Zocal I beZonged to there is an Items for Negotiation Comrr;ittee which prepares on the basis _of a poZl of °VJ.~embership, a Zist ~f items. The membership is consulted fa-irZy regularZy at general and octJas~onaZ special meetings. The staf~ rep . take~ a ~ead~ng_roZe ~n negotiations, and the membership tends to put -it~ trust i.~ him (~t -is a h~m at the m9ment} because he 1:s a'professional'. There ~s very Z-ittZe questioning of Negotiating Cormiittee reoommendations. It ws quite astonishing how little questioning there was of the p;oposal, presented by the staff rep during our last negotiations, that we trade our two-_Year no layoff c-Zause for changes in the auxiliary ·s.f tu_ati9r;. that Jas, admittedly, unbearable. There was no resistanoe. · ' Some people in our union think that having a professional negotiator will :solve all our problems. Personally, I don't believe in the mystique that 0 has developed around the so-called professional negotiator. I think professional negotiators tend sap the membership of its own ability to continuously develop ieadePship -z.,nternally, and also, as a corollary, saps it of its militaney, leavjng what~ver milita~ey is left to be manipulated _by these same professionals. Also the essent~al entqgonism between labour and management is alouded in a situation where you have professional negotiators bargaining on both sides. A kind of inverted triangZe is formed with the membership on the bottom • We have trouble in this local getting people to run for executive or committee office. I think people are reluctant to take on the heavy work load. Did this ever happen in your local? It seems to be a problem sommon to all unions. Our executive was, more often than not, elected by aaoZamation. Corrunittees were appointed by the chairperson. Most of the eorrunittee members were also on the executive. so there was, when I left, an unhealthy concentration of responsibility in the hands of a few. How do you see your membership in· the Canadian labour movement? Do you feel that you, as an individual, are part of a class movement? Yes, I think that the woriking class .. shouZd be represented provincially and federally by large assoaiations of the trade unions that represent it in the work-plaoe. I don't believe that it is being well represented by the .associations that exist presently. Nevertheless, I think that these orga:aizations have to be reformed from within, because . they were created by the working olass over a long period of struggle, and they · belong to the workers and must come to r~present the working class. Ted Byrne is presently an active member of u::,caJ. #l's Grievance and Carrnunications Carmi ttees. He works in the Reccm Unit in the Library Processi119' Centre. The interview itself was conducted in February of ~s year, just as Teq was in transit fran a job in the AUCE bargain- 1.119' at SFU to one here at uoc. Ju~t once I'd like a contract without being blamed for inflation, warts, m!d-east, crises. mass layoffs, sink backup, gumpie suicides. mange, seagull lice, dandelion infestation ... /7. CONFEDERATION OF CANADIAN U IONS CONFEDERATION DES ~~l{ATS~~AN11ENS To the Signators of the Leaflet- •"Choose Your Future Vote C.L.C.": C. E. September 15, 1980 We are writing to place on record our disgust with a number of the dishonest and unprincipled statements which you have made about the central labour organization that we are affiliated to, the Confederation of Canadian Unions. Whether this was done deliberately or as a result of lack of research into the situation we do not know, however, we believe we have the obligation to present you with the facts about the C . C.U. / W~ will go over the statements you have made on the C.C.U. point by point: i) C.C.U. has no "significant ,.>ublic sector presence ": While we do not know what you mean by "significant" we beleive that the C.C.U. does repr~sent a considerable number of public sector workers including the largest group of workers on- the BCR (member.s of the Canadian Union of Transportation Employees), the supp 'ort staff at the University of Manitoba (members of CAIMAW Local 9), the traffic controllers for Canada's national railways (members of the Rail Canada Traffic Controllers to be certified this fall) and the clerical _ staff at York University (members of the York University Staff Association). ii) C.C.U. has "very few women workers": The C.C.U. has at least three affiliates, the Canadian Food and Associated Services Union, the Canadian Textile and Chemical Union and Y.U.S.A.,_w~ich are made up of women in the majority. As well, other affiliates such as our own union have many certifications where women workers make up the major~ty. It should also be noted that the C.C.U. and its affiliates have been fiGhting for the principle of equal pay for work of equal value and against discrimination in the ~orkplace before such issues became fashionable in C.L.C. circles. iii) A.U.C.E. and C.C.U. have the'ir share of "long l?sing strikes~: _In addition to being wrong, this is a par- ticularly unprincipled argument that we suspect has its basis in a leaflet published by the B.C. Federation of Labour title d "The House of Labour- What ' s In It For You?". If you were to examine the facts of the situation rather than parrot information gleaned from dubious sources you would find out the following : - There are many unions in the C.L. C. that have had long strikes during the past few yea.rs. If you took C.L.C. and C.C.U. unions as a group and analyzed them regarding average length of strike you would not find any significant difference. - \ continued ... /2 \ \ 2 As you well know, · situations like those at Adams Labs, Inco in Sudbury and Boise Cascade illustrate that the size of a union or its affiliation to the C.L.C. is not a significant factor in dealing with transnational' corporations during strike situations. -We would be very interested to see some substantiation /9. for your claim about 11 lo 'sing strikes". If you were to examine the situation you would find that, in fact, some of the larger unions have a worse record for lost strikes than C.C.U. affiliates, This i.s because on numerous occassions full-time representatives of the various business unions have forced workers back to work for little more than the original company offer. It is particularly unprincipled to raise the issue of "losing strikes" because in many ways it is an argument for un- democratic unionism. Unions like the Teamsters capitalize on these kinds of arguments because they have their own formula for avoiding strikes: make back-room deals with the boss and do everything possible to intimidate the membership into not voting for a strike. It is a formula used by many C.L.C. unions. Whenever workers vote to go on strike there is the possibility they will have to go back to work on the employer's terms. This could happen to any union at one time or another. Unless you are prepared to take away the right to strike from rank-and-file workers (which many C.L.C. affiliates, in effect, already do) then 11 lost 11 strikes will occur. To suggest that joining the C.L.C. will change this fact is extremely dishonest. iv) C.C.U. offers "fewer resources, less strength": This kind of argument is the bedrock of business unionism; that the size of a union and the size of its treasury translates into greater strength in bargaining. If.you were to ta½e.a loo½ at the contract settlements of the various C . C.U. affiliates in the foundries, truck-building industry, mines, oil refineries, railways, textile industry and others you will find that in every case the "small, weak" unions in the C.C.U. have negotiated better contracts than the large, U.S.-based unions. In the context of bargaining with universities, you must surely be aware that union like Y.U.S.A. and your own have negotiated better contracts on the average than the much larger C.L.C. unions. v) C.C.U. affiliates engage in "frequent expensive raiding campaigns": One of the more holier-than-thou positions of some so-called sociali~ts over the years has been their opposition to raiding. In the trade union movement, we frequently see the spectacle of representatives of uni0ns like the Steel- workers deploring raids. One is tempted to forget that the Steelworkers established their base in the Canadian mining industry by launching a succussful raiding campaign on the Mine-Mill Union based largely on red-baiting. continued ... /3 '· i Zo. 3 Raiding is'a frequent practice of many unions in the C.L.C. The recent raid against S.O.R.W.U.C. by C.U.P.E. at S.F~U., the attempted B.C.G.E.U. raid on A.U.C.E. and frequent raids between different C.L.C. affiliates are all examples of this fact. Our own union, which is involved in more representation votes against U.S.-based unions than any other C.C.U. affiliate, does not spend a significant amount of our funds on raiding. We spend approximately 3% of our funds on organizing; the bulk of this goes towards organizing unorganized workers. If you had spent any time examining union constitutions, particularly those of U.S.-based unions, - you would have noted the lack of internal union democracy provided in those documents. Many of these unions are geared towards giving all real power to full-time union rep .resentatives and little to the membership. To criticize raiding under all circumstances is an anti-democratic position because when you do this you prohibit workers from collectively deciding to leave a union that does not further their interests to join one that does. The record of C.C.U. unions has shown that_ in every case, t~e decision of the workers to leave their U.S.-based union has benefitted them when it came to collective bargaini~g. We would join you in criticizing unions that raid other unions on the invitation of the efuployer or thdse that raid without any invitation from the rank-and-file. We could provide you with a long list of C.L.C. affiliated unions that are guilty of such tactics if you are interested. The arguments you have used in your leaflet are not new to us . They are frequently used by people who, were it not for the big salaries and expenses provided from the dues money of the rank-and-file, would be members of management rather than trade unionists. We would not bother writing this kind of letter to those people because they are fully aware_ of the facts and are deliberately distorting them. We are writing you because we think you may believe the information contained in your leaflet. We would hope that you would reconsider s6rne of the statements in that leaflet after studying the facts. cc: A.U.C.E. Provincial off'ic .e JS/to'n Sincerely yours, l- Jess Succamore, C.C.U. Vice-President CAIMAW National Secretary-Treasurer Sec.-Treasurer Report 21. N:.minations for the p::>sition of Secretary-Treasurer close at the October 23rd Manbership Meeting. If you should decide to nm for the position your term of office vould be fran January 1, 1981 to Decanber 31, 1981. You would ¼'Ork in the Union Office with the Union Organizer and Co-ordinator, that is you ~uld be on leave of absence fran the University for a year and paid by the Union. A tentative job description, subject to member.ship rat- ification, has been created, and, it is a detailed - and extranely dry - list of what is expected of AUCE's Secretary-Treasurer. The next Secretary-Treasurer will experience a year quite un.like this one. 1981 should prove to be quieter and should provide the Secretary-Treasurer with ample time to spear- head, and to solidify, nruch neErled organzing and re-organizing. Much of this year's efforts and energy have been devoted to the contract negotiations and the strike, espec- ially to the aftermath of the strike. That will not recur n~t year as we will be into the second year of our contract '. I hope that sane of you give serious consideration to running for the 1:X)sit-Lon of Secretary- Treasurer. Next year should afford the next Secretary-TreaS1,1rer the opportunity to test the watE=>..r without floundering. Such experience could provide the confidence to nm for a second year ano. have the distinction of heing AUCE Local #l's first two-term Secretary- Treasurer. As has been reported at the past fe.t1 Manber&hip Meetings, we are on the verge of another dues increase referendum ballot. The -reasons are basic: our present expe..nses and future ecmnibnents (and present ones) have outstripped our incane. Our monthly incane and expenses alm:>$t balance - and that does not take into account the irrlr?act of the costs of the stew- ards' saninar or other extraordinary expenses. Provincially, we voted to increase the Per Capita Tax $1.25 a month per member. And, we have been unable to meet our constitutional requirement of dep::>siting 10% of our dues into t.11e Strike Fund on a ronthly basis. Those twu items alone add up to over $3,000 a month in additional expenses. Coupled with other experu;;es, that ~uld mean a dues increase of a minimum of $3 • 00 a rronth per rnanber •. The Executive has assumed the resf:X)nsibility of canposing the ¼'Ording for a propose'l in- crease and bringing that wording to a meeting for scrutiny. Should there be time at the October 23rd meeting, the Executive plan$ to do just that. We hope that when the ballots are actually sent, you will vote on the basis of the information before you. NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: novem .be r 3· 22. Peoples Front On August 23, 1980 over 200 people militantly marched through downtown Vancouver tq oppose the Ku Klux Klan and all fonns of racist and fascist violence. The East Indian Defence Carmittee,organiser of the demonstration, said in its call "ret · no racial, national, religious, political or social differences anongst those who oppose the Ku Klux Klan prevent us frcm demonstrating as one against this racist and fascist evil." The representation in the derconstration proved that many people agree with this view. There were East Indians, religious and non-religious, Iranians, Eritreans and Palestinians anonst the national minorities as well as many Canadians of European origin. Amongst th e political opinions there were Marxist-Ieninists, anarchists and reformist-minded rnern.bers of the NDP. There were many male and female trade union members fran the wood, metal and service industries as well as students, housewives and children. our union, AUCE formally participated and the president of the Provincial Association, Lid Strand spoke at the closing rally. A significant fact al::out the demonstration is that neither the Vancouver Province nor the SUn printed a single ~rd al::out it. Both papers were invited to come and they did send photographers and reporters. But the Southam-Thompson oligarchy which dom.inates the "free press" in Vancouver chose to censor the event fran its news coverage. They even refused to print a letter to the editor written by a participant which criticized their news blackout. Of course when it canes to promoting the Ku Klux Klan the hypocrits who control this monopolised press give the KKK maximum free publicity. For example, on July 15th the Vancouver Sun ran a front page sensational story "Vandoµver Best for Ku Klux IQ.an recruits." This story was based on a ·telephone intervi~w with , \ sane KKK scum in Toronto. But when 200 people from here at hane marched in · Vancouver against the KKK then the Sun has not a single ~rd to say al:x:>ut.it. '• . "' .. . • t •" ., Today, in ,1.11 international situation which is extranely dangerous arid '.::.~ ·: canplicated, fasc i sm, racism and the danger of ~rld war can only be defeated when the oppressed and exploite~ everywhere unite their ranks and fight for their freedan, liberties and union democracy. This is why EIOC is hosting a conference on Novanber 22, 1980 to found a People's Front against racist and fascist violence. The open letter of EIOC calls on "all people and organisations who stand in principle against racism and fascism, irrespective of their .ideological and political viewpoints and convictions, irrespective of their religious beliefs, their sex or their national origin . . . to endorse, support and participate in this conference. " In my opinion AUCE should endorse and partic _ipate in this conference. We must build unity arrongst all sincere fighters against racist and fascist violence. For thisv.iolence has a very definite purpose - to split and divide the ~rking people on racist lines. To cower the people with fear -and terror and prepare conditions for open fascism in Canada. · My appeal to the member is that we continue to ~rk with anyone who shows by their deeds they oppose racism and fascism. Kitti Cheema notice of motion AUCE Lcx:::al 1 membership opposed racist and fascist violence against the Canadian people in principle. We stand for unity with anyone (irrespective of their idoological and politj.cal viewpoints and convictions, irrespective of ~eir religious beliefs, their sex or their national origin) wrio, by their deeds show they oppose racist and fascist violence. · '' In light of this we endorse the founding conference of . the People's Front against racist and fascist violence to be held on Novanber 22, 1980 at 5880 Main· Street, Vancouver. · This endorsement will involve: 1) Nominating and electing a delegate fran AUCE weal 1 membership to par- ticipate in this conference, 2) Publicizing the petition against racist and fascist violence and en- couraging our members to sign it. 23. VANCOlJ'!ER WCMEN IN FOCUS SOCIEI'Y presents "It's N:>t Your Imagination"~ a 20 minute, 16mn colour film concerning sexual harassment of 'wOffieI1 in the ~rkforce. You are invited to the first public presentation of this. film at the Carnegie Centre, 401 Main Street, THURSDAY ~tober 23rd at 7:30 P·~· _Refreshments will -be served following the film ·and the pro- ducers mvite your ccmnents at that time. Where is our new contract???????? Where is our new Contract? W.e, the Union Office staff, have been deluged with queries concerning the whereabouts of the long overdue 1980-82 AUCE collective agreement. These delats r~sult from countless errors in the copy, repeated proofreadings and confusion 1n general due to the decision to use word processing equipment for the contract this year. The Printer has finally received the corrected proofs, and we should have the contract within 2 or 3 weeks. 24.~ UBC LOC~ association of·university and college employees Public Service Alliance (PSAC) Ra.;Jional Representatives Suite 4 - 2929 cannercial Drive Vancouver, B.C. V8T 4E7 Septrniber 24, 1980 Dear Regional Representatives: At our Septanber 23rd Executive meeting, the Executive of AUCE I.Deal #1 voted unanim:,usly to send a letter of support to your union. On behalf of our mE!llber-ship, who are also clerical workers, v.ie \4.0Uld like to say that we wholeheartedly support your denands and your CX)ntinuing struggle with the Treasury Doard and the present Government. . For too many years the Canadian public has been labo~ing under_t1;e_misCX)n~eption that Govei:nnent · jobs are over-paid and lacking in any social res}X)nsibili 1:Y or .lJTIPOrtru:1ce • we applaud you in your efforts to stand up for what should be yours J.n terms of live- able wages-and improved benefits. At this time we can only hope that the Treasury Board responds to the mandate that yoor membership has provided you with and bargains in good faith. Best of luck! SUPPORT FOi{ PSAC 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308 25. September 23, 1980 TWU To: All IDcal 1 Shop Stewards had a visit in the union office this irorning fran Mike MacI.ean, President of the Telecamrunications 1M:>rkers Union. He advised us that they were going to be locked out · by B. C. Telephone any day now. He said that a long strike was in store for the:n, po~sibl~ up to ~ix ironths. He also told us that the canpany was trying to break their union and in fact had succeeded in breaking three locals of their union in the United States. The Telecamrunications 1M:>rkers Union have supported our strikes and we must do t:l_1e fo~ the:n. Should. a lockout occur · and you see a supervisor cx:me into a building to install new equi:prent, please phone the union office and we can then relay the information to the Teleccmnunications 1M:>rkers Union. We are not inter-ested in people caning in· to repair telephones. The major interest would be the installation of new wiring or new telephones. Please give your . support to the '!WU where possible • OOI'ICE OF MY'l'ION Fraternally, Carole carreron Union Organiser AUCE Local 1 THAT AUCE Local 1 take the RECON Unit Leave of Absence grievance to arbitration and pay all related expenses . Explanation: a continuing employee requested a 1 rronth leave of absence. She was turned down and the reasons given for refusing the leave were a criticism of the employee that not only were untrue but arrounted to discipline on the part of the employer. The original letter refusing leave was rerroved fran her file and replaced by a seCX)nd letter also refusing the leave which also made reference to use of sick leave that was incorrect . In the opinion of the Grievance Comnittee the University has not made "every effort to oomply with" this employee's request for leave. In addition the Union has tried to gain fran the employer what their p::>licy on the granting of leaves of absence is. We have not received such a policy to date. -------· - ------------------- -:----,-----:----------1 l , t ·association of university and college employees President D.T. Kenny Main Mall N. Admin. Building Roan 107 The University of British Columbia campus Mail Dear Mr. Kenny: Septa!'lber 29, 1980 At our September 23rd Executive meeting, the Local Executive of AUCE Local #1 voted unanirrousl y to protest any possible reductions in ·our already oven1.orked and w"rlerpaid bargaining unit that may arise fran proposed cutbacks. Any action which may reduce the nmnber of our menbers ,i.1ill undoubtedly have an . impact on the quality of service to both the University carmunity and the cx:m- munity at large. It is unfortunate that our Union has to catch wind of possible budgetary cut- backs through interdepartmental maroranda passoo on to us by our own manhers. Nhen decisions, tentative or not, are made which may have an effect upon either the direct livelihcx:x1 of our ItBT1bers or which. may lead to a diroinuti_on in our bargaining unit through attrition, we feel that it is only proper to be consulted, at the very least notified. trust that we have reg-istered our opp:)sition to the announced intention of the University to pursue budgetary cutbacks ,vhich may have an adverse impact on the level of service presently provided by the staff of the University. Ray Galbraith Secretary-Treasurer AUCE Local #1 Budget Cutbacks 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308 Press Release Press Release - The employees of the Simon Fraser Student Society are pl'eas~ 'd to announce a change in union representation. As a result of a certification vote held in ' accordance with the provisions of the Labour Code of B.C . , they are now represented by Local 2396 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (C.U.P.E.). The S.F.S . S. employees had been represented by Local 1 of the Service, Office and Retail Worker s Union of Canada (S . O. R.W. U.C.). 21. The majority decision to be represented by C.U.P.E. was the result of dissatisfactio with S.O.R .w.u . c . and the desire for a greater degree of support and potenti'al assistance in collective bargaining and contract enforcement. Anoth~r factor in the decision was a desire to establish broader ties with other unionized workers. C.U . P . E. has a total membership of app~oximately 258,000 and is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress. As a newly chartered Local of C.U.P.E., the S.F.S.S. employees may also affiliate with local and regional organizations within C.U.P.E., the B.C. Federation of Labour and the New Westminster and District Labour council. The new Local intends to maintain close cooperation with other campus unions at SFU. The first tasks for the new Local will be to draw up a set of , by-laws and elect the officers of the Local. Collective bargaining with the employer is expected to begin in the near future • • .association of university and college employee~ local 2 simon f raser university YOU MIGHT HAv£ TO IAX>~t:i Tiff BIG E..,iD SVE, l I I CAN'T Do THE" _I wo~K GET OVT L or: TH£ MILL, October Meeting ,,. 'I I ' ; ' If you have read the agenda on the back page of the newsletter you will have noticed.-_ ,; that the first portion, in fact 50 minutes, of the bo-hour meeting will be devoted 1 to a discussi?n of a~filiation. That decision was made by the membershi.p at the -Augus;t 14th rnanbership -meet1ng when the following notion was passed: THAT THE FIRST HCXJR Of' THE NEXT .MEMBERSHIP MEETil-K; BE DEDICATED 'ID A DISCUSSION OF THE AFFILJ.ATION QUESTION. Furthenrore, you will have noticed that the motion reads "first hour" and the firs.t sentence contains the contradictory "SO mirrutes". At a subsequent Executive meetin:J, it ·was decided that the missing 10 minutes ,;.,ould be devoted to a speaker on the Nicar- aguar. Literacy Crusade. 28. .. . .. \.. .... .. : ·.-;~ PRATT 3 DONATION N .~ .. ;-i \0 00 0 REHIRE THE 3 PRATT WOMEN A defense committee has been formed to demand Quebec , rehire Wendy Stevenson, Suzanne Chabot and in the above photo) . The three Montreal women were days before the end of thei~ probationary period. .OPEN RCMP FILES .END THE HARRASSMENT CAMPAIGN that Pratt & Whitney of Longueuil, Katy Le Rougetel (left to right fired on November 16, 1979, a few , They were union activists, feminists, independentists and memaers of a ~ocialist group - the ~evolutionary Workers League. Both they and tneir union , United Auto Workers (UAW) local 510 did not ltelieve the canpany's explanation of a "layoff" due to a "personnel surplus." The union sulnitted grievances for unwarranted layoff and lodged a complaint with the Quebec Human ltights Commission charging Pratt with discrimination . The grievmces are presently being pursued to araitration. On April 11, 1990, the three women were fired a second time from new jobs: Chabot and ,Stevenson from Canadair (a crown corporation) and Le ~ugetel from Canadian Marconi . The Quebec Human !tights Commission is presently investigating ·this second round of firings. The need for a defense campaign has ltecome even more urgent in light of the Commission's findings concerning the Pratt firings. ·In a June 29, 19i0 meeting of the Commission, Pratt was found guilty of political discrimination . The Commission affirmed that visits by an~ agent were "decisive" in the company's decision to fire the three women. The Commission reconmended the three women's immediate reinstatement with full backpay and damages. Pratt has refused to comply . The 'coincidental' second firings from bro-different companies on the same day and the revelations of RCMP involvement point to a concerted campaign of harrassment. Well - known companies, the federal government and its police agency, the ~CMP, are collaborating against the three women because they are publicly defending their rights as wocnen and as l'()litical and union activists. Pratt versus women Women make up a very small proportion of the workforce at Pratt ·& Whitney: ahout 150 out of 3000 plant workers . In general, they are ghettoized into certain jobs and denied access to the more skilled and highly paid positions. Almost no women work on the motor assemaly or as machinists, machine operators or inspectors in the machine shop, even ·if they have the re~ired ~alifications. · The three women asked for transfers to other positions at the time of their "layoff" wt management refused on the basis that the openings were for "men's jolts : " Yet two of the three women are -iualified as machinists or machine operators and all three had excellent work records . Chabot, Le .Rougetel and Stevenson are among the ever-increasing numbers of women .3?.fighting to gain access to better-paying, unionized jobs. They see the establishment of special training programs for women and hiring 41Uotas to guarantee access to such employment as a central aattle for ,;,omen today. Their firings are ·a dir~ct attack against women's right to jobs, especially non-traditi~nal, industrial jobs. Pratt versus UAW local 510 It is also interesting to note that the three WOJrten were fir~ barely two da1,s before a mass meeting of a thousand local 510 members. The workers voted unanimously for the reopening of contract clauses concerning wages and cost of living. It is clear that the c01npany fears above ali the mobilization of union members, whether it be around the reopening of the contract or the upcoming nego5,iations for a new contract . It is more and more obvious that Pratt is looking to weaken the union by any means possiltle, attempting to intimidate its members. The March 19i0 firing of·a union steward with seven years seniority in the plant, as well as the firing of other workers •esides the three women, all take place in the framework of a new attempt to break local 510. Pratt & .Whitney is alr,eady infamous in Queaec for its anti-union, anti-Queaecois policies. During a · 22-month long strike in 1974/'75, Pratt, then called United air('raft, tried to break the union through police informers, violent confrontations with the strikers, strikebreakers and the firing of the 34 central strike leaders . In the pre-referendum period, the company used economic blaclanail against the Quebecois by threatening to pull out of Quebec if "the political climate did not improve." The company used women in an attempt to •reak and weaken the union during the strike. Now that more and more women at Pratt see the necessity of being part of the union and building it, Pratt fires .three women activists ••• Pratt and the RCMP versus democratic rights The Keable and MacDonald Commissions have uncovered evidence that the RCMP holds files on hundreds of thousands of Canadian and Quebecois unionists, NDP and Parti Quebecois members, feminists, native rights activists and socialists: people who~e only wrongdoing consists in being suspected of holding views different from those of the government and the ROtP. As the Queaec Hwnan ltights Commission evidence indicates, these files have been used in the case of the three women to deprive them of their livelihoods, their freedom o'f. expression and associatic:m. The RCMP and the companies are attempting to force them to choose between holding their jobs and holding their views. The Fightback A broad pulllic Cal'!'paign in defense of these three victims of political policing and company harrassment is essential. The Quebec Human Rights Commission recommendations are not legally binding on Pratt & Whitney. If arbitration proceedings fail to win the women's joas back, Pratt will face a legal suit. The assault on the rights of the three women is an assault on the ~ights of all Canadians and Quebecois. Their victory will be a victory in the fight for democratic rights and women's 84!\lality. Their reinstatement will strengthen the union and its ability to fight Pgainst all forms of discrimination on the job. • REHIRE THE PRATT THREE WITH FULL COMPENSATION • OPEN THE R01P FILES AND END THE CAMPAIGN OF HAR.RASSMENT produced by volunte~r labor -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We, the undersigned, s~pport the efforts of the three women fired from Pratt & Whitney to reverse the company's decision. We demand their immediate · rehiring with full compensatio~. Name--------------------------------------- Address. ________ _,... _________________ .....,; __ Tel. ________ _ Union or organization---------------------------------- I would like to contribute to the cost of the campaign ---------~---- For more information or to re-turn this form or checks and money orders in the name of the committee, write: Pratt Three Defense Cttee,• 4271 Chambord, Mtl., Que. (52l-2791/522-2ii9) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, E.DUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEAL TH SERVICE Mr. L.M. Strand Association of University & College Employees 2162 Western Parkway Vancouver 8, B.C. Dear Mr. Strand: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20857 MJ3 I 4 1980 VDTS Your letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission has been referred to the Bureau of Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration; for ~eply. I am sympathetic with your concern about the possible effects of exposure to radiation emissions from Video Display Terminals (VDT's). The Food and Drug Administration conducts an electronic product radiation control program under the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act passed by the Cong.ress in 1968. Through its Bureau of Radiological Health, the FDA sets and enforces standards of performance for electronic products to ensure that radiation emissions from them do not pose hazards to public health. Both television receivers and VDT's use cathode ray tubes to provide an image. The x radiation emitted by VDT's would, in all likelihood, be no greater than that emitted by TV sets. A Federal standard limiting x-ray emissions from television receivers was issued in 1970. Eyestrain and other effects, such as headaches and dizziness, could be associated with the use of VDT's. Suitable adjustments of room lighting and work practices could help alleviate such effects. In vi~w of your interest, I suggest that you obtain a copy of a National Institute of Occupatinnal Safety and Health publication titled "A Report on Electromagnetic Radiation Surveys of Video Display Terminals" by C. Eugene Moss, William E. Murray, Wordie H. Parr, Jacqueline Messite, and Gerald J. Karches. This report is available from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Biomed-ical and Behavioral Science, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Please write or call me at if you have further questions • Sincerely yours, /.":' / fa-., ;i~:;:~~in~ i;-x~ / Chief, Information Services Section Technical Information Staff Office of Management and Systems Bureau of Radiological Health 3/. 32. Union Membership Trends R E p R I N T s .. ' .. 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(1) 2::: o...::i,, -e:-::r lb r--- 0 n> .... ::, "O y;· .., g-..,. -i m n> ;. n> 111 g: ;. =· .... m r» C ,_. ::C ::, :::r-o :, 0.. (1) ., .... \() 0 :, .... lb.., 0 Ill O O::,::, DJ O .... 3 =· ()) 'O(1) n> .... '< .:. I I I I ..... >T ........... I.,... , ::, Q I ::,.,alb .._ .. ,--.w.-~--. ,.J "'"" ~ ._.., _ _ .__ .. _ .... .-- - ~-- .. . , .... . _ ,_ ·- - ---- - ...... -- ~---. , ____ ...., ___ _ ___ ---- - --- .. ... 33. ., J ·~f •• ., ,., 1 • • ., • I ' 1 •• ., Reprint The following is an item taken from the New ' York Times, Sunday, -March 16, 1980. We think it will strike a few responsive chords. How to Please Your Secretary By MIRANDA MORSE Mira"4a Morse is a.pen name for a freelance writer who was a secretary, for 20 years. REPRINT Pity the unio·n flack: It's hard to Illake a strike look glaillorous By ED l<'INN Those of us who work in a public relations capacity for unions, if judged by the level of public esteem in which unions are held, would not be in the running for any achievement awards. In fact, we would prohahly be rated the most ineffective PR flacks in the country. We gathered at Toronto last weekend to commiserate with one another and discuss po&sible ways of improving labor's image. The conference, dubbed Our Place In Society, wns addressed hv professional con:im·unicators fro~1 Europe, the United States and Canada. Their message to us, basically, was that unions need to m"ake better and more frequent use of the media, both through institutional advertising and by grooming labor leaders to be more refined and reasonable in their public utterances. (No more "to hell with the public" gaff cs.) Good advice, in theory. Since the media tend to ignore unions except when they go on strike, we could use advertising to tell people about all the good things unions do, such as improv- ing workplace safety, pushing for cqunl rights for women and minorities, assisting in all kinds of community projects, and generally being helpful and constructive. Maybe in time that kind of advertis- ing would help to change the public's unfavorable view of the labor move- ment. Maybe, if we could send enough union lea,ders to charm school, they wouldn't come across quite so pugna- ciously in their TV interviews. But unions have a big disadvantage to overcome in their struggle to purify themselves in the eyes of the public- a serious drawback that no other group or organization htls to contend with. I refer, of course, to Canada's labor relations system, which regulates the collective bargaining activities of unions and determines the role they must play in our economy. Obliged to negotiate Organized wage and salary earners are the only groups in our socjety who arc obliged to negotiate- and to justify -desired increases in their incomes. In public. The merchant who wishes to raise his ir;icome simply adds a cent or two to the product he sells. The doctor and la,wyer raise their fees, the ·land- lord his rent, the banker his interest rates, and so on. With a few exceptions, these increases in prices and fees arc made unilateral1y, without being subject to much constraint, other than a shrewd estimate of how much the market will bear. Union members, ·on ,the <>ther hand, •must; go through a highly visible and c<mfrontational process to obtain sim- ilar raises in income. They hav< i to enter into negotint.iom; wit.h llwir employer. If the cmployer refuses to give them a satisfactory wage increase, they have no choice, under our labor laws, hut to ui-;e their only bargaining weapon - the withdrawal of their services. SMILE It makes people wonder what you've been up to. Our labor relations system, in other words, forces unions to undergo a trial by combat. If they eschew the ' right to strike, they inevitably end up at the bottom of the income scale, which, for example, was the fate of postal workers and teachers before they decided th<!y could no longer afford to be "rcs .pect- ahle." What kind of pubiic image.1 wonder , would doctors project if they were forced to negotiate higher: fees directly with their patfonts, and failing agree- ment, rcfu.sed to treat them? O't land- lords, if they had to negotiate rental hikes, and could only obtain them by locking out tlwir tenants? Or retailer$ if they had to negvtiate all pric~ increases with customers, and, failing agreement, refused to sell them milk meat, or other staple foods? ' They would soon suffer the same Page 32 - The Provincial, ,July/ August, 1980 $5. decline in popularity, I suggest, that unions incur every time they hnve to go on strike. The hcst PH campaign that Madison Avenue could devise would never he able to sugarcoat or glamori1.e a strike pnrticularJy one that disrupts .transpor: tation, the mails, the schools, garbage collection, or some other public service. And )'.Ct the st~·ikc is ~n indispens- able mllon functaon. In a labor rela- tions system thnt dictates an advenmr- ial relati 'oni-;hip hctwecn workers nnd employers, a system thatgivnscmp loy- ers all power and profits except those that the unions arc able to wrest for thmn, any union that foregoes the right to strike also forfeit.-; its cffcctivcn(1ss. Workers are well aware of thii;. That's why they choose leaders who can excel in the kind of industrial warfare that passes for a labor re la- tions system in this country. Reason- ableness and moderation arc not quali- ties that union members prize very highly in their top officers. They want fighters, not statesmen. Bellicose posture That's why union l(•aders, wh<m they face a TV camera in the middle of a strike (the only time they usually get a cl1ance to appear on TV), will i:nvarin- bly take a bellicose posture. They arc, after all, engaged in a battle, and undcrslandahly they are more con- cerned about the image they project to their union members than the image they present to the puhlic. · In summary, then, labor's image ii; shaped more by the combative role thrust upon it by our economic system than it is hy an ineffective public relations program. I don't say that entirely as a cop-out for union PR staff, because r n~rc·c that we could and · should do better. But until some genius invents a way of popularizing Strikes - or until WC convert to a more rational and peaceful way of sharing the economic pfo - handling public relations for a union will never he quite as rewarding ns it is for a colleague of mine who works for the Boy Scouts. • 1~·r1 Fi1111 as p11h/fr r,·l11li1111,,; rlin·,·t11r11f tit,· C1111arli1111 fl, ,,,11,,.,.1,,.,,,1 .f N11il11·11y. Tr1111s, port a ml ( ;,.11,·r1,/ l\'11rl:,·rs. 'I I ,I . ,-, Minutes MrnUTES MEMBERSHIP ME.ETIN:; - Thursday, Septanber 18, 1980 J:RC 2 12:30 - 1:30 pn. ~e meeting was called to order at 12 :45 pn. by Ray Galbraith, the Secretary Treasurer. Before proceeding to the agenda there were a series of announcements. Ray anoounced that Co-op Radio .was lcx,king for a union member to volunteer to tape Vancouver District am Labour Council Meetings for Co-op Radio. Any interested person should contact the station. Ray reminded the meeting of the Rape Relief House Walkathon and urged members to sponsor walkers. He also indicated that the Resignation of the President Ccmn:i.ttee report would be incltrled in the next edition of On Carrpus and that the issue would be discusserl at the October nenbership meeting. The results of the second ballot on affilia- tion were also read (see attached). Ray then stated that, as our President was on holiday and as \\le did not have a Vice-Presi- dent, he would be willing to chair the meeting and to take minutes. He felt there would be no difficulties as this was essentially a business meeting and he irrlicated that there were several naninations to be opened for the Provincial that were not included on the agerrla • . If there objections fran the flcx,r, Ray said that a Chair ~uld have to be elected acoording tq Section 31 of Bourinot's Rules of Order. No objections were forthcaning. 1. Adoption of agenda: fuved by Ann Hutchison THAT 'I!HE AGENDA BE AOOPTED AS. CIRCULATED. Seo:mded by Lid Strand The notion was CARRIED. 2. Adoption of minutes: fuved by Lid Strand Seconded by SUsan. Zagar . THAT THE M.rnUI'FS OF THE JULY 24, °1980 MEMBERSIITP MEErr'IlG BE AOOPTED AS CIRCUUL'T'ED. Kitty Cheana took exception to the reference in the minutes of the fonna.tion of the Camtlttee to investigate the i;esignation of the President. She felt that the ·reference to the election of a merober frcm Copy & Duplicating to the Ccrrmittee by acclamation was not correct. Ray Galbraith assured Kitty that the c.arrnittee had been so struck. The notion was CARRIED. Moved by Susan Zagar Secorrled by Lid Strand THAT THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 14, 1980 M!".MBERSHIP MEEI'ThG BE AI;X)PTED AS AMENDED. Ray Galbraith pointed out that the figure on page 27 of the newsletter was $11,462.81 arn not $1,462.81. The notion was CARRIED. 3: Busirtess arising fran the minutes: There was no rosiness arising fran the minutes. 4. Business arising fran the correspondence: Ann Hutchison referred to the August 19, 1980 letter fran the Carrnittee of Progressive Electors r~estinc_r-our endors~t and SUP};X)rt and askerl for it to l:::e read. fuved by Ann Hutchison the following notice of m::>tion: That, at the October Menhership Meeting the membership of AUCE Local #1 endorse COPE and that the notice of notion appear in the newsletter prior to the meeting •. 5. ltminations: Opening: Naninations were opened for Secretary-Treasurer, Grievance Carrnittee (1), Carmunications Carmittee, Benefits Ccmnittee .(3) and Bi-weekly Pay Period c.arrni ttee (1) • Wendy Lymer was naninated for Secretary-Treasurer and IX>reen Nicholson was naninated for the Benefits Ccmnittee. Nani.nations for the arove positions were to close at the Octoher Memhership Meeting. 37 The follCM:i.ng positions ~e opened for the Provincial. These positions arose fran the last Provincial Convention and the .Provincial Association that one member of I.ocal #1 be elected to each Carinittee. Ray Galbraith announced that the first meetings of the Camrl.ttees "-Ould occur during the last week of October: Provincial F.ducation Carmittee Provincial Na.;rsletter Comnittee Camtlttee to Investigate Discovery Parks Cross-IDCa.l Camri.ttee to Investigate AUCE Salaried Staff - Wendy Bice, Carole Cameron, NanC'.J Wiggs, Ray Galbraith Cross·~ Superannuation Pension Investigating Ccmn:i.ttee - Cathy Mcx,ney Naninations were to be closed at the October MarJJership Meeting. Closing: Naninations were to be closed for the positions of Vice-President arrl T:rust~e (1). Lid Strand pointed out that there was in fact only one i;x:>sition open for the Cross I.ocal Health & Safety .Carmittee, ·not the three that had originally been advertized. Shirley Ii:ving was therefore local #1 's representative on the Carmittee. As there were IX) naninations for Vice-President or Trustee, they were to be re-opened at the next Membership Meeting. 6. secretary-Treasurer's report: M:Ned by Ann Hutchison Secx,nded by Kitty Cheana THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE M)N'IH ENDED AtrnST 31, 1980 BE AOOPI'ED AS CIRClJIATED. Ray Galbraith referred the membership to sum of $57.99 which represented the excess of ina::ne over expense for the rronth. This ·was IX)t unusual in the light of past financial statements and as such pinpointed our present financial sib.Iation. Ray reiterated that we were -still unable to fulfill our By-law requirements of depositing 10% of our nonthly ·dues into our Strjke Fund. With the increase in the P~ _Capita Tax we "-Ould have to r~se awroxirnately $1500 rrore each nonth. Coupla:l with the Strike Fund reguirements and '·with other escalating expenses, ~y reported that a dues increase in the neigh.J:ourhood of $3. 00 per member per nonth was nee:led. Ray then referred to the statement of outstarrling liabilities, the potential extraordinary expenses, arrl continuing expenses on the back of the nonth fipancial sta~t. He said that the sum of $26,508.18 which was owe:l to the OC'lOJ was ncM out of date. That norning, annerl with an Executive directive, Ray indicated that he had applied the rroneys collected fran the .August $5.00 assessment and nost of the rroneys presently in the Strike Fund to reduce the debt to ICICU to approximately $17,000. He announced that the refererrlun assess- ment ballot would be sent out in October, as scx,n as the final figures fort.he picketers' vacation pay was detennined. The assessnent ~uld therefore be in the range of $22, with the option of ti-.o nonthly payments ·of $11. The notion was CARRIED. 7. Grievance Gatmi ttee report: Helen Glavina presented the report and outlina:l three grievances ncM before the c.amri.ttee. The first was a flex hours grievance in ComercejReal Estate where a flex mrk week had been in place for the past 7 years. It was rescinded by a new supervisor . The grievance was presently at Step 3 arrl Jane Strudwick in Employee Relations was pursuing I1er own investigation. Helen was optimistic of an iITminent resolution. 'l\..o reclassification grievances .were also before the carmittee a:t:rl they too were at Step 3. Helen , reported that the Kitty Cheana leave of absence grievance was going to arbitration. Helen then made a personal plea for increasa:l manbership participation on the Grievance carmittee and stressed that it was vital to -J:,e able to :rx>lice and enforce the contract. At this point, Ray Galbraith interjected that he had anitterl.an :ilrportant section of the Secretary-Treasurer's .r;eport - the m:,ving of the Union Office on campus. He said that the Executive had given the green light fo:t? him to investigate the possibility of obtaining I' I 38. Minutes space on caI1lfXlS• To this end, Ray had been in contact with Employee Relations am had arrange1 with Robert ~ant the i;x:,ssibility of using the Amory Staff Rcan. Agreanent had been reached in principle and the space would be let for the n:mi.na1 sum of $1.00 a year. Ray irrlicate:i that the·tJnion n:,w had . to detennine the present use of the space as there a 1975 letter of agrearent still in the contract, a letter outlining staff access- ibility to the Staff Rcan. Discussion ensue1 on the matter with manbers questionin;J any possible difficul~es in regards to future strikes and lock-outs. Ray replied that the Executive had contarplated such a situation and had ooncluded that an avenue oould be q:>ened in .case of a strike . 8. Provincial report: Kitty dieana presented the Provincial report, stating that all the recent ballots had been passe1 except for a secorrl full-tine paid i;x:,sition. The i;x:,sitions for Co-ordinator and Trustees were to ranain open until Septanber 30, 1980. Kitty then stated that the Provincial Executive felt that m r~ mandate to join the CU: had been achieve1 by the secx,rrl ballot and that a special convention might be called. She announced that the Prov- incial Constitution had been re-typed and that it was alx,ut to be sent to all manbers. The new Provincial union cards had been sent to the Iocals. Kitty spoke about the rally that was held to canba.t the Ku Klux Klan in Canada. She said that Lid Strand spoke at the rally on behalf of AIJCE and that she was rrM giving mtice of notion in regards to errlorsing the People's Front. Such a rrotion would be presented at the October Manbership Meeting . A brief disO-lSsion ensued on the new rnanbership cards issued by the Provincial to the I.ocals. Lid ~trand said that the new cards would allow the Provincial to keep abreast of current and past rranbership. Wendy Bice added that new manbers at I.Deal #1 were re- ceiving the new cards and that the Union Office would get to the other ItlEr!l.bers in the future. 9. Other rusiness: a) ·PR?P?sed ballot- ·wo~ ··for ··dues ·increase . - Ray Galbraith explained that the Executive was mt prepared to bn.ng a reccmnerrlation ror \«:>rdim to a one heur meeting where attend- ance ~d be minimal. This was to be done at the October menbership meeting. b) camdttee r~rts - Murray Adams, the new chairperson of the Job Evaluation, presented a report. He said tliat the Ccrmri.ttee consisterl of 5 manbers and that it was looking for guidance f:ran the rnar.bership as to its :r;o.rpose. He irrlicated that it was the intent of the Camtl ttee to circulate questiormaires and job descriptions to all rnenbers. The Ccmn.i. ttee 'WCA.lld then search for discrepancies. He added that the next Io::al newsletter ~d oontain a list of those involva;l arrl an explanation of how they could be contacterl for inplt. Lid Strarrl felt it \«:>Uld be a good idea to contact Sinon Fraser as they too had just initiated their Ccmnittee. Lirrla Tretiak, chairperson of the Bi-Weekly Pay Period Ccmnittee, reported that the camrl.ttee had net three times. Furthernore, it had'three goals: ' to meet with other organizations presently on the systan, to get inµit fran the nenbership, arrl to contact other unions on campus. 1be camrl.ttee had travelled to SFU for a three hour visit. Lirrla felt that the attitude of the joint Ccrmri.ttee was excellent am that it would be very thorough. An initial report \\O\lld be prepared by mid-october, with the final report to be sul::mitta:1 by the end of l'bvenber. c) Status of the new contract - Werrly Lymer asked about the status of the new contract. Ray Galbraith replierl that things had not gone too well for the printing of the new contract for reasons which could not be attributed to the Union. He trierl to assure Wendy that the final proofs would be in the han:ls of the Union Office staff in the next few days. d) Pro-merger cu: Caucus - Helen Ga~vina reported that the CIC Caucus had unanirrously reco- nmerrla:1 that we merge with aJPE. she adda:1 that the Camri.ttee's next meeting was scha:lula:1 for September 22nd at the Britannia Ccmnunity Centre. e) Budget cutbacks - Ann Hutchison infonred the meeting of the University Administration's plan to cu~ck the budget in the area of wages by sane 1. 7%. She felt that there were serioos implications arrl that they soould be airerl through the newsletter. The meeting adjournerl at 1:27 pn. 3'1. Association of University and College Employees LOCAL No . 1 (U.B.C.) CORRESPONDENCE Corresµ:mdence Sept . 4/80 Letter fran James Chabot re: Douglas House Building Society Sept. 9/80 Bulletin fran Carrnittee for the Defense of Human Rights in Chile Sept. 9/80 Letter fran Judith Hartley, Dean's Office, requesting information on AUCE Sept. 10/80 Letter fran Kaye Rumsey to J.L. Leigh re: Employee Relations canprehensive review of all p:::,sitions in the canputer operator group Sept. 10/80 F.CGEU news release re: visit of Swerlish trade union delegation to B.C . Sept. 10/80 Susan Zagar's resignation fran the Benefits Ccnmittee Sept. 10/80 Letter fran A.E.P. Holdings re: available office space in central~ Sept. 10/80 Judy i~olch' s resignation fran the Strike Carmittee Sept. 10/80 Camn.mication fran the ' Provincial re: the AUCE Provincial News Sept. 11/80 Maro fran Marie Hall re: vacation pay for picket duties Sept. 15/80 Letter fran Canadian Independent Canputer Services Association requesting supp:::>rt changes in the Bank Act Se~t . 16/80 Bulletin fran the Provincial re: ccrnpilation 0£ information pertaining to griev- ances and arbitrations at I.o<:al #1 Sept. 16/80 Letter fran Wordsmiths re: producing the Union's newsletter Sept. 16/80 Library mere fran Basil Stuart-Stuhbs to librarians re: proposed hudget cutbacks . Sept. 16/80 Letter fran J . Succarrore of COJ re: Signators of the leaflet - "Choose Your Future Vote CLC" Sept. 19/80 Provincial bulletin fran S. Rosenthal re : Canadian Business magazine reprint titled "Heading Off the Union Organizer" Sept. 19/80 Provincial Affiliation Bulletin re: results of the second ballot Sept . 22/80 Flier fran Vancouver '!Aanen in Focus Society re: available films Sept . 22/80 Open letter fran Fast Indian Defence Camri.ttee re: petition against racist and fascist violence Sept. 22/80 Letter fran the LRB re: AUCE query of varying the certification Sept • .22/80 Letter fran R. Grant re: time off for AUCE camri.ttee mE!Tlbers Sept. 24/80 Wanen i,orkers Health bulletin re: three evening series Sept. 25/80 Letter fran M.P. Svend Robinson re : support for the legal suit of Ross rx:,wson for slander against the R0·1P for accusations that he and other naff le menbers were subversive -Sept . 25/80 tbtice fran superior Stamp and Stencil Co. Ltd . re: Union buttons and decals Sept. 26/80 Information packet re: Pratt 3 Defense Ccrrmittee Sept. - 26/80 Provincial bulletin protesting the CLC's actions re: granting of a direct charter to the West Coast Racetrack Employees Association . Sept ·. 26/80 :e.cGEU news release re: Ministry of Forests being fined by the B.C. vCB for non- canpliance of the province's safety regulations . Sept. 26/80 Information package fran the Concerned Citizens for Choice on Aoortion Sept. 26/80 OC Ferl "news" re: Kinnaird asking Rafe Mair to take . the power to set aJ-ortion r,olicy away fran local hospital ooards Sept. 26/80 Letter fran R.J. Smit.h re: alleged behaviour of a SUprane Court judge Sept. 30/80 OC Fed "news" re: ~JU's challenge of the legality of CRTC's hearings Oct. ' 1/80 Letter fra:n Angelo Branco re: Easter Seal House Capital -Fund Oct. 1/80 Letter fran the Southern Africa Action Coalition re: South African wines . Oct. 1/80 "Bulletin Board" fran SFU weal #2 . oct. 1/80 Letter fran SFU Local #2 member, R. Anderman, re: information in a reclassification Oct. 6/80 ·OC Ferl "news" re: the Telecx:mrunications ~7orkers Union and the CP.IC hearings 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C. Telephone (604) 224-56_13 40. Manbership Meeting - Thursdey, October 23, 1980 IRC 2 12:30 - 2:30 pn. .AGENDA No Stoking Me.mbership Meeting 1. Affiliation discussion 2. Speaker on the Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade 3. Adoption of agenda 4. Adoption of minutes of the September 18, 1980 Menbership Meeting 5. BusinE>..ss arising fra:n the mirrutes 6. Business arising fran the correspondence -notion re: AUCE endorsa.tion of the Camtl ttee of Progressive Electors .-notion re: AUCE support for the founding of the PAOple' s Front 7. Naninations: Opening - President Vice-President Trustees (2) Membership Secretary Camrunications Cannittee Closing - Secretary-Treasurer (Wendy Lymer) Ilenefits Ccmnittee (3) - (Doreen Nicholson) Grievance Cormi ttee ( 2) Provincial B1ucation Carmittee Cannjttee to Investigate Discovery Parks Cross-local Ccmnittee to Investigate AUCE Salaried Staff (Wendy Bice, Carole cameron, Nancy Wiggs, Ray Galbraith) Cross-Local superannuation Pension Investigating Ccrmri.ttee (Cathy Mooney) 8. Secretary-Treasurer's report 9. Grievance Ccmnittee report 10. Report of the Camtittee to Investigate the Resignation of the President -tabled notion to cane back on the floor: That this meeting endorse the Executive's decision to ask for Marcel Dionne's resignation over the Copy & Duplicating affair. 11. Provincial report 12. Other Business: Proposed ballot ~rding for dues increase m-m::, EDN!\RD LIBRARYPRO:ESSING RE(Dl UN!T. \ on cam association of university and college employees September 1980 GET • 2 association of university and college employees September 4, 1980 TO: All AUCE IDcal 1 -Shdp Stewards < SEMINAR .. We are in the process of organising our annual Shop Steward seninar. Because it is necessary to give the University 30 days notice of this seninar, I must have a Yes or No resp:>nse fran you by Septanber 19th at the latest. '!he dates for the sen:ipar will be M:>nday,· October 20, 1980 and Tuesday, bctober 21, 1980. Please indicate which day is your choice when you resp::>nd since that is the day that leave will be .r~ested for you. You realize that this day will be time o_ff fran work paid for by the Union. It will .be an all-day seminar nost likely fran 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. illllch and coffee will be provided. Because the position of Shop Steward is such a vital one it is im-portant that everyone perfonning this role in the union be able and willing to deal with fellow workers and managarent in the interpretation of the collec-tive agreement -and with any .grieva!)Ces ~t arise. The seminar this year will deal alnost entirely with training Shop Stewards to do this with sane measure of confidence. If you=have had doubts about your ability to perfonn as -a Shop Steward this is your opportunity to find out whether you want to continue or not. If yoo. are not prepared to undertake th~ _resp::>nsibilities of a Steward please let me know. It wccl.d. be much better for the Union to have twenty experienced Shop Stewar~ that coo.ld handle a grievance ·. anywhere on campus than a list of seventy nanes of which qnly a ver:y few are willing and able to do grievances. Let me ~ow ·too · if yoo. are aware of other union manbers wno might be interested in becaning a Steward and attending the seninar. The norning part of the~ will deal with assertiveness training as it awlies to the Stewards' role; problems with the white collar role, problems for ·\\lem:m, feelings of guilt and anxiety while the afternoon will oonsist of role-playing in small groups, ·discussion of strategy and orientation to the Shop Steward manual'plus plans for a follow-up to · the seminar. If I haven't .heard fran people by the 19th of September I will a~sune you are oot caning • . ~ormation on the location and agenda will be sent out later. / This letter wa.s sent to all shop stewards in Local #1. If you are oot a steward and if you are seriously considering becaning one, please oontact the Union Office and express your desire to attend the Shop Stev,ard sS;l- inar. ' Fraternally, tfi1t1/2 ~L<.j a-- carole cameron Union Organiser AUCE IDcal 1 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308 aJRRENT Shop Stewards as of August 28, 1980 DIVISION A Sharon Newnan Physical Education L.3838 Penny Hanson Graduate Studies L.4556 Lid Strand Registrar's Office L.2871 Joan Ellis Registrar's Office L.2844 cathy Mooney Finance L.2055 Charlene Rhindress Finance L.2292 DIVISIOO B Judith Willcox Dentistr:y L.2112 o:>nna Brock Audiology & Speech L.5591 Joan Cosar Phann. Sciences L.3183 Pat House W'.X>dward Library L.2570 Audrey Iowe Heal th care & Epid. L.4496 Diane Wilson Biochemistry L.3178 FDsernary lt>rgan ~. Microbiology L.4726 DIVISION C Darlene Crowe Physics L.2472 Wendy Courtice Zoology ' L.5807 Kirn Isaksson Chenistr:y L.3266 Anneke Mair Chanistry L.3266 Judy W:,lch ecmnerce L.2170 M:Lrgaret Nicholson cannerce (Real Estate) L.2195 DIVISION D Ruth St. Claire Forestry L.3542 Jet Blake Bioresource Engr. L.2565 · Pat Hannah Bioresource Engr. L.2565 Lexie Clague Geological Sciences L.2613 Margaret Hoogendom F.ducation L.5225 3 STEWARDS Janet Otto Education L.5366 Diane Green Plant Science L.4384 Vangie Rafols Ed. Administration L.6349 Ivonne Scotchman Education L.5248 Joy Korman Education L.-6502/5808 Alia Point Social Studies Ed. L.5374 DIVISION E Theresa Fong o:::.rnputer Science L.3933 Keith M:>ran Housing L.6711 Judy Blair Housing L.2811/2812 Susanne Lester Sedgewick Library L.2406 Helen Glav.ina English L.5122 DMSION F I Sylvia WOOdcock Anthropology/Sociology L.4136 4 Shop Steward list as of August 28, 1980 - DIVISICN F cont. Lavone Stanfield Social ~rk L.2277 Peg Willis Purchasing L.2861 Marcel Dionne Purchasing L.4582 r:onna Peaker Intl. House L. 4886 Valerie Pusey Music L.3234 Neil ADllstrong UBC Press L. 3259 DIVISION G Lil Legault centre for Cont. F.d. L.2181 Nancy Wiggs Legal Clinic L.2880 Ruth Smith Faculty of Law L.3343 Murriel Hawley F.conanics L.4129 DIVISION H Shelley Tegart (Mcinnis) Map Division/Asian St. L. 2231 Judy Wright Circulation/RBC L.2519/3115 Joan Treleaven Reading Roans L.2819 Karen Peplow Interlibrary I.Dans L.2274 Lynne Francis Fine Arts L.2720 I.Duise Archibald Gov't Publications L.6351 Sheila Weaver Humanities/SSD L.3155 Wendy Massing Spe=ial collections L.2521 DIVISICN I Clleryl Jolliffe Bianedical Library VGH, 876-4624 Harriet Fisher Opthalm:>logy, VGH 873-5441, L.2431 Brigitte Payne Opthalm:>logy, VGH 873-5441, L.2431 DIVISIOO J Judy Crossley Serials Wendy Murphy Preb.indery L.6509 Darlene Bailey Cat. Records L.3510 Kitty Cheana Recxm Unit L.3241 Leeta Sokal.ski Recon Unit L.6509 Richard Melanson Cat. Administration L. 3426 Gwyn Bartram Space & AV Services L.4400 . Susan Zagar Serials L.4432 Linda Hilts Acquisitions L.3258 Ted Byrne Recon Unit L.3241 R E Province ·R I N T ··:i. LETTERS SE:TIONB - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1980 Meqia pro-labor - DAVID JAFFE Vancouver 5 6 (A response to a letter ·tt b . Convention docket and r:~;ini~d 1nMi~cel Dionn~, and published in the 1980 AUCE s, in a confused '~bedrock of integrity; ~~usi tcr~ss Caf!!pus", ~n which he express- of the Contract Committee, and severe d~ub~s act oh_confi~enc: in the leadership ~as a strong, objective union.) s as o is belief in the existence of Dear Ma rce 1 : It ~s sad to see your faith in the leadership of the Contract Corrmittee shattered, which has led you to doubt whether there is any future existence for AUCE. We will attempt to put your mind at.ease, ~nd re~ssure you that AUCE is still a viable believable option". tt ~s damaging to assume that the sole ra,~on ~'etre" for the existence of AUCE lies ,n the issue of "equal pay fo~ W?rk of equal value"--it is only one pr1nc1ple of many on which AUCE was founded. We mustn't forget principles ~uch as democracy, leadership, and part- icularly women's issues, which AUCE hold~ dear. And more important, AUCE is a union founded by its members which works for its members, based o~ active member committment and encouragement of member participation. And AUCE does have an excellent record for a very high level of member activity. And more AUCE h~s b~en unbelievably successf~l in upholding ,ts principles. But further, for those members who are_d?ub!ful as to the possibility of aff1l~at1?n, and adamant to accepting the l1kel1hood of merging, there is much, much more at stake!! That is, the total loss ?f_local autonomy in the collective barga1n1ng process through the use of so-called "professionals". This would des~roy the local 's right to determine their ?Wn con~ract demands and effectively communicate with the membership through- out the process through the democratic system. !tis only through local autonomy that a union can adequately reflect the needs of the members it represents. The .Contract Commit tee never at a 11 fo~got that they are the elected represent- atiyes of the membership, and in fact whole~ea~tedly attempted to serve the mem- be~sh1p ,n as democratic a way as possible :his was done by thoroughly arguing out . issue~, and then arriving in agreement to a solid ~ta~d which was felt to represent membership interests. There were not ~lways ea~y times for the Committee, part- icu~arly in the reality that a successful strike can only be won by unions whose members are totally in accord with their con!ract demands, and extremely visibly active: Although the membership express- ed the,~ agreemen! with contract demands over and_over again, an actively involved members~ip was sadly lacking throughout the strike, through no direct fault of the Contract Conmittee. I! is the responsibility of the mem- b:rship to speak their peace and to pro- vide ~he Contract Committee with direction on which to act. This the membership did to a great degree. The membership cer- - 2 - tainly spoke when they decided to conduct a study session, which threw the Univer- sity for a loop. The membership wholly endorsed the objectives set by the Comm- ttee, and made it plain that the issues on the table were solid worthwhile objec- tives, of which the most important was, of course, WAGES. The membership went further and gave a very strong striKe man- date, on which the Contract & Strike Com- mittees jointly acted. Your belief that the elected representatives of the union did not accurately represent the AUCE mem- bership, but only the majority of those in attendance at the Union meetings, is wholly unfounded. Every member of AUCE has the democratic right, respons.ibility and privilege of attending their union meetings, and every provision is made for people to do so. Members were continuous- ly encouraged to attend by their Contract Corrmittee. An unfortunate contrariness of the democratic system is that the indi- vidual also has the democratic right not to exercise his/her democratic right, or not to attend union meetings (how else do you think that this country could possibly be governed on a mandate of roughly 45%!). As such, the Contract Committee had no . option but to take membership attendance as totally representative of the member- ship as a whole, and members who did at- tend were continuously asked for direc- tion by the Committee. What was probably more important than membership attendance is that the strike vote, legitimately conducted, was in fact representative of the membership, and ex- ptessed their agreement with contract de- mands, the vote being based on such. Nor is it fair of you to say that the set of demands promoted by the Contract Committee led the membership of AUCE Local l into jeopardy, when such demands were· endorsed and approved by the said member- ship. The membership was always given every opportunity to speak, and the Con- tract Corrmittee went to considerable pain to provide prompt and complete communica- tion. The membership was kept well in- formed, and no infonnation was held back. No membership can ask for more!!! As to your concern why over 900 members showed up at a meeting and accepted essen- tially the same package offered by the University prior to strike action, this occurred for vari'ous reasons. These people ~ere frustrated, and not willing to finance a continued strike at a cost of about $200/mo. per member, and they spoke their voice. Taking the strike vote as entirely representative, the membership at that point had undoubtedly changed their position and decided that continued strike action was not worth it. Don't be mistaken that the membership ratified the University's package because they liked it!! Had they liked it, they would have voted to accept it one month previous- ly. The membership spoke quite strongly at that "pivotal" meeting that a one-year contract would have in fact been prefer- red!! A very begrudging acceptance of the package left a very foul taste in the mouths of many members. 'The end re- sult is not in fact acceptable to all, and therefore, by your token, we have accomplished little, or nothing at all. And what has in fact been accomplished by this short strike??? Is it rea11y ap- propriate for anyone to make a rash judge- ment on the success or non-success of our strike at this point? Certainly, any such judgement must be made in light of what we have won in the past (without striking!!!) and what we will win in the next set of negotiations, and the set after. Sure, we won our strongest wording on the issue of leave of absence for union officers ; we won the right to take our 6 unit tuition waiver concurrently; we fought the University's abhorrent leave of absence clause, their 3-yr. contract proposal, and we won ; and we won 19.5% over two years! (BCGEU w1>n 8%/yr. for l yrs!). If nothing else, it leaves us paid $150-$200/mo. more than similar classifications in the private sector! What's more, the proc~ss left both par- ties frustrated and depleted, with many hard lessons learned, and still much mor~ to think about. The impact, good or bad, will be seen in 1982, and in the 7 8 - 3 - far future. At any rate experience makes AUCE stronger!! ' We have been und er no illusions what- soever that "to strike is the only possi- ble_answer to our demands". We went on strike _at the time we did out of sheer neces~ity, not illusion. Were our mem- bership to be under such illusions we would be striking year after year,'and You are ~orrect in that labour/man- ageme~t relations at the University are not.simply a matter of dollars and cents It is by this t?ken that we were striking fo~ other very important issues as well wh1ch the University refused to address' However, it is presumptuous to assume . t~a~ we can in fact negotiate for recog- n1t10~ and ~elf respect . We can only negotiate w1th recognition and self re- s~ect, and such must come from both par- ties. Recognition and self respect, for our part~ must come through the attitude and committment of the membership and i f we have not "g~ined" any, then we'must l?ok ~o the membership to revive our be- l ief.in AUCE as a union, not to the Uni- verslty! Par~ of such self respect in- volves a continued pride in the value of o~r work, and in the model AUCE has pro- ~1ded for other unions, and in the amaz- ingly 9?0~ contract AUCE has won in only a ~urp~isingly short 7 years--a contract which 1s_often used as a standard for ot~er unions. We must remember that the m~Jo~ purpose and ultimate goal of a con- !inuin~ process of collective bargaining is to improve on the standard of the con: tr~ct already won. This is a process which takes much time and many years~ Although_AUCE historical ly has been suc- ~essful 1n negotiating a good contract in a relatively short time period it has now become v~ry difficult and eve~ pain- ful to negotiate consi derable improvement to a contract, through no faul t of thi Co~tract_Committee, or the AUCE member- ship. With due respect, the University h~s been considerably generous i n pre- vious yea~s. in showing respect and giving us recognition as a union in some of the exc~l~ent artic les we have won without s!riking!! The fact that we have been given 2-hr. union meetings duri ng l unch say~ that !he University must in fact rec- og~ize us in some way as a union, and cer- ta inly as a predominantly women's union with family committments, and little ti~e to spare for evening meetings ! Need we ~ay more regard i ng our historical matern- ity leave clause?? w~ would_surely have a membership en- tirely willi ng to do so. Ye~ Marcel, there is indeed al l t he hope in the world for AUCE! The end re - sult of this "traumatic strike" shows us th~t our an~wer to ~UCE's integrity and existence li~s not in passing the buck through merging, nor in unjust crit i cism ?fa committee whith has don its utmost in represent!ng_membership wishes through- out a ve~y ~iff1cult and frustrating set of n~g?t~ations, but only in reorga nisi ng of ~iv1sions, continued encouragement of activ~ member_participation and atte ndance at union meetings, and taking pride in what AUCE is anct_ represents. AUCE became strong only through hard work enthusiasm and strong committments from ~embers. so' you ~ee M~rcela AUCE really does exist, and 1t_exists beca~se it is very special and unique. AUCE is~ union- -it works f?r us be~ause we make it work. AUCE w~ll conti nue to thrive and grow on prin- ciple, democracy, good leadership and much, much PRIDE!!~ ' IN SOLIDARITY!, Your Fellow Contract Committee Members, / Neil Boucher ·7 ·/ l/ , )_, .. / . ~. ... Ann Hutchison , .' 1 1 , I , / Cathy Mooney~ 1~_ ;,, ~ (, c. 0 , ,.( . ) Nancy Wiggs~ .it'::.. ·.t.· • / • ; S ' ,r - r ·~ ".'f/ uzan Zagar ,· ,.:(i...,,:r i ~-; ;.. ,r,_,,.., 1-, I j , ' ) . : ~/ (' . ; The cover of this-nonth's newsletter is undoubtedly schmaltzy. Although visually it oozes cuteness, the message of "getting organized " s l ices through to the heart of our present state of affairs. Once the rhetoric of how marvellously darocratic we are is peeled away, and once we have curtailerl our time-honoured custan of self-congratulatory back-patting long enougp to put our hands and minds to better use, we discover an al arming gap between what we say we think AUCE is and what AUCE actually is. One would think that AUCE is a hotbErl of intense member participation, with an Executive and office staff riding the wave of 111€robership concern and impetus. such, ~ortunately , is not the case. For too many years we have basked in the "glory " of our earlier successes , bl i nded to the neces- sity of organizing and developing a trade union. Regardless, or in spite of the present de..ba.te on affiliation, that is the task we rr::,w confront. \ As various groups pursue their cherishe:l positions on affiliation, we hope that the goal of rraking our organization a viable and respcmsive trade union is not trarrpled in the dust . Whether we affiliate to sane lal:our body intact or whether we merge with an existing union, the al::ove task will haunt us. Much of our energy over the years has been devoted to tilting at windmills and then replacing them and to re-inventing the wheel. High profile issues such as the AIB, contract negotiations , referenda on dut=>~ increases and paid positions, etc. have served to deflect concern and energies fra:n spanning the gap of what we think we are and what we actually are. With a two-year contract we have a much- needed respite . vi7e must get the Bi-Weekly Pay Pericx:1 and Benefits Conmittees functioning and meeting with the Universicy. The cake in this instance wil l be our £orrnulating and ar- ticulating sane vitally important proposals; the ic i ng will be any acceptable changes negotiated by March 31 , 1981. We can no longer shy away fran our pay grade structure and its recurring problems - for this we need to acti- vate our present Carmittee, the Job Evaluation Camri.ttee. pivotal Ccmni.t- tees need broader manbership representat i on - the C:irievance and Conmunications Camrittees. The Executive, always craving a tr ansfusion of new blood, has to get down to analyzing our practically noribund Division structure , with a view to ei ther re-vitalizing it or scrapping it. One suspects that an organization just might be built on sand if it feels a::,npell ed to make constant references to just how derrocratic it is . SUrely sane of the ingredients must include dedication , di scipl i ne arrl participation on the part of r.oth those involved and the rnemt-ership. If we firrl ourselves in the position of having to re-affirm the faith at every turn of the road, or if we actually bel i eve th.at simple affir.mations "'rill ma.lee things pal atable, then we know we have neglected the base of our trade union. If we have any hope of fulfil l ing sane of our aspirations , the base on ·which we plan to con- struct our spring-ooard must be rrore secure and m::>re honest. That is our task. If ·we choose to ignore it we will assume the mantle of a staff association, rhetoric aside. To forge a d~cratic body is continuing process. Members must avail themselves of the opportunities to participate. It simply is not good enough to sit on the sidelines and nit-pick, grouse, snipe, bitch , cx:mplain, or whatever. It is even v.10rse to volunteer for a Caranittee and to resign at the first glimpse of a divergent opinion and then to cast aspersions on the state of the 9nion based solely on five minutes of participation. And , it is annoying and counter-prcxluctive to have manhers elected to positions for which they are oot prepared to fulfill the dut i es. One aspect of de:nocracy is theorizing, the other is getting down into the trenches and slCXJging it out over an extended pericx:1 of time - a process which you hope to get through with inegrity intact. We are an organization top-heavy with theorizing. The .imbalance has to be redresse:l. There is no time like the present. II) "O t. 0 .c (.) +' Q) --~ It, L Q) .D :J - O' ro o (!) - It, >-f-) "' "' a::::u 9 10 .,. !' UNIVERSITY BRANCH B.C. TEACHERS CREDIT UNION/ 2150 Western Parkway , Vancouver, D.C .. Canacln VGT 1vr; I 224-236 4 August 27, 1980 Dear A.U.C.E. Member: At this time of year small debts have probably grown due to vacations and typical sunnner enjoyment. It is a good time of year to re-arrange your financial requirements. Your Credit Union is conveniently ·located to help you in this regard. We offer personal l9ans at very competetive rates . All applications are c·onsidered and usually the loan is approved within the day. We also offer a Line of Credit which is used in conjunction with your chequing account. The Li~e of Credit allows you to pver draw your chequing account to a predetermined amount by simply writing cheques. For more in- formation on these services plus the many other services we offer pleAse call into our branch and talk with any of the staff. We are located in the University Village at 2150 Western Parkway. If you require a loan or a Line of Credit please call the branch at 224-2364 and arrange an appointment with the manager or loans officer. Our office hours are: lOa.m. to 5 p.m . Tuesday to Thursday lOa .m. to 6 p . m. Friday lOa.m. to 1 p.m . Saturday Yours truly, B.C. TEACHERS CREDIT UNION MN:sk :, Memo to: AUCE Local #1 Union Office c/o Campus Mail From : Nancy Wiggs, member Board of Directors Graduate Student Centre Da'te: August 21, 1~80 Since many of your members are eligible for membership in the Graduate Student Centre, we write t~ ask that the following announce~ent be • included in your next newsletter. Thank you . Centre: Cafeteria: Lounge: Beergarden: GRADUATE STUDENT CENTRE OPERATING HOURS Monday to Frrday Saturday Closed Sundays and Holidays 9 : 00arn-12:00 midnight 4 : 3qpm-12:00 midnight (food is usually better than su~ •s and certainly less hectic) Monday to Friday 9:lSam-7:00pm (snacks) ll:45am-l:30pm (LUNCH) 5:00pm-7:00pm (DINNER). . ll:30arn-7:00pm (licenced) 10:00-11:00am special rates on coffee -- 10¢ (darts available from office until 4:30pm after which they are available from bartender, ·& please enjoy the displays) time art Monday to Friday 12:00noon-l : 45pm (Sandwich lunch) 5:00pm~l2:00 midnight (al~o Fridays 4:00pm-12:00 midnight) (we try to have the lowest prices around) Friday During 3:00pm-6:00pm summer in the Garden Room During winter in the Ballroom Unfortunately, since the Centre is a private club, you may be requested to produce your ,membership card, so please remember to bring it with you when you come. 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We ·will be holo.ing our occupational health series for wa:ren on Werlnesday , October 15, 22 & 29 at 7:30 pn. at Mount Pleasant Neigh- bourhcxxl House, 535 East Broadway. Wednesday, October 15 - "W:>rking for Your Life" - a .fi]m on -working w:::,men_ October 22 - Farmworkers & Pesticides October 29 - Clerical W:irkers We·would appreciate any input your mernbers can give us, and we hope they will cane to the series. See you then! ~~\t ~--v Colleen for N:rnen's Action on Occupational Health 17 • 18 WOMEN'S ACTION lf;/1\i!~CCUPATIONAL HEALTH .lli fE -" '-1 '- ; 1ffeo1 WEST BROADWAY AUG 2s 1990 VANCOUVER, B.C., C!\-NADA A. U. C. £. V6J 1W'6 736•669~ Women are exposed to health hazards wherever we work: in offices, factories, restaurants, in our own homes, and as agricultural, domestic and laboratory workers. The dangers we face in our workplaces have been overlooked historically and the problem continues to receive little attention. WHOEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HAT HOMES AND OFFICES WERE DANGEROUS WORKPLACES? Health and safety issues relating to the home and office have long been invisible to the public, and often even to the workers. Yet, in fact, women who work in the home doing housework and caring for children are su•ject to back problems and stress and are daily at risk from exposure to toxic cleaning chemicals with microwave ovens presel'ting yet another thre ·at to heal th. We have also learned that serious problems for office workers include chemicals from copying machines, fluorescent lighting, poor seating, and low-level radiation (microwaves) from word-processing machines. women in non-traditional jobs, such as mining and construction are faced with a load of yet-unknown dangers, the health effects on women working with lead, benzene and uranium, for example, are just being learned. WHO .CARES ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY? -Not the employer! For the sake of higher profits, employers prefer to replace injured workers rather than spend money to ~ake the workp+ace safe. Screening workers for vulnerability to job hazards is becoming commonplace: the results are then used to discriminate against potential employees rather than to eliminate workplace dangers. This pr.actice particularly affects women who are being "protected" right out of some jobs, - especially non-traditional, high paying jobs. In many industries, women have been coerced into sterilization in order to keep jobs that harm fertility•. ·no WORKERS' HEALTH lSSUES END AT THE WORKPLACE? 19 Workers• health-is a public health issue! Industry endangers not only the worker, but the community as a whole in the production of toxic substances and in the pollution of the environment with waste products. The manufacturing of pesticides, for example, is as much a concern for the community as for the worker. Workers' health is mental health as well as physical health. stre ss and other effeyts of unsafe working conditions have consequences that extend beyond the workplace and affect the individual, the family and ~he c?mmun~ty. Alcoholism and depression are two of the more common problems that confront industrial, home and office worker~ . WHAT IS* WOMEN'S ACTI ON ON'OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH*? Women's Actioh On Occupational Health .began in December 1979 with a group of women in Vancouver. We wanted to begin working locally on health and safety issues from a · feminist perspective that sees all ~omen as workers and as concerned members of our communities . We are mainly a resource group. We wa~t ,to share the information we are . collecting from groups all over North America. It includes • specific hazards and occupations • legal procedures organizing ideas We are al~o undertaking research in particular areas, such as • pesticides from both the workers' and the community's perspective clerical workers' health issues We, are working on a public series format which will highlight areas of concern for women workers. We are planning to pr oduce a regular bulletin on women workers • health issues. WHAT DO WE WANT FROM YOU? We want to know what you see as health issues in your work. If you're in a union we war:i,t to hear how pealth is s ues a re handled . We welcome your comments, your questions, your ideas. Contact us ! Women's Action On Occupational Health · 1501 W. Broadway. Vancouver,B.C. ?J6-6696 1\ .. 20 Minutes Membership Meeting - Thursday, July 24, 1980 IRC 2 ·Minutes 12:30 - ,2:30 pn. opened the meeting with a oouple of ann:,uncanents. Ray Galbraith, the Secretary-Treasurer, . • that the next ~ting of the ~f~s~if~IT:~~~ W:0 ~ ~~e~~ace on July 28th in the Brit- annia Camunity Centre. P.ay anoounced that as the President and the Vice-President had both resigned ~t 3 ft · · to elect a chairperson for the ~ting fran the floor. -He cited Section ~~esiding Officer) of a,urioot, s Rules of Order. Lissett Nelson was duly elected by acclamation to .chair the meeting. l. ·rfurth~ ·re~e added to Opening tbni.nations: Vice-~esid~t and Local Reps to the Cross-I.ocal Health and Safety camrl.ttee. t-bved by Ann Hutchison Secx>rrled by Lid Strand The notion was CARRIED. t,t:,veci by Helen Gal vina Seoomed by Jet Blake THAT ITEM 10 ON THE AGENDA {PRCNilCIAL REPORr} BE MJVID 'ID 7 (A). THAT ITEM 11 {SPFAKERS) BE ?0/ID 'ID 6 {B) ON Tl!E AGEN>A. . ' The notion was CARRIED. · 1 • f 1 that oould SUsan Zagar then requeste:l that the.notion.be re0?ns1.dered as she et we s atterxl to nore pressing internal Union rusuiess first. t-t:w~ by SUsan Zagar THAT THE M™BERSlllP VC1l'E 'ID REXX)NSIDER THE ICl'ION 'ID MJVE Sea:>med by Nancy Wiggs :p'EM 11 ON '!HE N;E}IDA 'ID:· 6 (B) • '!be notion was CARRIED by nore than the required ~thirds vote • . The following notion was back~ ~l~r(SPFAKERS) BE MJVID 'ID 6{B) CN 'll!E AGENDA. The notion was DEFEATED. r-t:,ved by Lid Strand THAT THE AGENDA AS AMENDID BE AOOPl'EI> • . Seoomed by carole cameron 'nle notion was CARRIED. 2. ·Aooption of mi.rnltes: . . doo too RaGaibraith iiilicaterl that the ~ckage of minutes available at the r was · y . ' detailed to deal with at the ~tin3'. !bred by Ray Galbraith THAT THE MINUTES CF THE MEMBERSI-qP MEE!'IN:;S FI01 APRIL Sea:>rxled by Lin:1a Tretiak 9 'ID JUNE 19, 1980. BE AOOPTED AT THE NEXT ME?-1BERSHIP MEETIN, IN AUGUST, 1980. The trotion was CARRIED. 3 ·ausiness ari.si.rtg fran. :the minutes: . • As 00 r.ti.mltes were adopted, there was no rosiness arising fran the nu.~tes. 4. aisiness axising fran the cx:>rresporrlence: . . Ray Galbraith announced ~t a list -of oorresJ;X)ndence \tK)\lld he pn.nted in the next newslet;.ter. r-t,vsl by Ray Galbraith Secx>rxled by Nancy Wiggs I THAT BUSINESS ARIS~ FOCM THE CORRFBPONDEN::E BE DEFERRED 'ID THE NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEErr'IN:; IN AUGUST. -2- 5. Operting ·thninations: Provincial Representative ·(1): Nancy Wiggs was naninated. President: Neil Boucher, Michelle McCaughran, arrl Nancy Wiggs -were naninated. Vice-President: Judy ~lair and Lid Strarrl were rx:minated. · 21 Grievance Carm.i.ttee (1): Ted Byrne was nani.r.lated. Health arrl Safety Garmittee (3): Shirley I.rving, Rosalirrl Turner, Shurli Channe, Darlene Bailey arrl Helen Glavina were IX.tninated. lt:rninations were also opened for the Job Evaluation Camrl.ttee (2): Ann Hutchison, Judy W'.:>lch, Ted Byrne and Lirrla Tretiak were naninated. lt:rninations for all of the above positions were to remain open until the next nenbership ~tir:g. Closing rnninations: Trustees (2) : Judy t~blch was elected by acclamation. The position for . the ranaining Trustee was to be re-opened at the August nenbership ~ting. Bi-weekly Pay Period Camrl.ttee: The following members -were elected by acclamation: Neil Boucher, Nancy Wiggs, Lima Tretiak, and Vicki Ayerbe. Benefits Carm.i.ttee: The nenbership of the Camrl.ttee was exparrled to six. The following nenbers were elected: Neil Boucher, Judy t-olch, SUsan Zagar, Nancy Wiggs, Patricia Whitford, and ].,id Strand. 6. Secretary-Treasurer's report: Ray Galbraith explained that there two financial statements, one for May and the other for June, to present. Moved by Ray Galbraith Seoonded by Carole Camaron 'IlIAT THE MEMBERSHIP AOOPT THE FINAOCIAL STATEMENT FOR 'lHE M)N.[H ENDED MAY 31, 1980. Ray stated that this was an extrao~ rronth for both incx:me arrl expenses. Suring May the Union had secured $85,000 in loa.ns and had transferred ·$50,000 f:ran the Strike Fund to the Savings 100 Acoount. The greatest expense was strike pay. Other t.han that it was alm:)st rosiness as usual. Ray did point out that an additional office expense for petty cash should have been included urx.'ier Notes on Expenses. The rrotion was CARRIED. MJved by Ray Galbra:ith Seoonded by Carole Camaron THAT THE MEMBERSHIP AOOPI' THE FINAOCIAL STATEMENT FOR 'IHE M::>N.IH ENDED JUNE 30, 198o'. Ray said that the extraordinary expense for tbe rronth was the picketers' retroactivity. Other than that the interest on the $50,000 loan was the only unusual expense. . . . The rrotion was CARRIED. Ray then reported that the original $50,000 loan plus interest had been paid, while $10,000 of the$35,000 loan had been retired. This was done with the June 30th assess- ment which generated approximately $62:-63,000 •. Ray then .indicat~ that the nex:t assess- ment i:oil ballot was awaiting further. expense infoDnation fran the University, expenses related to the picketers' vacation leave aoo pension . plan payments. He stated that the assessment would probably rot be much over $30 and that options for repayment or de- duction scherlules v.OUld be included on the ballot. Ray said that the Executive had establishoo. an Executive Sub-Camdttee to look into any problems which had arisen in regards to the borrus payirents and ass~ ·soonts deductions. . Letters 9f thanks for all donations received during and after the strike had .been sent to the respective pa;rties. Ray also _announcal that our Lalx>ur Grant application had been successful and that it would be used to defray oosts of the Stewards' Saninar. Ray then presented the Audited Statarent for 1979 - the Auditor's report .stated that, although rot every receipt and revenue oould be accounted for due to the type of organ- ization, the tooks were in order. 22 -3- I r.tJved by Ray Galbraith Secx)rrled by Lid Strand THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF Alm I.CC.AL # 1 AOCEE!T HE AUDrIDR' S STATEMENT roR 'llIE :~ •. 'FAR ENDED' ECEMBER 31, 1979. The m:>tion was CARRIED·. Neil Eoucher suggested that the $30 assessment be spread over three rronths and that~ Union g6 ahead with the collection of the annual August $5.00 asses~t -for the S~~e Fun:1. Jen:y Arrlersen p:>inted out that the deduction was not autanat1.c and that notifi- cation · for the deduction had to cx:rne fran the Union Execqtive every August. 7. Grievance camri. ttee rep:,rt: . . . . . . . Carole camefun rep:>rted the results of a reclassification arbitration which the Union had lost. She in:licated that the Grievance Carmittee was considering an appeal due to the Arbitrator's apparent bias on sane of the issues which arose during the cairse of the arbitration. Carole said that the Retirenent arbitration ~award had been received, that we had ~n part of if and lost another part. The University had the right to ~utanatically retire arployees/nanbers at the age of 65, rut Departments could keep members past the age of 65, at which point those rnerobers ~uld receive all of the benefits of the cxmtract. She stressed that it was of utm::>st irnportance to re-~rd the clause in the future. Carole added that one of the rnerobers ilJvolv.ed in ,the grievance wa~ to receive approximately $9800 in back pay. · Carole referreq to the University's position on joining the Dental Plan. If a member did not start ~rking for the University at the beginning of the nonth, she/he \\Otll.d have to wait until the beginning of the next m:mth for the three rront-11 period of eligibility to begin. caro1e said that she had protested this interpretation in writing. Carole referred to the perrling re-organization of the Filucation Department saying that the problem was ccmron-on Campus and that it was important to resolve the issue to e;ur satisfaction. Lissett then passed the chair to Ray Galbraith and proceeded to explal.Il why it was vitaliy irrportant to use Union p.lblications ' to broadcast ·issues arrl pro1;>lens such as the one in F.ducation to the rest of the Union. Such actions were of potential embarrass:nent to the University. Neil Boucher theh asked arout the status ·of the ITQney deducted for the study session in April. Carole explained that an Industri~l La1:x>ur Relations Officer dropped by the Union Office and suggested. that the Union and the University get toget.her to ~rk out an accept- able solution. Carole said that she was in p:>ssession of precedent relating to the case arrl that she ~uld try to use it and that she ~uld push the case. Neil encouraged the Union Office staff to give it top priority as the matter concerned hundreds of AUCE anployees. 7(b). Provincial report: Lid Strand reported that sane ~citing things had occurred. I.Deal #6 at SFU had s~gned its first oontract, an agreement containing a 22% settlanent and a .precedent-setting clause preventing sexual or political harrassnent on the job . He said that ballots fran the Provincial were in the rnail and that these bal].ots covererl the slate for Provincial table officers, an increase in the Per Capita Tax, and a nEM paid position, Provincial Co-ordinat.or. Lid provided. sane rationale for an increase in the Per capita Tax and for the recx:mnerrled paid position of the Co-ordinator - it was needed for re- sources and for the strengthening of the Provincial in all areas. The Secretary-Treas- urer was ov~rked and with the second position proper seminars, educational facilities, and . inter-local camrunications could be established • . Lid said that on August 18th the second affiliation ballot was going out and that this one would enccrrpa.ss the choice of affiliating with the CLC, too COJ, other organizations, or abstention. r.t:>ved by Ann Hutchison Secoooa:1 by Susan Zagar THAT THE NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEE1'm3 BE HEID ON AOOUST 14, 1980 AND THA':{' THE ME:E'rrrG BE rn~:o HOURS IN LEtUl'Ii AND 'IlJAT IT BE rocERNED WITH THE AFFILIATIOO ~J:00. -4- Ann Hutchison ~rovided the·notivation for the notion stressing the necessity for a debate on the i~sue ?f affiliation. Since ·the strike, she enphasized, nore rnenbers had taken a serious J.l1terest in the question. 'rte notion was CA."RRIED. .23 Lid Str~ sttessed. the need. for a strong Provincial regardless of the affiliation vote result. Lissett Nelson added. that at the last Executive rreeting it was decided to allCM any group of manbers to use the . office facilities ~or the affiliation debate. 8. ·Resignation of the ·President: Lissett Nelson stated at the outset that there was no planned structure to this it.an on~ agerrla, that t;he core of infonnation was oontained in~ last bulletin that was de~v~ed to members. Lissett relinquished. the chair and irrlicated that~ Executive decis 7on_to request Marcel Dionne's resignation was not a personal war, nor was it a retaliative_neasure. It was that the President did not make a right decision or take a oorrect position and on the basis of the action in Copy & Duplicating he soould have been asked to resign. ' A rrenber added. that she felt that the wlY>le affair was a witch hunt, that the President had been_tried ~buried.in one sweeping rrotion. She felt that the rnenbership should have decided. the issue and that the Executive's action was detrimental to future manber- ship participation. Arx:>ther menber, Ki tty Cheena, said that she resented the fact that the Union was oot taking up the case for a full investigation of runours, that this one instance may rot have been an isolated incident.- Nansr' Wiggs.referred to Simeon Garriott's (the menber who originally asked for the investi- gation) desire not to lay a fonnal charge. She said that the onus on t.l)e Executive was to get. back to the ma:nbership arrl that. was what was be;ing done at this r.ieeting. She said that since there were no charges and since the accusation ~s found to be accurate Marcel Dionne's requested resignation was in order. ' Ann Hutchison said .that what concerned her: was the accuracy of the rep:>rts that were circulated to the membership. She then referred to a feW of what she oonsidererl to be factual errors. ~ed by Ann Hutchison Secx)J'rled by SUsan Zagar THAT 'l1IE INACXlJRACIES m '1ltESE REP.ORI'S BE CU\RIFIID AT . ·THIS MEETIN;. I Lissett Nelson passed the chair to Ray Galbraith.and spoke against the notion. She said ~t two rnerobers of the Executive had been arqx,wered to write one of "the reports and that it was rot necessary to talk al:out_~ phrase here am a phrase there. The notion was CARRIID. Nancy Wiggs stated that the reference to Marcel Dionne not being able to nm for future J;X>sitions was inrorrect. Joan Treleaven addoo that the printer did rot go to Copy & Dup- licating to identify the \\erk, that it was identified over the prone. She said that the last paragraph was totally Lid Strand~s position and mt Marcel Dionne's. She felt that the Executive SUb-Ccmnittee was rore acx::urate. Jerry Arrlersen suggesta:l that names shJuld have been attach~ to both •reports. The discussion about apparent inaccuracies oontimed until a menber suggeste;l that the discussion not neamer endlessly - she recx::mnerrled a nore accurate report be prepared _and presented to the membership. t,t,va:1' by Lissett Nelson IBAT. THIS MEm'IN; EMX)RSE Tlffi EKF.OJTIVE 'S DOCISION 'ID ASK Seoorrled by Vicki Ayerbe . FOR MARCEL DIO-lNE 's RESIGNATION OVER 'ffiE COPY & DUPLICA'l\.. AFFAIR. As Lissett had left the chair to rrove the rrotion, she provided the notivation. She stated that the Executive had to play a leadership role and that if there was sane dissatisfaction with the decision the rnanbership ooul.d elect a new Executive at the next set of elections. An:>ther member, DilIPa Huggett, stated the Executive had erred badly when it took upon ll I I ii I 24 -5- · · Kitty Cheena re-iterated an earlier itself the decision to ask Marcel Dionne to resign. - sentiment and request¢ that a nore accurate report be preparec.. Moved by Ki tty Cheana- Seoorrled by Karen Smith The notion was CARRIED. t-bved by Carole cameron Seo::mdErl by Nancy Wiggs THAT THE AOOVE M1I'ION BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEMBERS~ MEETTIG AND 'ffiAT AN ACCURATE REPORT BE PRESENrED 'ID THE MEMBERSHIP BY A CXM,1lTl'EE OF AUCE MEMBERS. THAT A CCM4lTl'EE OF MEMBERS BE STruCK -FRCM THIS MEETIN3 TO PREPARE AN ACCURATE REPORT AND THA1I' THE REPORT BE PRESENTED 'ID 'IF.E NEXT MR.ffiEI~HIP MEETnG. The Itbtion was C.ARRIED. . · "~ Ki' ttv Cheana and Regina Tsanas plus one representative Joan Treleaven, Jerry .H,.L.u.ersen, _ . . . fran copy & Duplicating were electro by acclamation. , The ~ting adjourned at 2 :24 pn. Press Release UBC E . association of university and college employees CALl August 25, 1980 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE R LEASE - At a recent general membership meeting of the As~octati~n of University and College Employees (A.U.C.E.) Local r, the following motion, tn opposition to the Ku Klux Klan was passed: Motion "That A.U.C.E. Local I opposes ractst and fascist violence. In light of thts we oppose the promotton of the Ku Klux Klan tn Canada. That we say: An injury to one is an tnjury to all. On that basts we pledge to actively oppos~ r~cist and fascist vtolence agatnst the ~an~dtan people on al l fronts and speci fi cal ly the organi zatton of the Ku Klux Kl an in Canada at this time. 11 M.INUrES MEMBERSHIP .MEEI':rn:; - Thursday, August 14, 1980 IRC 2 12:30 - 2:30 pn. ' Minutes Ray GaThraith called the meeting to order with an announce:nent that a meeting on the Nicaraguan situation was to be held at the Britannia Comrunity Centre on August 23rd. Ray said that the section on the resignation of the President had to be rarove<l fran the agenda because the appropriate Camtlttee had been unable to carrplete its re'P'.)rt. Furthernore, he said that a rrotion would be in order . to defer the closing of ncminations for the President. He explained that such was the case as the last menbership meeting had deferred a rrotion of support for the Executive in .requesting the resignation of the President. Neil Boucher took execption to this interpretation and stated. that it was .important that this meeting elect a President and possibly a V.:i.ce-President. Further discussion, if any, was to take place under the adoption of the agenda. 25 Ray then announced that the Grievance Ccmnittee would present a rrotion in regards to the departmental changes in F.ducation - that it would be an emergency rrotion sending the matter to arbitration. Ray explained that a chairperson would have to be elected fran the floor according to Bourinot's Rules of Order. such an election occurs when the Union has neither a President nor a Vice-President. Neil Boucher was elected by acclamation. 1. Adoption of agenda: Moved by Kitty Cheema Seoonded by Lid Strand M:,ved and seconded by the Executive Moved by carole Cameron Seconded by Helen Glavina The notion was CARRIED. 2. Adoption of minutes: Moved by Ray Galbraith Seo:::>nded by Lid Strand The rrotion was CARRIED. Moved by Ray Galbraith Seoonded by Lid Strand The rrotion was CARRIED. , THAT a.I'HER BUSINESS BE MOVED TO 6 (B) TO DEAL T•7ITH A MOrION IN RffiARDS 'ID THE KU KLUX KLAN. THAT THE ITEM ON THE RESIGNATION OF THF PRFSIDEm' BE DEFERRF.D UNTIL THE NEXT.MEMBERSHIP ME.fil'IN;. THAT THE AGENDA S AMENDED BE ADOPTED. THAT THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 9, 1980 M@vf.BERSHIP MEETIN; BE AOOPTED AS CIRCUI.l\TED. THAT HE MINUI'ES OF THE APRJ.L 29, 1980 MEMBF.RSHIP MEETIN; BE AOOPTED AS CIRCULATED. M:,ved by Ray Galbraith THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 6, 1980 MF.MBERSHIP ."'lEETIN:; BE Seconded by Lid Strand AOOPTED AS CIRCULATED. It should be noted that where Marcel Dionne either rroved or seconded any rotions that he handed over the chairing role to Ray Galbraith. Nancy 't-'7iggs f e1t the Executive should explain meeting procedures to the membership. The rrotion was CARRIED. Moved by Ray Galbraith Seoonded by Lid Strand The rrotion was CARRIED. fuvErl by Ray Galbraith Seoonded by Lid Strand The rrotion was CARRIED. 'llIAT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 13, 1980 MEMBERSHIP MEETIN:; BE AOOPTED AS CIRCULATED. THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 29, 1980 MEMBERSHIP MF.:ETJN; BE .AOOPTED AS CIRCULATED. 26 t-t:>ved by Ray Galbraith Seoorrled by Lid Strand The rrotion was CARRIED. M::wed by Ray Galbraith seoorrled by Lid Strand The rrotion was CARRIED. -2- THAT THE MINt1I'FS OF THE JUNE 19, 1980 MEMBERSHIP MEE'l1'.[N:; BE AOOJ?TED AS CIRCULATED. THAT THE MINCJI'ES OF THE JULY 24, 1980 MEJ'm.ERSHIP MEETIN; BE DEFERRED UNITL THE SEPTEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETJN:; FOR AOOPTION. 3. Business arising fran the 'minutes: There was no business arising fran the minutes. 4. ·Business arisi ·frcm the ·corre · rrlence: ere was no siness arising fran the correspondence. 5. Opening Ncminations: Trustee (1) : No nanination was forthccrning. Naninations were to re-nain open until the September membership meeting. Closing Ncminations: IDcal Reps to the Cross-I.Deal Health and Safety Cc:mnittee (3) - Shirley Irving was elected by acclamation. Naro.nations were to be re-opened in Septenber. Provincial Rep (1) - Kitty Cheeua was elected by acclamation. Job Evaluation cai-ruttee (2) - Murray Adams and Lirrla Tretiak were elected by acclamation. Ann Hutchison was to attend meetings as an interested party. Vice-President - No ~nations were forthcaning. The position was to be re-opened at the Septenber merobership meeting. President - Nancy Wiggs was elected by acclamation. Grievance Camri.ttee (1) - Ted Byrne was elected py acclamation. Neil Boucher relinquished the chair to the new President, Nancy Wiggs. S(b). F.ducation Dept. grievance: Moved by Helen Galvina THAT THE INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER GRIEVANCE IN THE IDJCATION Seconded by Grievance Camri. ttee DEPT. BE smr TO ARBITRATION AND THAT ALL REI:ATED EXPENSES BE APPROVED. Helen Galvina provided the rrotivation. She indicated that the University had provided a desultory Step 3 response and that the aspect of trade union activity discrimination was part and parcel of the grievance. Lid Strand stated that the main bone of contention was that the University was choosing the secretaries they wanted for the positions. Lissett Nelson added that one of the main concerns was the respect o-f mef11bers' seniority - the University had to respect seniority when transfers of an involuntary nature were involved. Furtherrrore, a series of clauses had been violated by the University. ' The rrotion was CARRIED. 6. Secretary-Treasurer's reP?rt: Moved by Ray Galbraith Seconded by Lid Strand THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF AUCE I.CCAL #1 AOOPT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENI' FOR THE MJN'rH ENDED JULY 31, 1980 AC. CIROJ- LATED. Ray explained that there were sane iteros of int~est on this rronth's statement. The irost notable being the arrount of the assessnent and dues deposit, the Petitioners' Strike Assessnent, the repayment of the $50,000 loan and the partial repayment of the $35,000 loan, and the pay for Union negotiators. Total assets as of July 31, 1980 were $18,921.54. Pat I.aVac suggested consideration be given in the future to placing a limit on the legal fees. Neil Boucher asked whether or not the arrount paid for fringe benefits included ooliday pay for the picketers. Ray responded that it did not and that he was in touch with Wes Clark in Employee Relations to determine what rroneys were necessary to reinstate the holiday time lost by the picketers in May. He added that Nancy Wiggs had thrown a twist into the works with a precedent that indicated ·that holidays accrued automatically regard-less of an interruption from \-.Ork caused by a strike. Ray said that this new information was being taken into consideration. Jerry Arrlersen recorcmended that an outstanding liability -3- 27 . sta tement acccrrpany each f~cial statement. Ray replied that this was a gocxl idea and ~t the process "'10Uld be .j.mplanented with the next Newsletter or with the next statanent in Septanber. Tf:le rrotion was CARRIED. ~¥ stated that the costs of the strike and those still renaining had been compiled The owed $26,508.18 on the $35,000:00 loan and approximately$ 1,462.81 for picketers' debt Y~Y· assessment of approxmiately $33 would retire all outstanding strike-related The ~llo~ <;>~ti~~ to ~ve three deductions of $11.00 each was to be included on the ballot. i se wou be c:x:mposed, run-off and sent to the rnenbership in early Se teTiber th if the result was positive the first assessment or total assessment \<.olld be deduc~ at • e end of Septanber. ~ced that manber queries in regards to bonuses, retroactivity strike pay and assessment had been investigated and that he \o.Ould be contacti~ merobers by the en::i: the rronth. He also.annou~ced that the Provincial's Per Capita Tax referendum had =~ n:a a result.this u:,cal \o.0':11d require $1500 a rronth rrore in revenue. Ray also • 0 . t even prior to the strike we had been unable to meet a constitutional by-law which r~red.tha~ -10% of the rronthly dues be deposited into the Strike .Fund. Ra said that an investiga~on of the past year's financial statenents irrlicated that our lncane andthe expense~ practicall¥ can9elled ·erch other out - hence we had been unable to deposit appropriate arrount into the Strike Fund. l-tYved by Ray Galbraith THAT 'lHE .Ma-mERSHIP AUI'HORIZES THE EXEX:lJTIVE TO cx:MPOSE PROPORED Seconded by SUsan Zagar ~DRD:m; FOR A REFERENDUM BALLOT FOR A OOFS INCRFASE AND THAT 'lHE TEN.I'ATIVE BALLOT BE BROOGHT TO THE SEPTEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEErJR:; FOR APPROVAL. ., Ann Hut<?hison suggested that the ballot list the cost of the various alternatives The rrotion was CARRIED. . · • A further itan had to be attend~ to _- the $859.50 loan that the Provincial had extended to IDcal #1 t<;> p~ss th~ Section 7 (Operating Engineers' strike in 1978). Ray stated ' that the Provincial had requested that the rroney be repaid in order to clear their books. l-Dved by Ray Galbraith THAT THE MEMBERSHIP AUTHORIZE THE REPAYMENT OF THE SJr.r'IOO 7 I.OAN Seconded by SUsan Zagar CN 'lHE FOI..L<WtN3 TERMS: 'mREE PAYMENI'S OF $200 AND ONE OF $259.50. THE REPAYMENI' SCHEDULE WAS TO CCM-1Et.:cE SEPTEMBER, 1980. The notion was CARRIED. Ray infonned the membership that the August $5.00 Strike Fund assessment was due to be deducted at 1 the end.of August and ~t the process was enshrined in our By-Laws. In response to a~ s Cl\:1estion and suggestion, Ray agreed to provide a statement of extraordinary experxh tures which cou;I.d occur throughout the year. (a). t-t:>tion re: Ku Klux Klan: Moved by Kitty Cheana THAT AUCE !.£:CAL 1 OPPOSES RACIST AND FASCIST VICI.Ela. IN LIGHT Seconded by SUsan Zagar OF THIS WE OPPOSE THE PRCMY.rICN OF THE KU KWX KI..AN IN CANADA BY THE U.S. AND THRCXXlli A HANDFUL OF RICH IN THIS ro.JNl'RY. THAT WE SAY: AN INJURY 'ID OOE IS AN INJURY TO ALL. CN THAT BASIS WE PLEIXIB 'ID A~Y OPPOSE RACIST AND FA~CIST VIOLEOCE AGAINST HE CANADIAN PEOPLE ON ALL FRONTS AND SPOCIFICALLY '!'HP. OffiANIZATICN . , . . OF THE KU KWX KI.AN IN CANADA T THIS TIME. ~ttys rrot7v~tion encarpassed a pamphlet of the F.ast Indian Defence Caimittee. Nhen Kitty had fim~hed, a short rut lively discussion ensued. Moverl by Rosal~ Moran THAT THE MC1I'ION BE AMENDED 'ID Rf.Al): THAT AUCE i.oc.Ar., 1 OPPOOES Seconded by Cobie Wennes RACIST AND FASCIST VIOLEN:'.E. IN LIGP.T OF THIS l-OE OPPOSE THE PRCM1I'IOO OF THE KU KWX KI.AN IN CANADA. THAT WE SAY: AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL. ON THAT BASIS WE PLEIXIB 'ID ACTIVELY . OPP08E RACIST AND FASCIST VIOLEN:E ••• AT THIS TIME. ·- The rrotion as amended was CARRIED. 28 Moved by Ann Hutchison Seconded by Lid Strarid -4- THAT A PRESS RELFASE BE ISSUED OUTLINING OUR STAND ON 'lHE MATI'ER OF THE KU KilJX KIAN. 8. 'Affiliation debate: '· Nancy Wiggs infonred the.meeting that the affiliation debate \\OUld be led py three speakers, one for each of the main options. Lissett Nelson said that Lexi Clague ,¼Ould speak on behalf of th::>se members supporting affiliation to the CLC through merger, Lid Strq.nd vould speak for affiliation to the ca; group, and Nancy Wiggs ¼Ould present the p:::,sition for those msnbers favouring affiliating to .the CLC intact by lobbying. After the three speakers the flcx:,r \\Ould be opened to debate. Each speaker presenting an option \\OUld have ten minutes to do so. Lexi Clague stated that with rrerger we could maintain the goals and principles of AUCE and that our rnenbership could ranain strong and darocratic ·. Our ideals would be intact and we \\Olld deal fran a p:::,sition of strength in line with the majority of Canadian workers. Lexi briefly reviewed AIJCE's history with strikes and touched upon the ·financial security we 'WOul.d enjoy under the CLC umbrella. She said that the difficult part of being a union was in the day-to-day p:::>licing of contracts - as part of the CIC we would be able to consistently process grievances. The CIC was m::>re actively involved in the issue of \oXlne!1 1 S rights than it had ever been. Spe returned to the thane that roorging did not mean suhnerging our identity and autorany. It was not realistic for us to expect joining the CIC intact . Lexi felt that the cnJ did have sane sell:i,ng points, that it was concerned with on-the-job action and ser- vicing members' needs, rut she said that their strikes were usually long-drawn-out affairs . Public sector e:nployees were now under intense pressure and it y;ould be preferable to merge with another µiblic sector union. In conclusion, she ·stated that it would be better to be in the House of Latour affecting policy than remaining out in the cold. Lid Strand presented the option of affiliating to the CCU. He indicated that he had been a member of the Provincial Camri.ttee wtlch thoroughly investigated all available options and which interviewed zra,ny other trade unionists. He said that stories fran the cr..c rank and file often oore no resenblance to those of the CIC leaders. He said it was often very diffi- cult to get adequate servicing fran the larger unions such as aJPE. He p:::>inted out that ro;EtJ had only -negotiated a three year contract of 8% in each of the three years, arrl that was done with their vast reserves. The OrEU offer to merge with them would leave us in our present situation except that we y;ould be paying $1.41 a rronth rmre. He felt that the CCU was totally consistent with AUCE's structure and goals. Although the rnajo1=ity were male y;ork- ers, unions in the CCU such as CAIMAW were leading strikes that furthered the cause of work- ing \\O'Oell. The caJ was founded because the CI.C was not serving their interests. The caJ was in the vanguard for forging new areas in contract benefits - the CI.C picked up the CCO's benefits as a result of the caJ's struggles. In the CCU the local rnenberships are responsible for rese,?reh. By affiliating to the caJ, AUCE could exert a great deal of influence on CCU poiicy. We would get direct i;-epresentation on the National Executive. Nancy Wiggs sp:::,ke briefly for the third option: that of affiliating to tre CIC intact as AUCE. She stated that she favoured the CI.Cover the caJ, but that she was opposed, ·totally, to getting rid of AUCE just to merge with saneone else. Discussion fran the flcx:,r ensued. One mesnber. suggested that' the menbersh;i.p was not that intereste:1 in the debate, recxmrending that we not get into a situation -where we have to pay rrore. Another member felt that we had an excellent cx:mtract and that it was precedent- setting in sane areas. He felt ' that we should s_eriously explore the option of affiliating intact irrlependently. Yet an0ther nenber opined that the CI.C was rrore resp::msive to political and other change than the caJ. · A speaker presented the point that we did have a rontract worth safeguarding and protecting and that we facerl t::he prospect of declining growth at the University. She felt the job secur- ity was the key issue for the future and that a union like ECGEU was very strong in this area due to its no lay-off clause provisions. A further speaker argued for re:naining intact as AUCE - she felt that saneone else could do no better for us . than what we could do for our- selves. Co-qperation with the trade union rrovernent could tie fostered without merging. -§- 29 Moved by Lissett Nelson Seoonded by Helen Glavina '!HAT THE FIRST OF THE NEXT MEM:BERSHIP MEETIN:; BE DEDICATED 'ID A DisaJSSION OF THE AFFILIATICN ISSUE. 'Ihe notion was CARRIED. · The rreeting adjourned at 2:30 pn. WEATHER: TOO MUCH PRESSURE A Business Woman's Soliloquy To wed oi not to wed, that is the question. Whether '!is better, after all, to marry And be caJoled and bullied by a husband Or to take up stenogr,aphy or clerking, ' And slave, alas! for someone else's husband? To love-to wed-and by a wedding end The struggles and the thousand petty cares That "slaves" are heir to-'tis rare vocation Devout~y to be wished for! To love-to wed- To ~ed-perchance divorce! Aye, there's the rub. For m that dream of bliss what jolts may come When we have cast aside our little jobs Must make us wary. There's the sorry tho't That makes so many spinsters hesitate· For who would bear the long, eternal ~rind The ~mployer's joke, the chief clerk's cont~mely. • The msolence·of the office boys, and smoke Of last week's stogies clinging to the hair When she herself may quickly end it all _By ~etting 11.1arried? Who would not exchange A dmgy office for a kitchenette- A keyboard for a cook stove or a cradle- But t~at t~e dread of something worse to come After the honeymoon-that Iif e of chance From whose qark bourne so many have returned By way of Reno-fills us with dismay . And makes us rather bear the jobs we have That fly to evils that we know not of? .. .' -Nellie Letitia McClung of Grey County O t . (l87J.J95l), writing in Everywoman's World, Ma;,;;; contumely. lns.olent reproach or abuse; insulting or ~ontempt~ous language or treatment; now esp. such as ,e~d~ to dishonour or humiliate. The Oxford Universal Dicllonory on Historical Principles (1933, 1955). / "I'm being trdns{erred at a <!epart111e111·s req11es1.·· VEIII-S-io " See how well our automatic grievance machinery works! • 30 association of university and colJeg~ employees CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence July 25/80 Copy of minutes of the first meeting of Ccmnittee Pro-Affiliation. to the CLC July 25/80 Letter from Trish Nhitford re: Benefits Ccmnittee July 25/80 Re:JUest from Anat Baron for retroactive strike pay July 29/80 "Without Prejudice" letter from seven of the pet ,itioners • July 30/80 Corrmunication fran the Provincial re: 2nd Provincial Referendum on Affiliation July 31/80 BCGEU news release calling for establishment of a press oouncil August 1/80 Letter from Susanne Larnla re: $50 strike assessment August 5/80 Letter fran Pontip Placzek re: $50 strike assessment August 6/80 Letter fran Clarence Saba re: proposed office rent increase August 8/80 Letter frorn Ministry of Labour ,re: availability of speakers on Human Rights Code August 11/80 OCIT course circular on "Report t,,Jriting for Professionals" August: 11/80 Letter from LRB re: AUCE appeal of I. McIntyre arbitration August 11/80 Letter fran J. KennErly re: United Way campaign August 11/80 Letter fran w. Clark re: Medical and Dental benefits of an AUCE manber August 13/80 Letter from C. Jolliffe re: "WOrking conditions in Biomed Ccmnunications August 13/80 Carmunication frat\ the P!:'ovincial re: SPARC brief on patients' rights August 13/80 Letter fran Grant to Kenny re: retirement of AUCE members August 13/80 Coomunication fran the Provincial listing Executive ~s . August 15/80 Letter from our lawyer, Katy Young, re: potential arbitrator August 15/80 Circular fran Continuing F.ducation re: course on capitalism and Marx August 19/80 Letter from COPE requesting endorsement and support August 19/80 Canadian Pension Conference brochure ~ugust 19 /80 Letter of resignation fran Yillll Isaksson re: Grievance Ccmni ttee August 19 /80 Letter frcrn A. Leung re: Union merobership August 21/80 Circular from the C.C.C.A. - minutes and notice of special event August 20/80 Brochure frorn OCIT re: senina1, on successful ,labour negotiations August 20/80 ro;ru 'news release ' re: Brewery vbrkers' lockout August 21/80 Brochure frcrn C.O.P.A. re: employee assistance . programs August 21/80 Vanoouver Conmunity C9llege notice of "Retirement Planning t"brkshop" August 21/80 B.C. Fed 'news' re: opposition to the Utilities Ccm:nission Act August 25/80 Letter frcrn R.C. Seeley re: signing bonuses . August 25/80 Carmunication fran Nancy Wiggs re: membership in the Graduate Student Centre August 25/80 Letter .. fran U.S . Dept. of H •. E.W. to Lid Strand re: Video Display Tenninals August 25/80 Ccmnunication fran the VI.Tanen's Action on Occupational Health August 25/80 B.C. Fed 'news' re: opposition to the B.C. Supreme Court ' s injunction against the Teamsters' union in the Stacey's Furniture dispute August 27/80 Letter fran Pitman Business College re: oourses offered August 27/80 B.C. Fed 'news ' re: t.he call for .immediate action and imple:rientation of the reconrnendations made by the Coroner's Inquest Jury investigating the death of an infant on a Fraser Vallev farm August 27 /80 Letter fran the BClUJ re~ the availahili ty of 'loans for AUCE manbe..rs August 28/80 Letter from the LRB re: exclusion of a Clerk I froro our bargaining unit August 29/80 B.C. Fed 'news' re; the Teamsters' and Stacey's Furniture August 29/80 Ccrcmlnication re: the Rape Relief House WALKATHON on October 5, 1980 Sept. 2/80 B.C. FErl 'news' re: the combines investigation into the purchase of Pacific Sept. 2/80 Sept. 4/80 Sept. 4/80 Press and the Vancouver Province B. C. Fed 'news' re: the Federation' s Annual Brief to the B. C. Govt. Letter frcrn E-. Vogt re: AUCE members on Ccrnm:i..ttee on Daycare on campus Letter from R. Grant to Carole Cameron re: turnover of Computor Operating staff . 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308 BLAST FROM PAST 3 1 I NEXT ISSUE . DEADLINE: Septeltlber 30 32 MEMBERSHIP .MEEI'!N; - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1980 IRC 2 12:30 - 1:30 PM. AGENDA Membership · Meeting No Sm:>king 1. Adoption of agenda 2. Adoption of minutes - July 24th & August 14th Membership Meetings 3. Business arising from the minutes 4. Business arising from the correspondence 5 • Nominations : Opening - Secretary-Treasurer Grievance Camri.:ttee (1) Ccrnnunicat i ons Camrittee Closing - Vice-President Trustee (1 ) Cross Iocal Health & Safety Carrnittee (2) 6. Secretary-Treasurer's report 7. Grievance Carmittee report 8. Provincial report 9. Other Business: Proposed ballot wording for dues ipcrease Ccrrrnittee re}?Orts
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