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Association of University and College Employees
File contains meeting minutes, bulletins, and other records dated July 24, 1980 to May 1980. Topics discussed include picketing and strikes, nominations, contract proposals and negotiations, financial statements and auditors' reports, affiliation, delegates to the Special Provincial Convention, information on the CLC and CCU, ballot instructions, changes to the 1979/80 collective agreement, an agenda for July 24, Faculty of Education restructuring, reports on the AUCE Local 1 president and his resignation, union deductions, a list of correspondence, BC Teachers Credit Union seminars, and a list of the 1981 executive. File also contains the following newsletters: Division D Newsletter Number 11, November 1980 includes information on the Divison D executive, Faculty of Education reorganization, and a guest speaker from the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Division D Newsletter Number 9, May 1980 includes information on the Division D elections, Faculty of Education reorganization, affiliation and the referendum ballot, and the postponement of a shop steward seminar.
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' . • July 2 4 , l 980 INUTES . I AUDITED -2- MINUTES SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - April 9, 1980 IRC 2 12 :30 - 4 :00 pm. .The meeting · was ca l led to order by Marcel Dionne at 1 :'47 pm. The agenda was announced by Marcel Dionne: 1 . Report by Sandy Masai of the Strike Committee 2. Strike Committee nominati ons 3 . Contract Cormnittee report 4. Strike Committee report 1 . Sandy Masai report : At the outset Sandy presented a brief summary of the events surrounding the proposed picketing of Prince Charles which was subsequently called off. She then proceeded to a preliminary review of the 1978-79 contract negotiations and the strike vote that was taken. She indicated that two to three steps were involved in the taking of a strike vote. Sandy referred the meeting to the concept and explanation of a selective or rotating strike . At the end of her report she stated that the membership would have to authorize the taking of a referendum strike vote. She said that the above items would be fleshed out at a later point in the meeting . 2. Strike Committee nominations: Eight (8) positions were vacant. The following members were elected by acclamation : Judy Wolch, Ivy Vaksdal, Shelley Tagert-Macinnes, Isabelle Cripps, Annika Mair. Three (3) posi - tions remained unfilled and as a result nominations were to remain open until the next membership meeting. 3 . Contract Committee report: Nancy Wiggs reported the following : Articles signed to date (4 of which w~re the University's): 3 . 02 - Continuing Employee 17.01 Picket Lines 19.04 - Notice of Intent - Technological Change 22 . 08 - Orientation Period 31.04 - Reclassification Procedure 33.06 - . ~isciplinary/Action/Employee Files , 34 . 06 - (i) Recall · (1) Recall • The Contract Committee had dropped the following proposals to date in an effort to get further movement from the University : 3 . 07 - Retirement , 9 . 01 - Human Rights, 19 . 041 - Technological Change, 23.02 - Employee Files, 28.02 - Work Day and Work Week, 30 . 02 - Com- passionate Leave, and 31.04 - Reclassification Procedure. Nancy stated that movement had been accomplished in terms of quantity not quality . The 18% wage demand and the other monetary demands had remained intact, the perception of ' the Contract Committee . being that this area was a priority with the membership. Nancy added that the University had dropped one proposal. The following items were still pn the table : 5 . 05 - Contracting Out, 7 . 02 - Full-Time Leave of absence, 21.01 Tuition Waiver (re-worded to include two courses), 22 . 01 - Job Postings, 22.07 - Temporary Promotion (re-worded by the Committee on several occasions with the Uni- versity "philosophically opposed in the end"), Article 27.15 - Time Off Between Boxing Day and New Year's, Article 28.05 - Shift Work, Special Leave (wate r ed down to two days a year) and Adoption Leave (altered to a mere leave without pay) . Nancy said that the University package had been received that morning and that it contained their abhorrent Leave of Absence clause, 100% of Extended Health Benefits (45¢ per single employee per month), a two-year agreement with 9% in the first year (with an additional raise to the Computer Operators of $100.00). The second year would contain a wage re-opener - a situation Nancy explained that would probably end up in arbitration, a hazardous process -3- at best. On the basis of the preceding Nancy said that the Contract Committee was strongly recommen~ ing that the membership reject the package. Negotiations had reached the point where member- ship action was necessary - the Contract Committee had gone as far as possible. Moved and seconded by the Contract Committee : THAT WE STRONGLY REJECT THE UNIVERSITY'S ~ACKAGE OFFER OF APRIL 9, 1980. Neil Boucher then took the floor and stated that a rejection was not good enough and that it was necessar ~ for the Committee to know where the membership stood, especially in regards to wages. A discussion period followed. One member asked about the wage gap on campus, another suggested the possibility 0£ a study session, while another asked whether or not the Contract Committee had given any consideration to a COLA clause . A membe.r spoke about the inadequac i es of the University ' s Medical/Dental plan . Other members spoke about the difficulties of living on our present wages. At that point Marcel Dionne decided that it was appropriate that a vote be taken on the motion. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B THE 500 MEMBERS PRESENT. 4. Strike Committee report: Sandy Masai provided some flesh for her original .skeletal Str i ke Committee report . She presented a historical perspective of past negotiations and settlements , emphasizing the 1978 negotiations in which we did everything short of striking . She said that a year ago we settled without even taking a strike vote . Sandy stressed that we should be realistic ~bout what a strike means. She then outlined the stages involved. She said that the Strike Committee was leaning tow~rds s~lective strike action, a course of action that was financially viable and effective. She outlined what a rotating strike was and how much it would cost - a process that would include a possible assessment or assessments. If 120 worker .a were to strike for a month the cost per member would be $37. 00. The Committee felt that only members who picketed and/or worked in the Union Office would get strike pay. In response to ·the effectiveness of such a strategy Neil Boucher related the history of the Operating Engineers' strike~ Marcel Dionne then placed the Chair in Ray Galbraith's hands while he addressed the meeting. Marcel indicated that he was speaking as a member and from the historical perspective of the 1974 study session. He said that the University was surprised by the study session in 1974 and that the situation was similar today . Moved by Mat cel Dionne THAT THE MEMBERS PRESENT SHOW THEIR SUPPORT Seconded by Michelle McCaughran FOR THE CONTRACT COMMITTEE AND THAT WE EXTEND THIS MEETING TO 4 :00 PM. After some discussion it was Moved by Neil Boucher Seconded by Nancy Wiggs THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Moved by Neil Boucher Seconded by Nancy Wiggs THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. THAT THE MOTION TO HOLD A STUDY SESSION BE TABLED. THAT AUCE LOCAL Ill TAKE A REFERENDUM STRIKE BALLOT. Marcel Dionne ' s motion te hold a study session was back on the floor: THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. THAT THE MEMBERS PRESENT SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE CONTRACT COMMITTEE AND .THAT WE, EXTEND THIS MEETING TO 4 :00 PM. Marcel Dionne then called for a short recess . The meeting reconvened at 2 :24 pm. Nancy Wiggs then announced that the Contract Committee would go through the . clauses still on the table and explain why certain ones were dropped. Any motions would oe welcome at that -4- time. After that stage the Strike Committee would then lead a discussion. Neil .Boucher reported that the demand for a bi-weekly pay period had been withdrawn as a University Task Force on Procedures was seriously considering the issue . It was Neil's understand'ing that a Sub-Committee was to be established to investigate bi-weekly pay periods. Various members of the Contract Committee then presented clauses on co~tracting out, full- time leave of absence, tuition waiver; job postings, temporary - promotion and time off be- tween Boxing Day and. New Year's .···0n the time off issue Neil Boucher outlined the rf-itionale for closing the University. He said that the University response was not only negative but that . they had nothing to offer - they were "philosophically opposed" . Clauses on·shift work, special leave, medical/dental and adotpion leave were pres~nted. ~reel Dionne then expressed surprise at the members' response on wage~. He said that he hoped that the University would listen more closely to the Union's concerns after the show of support . He then invited response from the floor on the wage issue and asked the member- ship ~f they still wanted an 18% increase . Ann Hutchison expressed delight at the member- ship response and .indicated that the Contract Committee was tired of the series of "nos" from the University . Heather MacNeill, an AUCE member, felt that the best approach to publicize our wage demands wo~ld be to compile a list of how much it would - cost a single parent and child to live each month. She said that the bank workers had done this tow years ago and they had found that it would take a gross monthly wage of $1140. She said that it would provide grist for the press mill. The tack we should take should be one of a justified catch-~p for cierical workers. Marcel Dionne said this was the year we must do it, that all other campu$ µnions were in the same boat . The problem was with t~e · university - this was the year to ~ake a stand. Nancy Wiggs then referred to the proposals whcih had been dropped by the Contract Committee: retirement, technological change, modified work week, compassionate leave and reclassifica- tion procedure . Six proposals had been dropped on Thursday, April 2, 1980. The Contract Committee felt that today should • have been a crossroads, that a second offer should have been forced from the Un~versity . Feedbac~ on the items dropped by the Co~tract Connnittee was welcomed . A member requested the rationale for dropping the retirement clause. Neil Boucher provided an explanation. Moved by Kitty Cheema THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF AUCE LOCAL #1 PUT ARTICLE Seconded by Carole Cameron 3 . 07 - RETIREMENT BACK ON THE TABLE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Further questions from the floor were concerned with technological change, the modified work week, compassionate leave, pension plans, the reclassification procedure, job classi- fic~tiQns and job specifications. Sandy Masai the'Q took the floor on behalf of the Strike Committee and proceeded to request some specific information. She wanted to have the members infonn the Strike Committee when their off~ces were busy, this being ,done by letters or telephone calls. She said that if the strategy was one of rotating strikes and that if a member's building was involved the only lo$S Qf pay would be the assessment which would affect all members, those working and those pick~ting . It would be recommended that ~mployees ref~se any overtime requests . Moved and seconded by the Strike Committee THAT WE AGREE IN PRINCIPLE TO COST SHARING IN THE EVENTUALITY OF A STRIKE, IE., THE ASSESSMENT OF ALL MEMBERS. The Strike Connnittee's rationale for the motion was to reassure members involved of equal compensation. It was suggested that AUCE Local .#1 approach other unions about financing . THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Moved by Ann Hutchison Seconded by Carole Cameron THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Moved by Ann Hutc~ison Seconded by Michelle McCaughran THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Moved by Nancy Wiggs Seconded by Neil Bouche~ TH~ MOTION WAS C~IED. -5- b i • i, ! ' ' ) ' The meeting adjourned at 4 :00 pm. ... THAT AUCE LOCAL #1 ISSUE A PRE~S RELEASE WITH REFERENCE TO THE STUDY SESSION INCLUDING AN UPDATED BUDGET AS PRESENTED IN THE MEETING BY HEATHER MACNEILL AND ALSO TO REFER TO REFER TO THE REFERENDUM STRIKE VOTE. THAT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR CONTRACT IS SETTLED THAT THE MEHBERSHIP RECOMMEND ntAT NO MEMBERS WORK OVERTIME AND THAT A MEMO BE SENT TO DEPT. HEADS EXPLAINING THE MOTION. THAT THE MEMBERSHIP AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE TO ·PURCHASE ntE APPROPRIATE BUTTONS AND MATERIAL TO ADVERTIZE OUR JUST CAUSE AND THAT THE MONEY BE RECOVEttED THROUGH PERSONAL DONATIONS. • I MINUTES \ MEMBERSHIP MEEIING - April 17, 1980 IRC 6 12:30 - 1:30 pm. 1. Adoption of agenda: Moved by Ray Galbraith Seconded by Ann Hutchison THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. 2 . Adoption of minutes: Moved by Carole Cameron Seconded by Ann Hutchison 3. Business arising from the minutes: -6- THAT THE AGENDA BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOW- ING: #1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA/ #2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES/ #3 . BUSINESS ARISING/ #5. OPENING AND CLOSING NOMINATIONS/ #10. CONTRACT COMMITTEE THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 6, 1980 AND THE MARCH 20 , 1980 MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS BE ADOPTED AS CIRCULATED. There was no b~siness arising from the minutes. 5. Opening Nominations: (a) Provincial Delegates (10) and Alternates (5) - No nominations were forthcoming. Nominations will close at the May Membership Meeting. (b) Union Co-ordinator - Wendy Bice was nominated. Nominations will remain open until the nex.t Membership Meeting. Closing Nominations: (a) Union Organizer - Carole Cameron had be en nominated. Lid Strand was also nominated. As a result a referendum ballot would be held prior to May 15, 1980. ' (b) Grievance Connnittee - One position was vacant and as it was not filled it would remain open until the May Membership Meeting. (c) Strik~ Connnittee (3) - Lin Todhunter, Kim Isaksson and Carol Fisher were elected by acclamation. (d) Communications Committee - No nominations wer~ forthcoming. Nominations would remain open until the May Membership Meeting. 10 . Contract Committee report : Nancy Wiggs, Chairperson of the Contract Committee , presented the report. Her first reference was to the latest edition of the "UBC reports" which presented a distorted picture of the latest mediation session$ . Nancy then recapped Monday's and Tuesday's events in mediation. She said that the Committee had subjected itself to a rather in- tensive decision -making process Monday afternoon, the results of which were a series of trades to be offered to the University and a decision to drop some proposals. The Contract Connnittee met face-to-face with Strudwick on Tuesday morning. Movement from the University occurred after the Committee's initiative. By the end of the day the University had . offered 10% in the first year of a two-year contract and 9.5% in . the second year; the Union's position on wages was 15% in a one-year contract. ,Over the two days the University did not move to accomodate some of our concerns in the non-mon- etary area. The Committee returned to the Union Office Tuesday afternoon to meet with the other Campus unions, a meeting which reinforced our perception of the University's bargaining tactics. I Nancy said it was the perception of the Contract Committee that there was more money "in the ·pot" and that, contrary to the Universit y 's news release, the Contract Connnittee had no power or authority to reject any University offer. Such a move would have to be made by the membership. At that point another member of the Contract Committee, Ann Hutchison, stated that the University's movement had been solely in the area of money, that the University had made no effort to address itself to any of our concerns. I Moved by Nancy Wiggs . Seconded by Ann Hutchison -7- THAT AUCE LOCAL 1 MEMBERSHIP REJECT THE LATEST UNIVERSITY OFFER. Neil Boucher then indicated what items were left on the table. He referred to the notice of Strike Poll which was being sent to memBers and to the question - "Are you in favour of a strike?" - which appeared on the upcoming ·ballot. Neil re-iterated the process of taking a strike vote and what the vote itself meant. Neil said that the Retirement Article had been dropped and he provided the rationale for that move. Tuition waiver was .corning down to the wire with the Union proposal still on the table. The Connnittee had offered a trade in regards to the Job Postings and Temporary Pro- motion proposal. The University's objections to Leave of Absence fell by the wayside when it was ·pointed out that their concern was covered elsewhere in the contract. Our Full-Time Leave of Absence article also remained while we had revised our Time Off Between Boxing Day and New Year's to two floating holidays to be taken during that period. The shift work proposal had been altered to 5% and 10%, the scheduling provisions from 64 to 46 hours. We had scaled down our demands for Medical/Dental to 75% and to 100% of Extended Health Benefits. The Committee felt that our adoption leave was innocuous and that it would be difficult not to agree with it. Neil stated that we were still negotiating a one-year agreement, but if the University was serious about a two-year pact then they would have to come up with more money in the second year. Questions then came from the floor about · threats of lay-offs from Strudwick, the increase in the University budget and negotiating with Strudwick. After further dis- cussion the question was called. THE MOTION TO REJECT THE UNIVERSITY'S LATEST OFFER WAS CARRIED OVERWHELMINGLY. The meeting adjourned at 1:30 pm. -8- Minutes Special Membership Meeting - April 29, 1980 IRC 2 12:30 - 2:30 pn. Marcel Dionne was in the chair and Ray Galbraith was taking minutes. 'fue meeting was called to order at 12:52 pn. Marcel Dionne indicated that the agenda \..Ould be as follows: 1. Report fran carole Cameron on the deduction for the study session 2. Report fran the Contract Carmittee 3. Rea:mnendations 1. Carole Cameron report - Carole reported that the University had deducted the employees for the study session. Such an action was clearly illegal, an opinion confirmerl by the Union lawyer. The Union was prepared to deal with the matter as a mass action. Carole requested that photocopies be sent to the Union Office so that a canplaint could be filed with the Ministry of Labour. 2 •. Contract Carmittee report: Nancy Wiggs presented a chronology fran Tnursday afternoon. The.mediator, Jock Waterston, had been contacted and a meeting had been set up for Monday, April 28th. Waterston felt that the ball was in the University's end of the court. He also believed that his usefulness had ended in the dispute. At the meeting Strudwick presented the following: a one-year a91reanentwith a $100.00 signing bonus. Furth~re, all outstanding ·union proposals would be dropped. After a caucus the Contract Camlittee told the mediator to tell tl}e University that we were going back to the membership. ' 3. Reccmnendation - Neil Boucher explained what he perceived had happened in negotiations to date this year - the University had addressed only their concerns and issues, not ours. There had been "no bargaining this year whatsoever". Neil felt that we had to soow the Unj..versity in sane manner that their positions were unacceptable. The $100 signing bonus was only a "buy-off". He said that the Contract Catrnittee finnly believed that there was nore, although no assurances could be offered. Moved and seconded by the COntract Crnmi ttee THAT THE CONI'RACI' CX)MMITI'EE RFXX:l-1MENDS THAT WE REJECT HE UNIVERSITY'S OFFER. The floor was opened to discussion. One member suggested that we go for parity and stick to the concept of equal pay for \\Ork of equal value, while another recarmended writing to MIA's and newspaper editors. Shirley Dick, an AUCE manber' urged the manbership to accept the 10% and $100signing bonus offer. She referred to the SFU strike and stated that our .impact \\Ould not be great. She did not want to see AUCE being used as a scape - goat in relation to OI'EU and CUPE. , Irene McIntyre, another member, said it was silly for anyone conte:nplating stopping support for the Contract Ccmnittee. She· said that we soould see through the $1,00 ruse and support the Comt.ittee. Shelley Tegart-Macinnes discussed the SFU situation pointing out that there was nore management personnel and that Local #2's strategy was to hold one day rotating strikes. Nancy Wiggs indicated that the University's offer did not leave the table soould we strike. She stressed the fact that manberhsip mE;etings should occur throughout. the strike situation and that the decision-making power rested in the hands of the martbership. Heather MacNeill said that she would like a Strike Carrnittee assess- ment at this juncture and she felt that perhaps the Contract Comnittee soould go into detail arout what remained on the table. ...., '.Iw::> speakers remained on the list . cathy Agnew said that she recognized a sense of fear in the air. She felt that a strike situation was not desi:ir~, but she was .strongly opposed to buckling under to the forces that be. She advised members to vote not out of fear, but to vote oonestly. Lid Strand stated that the University had taken the decision not to budge at all. If we settled for what they were offering we \\Ould pay for years hence. -9- Neil Boucher reported that the following items were still on the table: 7.02 - Full-Time Leave of Absence (can't see what the objections are) 21. 01 - Tuition Waiver (Union proposal includes sessionals and nore benefits) 22.01 - Job Postings & 22.07 - Prarotion (we want to be replaced during any leave) 27.15 - Time Off Between Ibxing Day and New Year's (watered down to~ floating -oolidays) 28.05 - Shift W::>rk (5% & 10% - CUPE has it and it would cost the University a pittance) 30.05 - Medical/Dental (the Union was down to 75% fran 100%) 30.091 - Adoption I.eave ' 36. 02 - Wage Rates Other speakers referred to the deception of the inflation rate - what it includes as opposed to what it really means in purchasing terms. One member extended thanks to the Contract carmittee and hoped that the \\Ork of the Comnittee would not go down the drain. She said that the thread which ran through negotiations was the University's attitude of contanpt toward us - we were not treated with any anount 9f respect. She favoured rejection of the University's latest offer. Another speaker said that we needed a strong voice and that it was important that we stick together - we had to support our words with action. Heather MacNeill said that inflation was occurring was obvious and that it would be honour- able to bite the bullett as a country, but the issue was that as wanen we were underpaid. She made reference to the . fact that many -v.anen are skilled workers who are in the work force for years. She did not want to see the meeting split down the middle - what we should do is stick together and respect whatever decision we make. Marcel Dionne indicated that to date the Contract Carmittee had asked tl)e manbership for support at all stages. He said that his assessment of the situation was different fran that of the Contract Carmittee - he felt the University was scraping the bottan of the barrel!. If the rnanbership's perception is otherwise he said he would be the first there. One member raised the spectre of wage controls by Decanber of 1980. Another said that we were awash in a sea of arotions and that the Unive+:"sity meted out different treatment to us. Fbr her it was the end of the line, this was the year that she was saying no. Yet anoth- er member felt that if we signed this agreement the University -would sit back and gloat and take advantage of us each subsequent year. Saneone suggested that the strike of 1975 did not have any positive results for negotiations and this year was no exception. The question was called. Moved by Joanne Allan Seconded by SUsan Calthrop THE IDI'ION WAS DEFF.A.TED. THAT WE HOID A SOCREI' BALIOl' ON THE UNIVERSITY'S IATEST OFFER. THE ORIGINAL MOTION ON THE FIOOR WAS CARR:tED OVERI"1HEIMIN3LY. Strike Carrnittee report - Sandy Masai referred to the questionnaires being handed out and asked that they be returned to the Strike carmittee. She then announced a series of motions that she was to present. Moved and seconded by the Strike Carmittee · THAT THE ME11BERSHIP OF UXAL #1 AUI'HORIZ~ THE STRIKE C01MI'ITEE TO ISSUE 7 2 HOUR STRIKE NOI'ICE. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Moved and seconded by the Strike Crnmi ttee . THE IDI'ION WAS CARRIED. Moved and seconded by the Strike canmittee THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF AUCE I.0CAL #1 HEREBY AUTHORIZES 'FHE SOCRETARY-TRF.ASURER TO PAY STRIKE PAY ONLY TO THOSE MEMBERS WHO PERFORM PICKET OR ALTERNATE bUTY. IN THE EV.ENI' THAT A MEMBER PERFORMS 01E OF HIS/HER DUTY, BUI' NOI' ALL, THE RATF. OF PAY WILL BE ON A PRO RATA BASIS. THAT THE MEMBER.HIP OF AUCE IOCAL #1 HEREBY AUrHORIZFS THE SECREI'ARY-TRFASURER TO OORRa~ -10- THE IDrION WAS CARRIED. FUNDS UP 'ID AND INCLUDIN:; $50,000 'ID PAY STRIKE PAY, IN THE EVEN!' THAT THE STRIKE FUND IS DEPLErED . . r-bved an:1 secoooed by the Strike Camri.ttee THAT THE MEMBERSHIP AUTHORIZE PAID UNION LFAVE FOR 2 PEOPLE 'ID CO--ORDINATE HE STRIKE. THE M:YrICN WAS CARRIED. lt>Ved an:1 secx>ooed by the Strike Camri.ttee THAT'THE MEMBERSHIP AUTIDRIZES THE SPENDIN:; OF UP 'ID $300 ON PICKET SIGNS. THE M:YrION WAS CARRIED. Sandy stated that the Strike camri.ttee ~uld croose the buildings to be picketed - members in those buildings would be contacted. She said that a bulletin was to be sent out an:1 that it would anphasize disciplinary charges an:1 the serious oonsequences of scabbing. As a part of the strike strategy, the strike Ccrcrnittee wanted to see a ban on overtime as passed at the last membership meeting. The meeting adjourned at 2:20 pn. / -11- Minutes .' r .. Special Membership Meeting - May 6, 1980 m::: 2 5:30 to 8:30 pn. ', The meeting was called to order at 5: 39 pn . by Marcel Dionne. At that point Marcel outlined the agerrla: 1. 0:>ntract Ccrrrnittee report of May 2, 1980 2. Strike reJ.X)rt (a) ltt:>tion re: volunteer picketing (b) Volunteer schedule (q) Answers to Medical/Dental, sick leave (not honouring), no contract,caution (d) Dealing with picket lines 3. Financial reJ.X)rt , (a) ltt:>tion re: $50.00 assessnent 4. Options for continuing: (1) settle for 10% . (2) continue an:1 escalation (3) all-out (4} leave to September (5) reccmnendations 1. Contract Camri.ttee report: Nancy Wiggs, at the outset, announced the resignation of C.A. Connagha.n and his re- placanent by James Kennedy. She then launched into an explanation of Friday's negotiat- ing session, the oore of which is contained in Bulletin #11. She stressed the importance of Vice-President ~1hite's budget merro in regards to the 1980-81 allocations. It was the perception of the Contract Carmittee that if we were to get a settlenent full credence "'10Uld be lent to the bud.get. As a result a package that could not be tampered with was drawn up; when it was violated by the University the Union returned imnediately to the , 15% position.on wages and brought all the other outstanding itaris back to the table. Nancy asked the meeting whether that assesenent was correct. She also stated that the CCmnittee reccmnendation ~s to continue the present strategy . Maureen Gitta, an AUCE member, \';,as the first to ' speak. She said she could not understand why the camri.ttee had gone down to 11% - she felt that there was no ~,ay the University oould rove. She requested further clarification. Marcel Dionne respoooed by taking full responsibility for the decision. He felt that the 11% was fairly representative of the membership at that time - if that assesenent was incorrect then it was up to the rnE'!!lber- ship to so iooicate. The desire of the Crnmittee was to get an agreanen~ sanething · which didn't occur. Furthenrore, Marcel stated that we were not out for 1 % • To which Maureen replied that she would be galdly our for wage parity an:1 for the concept of equal pay for work of equal value. Marcel replied that the Carmittee had to take a lead- ership role aoo that it was up to the rnenbership to exercise their derrocratic preroga- tive an:1 to say that the Carmittee was wrong. Jean Lawrence carried the thread of the discussion a step further. She said she should have spoken out earlier in negotiations, but she felt t;hat an error had r..een made when the Ccmnittee roved fran 18% to 15% without membership approval. She asked ·what items ranained on the table adding that people this year were in a "rronetary spirit", which , was unfortunate. Jean saw no reason why we couldn't bring retirement back to the table. Stuart Rush supported the Contract CCmnittee's approach on Friday saying that the Uni- versity made no attempt to address any of our concerns. He strongly urged that we go back to the 15% position with resolve. Judy Wright, after concurring with Maureen Gitta and Jean Lawrence, said that we had to put sane teeth back into our 15% wage demaoo. M::>ved by Judy Wright THAT THE AUCE ux:AL #1 MEMBERSHIP CENSURE THE CONrRACT Secoooai by Marcel Dionne CXM1I'l:'l'EE FOR HA.VIN:; IMPLIED THAT WE TOJID MJVE 'ID 11% AND THAT THE MEMBERSHIP RB-AFFIRM IN THE STR0N:;EST 'I'E..RM.S THE 15% WAGE DEMAND. -12- The_ !irst speaker on the m::>tion~ carol Snall~rg, irrlicated that once the ball got roll- ing m.the canpute 7 Cen~e the J(!bS oould be done witlriut AO::E anployees. Ste favoured retur.ni.ng to \<\Ork imne,:hately - the issue of striking for adoption leave was too stupid. She 11DV'ed that a vote be held to inmediately accept the ' University's offer . Marcel Dionne explained that the m::>tion was out of order at that tine. After further discussion, toost of it favouring the tootion to censure the Contract Camri.ttee the question was called. ' THE KJI'IOO WAS CARRIED. At that p:,~t Michelle ~ughran expressed her disaP{X.>int:nent that retirement had been yanked f~ the table. She then.asked what ·itans remained on~ table. Neil :Ebucher replied tJ:lat ~1~t was no longer with us because the Union was having an incredibly difficult tune winning issues of hunan concern. · Nancy Wiggs then reviewa:l the itans still ori the table: 7.02 - Full-Time U*tve of Absence, 21.01 - 'l\ti~ion Waiver, 22.01 - Job Postings, 22. 07 - Tenporary Pn:m:>tion, 27.15 - Time .Off Between Boxing Day and New Year's, 28.05 ... Shift W:>rk, 30.05 - Medical/Dental arrl 36.02 - . Wage Rates. Cathy Agrew took the floor to ask where we went fran there; she said we sh:>uld debate the issue on.what we wanted to do fran that point arx1 that we soould get on to it inmediately. Marcel Dionne added that we should .be made aware of our financial position. Another speaker stated~~ we had to starrl up an:i fight for things, that any defeatist attitude was oounter- PJ:'<?ductive. Ye~ another nanber_said that her supervisor.raised the spectre of a lock-out wtuch to her nuoo focused the J.Ssue onto an all-out strike or acceptance on the University's t:enns. 2. Strike report: Shelley t-t:Innis presentoo a brief report. Ste irrlicated that the strike had been effective to sane degree - two conferences had been cancelled, students were not being registered, sane a.JPE manbers were williDJ to help us picket during the night. Shelley said that volunt- eers were needed ' for rnany of the picket shifts. t-bved and secoooed by the Strike carmittee '!HAT FACH 'OON-STRII<Itl; MF.MBER BE EARNESTLY OCUJRAGED 'IO PICKET THE muJ:VAI..ENr OF ONE FOUR PER DAY. At that point Heather MacNeill took the floor to speak in broad tellllS on the various strike alternatives. It was her opinion that the University was on the defensive arrl that we needed roore people to be visible and vocal. It was pararrount that we sh:::>w the University how strong we actually are. THE ID!'IOO 'rJ\S CARRIED. Ann Hutchison then suggested that it was inp:>rtant that we talk about the specifics of the effectiveness of our strike. Nancy Wiggs presented a report on nm:>urs that had been circu- lat~ng qyer the past few days, rmours to do wi~ e~sential secyices, lock-out, all-out strike, etc. She proceeded to answer or .to provide sane rationale for the runours. On the f!Btter of a possible lock-out she infortcl:rl menbers to report imnerliately to :the Mnin Build- mg should they be confronted with lock-out posters. Eldridge in:li~ted.that her supervise: had called oor in and said that the University would get tough with sick leave and vacations. That was based on the premise that we had no contract ir1 effect - thus, the University could withdraw benefits. Marcel Dionne concurred am said that the University was in the position t.o do with us as they wishoo - but it was ; important to tanember that several Depts. were sympathetic to our cause. As to medical cover .... age - we were coveral at least until the errl of May. Nancy Wiggs. reported that grievance prdcedures and arbitration and many other rights ~iere still available to us urrler existing laws. A member then asked why Purchasing arrl Housing had as yet not been pulled out. She also wanted to hear about air financial position before deciding upon any strategy. Carole Cameron -13- '- ,.£ \ >=- ' . raninded the meeting that at ~ .xI?Aint an agreanent \«>uld be signed and that we ~d return to our nonnal duties with 1:l)e University - that in itself ~was ilrq;)ortant in toning down any University over-reactions ,,, , If~ther MacNeill reminded the . meeting of the aspect of retroactivity in any new a~t. 3 . Financial repert: ,· ., . Ray Galbraith presente-:1 a financial report directly related to the selective strike . policy adopted by the msnbership. He said that the report was predicated on the present strategy and did not account fo~ either a rapid escalation of~ exisiting strategy or a total strike/lock-out sftuatioq. Ray reported that the Strike Furd contained appro:,tj.- mately $55,000 and that we had tentative approv.al fran the OC'IOJ for a $50~000 denam loan at 18 1/2% interest. Ray stated that at sane point the loan ~uld have to be repaid arrl that ~uld take an assessment over and above any approved at today's rooeting. Ray said that his report was also based on 100% picketing, ·which ·was not the case as sane rnenbers had ch:>sen to forfeit wages by not picketing or serving as o'ffice assistants. · There were about 200 rnenbers .affected by the strike to date, with the average daily net pay in the $40-$45 range. 'l'hat ~uld mean that tM strike furil ~d be being depleted daily by the anount of $8000-$9000. On that basis tha Strike Furn oould be depleted as early as May 13th. If the $50,000 was borrowed and no assessment decidEd upon we could get by until May 20th to May 21st. With a minimum of a $40.00 assessment en May .31, 1980 we could continue full pay minus any assessment(s) for all strikers until .May 28, 19~0 • . M::,ved and seconded by the 'ID HAVE A REFERENDtM 'ID MSESS _ UP. 'IO $50. 00 A f.Offlf Contract and Strike Ccmni ttees PER AUCE MEMBER ncttJDIN:; P!CI<lfi'ERS FOR THE OORATIOO OF THE 'STRI"KE OR UN.l'IL A MEMBERSHIP .MEEI'Im CHAN'.;ES THIS POLICY. Ray Galbraith suggested that the notion be amended to read: 'ID HAVE A REFERENDtM 'ID ASSESS UP 'IO $50.00 ON MAY 31, 1980 PER AtJCE MEMBER IOCLUDTI-l, PICI<En'ERS UNTIL A MEM- BERSHIP MEm'tNG CHAN:iES THIS POLICY. suggest¢ changes wer:e incorporated into the notion. Marcel Dionne recarmerrled that the _aoove notion be table until we decida:1 the strategy" Moved by Marcel Dionne THAT THE KJI'IOO 'ID HOID A REFERENDUM 'ID ASSESS MIH3ERS Secop::ied by Michell~ McCatighran BE 'mBLEO. THE M:1I'IOO WAS CARRIED. ·v Neil Boucher then referred the meeting to the options at"hand. He asked for direction fran the rnanbership on the issues of settling for 10%, of continu.ihg and escalating, of an all-out strike, or of leaving everything until septenber. It was the solid reccmnerrla- tion of t."1e Contract and Strike camri.ttees to continue with the present strategy an:i to escalate when necessary. F.e requested sane type of rrotion fran the manberShip. Moved by Ann Hutchison . 'IlJAT NE CON'fINUE THE SEt..ECl'IVE STRIKE ACTICN WITH Seconded by Michelle McCaughran POSSIBLE ESCAIATioN. Ann Hutchison nctivated stating that the present policy was bringiag pressures to bear on the University. A wide-ranging discussion ehsua:1. One- speaker reocmnerda:1 voting against the notion and suggested accepting the Univeristy's offer. Others supported .the strategy and r~ndoo launching a massive publicity campaign through the press am through telephoning. Another speaker, Marcel Diorme, felt that the strategy had not had and would not have the desired effect; his reccmnerrlation was to close the University down. Nancy Wiggs spoke against.this option of an all-out strike - she felt it was putting the cart before the horse, that there were other m::>re valid routes to follow -at present~ Richard Melanson suggested that we organize a march of AUCE rnenbers, a march that ~ld go from the Dept. of Employee Relations to Kenny's of~ice denarrling a contract • . -14- Questions arose ;in X'.e<]ards to ~;i..ng the l9eat;i.on o~ CcJnpqs t,W.l a.rd of. possibly shutting it down, to the status of a.JPE' s arrl 01'.EXJ' s 11£!90tiations, to the metmd by which we plan to get back to bargaining. To that last query Neil Boucher said there was rx, one de~inite answer - the request oould _ caoo f:ran either party. The question was called. THE K>TIOO WAS CARRIED. Richard Melanson then announced that a march would be held the next day arrl l«>Uld nuster at noon at Sedgewick. Marcel Dionne announced that the referen-lml dealing with the assesstent was back on the floor. After sane further discussion it was stated that the refer.mun question \\UU1d include pro-rating for part-time rnenl;>ers arrl that the union \ai'Ollld investigate further alternatives in regards to financing arrl interest ·rates. The question was called. RmARDS THE IDI'IOO TO HOID A REFERENDUM POLL m 'ID AN .ASSES91ENI' OF mij:CN MEMBERS CN MAY 31ST WAS CARR.IE). Heather .MacNeill then asked the iooeting their opinions on the proposed march. She believed it was too irrq;>ortant to be left to an inpi.anptu ad-h:;>c ccrrmittee. She asked for gui~ f:ran the manbership and after a straw poll it was decided that it should be delayed so that it could be better organized. it was also decided that next membership meeting 'WOlld take place the following Tuesday. Marcel Dionne anrX>unced that volunteer picket sclmules \Ere available to fill oot arrl Cathy r-tx>ney, responding to a question alx>ut changing picket schedules, . said she \-Oll.d be willing to ~e any possible changes to the schedules. The meeting adjourned at 8: 00 µn. ··~' -15- Minutes Special Membership Meeting - May 13, l980 5:30 pm. - 7:15 pm. Lord Byng Marcel Dionne, the Pres.ident, was in the chair. Minutes were taken by the Secretary-Treas- urer, Ray Galbraith. The meeting was called to order at 5:40 pm. Marcel DioAne announced that the agenda would be as follows: a) Report from Neil Boucher of the Contract Committee b) Report from Nancy Wiggs of the Contract Committee c) Secretary-Treasurer's report on the costs of the strike to date d) Contract/Strike Committees' recommendation Marcel also announced that the Union Organizer position expired on June 15, 1980. With that in mind he referred to the statements of those running for the position handed out at the door. Balloting for a new Union Organizer would be held at the next membership meeting. Marcel stated that delegates to the Provincial Convention (to be held in June) would be elec- ted at the next membership meeting. He suggested that any nominations be submitted to the Union Office in the interim. Marcel indicated that there had been some problems with picketing in regards to the times a.nd the shifts. He said that shifts were now assigned and they would be maintained, although it was possible that some members would have to be moved to other buildings if necessary. a) Report from Neil Boucher: Neil stated that he wanted to indicate where the Contract Co11111ittee stood at the moment. He . said that we had not progressed much further. The Committee had been in touch with the Media- · tion Services Commission to explore ways of getting back to the table. The ball, Neil felt, was in the University's court. The mediator, Jock Waterston, had been told that we were pre- ' pared to negotiate and to be flexible. According to Neil, the mediator had no intention of seeting up a meeting at which there would be no movement - ameeting was to be set up when the mediator was assured that both parties would move. Neil then outlined the options available to us in the dispute: 1) Mediation Services Commis- sion ·2) Direct letter route to the University 3) Industrial Inquiry Commission 4) Arbitration. Neil presented the pitfalls contained in options 2, 3, and 4 - none of them were what we either needed or were looking for. Neil said that we were advised by the Mediation Services Corrmis- sion to trust them and to be advised shortly. b) Report from Nancy Wiggs: Nancy reported on the success of the march held on Campus. She said that a more dignified, solemn affair was being p1anned for the opening of the Acut Care Hospital on Fridayt May 16, 1980. Nancy then read one impressive letter of support, one among many, from a faculty member ~hat was going to Kenny. Nancy believed that the letter exprassed and encapsulated our pos1- t1on as we11 as anything to date. - c) ~ecretary-ireasurer' $ rerort: _ Ray ~a16raith presented a~ nanc1a1 update on the projected costs of .the strike to date, on · the procedure for pay1ng picketers, and on the upcoming referenda poll assessment. Ray stated that there ·werQ approx1mate1y 136 fu11-t1me and 24 part-time picketers to date, that the aver- age projected wage was $370 per per picketer, and that the projected total strike pay would come to $54,760 • an amount hat would exhaust our Strike Fund. That led to a report on the necessi~y of ho1ding th~ referendum poll assessment, an assessment that would be pro-rated and would cost a cont1nu1ng employee approximately $50.00. The amount generated from such an assettment would finance our present strike strqtegy until the end of May~ Ray 1nd1cated that there were diff1cult1e~ and that these would be in the area of the actual collection. ft was possible that the University would not program and deduct such an assessment, and that would 1eave us with collecting the money outse1ves.* The report elicited immed1ate response from the membership and the Secretary-Treasurer was -16- called upon to answer several questions about the finances, the assessment, and the effects on members' benefits and pension plans. ' Neil Boucher then re-explained the general situation for late-comers to the meeting. d) Contract/Strike Committees' report and recommendation: . Judy Wolch, Chairperson of the Strike Committee, reported that rumours about an all~out strike were untrue, ie., false. She then referred to the effect of the strike to date and , to the interruption of services and to the deleterious effect on P & s. Apparently, more and more P & S were refusing to do AUCE's work. Four conventions had been cancelled to date and others attending conventions were angry to have not been told that they would be con- fronted with picket lines. At that point a questioA came from the floor. The questioner stated that she disagreed with the assessment of the effectiveness of the strike and said that she felt that people were taking the situation lightly. Neil Boucher continued the report and said that reports of major disruption of work flow could be substantiated - much work was just not getting done. Neil spoke about the neces- sity of getting behind any majority decision, about the necessity of pulling together. A long weekend was coming and it was necessary to relieve the picketers for at least two days. If we were solid, Neil felt, we could not be defeated. At that point further questions came from the floor about difficulties of adequately staffing picket lines on a regular and continuing basis and about what constituted a legal picket line. One member asked whether or not one could look for work elsewhere for the duration of the strike • . Nancy Wiggs answered that such a move.would be up to eaeh individual - -if picket- ing duties were neglected no strike pay would be forthcoming. In response to another question Neil Boucher provided a quick run-down of the ar~as presently being picketed. He added that if the University demonstrated any willingness to negotiate then the situation could change. Members commented on the chaos in the Convention Centre, expressed concern about the ~pparent split in th~ meeting, supported the concepts of all-out antl selective strikes, extended thanks to volunteers. One member related her experience as management at the Vancouver Hotel and spoke about how the supervisory staff was exploited by the upper management - a situati ,on analogous to the P & S. Another member suggested that an effective strategy would be to pull out the medical secretaries at VGH. At that point Marcel Dionne suggested a concrete strategy be put forward in the form of a motion. Moved by Jerry Andersen Seconded by Nancy Wiggs THAT WE RE-AFFIRM OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PRESENT SELECTIVE STRIKE STRATEGY UNTIL THE NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING. The question was called but several questions came from the floor. One member indicated that other campus untons were in negotiations and that it appeared that we were being skewered first - the member wanted more i nfonnati on abou.t CUPE and OTEU. Nancy Wiggs respond~d that the other unions were behind, that is they were at a lower stage in negotiations . As AUCE goes, so will the rest go. The Contreact Committee planned to keep in close contact with the other unions. A member spoke about the necessity of returning; she felt that such an · action would not be fatal - the strike should be ended immediately a.nd negotiations· com- mence. Another member stated that AUCE's problem was that we had always given in and that at some point we would have to say no. The question was called. After a member requested that we encourage µrofesso~s to write to Kenny the motion was CARRIED. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 pm. '* Ray then gave notice of a referendum poll ballot for the assessment. The poll was to be held in the Union Off ice on Tuesday ,, May 20th and Wednesday, May 2ls ·t. He said that the results would be announced at the next membership meeting . -17- MINUTES SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - May 21, 1980 IRC 2 5:00 pm. - 7:36 pm. / , Nancy Wiggs, Contract Committee Chairperson, was in the chair and called the meeting to order at 5:15 pm. • Announcements: Nancy Wiggs indicated that the meeting could mark their ballo~s for . electing the Union Organizer. Nancy then announced the results of the Provincial Affiliation referendum - there were 402 votes for and 364 votes against. Questions came from t~e floor in regards to the legal- ity of the vote. Nancy stated that she and Neil Boucher had challenged the vote on the basis that several Local #1 members did not receive their ballots. The Provincial in turn had turned down the challenge. Nancy asked th~t members interested in pursuing the issue should contact her. ' Nominations were then opened for 10 delegates for the Provincial Convention scheduled for June 21 and 22, 1980. Susan Zagar, Shelley Macinnes, Joan Treleaven and Katarina Halm were elected by acclamation. Nancy then announced the results of the Assessment Referendum: Yes - 328 / No - 120 / Spoil- ed - 1. • At that point Nancy Wiggs explained the venue for the meeting. She said that four reports were ' to be presented and that this exercise would lead up to the posing of the question whether to reduce our wage ~emand to 10% or co~tinuing the strike. If the meeting decided to continue there would be ·a preferential ballot on the choices for continuing and in what form (for the full report come into the Union Office and pe.ruse the 15 page report and sample ballot which are affixed to these minutes). . - Nancy Wiggs proceeded to read the Contract Committee report. Cathy Mooney followed with a report on the effectiveness of the strike. Shurli Channe then spoke about the options open to the membership. To top it off Neil Boucher presented the reconnnendation of the Contra~t/ Strike/Executive Committees. Nancy indicated that the issue of lowering our wage demand to 10% or not was now in order, and to that effect she said that a motion was now on the floor. She welcomed participation at the microphone and answered a question about the strike's cost to date. She said that it would cost a minimum of $50.00 to the end of May and $40-$50 a week after that. Marcel Dionne then spoke from the floor. He felt that this meeting was pivotal and that the decision to continue and escalate needed ~erious consideration. He ~aid that it was his intent to present a motion. His motion was to include 10% in the first year, 9.5% in the second year, the negotiating of all outstanding items, and a contract re-opener for the second year to negotiate benefit-related items! Na~cy Wiggs st~ted that as another motion was on the floor that Marcel should move to table it. Moved by Marcel Dionne Seconded by Carole Cameron The motion was DEFEATED. · THAT THE MOTION ON THE FLOORIN REGARDS TO LOWERING OUR WAGE DEMAND TO 10% BE TABLED. Discussion then ensued from the floor. One member suggested reducing our wage demand to _10% as our strike wa; a no-win situation - she felt we could not exert much sustained pressure ... and that the University would wait us out. She felt that by backing down we would lose only a battle not the war. She reconnnended that the $100 bonuses be deposited in the Strike Fund and that we take the issue of equal pay for work of equal value to the courts. , Another member, Pat Gibson, spoke in -support of not taking 10% and said it w.as necessary that we continue to strive for fair wages. He suggested tbat only by going out on mass could we demonstrate to Kenny and . the public that we were serious. Judy Wright said that there was no need to go back and ' as our strike strategy needed time to develop and be effective . we -18- should give it a chance. She felt that after May 31st $40 a week was not too much too bear considering the issues we were fighting for. Neil Boucher spoke on the possibility of getting loans for members in need should the strike develop to the point. 10% was not good enough for us - it may be a good settlement for CUPE, but the gap be~ween the two Unions would increase. Neil suggested threatening the University at Convoca~ion if necessary. He felt that we hadn't found out whether or not we could win - if we lost three weeks from now, then we would know that we have lost . The next member to the microphone asked how much the strike had cost and what the project- ious were for a continued selective strike strategy. Ray Galbraith provided a detailed ex- planation. Lid Strand said we should look at developing strength in the community. He felt that next year AUCE would have no strength to bargain - we have to face up to the reality that we will win. He said that if we remained out long enough we could jeopardize the whole regi- 11111a stration period ·. Strikes were won not by strike funds but by the commitments of eac4 mem- ber. It was time for us to stand up and declare our importance. The next speaker commented on the apparent split of the membership and on the blase attitude of the majority of the membership who chose not to attend . She stated that they deserved what the~ got. Lissett Nelson said that if we did not fight this strike to the end then we would suffer a . complete defeat. She stated that she was not in agreement with the present strike strategy - she favoured holding out until the late summer. The strategy should include keeping one building out all summer and that the time should be used to prepare ourselves for an all-out strike. Furthermore, we should keep inclose touch with CUPE and plan some kind of joint action with their membership. Judy Wright spoke again and . re-iterated that at present she was out for 15%. She said that she was not surprised at the University's action to date and she reminded the meeting that we were out for more than just the 15%, there were several other items still on the table. Carole Cameron said that her opinion was in opposition to the sentiment of the meeting . She felt that the University didn't care and that we could stay out until hell froze over . She commented on the fact that only 350 members were present for a pivotal meeting . . What we were engaged in was a power struggle between our Union and how right we are and a University that doesn't care. She suggested that it was in our best interests to take the route of a tactical retreat . Another member taised the spectre of another bout with wage controls and asked how the Union intended to collect any future assessments. She felt that the time might ~e right to consider a two-year agreement. She said it was not entirely a question of how much we were worth but how much money was in the kitty. Sha than requested that the motion ~n the floor be re-read. Nancy Wiggs read the motiort: TIIA'.t' AUCE LOCAL ffl LOWER ITS WAGE DEMAND TO 10% • I Judy Wright te ~stated her position that we haven't lost yet and that we may win. If the University was to reject Marcel Diortne'a option then we would lose . If we lo~erad our wage demand at th1s m~eting we have lost• this was the year for AUCE. sh~ felt hesitant as 1h1 b@lieved more members ~hould be prQsefit , The nekt speaker idditated that at least 800 members were not pree~nt - she ra~onunended that w~ 8~ back to ·wo~k. Th~ University wa~ not hurting ·en~ugh and money was being saved while we were out , 'l'hgse members t)n strike ~ere carrying the load for ev~rybody. Anrt Rutchi&on efftered the discussion by adding that for most members the et~ike was not that real. She asked why was it that 10% was not good enought three weeks ago. She stat~d that lte had negotiated exactly nothirtg to date afid that there was no sense of where w~ 8tood aa a membertdiip. Any dacteion that we tnade Ot' should tnake shou1d bei done together, Sh@ Added -19- that the Administration too had its weaknesses and its breaking point, that the strain and pressure on the P&S was beginning to tell . She also sympathized with the picketers who had no real sense of their effect. Ann suggested that we maintain the present selective strike action strategy. The question was called and the motion wa$ DEFEATED. Nancy Wiggs then stated that the Trustees and volunteers · would pass out a four part prefer- ential ballot and that discussion wouid be entertained on the four options. The ballot read as follows: INDICATE YOUR PREFERENCE BY PLACING THE NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 4 IN THE BOXES PRO- VIDED: __ CONTINUE AS IS __ ALL-OUT STRIKE IMMEDIATELY _ _.;REDUCED SELECTIVE STRIKE NOW, BUILDING TO ALL-OUT LATER· __ STOP STRIKE ACTION NOW; ALL-OUT LATER. Lid Strand supported the continuing as is option as the only viable route . He said this should be supplemented by increased publicity and benefits. Another member spoke in favour of an all-out strike for maximizing our effect. Yet another felt that the selective strike strategy .was the most effective. A further member favoured the all-out strike so as not to split the membership . She felt that the situation could continue indefinitely as is . Pat Gibs9n spoke against the concept of an all-out strike as it was his perception that the Union would fall apart quickly. He said that the Union should react to various circumstances as they arose. The all-out strike had the disadvantage of not keeping any work flowing. The question was called and carried. Nancy Wiggs announced that the voting should now be in the process of being completed . She requested that a member put a motion on the floor to authorize continuing assessments. Moved by Pat Gibson Seconded by Lid Strand THAT AUCE LOCAL Ill HOLD A REFERENDUM BALLOT FOR CONTINUING ASSESSMENTS TO FINANCE OUR SELECTIVE STRIKE STRATEGY FROM MAY 31ST ON. Lissett Nelson amended the motion to include a percentage deduction rather than an across- the-board approach. It was seconded by Ann Hutchison. The amend~ent read: " •• • ASSESSMENTS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE FORMULA ••• ". Discussion ensued on the amendment. At one point Nancy Wiggs stated that nay assessment would be automatically . pro-rated according to the number of hours worked . Part way through the debate ·Nancy Wiggs announced the results of the preferential vote. Option ill garnered 203 votes and as this was a majority .of the votes cast it CARRIED. Option #2 received 46 votes, Option #3 39 votes, and Option #4 15 votes . After further discussion on the amendment the question was called and the amendment was defeated. THE MAIN MOTION AS MOVED BY PAT GIBSON AND SECONDED BY LID STRAND WAS THEN CARRIED. Pat Gibson recommended that some action by the Union be considered during Convocation. Nancy Wiggs replied that the suggestion would be taken under advisement by the Strike Committee. She indicated that a further membership meeting might be scheduled for the following Thursday . Th~ meeting adjoumed at 7:36 pm. -20- MINUTtS SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - May 29, 1980. . IRC 2 12:30 pm. - 4:26 pm. , J 1 J!9 1 I '"11• ") i J Marcel Dionne w~s in the chair and he announced that t~J meeting, with the approval of the Em~loyee ~elations Dept., would be extended until we co~pleted our busirtess . 'He . the~ re-op~ned nominations for delegates to the Provincial Convention . Helen Glavina, L1s$et~ :Nelson ; _and John Tutiis were elected ~Y acclama.~~op. Carole ~C~meron provided a brief explanation of the flyers handed out at the door. Cont:~4~-t-:_~ottuiiit~e~ · report ·: ijaQcy :W_~g· s _ p,te _~ert:;.ed ;he report. She said that CUPE had b.een ·of f~r~d 10% over one year and ·90%· p~f~ty ~-~~ ---~t·ades. The Contract Committee had inet wi:th the Univer .sity on Friday, niay ·i3r.ac-::..:.-. tqe _-~estil't .of ~eetings with the University · were r~flected on the beige sheets t.itled . '~tro.p6~al 'to. Settle ·the Dispute Existing -Between U.B.C. and A.U.C.E. Local 1 Over the 'te°iin-s _·of ·ati:· Ag-reement to Replace the 1979 - 1980 Collecti'Ve Agteettten:t'! •· Both partie ·s had ·.m~e· ;again .Tu~saay., .at which time the University infonned , the Conttact Committee that th~ . b"6ri\1~es· ·would be pai .d, t,o-. indi;vidual members and not the Union . Slie· said that the Uni- 1, ver ,siey~ s • 5·% · salary ·anomaly increase proposal had met with stiff resistance from the Con- u;~ct C<?mniit:tei~ -:A further meeting on Wedne~~ay resulted in the two option~ contained on Page 2 :-.ind Page ".3. · : . . . - . , ,. . . . . ' Nan~§ i!lt tlfa't · -ther~ - had b~en some gains negotia 'ted alortg with ~he 'apparent losses. We had made·.subst ·antial ... progress in tuition wai:ver and concurrency .and wit~ Union leave. ,The Uni- · verJity ~was stili ·unwilling ~o address · any monetary items. Of the -two .options fo~ the second y~ar; . 'Nancy ·jHess~d that the Page 2 option was· a virtual minefield and that neither were accept.able. ~he said it appeared that the Urtiversity wanted to destroy our _Pay Grade system. Either p~oposal was ·potentially divisive - it would be difficult to get anything removed from future contracts should we agree to it now. She said ther~ was no appa~ent logic for the University's doling out of anomaly increases. She said that if metnbers voted to reject what was being presented to them then they would h~ye to vbte fo~ continuing assessments. Ray Galbraith reported on the .assessments and the cos .ts of the · s_;r!ke ·.to _ dat .e~ ijeil Bpucper followea ·-at}d ind:i.c~ted that the Contract Committee would recommend rejection of the proposal now b~~ore the .menib.erslrip. He ,stated that the Commi,ttee·· did not take . tpis .-rec~nmiendation · lightly and that it was arrive<;t at after careful consiaeration~ The C9mmittee: felt that the mandate from the membership was not for a two-year agreement, nor was it for 10% and a few other issues. The University had felt enough pressure to come around on the "human issues". Article 7.02 was a tremendous victory . ' . . Nei.l re-emphasized some of the problems with the option ·s prese~ted on Pag~ 2 and Page 3. He said that with the . first option you could run along the page and pick out many more deserv- ing .· job classifications. The problems were immense - me.mbers would be pitted against mem- bers. Everything ·"1e had done to date in rgards _to the job classifi~~tion sy~tem ~ould be . destroyed. A ,rejection would mean that the members reject it and then vote yes for the assess- ments. lf the membership accepts what was on the table, t~en the strike woul~ end • . Neil .s_aid . the .·s.tructure of the meeting was complicated and he proceeded to ' explain how it would operate (see attached form outlining the .various op·t~.ons· and methods '°of proceeding). He said that the process might encompass several motions. It was up to the ·meeting to decide whether a t~o~year agreement was acceptable. If it was then one of the two options had to be chosen. tf not then the members would be asked to vote on the concept of a on~-year agreeme;t. If none of the aboye was acceptable then a course of acti~n would have to be plott .ed·. The i-tem ·now on the ~loo!' to discuss was: WOULD YOU ACCEPT A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT? f • • •• Ray Galbraith ' spoke ~t the outset on the difficulty of debating such a question before there had been arty .actual discussion about the effect of the str-ike ... Ann :ll\_lt':~tson s.ai<;l th':l,t , th~ manaate from .th~ ~eginning had been for a one-year ag~eement ·and that the .5% proJosal by • the University was repugnant. Ann felt that the one-year approach was a way by whtch · we could salvage this year's negotiations. As far as she was concerned the possibility of · another AIB was not in the cards. To be stuck with 9% ih the second year with an a~ ·yet undetermined inflation rate was not a good move. . · Moved by Sandy Masai $econded .by Lissett Nelson tHE MOTION WAS CARRIED. J THA~ THE MOTION lN REGARDS TQ THE ACCEPTABILITY TO A TWO-YEAR AGRE~NT BE TABLED TO PERMIT THE MEETING TO ~ISCUSS THE RAMIFICATIONS OF 'fflE STRIKE. Nancy Wiggs, in light of the above motion, opened up the meeting to a general discussion on the ramifications of the strike. One member asked where many of the members present at this meeting had been in the last six weeks. Another member asked about picketers' benefits. A further speaker returned to the theme of membership indifference being surmounted only when pocke.t book~ were to be tirreaten- ed. Yet another member lamented the loss of unanmimity the Union experienced when 72 hour strike notice was served. · The discussion continued and touched for the meeting's consideration. Moved by Larry Thiessen Seconded by Pat LaVac on many points .and issues until a motion was prese~ted THAT 'llfE MEMBERSHIP ACCEPT ONE OF 'llfE PROPOSED TWO-YEAR SETI'LEMENTS. . Larry Thiessen felt that we should use the time to solidify ourselves and to use tlle -·.period as an ·evaluation to prepare ourselves for . the next set of negotiations. At that point Neil Boucher made a procedural suggestion to the effect that it would be more appropria~e to put the two-year agreement issue back on the floor. Larry Thiessen and Pat LaVac agreed. The following motion was now back on the floor: WOULD YOU ACCEPT A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT? Lissett Nelson spoke to the motion and s~id that such an agreement would prepare . the .. Union for a later assault on the University and allow . us the time to affiliate with the labour movement. She .then asked whether or not there would be ~ny difficulties in gaining a one~ - ·year agreement. Neil Boucher answered that he didn't think it a big problefil, but that he didn't know. · Lid Strand opined that what was crucial was what we settled for. He felt that the . lesson from the strike was that we should build up the strike fund and set up and approve assessments . as a prelude to strike action. A one-year agreement was emminently preferable to a two-year contract. The following speaker asked why this wasn't the year for AUCE and .re-iterated that it should be. · · Neil Boucher stated that it would be foolish to throw the strike away ~nd said that this meeting could do it. The least obnoxious alternative was a one-year contract. At that time the question was called and cartied. THE MOTION WAS DEFEATED. · Moved and seconded by the Contract Committee WOULD.YOU SETTLE FOR PAGE 1 IF WE CAN NEGOTIATE IT? . ' Lid Strand opposed the motion. fle said that it didn't deal with the money, nor .did it deal with shift work, medical/dental, etc ·: Tl1e reality with which we were confront~d was a' long and bitter strike. Judy Wright sp~ke and indicated that she hadn't heard anyone say th~t · the present offer was a good one. We· had settled for 7% last year, but this year we were angry. We should establish our resolve now. Judy was not conyin~ed that we would be left out on a limb. To her the issue was tofind out whether or not we were a union. · One member suggested that we were placing the cart before the horse and what we should be ·· deciding was whether or not we were willing to finance the strike . · · Moved by Diane Green Seconded by Judy Wolch THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. THAT WE TA~LE 'llfE MOTION ON '111E FLQOR UNTIL A STRAW POLL VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE ASS~SS- MENT ISSUE. -22- Th~ straw poll vQte was conducted by a show of hands by Marcel Dionne. The question posed was whether or not members would be willing to pay for continuing assessments. Marcel stated that for him the vote was not very informative. For the member concerned the result was very informativ e and indicated to her that the membership was not prepared to finance the strike past May 31st. The motion in regards to accepting the option on Page 2 was back on the floor. A member asked whether or not Page 1 and the one-year agreement was acceptable to the University. Nancy Wiggs replied that the University was not offering that as an laternative and that the Contract Corumittee would have to take it back to the University as an option. She said that the Con- tra~t Corranittee was amenable to withdrawing the motion on the floor and presenting the .fo~low- ing motion : WOULD YOU TAKE PAGE 1 (IE., A ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT) IF THE CONTRACT COMMITTEE CAN NEGOTIATE IT? The question was called and Marcel Dionne explained and clarified the implications of the above motion . The motion would include Pagel, the bonus and the letters of understanding. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Nancy Wiggs announced that the meeting was not quite over, that there still had to be a discussion of strike strategy . Moved by Judy Walch Seconded by Linda Jamieson THAT ALL PICKETERS RETURN TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING. Lissett Nelson spoke against the motion and said that it was necessary that the present stra- tegy be continued . Another speaker said that if we went back now without an agreement that the University could offer us less. Another member expressed her feelings by saying that should we choose to go back now we would be a "bunch of gutless people". Nancy Wiggs announced that the Contract Committee had just contacted Strudwick in regards to the one-year agreement. Apparently, the University would not move off their two-year agreement position. But the University was now willing to drop the anomalies rectification and propose 9.5% in the second year. At this point Lissett Nelson spoke in favour of con- cluding a two-year agreement. Marcel Dionne suggested that a motion was in order to table the Strike Committee's motion. Moved by Regina Tsanas Seconded by Larry Thiessen THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Moved by Nancy Wiggs Seconded by Larry Thiessen THAT THE STRIKE COMMITTEE'S MOTION BE TABLED. THAT THE MEMBERSHIP RECONSIDER THE MOTION FOR A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. The motion was non-debatable and it was CARRIED by the necessary two-thirds majority. Moved by Nancy Wigg~- Seconded by Carole Cameron THAT THE MEMBERSHIP ACCEPT THE CONCEPT OF A ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT. The question was called and carried. A motion to have a secret .ballot was defeated. A standing vote was conducted and the results were as follows: YES - 288 / NO - 370 / Abstentions - 7. THE MOTION WAS DEFEATED. Moved by Nancy Wiggs Seconded by Carole Cameron THAT WE SEND THE UNIVERSITY'S OFFER TO·REFERENDUM AIL BALLOT. Further clarification of the outstanding issues was presented by Neil Boucher. The question was called and carried. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. The tabled motion in regards to the picket lines was re-introduced in the following form: THAT THE PICKETERS RETURN TO WORK AT 8: 00 AM •. ON FRIDAY, MAY 30Til After some discussion the motion was CARRIED. Before the meeting adjourned Simeon Garriott raised an issue concerning Marcel Dionne and an incident at Copy & Duplicating. He was assured that the incident would be dealt with by -23- the Executive and that a report would be presented to the membershtp in the future. The meeting adjourned at 4:26 pm. MINUTES MEMBERSHIP MEETING - June 19, 1980 IRC 6 -24- 12:30 - 1:30 pm. Judy Blair, the Vice-President, was in the chair and Ray Galbraith, the Secretary-Treas- urer, ~as taking minutes . Judy called the meeting to order at 12:40 pm. 1 . Adoption of agenda: Moved by Carole Cameron Seconded by Ann Hutchison THAT THE AGENDA BE ADOPTED AS CIRCULATED. Lid Strand amended the motion to include the Provincial report under 6(a). The amendment was incorporated into the motion and the amended motion read: THAT THE AGENDA BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. 2. Adoption of minutes: ~: THE PROVINCIAL REPORT UNDER 6 (a) AND THAT IT BE ADOPTED. h 1 i d that no minutes would .be available at this meeting. Minutes from Ray Galbrait exp a ne . several meetings dating back to early April had never be~n presented due to the number of ~pecial Membership Meetings and the strike in May. A complete set of min~tes was being prepared and would be presented to the membership at the next two-hour meeting on July 24th. Moved by Lid Strand Seconded by Nancy Wiggs THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. 3. Closing nominations: THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE PAST MINUTES AS -YET UNRATIFIED BE DEFERRED TO THE JULY 24/80 MEMBERSHIP MEETING FOR ADOPTION. Wendy Bice was elected by acclamation to the position of Union Co-Ordinator for a year. Opening nominations: a) Trustees (2): Thefollowing members were nominated: Simeon Garriott, Keith M9ran, Shurli Channe and Betty Chan. Nominations were to remain open until the July 24/80 membership meeting. . d T i k b) Bi-Weekly Pay Period Committee (2): Neil Boucher, Nancy Wiggs and Lin a ret a were nominated. Nominations were to remain open until the July membership me:ting. c) B~nefits . Committee (3) : Ann Hutchison, Neil Boucher, Judy Wo~ch, Cobie Wennes an~ Susan Zagar were nominated . Nominations were to remain open until the July membership meeting. d) Provincial Representative (1): Susan Zagar was elected by acclamation. e) Provincial Convention Delegates (5): Kitty Cheema and Yvonne Scotchman were elected by acclamation. e) Grievance Committee (1): Susan Zagar was elected by acclamation. 4. Secretary-Treasurer's report: Ray Galbraith reported that due to the strike -financial statements from March, April, and May could not be presented. He said that financial statements for March and April 1980 were ready for this meeting and that the statements for May and June would be circulated at the July . 24th membership meeting . The journal ledger entries for May were staggering as that was the month during which the Union paid the 170 odd picketers . Moved by Ray Galbraith Seconded byCarole Cameron THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. ,. THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH ENDED MARCH 31, 1980 BE ADOPTED CIRCULATED. Moved by Ray Galbraith Seconded o~ Carole Cameron -25- THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH ENDED APRIL 30, 1980 BE ADOPTED AS .CIRCULATED. A member asked why our library expenses seemed excessive. Ray Galbraith replied that the expense included several labour-related subs ·cription expenses. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. Moved by Ray Galbraith Seconded by Nancy Wiggs ' THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF AUCE LOCAL #1 AUTHORIZE A REFERENDUM AIL BALLOT FOR A FURTHER ASSESSMENT , THE AMOUNT YET TO BE DETERMINED, FOR THE PUR- POSE OF RETIRING ALL REMAINING STRIKE-RELATED EXPENSES, AND THAT A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THOSE EXPENSES ACCOMPANY THE BALLOT. Ray Galbraith provided a detailed motivation for the motion, explaining that ali of the strike expenses had not been accounted for. The University was preparing a bill for the employers' portion of the benefits which the Union would be responsible for. Ray estimated that the final assessment would probably ·fall into the$30-$40 range. He indicated that the $50 assessment woul~ c0me off theJune . 30th paycheques and that the retroactivity and the $100 ·bonus had been programmed by the .University and would be included at the same time. In repsons~ to a member's question about the status of vacation time for picketers, Ray said that the matter was being discussed with the University and that some accomodation would be reached • . Another member asked about the implications of a failed assessment. Ray responded that as we had used our dues as collateral that the Credit Union would have first shot at them when the loan came due. At some point in the future, therefore, the Union Office would have to close down un~il the debt had been retired . Ray also stated that the ballot would contain the alternative of having any assessment spread over a period of a few months. Another member asked why the membership was being asked to pay for more than the $50 already assessed when they had been prom{sed earlier in the strike that that amount was a set figure. Ray replied the increased expenses of the strike had been reported earlier in May, and that the time to express support or displeasure with the situation was on the upcoming referendum mail ballot. Nancy Wiggs asked about the status of those members who had signed a petition revoking the right to have them assessed . Ray provided a brief outline of the situation and said that it was now in the hands of the Executive, who, in turn, would report to the member- ship . He said that 17 AUCE members had revoked the right to have the Union and the Univer- sity assess and deduct any monies from their paycheques. The LRB and our lawyer had been consulted and both sources indicated that tho~e in question did have the right to act as they did, but they were now susceptible to the internal discipline of the Union. No challenge had been lodged with the Union; instead those members involved chose to take their case · to the LRB and the University and others during our strike. Ray said it was explained to him that the logic of the situation was as follows: _the affair had to be handled by the Union and if the members .were found to be in contravention of the Union by-laws they could be ultimately stripped of their membership; as membership in the Union is aterm or condition of employment with the University, they, in turn~ could be severed. Ray said that there were many intervening stages and possibilities and re-iterated that it was in the hands of the Exe€utive at the moment . THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. ?· Contract Committee report: Nancy Wiggs reported the results of ~he contract ratification referendum - 705 ''YES" to 212 "NO". She said that the contract was duly signed at 10:00 am. on Tuesday, June 17th and that it would be put together · by Copy & Duplicating . She re-iterated that the retro- activity and the bonus _would appear on the June 30th paycheques~ She stressed that the Job Evaluation, Benefits, and Bi-Weekly Pay period Committees were vitally important . In response to a member's question in regards to when these committees would begin meeting with the University, Nancy replied that first they had to be filled by the July 24th meeting. -26- At that point Neil Boucher brought the latest edition of ubc reports to the attention of the meeting and the factual inaccuracies that it contained in regards to precentage accept- ance of the contract . He reminded the members that this publication was me~ely a mouthpiece for the University and little else. He urged members to write to ·uoc tepotts and express disatisfaction with their quality of reporting. 6 . Grievance Connnittee report: Carole Cameron indicated that there was nothing pressing at the moment. 6. (a) Provincial report: . Lid Strand referred to the strike of data processing workers at Kenworth and the CAIMAW support for the contract demand of equal pay for work of equal value. He said that the Provincial ' was trying to organize a rally for June 21st at 6:00 pm. in support of the Ken- worth workers. Nancy Wiggs _then announced the results of the Provincial Affiliation Referendum. Overall, ~382 ballots had been cast, 721 in the affirmative, 480 in the negative, 97 abstaining and 84 spoiled ballots . At our 'Local level ·the vote was as follows: 822 total ballots cast, with 433 in the affirmative, 258 in the negative, 70 abstentions, and 61 spoiled ballots. Moved by Lid Strand Seconded by Ann Hutchison THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. THAT WE OFrICIALLY INVITE A MEMBER OF KENWORTH-CAIMAW STRIKE TO SPEAK AT THE NEXT TWO-HOUR MEMBERSHI~ MEETING. ,· Lid stated that the Provincial Convention was happenipg this weekend and that observers were welcome. The meeting adjourned at 1:26 pm. ' . J 7' I; ,! 'I.<" - • ... -27- .. , ., ., .. The Association of University and College E)nployees Local No. l Vancouver, B.c. ADVANCED ACCOUNTING SERVICES 200 - 1200 WEST 8TH. AVENUE VANCOUVER. B.C. V6H 1AS PHONE: 733·1104 FINANCIAL STATE!MEWTS as at December 31, 1979 :' -28- The Association of University and College Employees LOcal No. 1 CONTENTS Exhibit •A• AUditors• Report EXhibit "Bu - Balance Sheet as at December 31, 1979. Exhibit .. c .. ADVANCED ACCOUNTING SERVICES . 200• t~OO WEST ClTH. AVENUE VANCOUVER. e .c. V6H 1Ai!i PHONE : 733 · 1104 statem~t of Revenue, Expenditure and unexpended Revenµe ·for the year ended December 31, 1?79. -29- Exhibit "A" AUDITORS I REPORT . To the Members of . The Association of University and College Flnployees LOcal No. 1 · , ., . . We have exa~ine~ the balance sheet of The Association . . ·"":. .. =--· of University and ~ollege &nployees Local No.las at .. ., . : ... ... · ... · . . December 31, 1979 and the Stat~ent of Revenue, Exp~~it~fe and unexpended R~venue for . the year then ended. our . . .. "' • .. . . .. . •. . ,. .. . . . ,. ,,. ·, .. . ·-. ... examination included a gene~al review of the accountin .g-. • • .I• , • .. - •"...t •" .._ ;: . . ' . : ... . . .; .. -.. . . .,. ·.··. procedures and su~h tests of accoun~i -ng · records and oth~~ · . ·. · · \ supportipg evidence as we considered nec~ssary in the . · ~;; .. ~:·· ... _ ..,. · .·· : --.. . . - ' circumstances. ' • ·., ":• Receipts qS recorded have been verified, however, due . to the nature of the operations . and receipts of the Association, revenue and receipts are not susceptible to a complete .audit an¢! have not been otherwise verifieq. by us . Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the reyenue and receipts of the ~ssoeiation. . .... . . Subject to the foregoing qualification we report that in our opi~ion these financial statements present fairly the financial position of the Association as at December 31, 1979 and the re~ul~s of its operations for the year ended on th~t date, in accordanc~ with generally accepted accoun.ting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the · preceding yeaz:. Vancouver, a.c • April 10, 1980 V l)A.& "';,-;f: Vandervoort , ., ~- • • I -30- ., . . .. The As-sociation of university and College E)nployees Local No. l Balance Sheet as at December 31 1 1979 '(AUDITED) Assets 1979 cash in bank $57,058.30 Term Deposit 10,000.00 Dues receiv able 11,425.75 · Loan receivable §78,484.05 Liabilities and Unexpended Revenue Liabilities: Per Capita Tax Payable Loan payable - Provincial A.u.c.E. unexpended Revenue - per Exhibit "C" ' I $ s,100.00 859.50 5,959.50 72,524.55 $78,484.05 Exhibit "B" 1978 $57,390.37 10,000.00 8,293.00 soo.oo i76,183.37 $ 2, ,427.50 2,427.50 73,755.87 $76,183.37 -31- The Association of University and College Employees Local No. 1 Statement of Revenue, Expenditure and Unexpended Revenue for the year ended December 31, 1979 (~DITED) Revenue: DUes and initiation fees Special Assessments ' Interest Donations Proceeds from sale of furniture Expenditures Audit Arbitution and legal fees Donations l"::ri.uipment lease FUrniture and fixtures Insurance Library Heetings and conferences Office, post?ge and mailing Per capita Tax Provincial Strike FUnd Assessment Printing and stationery Rent, taxes and utilities Strike pay Salaries, benefits and reimbursed wages Telephone Excess {Deftcit) of revenue over expenditure unexpended revenue, beginning of the year Unexpended revenue, end of the year to - to Exhibit 0 B" 1979 $104,830.75 6,845.00 5,154.75 116,830.50 680.00 13,207.06 7,175.00 1,345.68 1,729.12 110.00 657.40 431.50 3,195.43 31,023.25 6,845.00 5,621.92 4,522.96 1,077.02 39,348.18 1,032.30 118,061,82 (1,231.32) · 73, .755.87 72,524.55 Exhibit "C II 1978 $101,027.00 25,962.45 5,049.24 141.04 so.oo 132,229.73 750.00 10,731.06 2,soo.00 902.88 393.00 189.00 663.58 867.22 2,596.14 30,310.50 8,549,45 4,960.60 26,089.45 32,200.84 l,:387.80 123,091.52 9,138.21 64,617.66 73,755.87 .a, , ,. 'SECOND AND LAST LOCAL #1 BULLETIN 2 Contents Pg. Introduction . . ......... . .. .. . . 2 NOTICE OF MOTION ......... . .... 3 List of people nominated for delegate s to the Specia l Prov. Convention .... 4 Platforms of Candidates fo, Delegates to the Conv .. . .. . 5 PLEASE ATTEND TH E MARCH 0 T H MEMBERSHIP MEETING IRC2 Prepared by Local One's Affiliation Committee: lissett Nelson (4535), Lid Strand (2871) Helen Glavina (2191), Jet Blake (2565) and Union Office staff: Wendy Bice/ Carole Cameron/ Ray Galbraith INTRODUCTION This bulletin is the last publication on affiliation that you will receive in preparation for the April 12 & 13 provincial convention. We are publishing here a motion that will be discussed at the March 20th. general membership meeting, and the platfonns of the people that are running for dele gdtes to the Special Provincial Convention (on affiliation) t o be held on April 12 & 13. The platforms have been requested fr om the candidates and are published here so that you are able to elect the provincial delegates on the basis of their ideas and point s of view regarding affiliation. The delPgates (10 of them) will be elect ed by secret ba11ot at the March 20th. members hip meeting. Those candidates that could not submit t heir- platfonn in time for th is bulletin will be asked to state thei r platform verbally at the meeting before the vote take s place. For more information regarding the iss ue of af fil iation, we would like to refer you to our first bulletin titl ed "To Join or Not to Join" published before the March 6th. meeting, and to the Provincial Affiliation Committee's bulletin, Volume 1, Number 4, circulated together with our first affiliation bull et in. As well, feel free to contact any of our Affiliation Committee members or th e Union Office on the matter. 2 ~otio_Il to be voted at the March 20th . Genera1 Membership Meeting: THAT LOCAL ONE SUBMIT HE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION TO THE ALICE SPECIAL PROVINCIAL CONVENTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 12 & 13: THAT ALICE PROVINCIAL AFFILIATE IQ. I.!:!I CANAD IA~ LABOUR CONGRESS LCLC) BY BECOMING A GROUP OF LOCALS OR A LOCAL OF ANY OF THE CLC UNIONS - _, ___ ... - I' ..,..., ----- --- .- -- ................ --- --- __..,. ....,__._. --- WHICH REPRESENT. CLER ICAL WORKERS, NAMELY , 1.!i£_ 8. C. GOVERNMET MPLOYEES UNION (BCGEU), I!:!L CANADIAf~ UNION QE. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (CUPE) QB. I!il OFFICE illiQ.. TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES UNION (OTEU). The f o 11 owing move and second the motion: Lissett Nelson, Educat ion, Division D Executive Rep. Helen Glavina, Commerce, Shop Steward Jet Blake, Agriculture, Trustee Jean Lawrence, Health Care & Epidemiology, Shop Steward Ray Galbraith Yvonne Scotchman, Education, Shop Steward Joy Konnan, Education, Shop Steward S. Irvine, Commerce C. Senn, Corm1erce G. Hudson Carole Cameron 3 LIST OF PEOPLE NOMINATED FOR DELEGATES AT THE SPECIAL PROVINCIAL CONVENTION : CAROLE CAMERON NEIL BOUCHER MARCEL DIONNE NANCY WIGGS CATHY MOONEY LEXI CLAGUE JUDY BLAIR HELEN GLAVINA ANN HUTCHISON RAY GALBRAITH HEATHER MACNEILL SUSAN ZAGAR LISSETT NELSON WENDY BICE MAUREEN GITTA KITTY CHEEMA VALERIE PUSEY ****FURTHER N·OM INAT IONS WI LL BE ACCEPTED AT THE MARCH 20TH MEMBERSHIP MEETING 4 LISSETT NELSON AUCE has c001e a long way since its fonnation in 1974. Our first contract raised our wages considerably and introduced valuable regulations that provided us with basic protection regarding job security and working conditions. The contracts that followed our 1974 contract fell much behind the latter. Year after year we have struggled only to maintain the gain s made. We have settled for wage increases below the inflation rate. Year after year we have felt, and with reason, that using the strike weapon would be a tr~nendous hardship because we do not have a good strike fund, we are not well organized and since we are unaffili ated , the support of the rest of the labour movement to our strike would not be guaranteed. The SFU strike last year was a painful proof of what lack of experience, lack of resources and isolation can cost to a union. The staff members had to settle for much less than the administration had offered them in the first place. I think that what all of this is indicating is that AUCE workers need to build support in the fight for their rights, that they need to acquire much more bargaining power than the one we have now, if we don't want to see every one of our gains go gradually down the drain. The only way that workers can becoo~ stronger is by joining other workers. This is the principle behind true unionism. The only way our union can becCJTle stronger is by joining other unions which are waging similar battles against similar bosses. I was present at the last AIJCE provincia l convention and am a me*er of the provincial and local One affiliation canmittees. I can tes fy to the fact that the two national labour bodies, the Canadian Labour Co gress (CLC) and the Confederation of Cahadian Unions (CCU) are more than wi ling to have AUCE join their ranks as an affiliate. The CLC represents 75% of the organized labour force in Canada (approx. 5 million), and the CCU represents 300,000 workers. Each one of them have met repeatedly with our affi l iat~on committees, they have come to speak to us, and reports have been written re . these meetings. I think that the coming provincial convention has the respons ibility to deal with the issue of affiliation seriously and factually. The decision of the delegates at this convention may very well set AUCE's fate for several years to come. If the delegates oppose affiliation, I think that they ' should be prepared to tell us how it is that we will fight again st wage controls and cutbacks in public sector spending by ours~lves~ they should be prerared to tell us how it is that any of our local s will lead a successful strike if we need one. I am open to be convinced of the contrary but so far I cannot see how AUCE will maintain its gains and will continue its struggle for equal pay for work of equal value if we do not join the mainstream of the labour movement, that is if we do not join the only labour organization that can provide us with enough strength not only to continue existing but to continue making gains, the Canadian Labour Congress, the CLC. I would like to see us decide to affiliate to the CLC so that we can start discussing the best ways in which we can benefit and contribute to this labour body. Having decided to affiliate to the CLC,-we woula aiso be able to choose the CLC union which suits best our expectations. We can have some valuable discussion happening around this as well. I am not in favor of affiliation; certainly not at t his time. The question of affiliation is the most important issue to fa~e the membershi~ of our union. i~ should not be decided on the basi s of the scant 1nfonnation p~ov1ded thus f~r. e necessity for making an infonned and carefully considered ~ec1sio~ on this ~ssue was evident to those of us who attended the March 6th membership meet1ng. At~ ere- presenta t ives from two of the CLC affiliates made abundantly clear,_there 1~ 1 no way of changing your mind once you make the decision to affiliate. An 1rrev oca e decision should not be made in haste. I don't have the time, the space or the energy to debate here the pros and cons of affi 1 i ati on. It is the responsibility of each a~d every member to edu~ate themselves regarding this issue and make their own decision. We_s~ou~d be as~1n~LC ourselv es such questions as: In what significant ways wou~d_aff~l1at1on tot~ (or CCU) benefit this union? Are there advantages to rema1n1n~ ind~pendent which would be lost through affiliation? Do we rea l ly want to m~ve into !he meanstream of the labor movement? Does bigger really mean bet t er? It I am nominated as~ delegate to the Provincial Convention I would attempt to see tha~ the mimber~hip of this uni on be g; ven the opportunity to pro vi de .!heir answer v, a a re er en um ba 11 ot . Cathy Agnew I think it is very unfortunate that unions today must band together for st rength instead of by choice. I do sincerely wish that AUCE could affiliate to the CLC as AUCE. However, this does not appear to be possible without a long f ight and/or wait. In the meantime, we are findi ng it more and more difficu l t t o negotiat e good contracts with our employer. My grea test problem is that I clo not f ind any of our three CLC cho1ces completely satis fact ory. However, if I had to made a decision between one of the CLC selectio ns and no union at all, for me there is only one choice , either BCGEU, CUPE or JYEU. I do wish to remain in a union; I do wish everyone working at UBC to retain all the benefits we have negotiated so ~ar; I do wish, in the future, for better wages and benefits for AUCE members; I don't want us to become gradually weaker and weaker because we have only ourselves to rely on so I therefore sup~ort affiliation to .the Canadian Labour Congress. I am in favour of this issue going to referendum, thus allowing everyone the opportunity to vote on it. Carole Cameron Ie: Affliation Convention rel egates As requested, delegates were to state th eir position on affiliation. This is difficult for ne since I have no firm position. I am not approac hin g the convention with my mind rrade up; I will make the rrost info.med decision p:>ssible at that tiire if I am el ected to represent you. t-1hat I~ say is that I would l ike to hear sone pretty strong reasons for affiliation of any kind before~ run helter-skelter in to a change we might live to regret. - Neil Boucher RE: STATEMENTS OF NOMINEES TO THE SPECIAL AFFILIATION CONVENTION IN APRIL Like many AUCE members I have not made a f i m1, unchangeable decision upon the question of affiliation. I presently t end to favour affili ation with the CLC through either BCGEU or CUPE (not OTEU). The strongest re ason I see for affiliation is the increased respect, therefore support, we would gain from other unions in the event of job action. There is no question that many labour groups do not take us seriously because we are not affiliat ed. I don't agree with this attitude, but it is there. It is an at tit ude that would guarantee a long drawn out struggle or a quick failur e if we were ever i n a strike period. On the other hand, I think it is unrealisti c for us to t ry affiliate with the CLC as AUCE; they have a1ready turned down this move and we have not the strength to fight battles that aren't really necessary . In summary I would like to see the Special Aff iliation Convention consider affiliation with BCGEU or CUPE, or consider good reasons (not just "because its tradition") for remainin g unaffili ated. Lexi Clague MARCH 10, 1980: TO THE AFFILIATION COMMITTEE - AUCE LOCAL #1 When f irst asked if I would stand as a repr esentative to the Special Affiliation Convention, my reaction was to decline because r felt tha t I just didn 1 t know enough about the options available to us to be very effective. But after attendin g the special two hour meeting on March 6th, r changed my mind. I came away from the meeting quite concerned about the partly 11 censored 11 i nfonnat ion provided by the representatives from CUPE, BCGEU, OTEU, the CLC and to some ext ent the CCU - although in the latter case, it was mostly a case of non-information delivered in an enter- taining, after-dinner speaker, complete with pipe: And after hearing the word 11control 11 a few times I became convinced that befor e we commit ourse1ves to some- thing which even the CUPE repr esentative admitted would be "hard to get out of 11 we must first seriouslyconsider every single aspect of affil i ation. Therefore, if elected as a delegate to the Convention I would be going with a very decided, but completely open mind. I cannot tell you at this ti me which way I would vote . I would hope though that enough worthwhile infonn ation could Gome out of the two day Convention to clarify the situation in my mind sufficiently t o vote responsibly on your behalf. i do know that I am very anxious not to find myself a member of CUPE or BCGEU without knowing more of the pros and cons, and am unclear about the advantages at the moment~ in joini ng an organization such as the CCU who do not appear to be able to offer us much more t han we can offer ourselves. Valerie Pusey Divis i on F Music Dept. I am undecided about the question of affiliation and do not expect to re ac h a decision until I attend the convention. I firmly be l:1.eve , however, that we should not ru sh into anything without careful consideration. We have survived quit e wel l for the past six years and it would be better to continue th e way we are for as long as we can than to become a pa r t of a large union if this means the end of AUCE. AUCE is an unus ually democratic and idealistic union and I fear this would be lost if we af f iliate with any of th e larg e groups. In any event I feel the final decisio n on affili a t i on must be decided by a vote from the membersh i p. Wendy Bice We are pre sent l y f a ced with an issu e whi c, be gan with n simple questio n of whether AUCE should belong to the CLC. We are told that the CLC wil l not accept us intact as AUCE, and t h at we must se ek affiliation with them through merger options: CUPE, BCGEU or OTEU, none of which satisfactori l y meet our concerns, or affil i ate with a smaller labour body, such as CCU I fail t o s ee why we are not s eriously pushing the CLC with the question of our possibl e affiliation with them as we presently ex is t. We are told that affiliation is the ne xt logical s tep for us to t ak e after benefiting f rom our own o rg aniz ati on as a union, and I aqr ee that we should be involved with the CLC, the major labour body j n Canada, however, why should we be forced and told to me rge with another union in order to do so?? Are we not good enough as we are? Any ide a of merging shou ld be ap p roached with hesitation and extreme cautio n: I dontt think any of the o ptions have reverter clauses, an d we would th us be making a perman e nt move. Let us not leap before we loo k . I t h as yet to be proved that any mergin g woul d have defintate advan tag es for u5, as compared to the advantages we alrea dy hav e as we are. As AUCE, we have been a complet e ly autonomous and democratic union, addre s sing our own members concerns, who are predominantly women. For the rel atively short tim e we have been unionized, we ha ve won an extremely good contract--a contract which other unions took 30, 40 , SO years and longer to achieve, and yet in this short time span we have won some absolutely historical gains that we ought to be extremely proud of, clauses which we have paved the way for other unions to seek, ard I refer specifically to our excellent maternity clause. And now we are being asked to consider the idea of dissolving AUCE as it presently exists> and merge with another un i en, an idea a t which I balk. None of the alternate union merger options a re too sat i gf actory and a:ivan- tageous to us: they are male-dominated, and none seriously address women's issues in a time where single women & mothers are more and more predaninant. Our automony and power within these merger options would be nil: in effect we would be squashed and "lost in the crowd", with our concerns ignored. Perhaps we should take a serious look at the~ p~~lem a nd the real concern: we appear to be losing our gr asp on our positio n of strength & power. Point one: will merging with a less dettocratic, le ss autonoroous union which does not address our concerns actually incr eas e our str e ngth and power. We enjoy the power and strength and power we do now simply be cause other unions exist, and with mutual support. Str e ngth and power is also a reflection on the type of membersh ip a union h~.s , which brings me to point two: are we in reality passi nq the bJck and i gnoring one of the r e al causes o f the problem, that is that the member ship o f our local has worn down the ir ideals which were ra is ed upon our certification, & have becom e more and more apa t hetic. How could we pos sib ly let 10 opening positions for a Strike Committee go without a s ing le nomination one mont h after the membership gave the Contract Committee a mandate to go in t o bar.gainin g with an 18% wage demand, and about 1 month before our contra ct expires??? Is this the true reflection o f supp or t our. membership has for their mandate? Hiding within a major Labour body, or a larger union (no matter how pfrful) will nev e r help us if we don't help ourselves. We must be willing to back up our demands and willing to s trik e . Will merging give us the adequate wage s we seek?7- - we still hav1 .. to fac e our own empl oyer and f~ght for it. Any employ e r would lau gh behind th e f ace of even 100,000 passive, inactive member s unwillin q to se r ious l y sup port their demands, and no considerable gain s have been won by membershi ps .:.: c ?' who were so . J C:. '--- Any employer s hould also fear even 200 members who were extremely active , persistant and serious. Ever hear of the mouse that roared? Well, AUCE local 2 roared last year, and I should hope that the SE'U administra- tion will approach their next set of negotiatons with apprehensi on. That roar was widely heard .•. what difference would it have made had we belonged to BCGEU, CUPE, OTEU, or even had we been affiliated wi th the CLC.f I think it far more important that we have the continued mutual support of other unions, especially those on our own campus. I don't think I would feel comfortable with t he idea of merging with an oth er union at this point, especially uni ons which would not address and express our concerns , and especially until we have a better grasp on our own ideals & position of strength. I do beli eve the most logical option at this point ls to continue to pursue the original question of ou r affiliation status with the etc, even though i& only ev id ent advant&ge to us is that we would be a bit n~re actively in volved in the mainstream of the Canadian Labour movement. I also believe that the Affiliation Committee should seek a membership mandate as to the manner o f voting a t the upcoming Conven tio n. Real membership concerns are a must, as a ny Prov. Executive recommendatio n or decision must legally be foll owe d & passed with a maj or ity vote. Should the membership reject such a vote, I would s ugge st that their concerns have been neglected, and the A.C. is back at base one. Whether t her is a decisi on to affiliate or merge with one of the options discussed, either accept~d or rejec ted, I am prou d to be an AUCE member I am proud of what it stand s for, the ideals it has expr esse d, and what it has gained for the benefit of its rnembers ..• we should all be proud , and I should hope that merging will be considered by the membersh ip £.~ if it Eroven def in a t ely advantageo us to us. r, Suzan Zagar Main Library, tJBC To Join or Not to Join On March 6, 19809 at an informati9o meeting att ended by 11big labour 11 , the question of affi1iation was disc ussed. I heard the CLC rep say 11you cannot join us unless you join one of our affiliates." r heard the affiliates say "we will take you in, but it's going to cost you. 11 After listening to al l of them, they were basically offering the same opportunity . a} we will ta ke you in, but there must not be any contradictions to our By-laws, b) you will be able to do your own negotiations , handl e your own gri evances, have your own canmittees; in short, what we have now. Be·fng in the r~:rchas ing fie l d t I asked myself this simple question, if we ar e going to pay more t o join, what are we getting? My answer to tha t is nothing. Therefore, my position is simple. We have come a long way on our own and i f we want to go fur ther, we must be wil ling to do it ourselves. Marcel Dionne,. AGENDA: A F F I L I A T I O N IS T H E Q U E S T I O N SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING THURSDAY M RCH 6T I. R. C. 6 12:30 - 2:30 GUEST PEAKERS F OM THE FOLLOWING OR ANIZATIONS: CANADIAN LABOUR CoNGREss,(C.L.C.) CONFEDERATION F CANADIAN UNIONS:(C,C,U,) CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, C.U.P.E. B.C. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' UNION, B.C.G.E.U. OFFICE & TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES' UNION, O.T.E.U. AFTER THE SPEAKERS, THE FLOOR WILL BE OPENED TO QUESTIONS A D ISCUSSION, WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A F F I L I A T I O N ? To ad6~a.t~ means to conne c t in c los e associ a tion; to as s ociate; to bring into ~elationship. At the last AUCE Provincial Convention the following motion was passed: ' 'That AUCE attempt to affiliate with the Canadian Labo ur Congress and that if AUCE is not successful in attaining af fi liati on int ac t as AUCE, then a Special Convention shall be called to furt her discuss the terms of affilia- tion with the CLC. " And, "That AUCE strike a sub-committee composed of a minimum of one representa- tive from each local to work on the project of attempti ng to affiliate AUCE with the CLC, with the Provincial executive on the committee." This motion answered the concerns expressed at our past AUCE provincial convention regarding governmental cutbacks in public-se c tor spending which make it increasingly harder for us to get decent contra cts ; the disrespect for union rights showed by the government during the la s t SFU strike; the unfair rulings of the Labour Relations Board against .whic h AUCE has been able to oppose little or no resistance; the continuous grLevances AUCE locals have to fight due to breaching of the contracts by the universities . For the above-mentioned reasons the fact that AUCE need s to acquire more strength as a union could not be overlo?ked as in form er years, so affilia- tion to the CLC, the largest labour organization in Canada, is now being considered . The Provincial Affiliation Committee found out that AUCE cannot affiliate "intact as AUGE" to the CLC because there are already thr:ee large CLC unions which represent clerical workers: CUPE, BCGEU and OTEU. The CLC is there- fore encouraging us to affiliate as a local or as locals t o one of the already existing unions . Much of our structure would be ma intained, our name would change, and probably some clauses in our const lt ution and by-laws wou ld change as well to go along with some basic CLC norm s at a national level. The changes are subject to discussion and negotiation with the CLC unions once AUCE has the mandate to affiliate to the CLC. Strong arguments in favour of affiliation to t he CLC thr ough becmning a local or locals of CUPE, BCGEU or OTEU, as wel l a s argum ents in favour of staying as AUCE or affiliating to smaller lab our organ iza tions ·such as SORWUC or CCU (Canadian Confederation of Unions) will be discussed at the coming Special Provincial Convention (April 12 & lJ). The delegates at th i s convention may just decide the fate of AUGE workers for a good number of years. The following pages of this bulletin provide our Local One members with a synthesis of the information gathered so far . We hope th i s information will be of use . when discussing the question of affiliation at our March 6th general membership meeting and when electing Local One de legates to the Special Provincial Convention. :- . WHY ISTHE QUESTION OF AFFlLIATIQI'.LBEING DISCUSSED AT THIS illJE.1 '!11c following are some of the major reasons why many AUCE members felt that the time has come for us to seriously consider joining a larger labour organization: 1. We have bencfi te<l irrnncnscly from our own organization as a union. Affiliation with other unions is the next logical step for us to take. 2-, 'The status and living concli tions of workers in general affect us - they always have, an<l always will, either directly or indirectly. We thus have, for selfish reasons, as well as ·public spirited ones, obligations to assume our full share of the loa<l. 3. We arc facing an economic recession. Our bargaining power is diminishing, our gains negligible. In fact, for the past few years we· have in cf feet been negotiating losses! As Public Sector Employees, we arc in an extremely vulnerr1ble position. C''l0vernments are tightening the purse strings. Taxpayers, facing an ever rising tax burden, often unfairly blame public sector workers. ., (In 1961, the corporate sector contri.butcd 22. 7% of alJ federal tax revenue, while in<liviclual taxpayers contrjbutcc.l :7>0.5%. In 1976, the corporate sector's share dropped to 1S.7i, while the individual tax- payer's share went up to 43.5%.) Services arc being cut (our jobs lost D and the charges for those same services arc being increasc<l. What's more, our employer, unlike employers in the intlustrial sector, SAVES 1'0NEY WI-mN WL STRIKI. Also unlike pri vatc sector employers, they can legislate us back to work if necessary (we arc now tm<ler Essential Services legislation) . Support from the larger body of labour, an<l a co,ncerted effort by all the Public Sector in the area of education is necessary to prevent us becoming PUBLIC SCAPECDATS ! 4. As women, our wages have dropped to an average of sn, of men •s wages. AUO~, as a predominately female union, coul<l have a significant impact in the fight for equal pay. WT: MUST BREAK OITT OF rnrn CLl:RICAL WORKER (HETTO, AND BE(DM·i PAID AND RECOGNIZED AS SKJLLTID WORKERS! 5. Employers are forcing us to consoli<late our bargaining. 1hey have been increasingly centralizing their bargaining strategies through organizations such as the EC Cotmcil of Public Sector Employers, and the Employers CounciJ of BC. 'lhcy share infonnatjon and resources. We must fin<l a means to coordinate our bargaining in a similar way. 6 . We should negotiate affiliation fro!ll a position of strength, and not be compelled to <lo so at some future time when we may be in a much weaker position! THE Two Oer10Ns: CLC oR CCU Almost three million Canad:i ans are organized in in Labour Unions. Like us, they formed or joined a union because they felt that being~ member of a union strengthened their ability to fight for better wages and working conditions. Uni~ns, like employees, generally feel the need to ban<l together - an~ ~1ke employees have found that working together improves their ab1l1ty to represent their members. • __ ,,.,.,.~- t' There are two major labour organizations in Canada . The Canadian Labour Congre-ss represents 75% of Canadian workers while the Confederation of Canadian Unions represents 30,000 members. The following two articles will give a brief summary of the two organizations, their history and attitudes. hHAT ISJHE CA.NADIAN COffEIERATION OF LABOUR - C,L.C.? MEM3ERSHIP TI1e C.L.C., fonned in 1956, is a 'union of unions'. It has a membership of nore than two million, approximately 75% of the men and woren in Canada who are organized in trade unions. Over 115 unions are nembers. PUREOSE 'lhe C.L.C. is a service organization - a means of various irember tn1ions working together on matters of common interest. Areas of concern are economic welfare of working people in general, social and labour legisla- tion, women's issues, health and safety, pollution, immigration, and international affairs. The C.L.C. lobbies parliament, makes submissions, and speaks for the interests of working people as a whole. It also conducts an extensive educational program in its schools and Labour Cbllege. Also, through its affiliation to the International C.Onfederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), the C.L.C. promote s the welfare of working people throughout the world. EQLICY AND ECISION Mt\KING Policy is decided at a convention which is held every two years. 1he Convention is the final authority on all matters. (The C.L .C. cannot impose decisions on affiliated member unions!) Delegates to Convention arc selected according to the number of members in the local ( a per capita basis as we have in AIJCli). Locals compile and submit resolutions for consideration. Selection of table officers who administer the policy of the C.L.C. t11roughout the period between conventions are also selected by Convention. FUNDING 'Ihe C.L.C. is supported by the affiliated tmions. 111ey finance its operations through dues, based on the size of their membership. Our likely cost would be 20-25¢ each per month. B,c, FEDERATION OF LABOUR AND LABOUR CO~CILS The C.L.r.. has provincial federations of labour in cnch province. Jn B.C. the provincial federation is called the B.C. Federation of LabDur. It represents over 250,000 workers or a quarter of the provincial ,,.,ork force. It hole.ls yearly conventions, at which a president, 6 vicc-r,·csi<lcnts , and an executive council arc elected, as well as the di rectors or t.h ... different programs such as \Vernen's Programs, Health and Safety, Research and Legislation. At the nnmicipal level of organization, Labour C.Ouncns have been created by C.L. C. affiliated unions. In Vancouver, for example, we h,1vc the Vancouver and District Labour Council. Delegates to this arc olcctcc.i by union locals. Structure of the Canadian Labour Co~gress . C.L.C. 82 International 2,200,000 I lntematlo,1al ., MEMBERS r.-Unions Confoderation of 31 National and Free Trade U11ions I Regional Unions 60,000,000 Members - J CHA ATE RED BY THE C.l.C. 7,100 10 115 13s I local == Provincial Local = C.L.C. Directly J Unions Federations Lc1bour Chartered of Labour Councils Local Unions ' I -·, f f I I I I ! I I I I I t --------------------------- ------ ' ,. W1iAT IS JHE WlEEDEPl\.TIQN Cf CAJWJI~ UNl(Jfil - CIC I u I t-EMBERSHIP There are 30,000 members in 14 affiliates. The affiliates are primarily industrial private sector unions - only one, York University Staff Association is public sector. PURPQSE 1he C.C.U. was rounded in J969 in response to what they felt was the inability of the C.L.C. to properly represent Canadian workers: The C.C.U. is fighting for a democratic labour movement that is completely controlled by the workers of our cow1try .•. Canada is the only country in the world with a labour movement that is controlled form outside its borders .•. This foreign control of our labour movement is excercised through the so-called "International" unions . In fact, such tmions arc not international at all, but simply American unions with branches in Canada. PQLicY AND ECISION f'liAJilliG. Policy is <lecided at a convention which is held every two years . Delegates are elected in locals on per capita basis : two 110r the first 100 members, one for the next 200 etc. President, first vi ce- president and secretary-treasurer are elected by delegates. East ern vice-president, anJ second vice-presjclcnt elected hy caucuses. 'I11e Executive, which consists of the Executive officers meets twj ce a year. The Provincial councils are made up of affiliates in that province who decide to join. 111c B.C. Council represents 16,500 members. It meets twice a year. FUNDING '1110 C.C.U. 1s supported by dues of 2S¢ per member per month. Nhen AUCE contacted the CU: re affiliation we w't'=re advised that we v.0uld have to enter through one of three existing rranbers, the British Columbia Goverrurent Errployees Union , the Canadian Union of Public ~loy~s or the Office and Technical Ei'lployees Union . Listed below is a ccr.1pa.rison of AUCE and these three umons in tenns of their By- laws, contract as well as h0,v we could join each one of them. S:;O= STE 'flARJS S\.J??O;<T SERVICES DUES STRUCTURE CO~H~ACT G,; t NS CONTRACT ISSUES AUCE c:1a: f.1.liatE:C 2,600 5 i0-F O~ ?~t:r ... ~iJ:c::.a: se~:..::a:-s :c:- sl'"'.cp sc.ewards; Lili:-a..--y ac Prov. O=:~ce accessible to ..er.be.rs. Local level training for shop S i::.e;..a=ds . $9. 00/.:-er.;.:.er /r;-or.tt incl¢es $2 .OC/ ::-.e!'." .• / :-:c to ?::-o·::..-x:ial, :!.O~ to ixa..l strL'-<e ::u:-.d ~dt.er:1ity ... ,=.a;;e p!.a~, ~1 ser:~ori- ty fer ~-ti..-:e ,;..o::::kers, job splits Better wases1benefits: "catch- up" clauses OTEU BCGEil CUPE --------------=-=;..;....;:=---------- - --- - -------- - -- Nv-PGE, B.C. !"<Yi, Cl.{: CT.£., Prov. Fed. Lalx:>ur CJ.J:., B.C. Fed, OPETI: --------------------------------------- 46,00) ~Sca=ch ccrr:"~~t~es o~ \.·~O"'l:!."1' s ri g-:":-:s, ::eal a:.""ld safety, ed~ca tio:-., .!.a:::ocr la• . .;. '.:'l:'aini.--:g fo::- s:"!Op s~(;t,~Cs t'1:v~ ,:~ :oca:s a.;C C...C/BC Fee. •,:i .. --:-::~.::-schools s::.a:~ :-~~s. c-..=e ;>aid, :"';.::- i::.L7~, -::o ass:.s-:: .:..,'; aro:tra- tions .. 1% ~ss ~-a.ges / r.er:-.c:.e:-/::-onth (20¢ cr.c, 2ot ~-.... ?3:S, 2cc to BC Fee. , soc S-:.rike f,\;.-,d} Eq..:.al ;:,ay :or e<;..:a.l v.0.::-k, have a-ror.g r.iq::est. wages fo:::: cle::-ical w:,::-~e.::-s L: 3.:. Eeal-t...~ ar:c safe::y isS1.:es are stressec i..'-1 cc::t;:acts. "?.:o:-:esty" cla;;ses fer da:-es- tic er.-e.rgencies. L"1creas.L"lg conce..---n for ..o- r.en's rights, shorter work v.eek 250,001) in C;in. 50 .. ?es:: u.-...io:1 res<"=a:-ch et.:r.tze L-.. ·ca.r:ada .... ~~'-1 ~it, :~~- tL':):: researche;:-s. Ed·..:cation ccr.r...:. t~ee, legal co ·.1c.:.l a:-c :0~1:ca re ps. ·jr Rar~- z~---rs for ur:c.:::g;::.-;izec ~..or,:~::s. 'I'raining :::;-:-s:-z-? ste!.~.~::is t:~t:g:'l local a.1c :.:J.J:.ir:i:. Fu:. wi..,1:e::-sch:x>ls. $6 .60/:::-.e:-.ber/::-c:-.~'1 ::...'1::ludes 25C to C.J:., SC¢ :-.:.a~-c~al De- ::c::se ?l.:.--.c, SC~ to :>::a,j. Ce- ::e:-se =;.:.,c ·,here a;:-;->.:.:.cable. eo:.a cla...iSe_, r:g:1t :.o :ef..:.se da..,g~us 'M):::k , ,;,.;o::-e.'1 ' s r i g::ts , ar.ti-!.ayo::f clauses, srorter "-0::k ~<., eqJ.al j?ay for eq..;al vx:>::::k, agair-.st tri-:--...art- isn . ''catch-up'' clauses, 21,000 i:: ca--:ada; 6,700 ir. a.c. 2 Lcca.:.s i" 3.C. 80 , Elected a~ s:iop level, alro ar;,::x:::.ntec. \\are:1 1 s ccr.mittee ar.<l Research a:cr;,,i t tee • Sl-op stewa:::d tra:.n - ir.g through CTC/9: Fed . ·,,:i:i.t.er scixlols. · · l 1/8% gross .,,,agesJme.-:-1::er/:ro:-.th 1% 0£ t.rii.s '..ised for operati.'1S costs a'1d 1/8% to D:fe.1s.: ?-.r.d 32 hour v.ork \.,ieek, 75-100% dental coverage, no loss of pay for r:-aterni.ty leave-up to 17 weeks, ex'"...ensive act.icles on tech::oloc;:.cal char.ge . Eql:al pay for equal ..ork . Shorter ~rk week, eq,.ial pay, ; STRUCTU~E HOW CPd \IE JO I ~l? r1.UCE ECEEU ruo::-" . '- ACC~ r:.is five loc:i!s. Et.ch local has 3Cr.:::1.: is ..:ivi-:ie.: i:::to !. oc- elected r.xe.::-.:.cive :"'.e::bers an.:: sci;;.es c.::1.1t:.ocal co:·;i,~:1er.ts, ea::!. of t..? its o·~-:i .::c:-_-::: c ::ee:;, such as S tri~s; w~:ch :.s cc::-;:osed of locals. Co:1tract, Criev.1:1ce, r.c::,1lti1 a:-.c Sa:.:ty T:-.e lo.:als elect ::-:e:::oers to c~rE is di~ided inc~ :ccals i..:-. ic:1 are gro:;;,e..: ir: to re- gio:1s. Each iocal elects an execi.:th·e . C0:::.-::ittE-es. re:reso::r:.:: t~§:i a.t the co:::- !ha ?r~vi~~ia: Ex~c~tiv~ is co=~osed of 2 e:c.'--ttt te"?::c:-,~~t~ti·.;cs frc::: cac~ lccal c~J a full-ti::a s~3f£ re?re- Sc,::i.tative. 1::c Provi~cial Cc:r.1er-.. ti.c~ is tl"':e high~st gcvc,r~i:::g a~t~ority in the tnion-it :::eets once a year. !~"' co-?o:::e~t exccctives .: i.c::c t 3 , !:.:::ir~.:rs,:,n 1.1h.:i rep·~ resents c;1e· co:: ?Onent at the Provincial lev~l. :::c: !'r,,v bcio l E:,ecu ti-.·,? is co:-.;:0s.:!,! cf t~e co:::~m:-,.::«t c~~ir~ersqr.s, tJCle otfic~rs, a:::.! re;i0:::al ~ice-~res!dants (elected at Conve:1tic::) ant ?rc-:incial a:1<! ~,at:.c:.al exec~cives are elected at ~es~ective conve:::tions • Regional vice-;,resicants are also elected at Con- vention. B.::r-g 1i;.!..1i co~ittl.!es, ste~ards. officers are electet at local level. i:ighest governi::g authority is the Co~vention, w~ich a gene::-al secri!::arr (.1;,;,ointec! by the ?rovicdal ::xecuth·e) . . ~eets or.c? every two years. The ?::-ovincia L ~c::·,e::tion ~ee-t:s or.:::.a ever:,, t•.:o years a:\d is the highest governing auth - ority. ;,cc:::t: stated th;;.t they were • C[PE stated they w.:>uld work O?an co cegot:.ate with us the to acco~olate ou~ ?resent ter.:-.s o: affil:iat:io.1, ..-or~ing structure a:-:d ::-.e::+er,fr.i:,. to acco~oda::e c;.:::-?rese:it ~;e could =-et up a le,.::al structure anc. ::.e:1:iers'hip. "provincial in .::~,a=a.::ter" with a ?rovincial execu- tive a.1d sub-locals with their own exeucives, risht to negotiate contracts, etc . Or we could join local by local. OTEU c:E~ is iiviled intc 2 lccals in a.c. ~ach local has cany bargaining units, elects an Executive, strike contract, ecu~atior. co~~ittees. ~acion3lly, there is a Ca::ac!ia~ Executive Col.!ncil co~?O&ed of a Canadian Director (electei at the ir.ternational co::vent:..:: .~ :iy Cacacian vice-presiden::s. r~e Can.:ldian Executive Council ~ee~ five times a year, They recommended we join as one local with 5 bargaining u~its. This would give i:-.axi::nu:i f:e>i- bility and would allow us tor~ Cain structures similar to ~..-:i.at we alreacy have. There w~u)J be one executive board for: c:.11 5 locals, and paid union pe'son - cel would be funded by th~ International on a per ca;ita basis . / ,, .. DELEGATES FOR APRIL 12 & 13. 1980 SPECIAL CONVENTION NOTICE OF MOTION The Affiliation Committee of Local 1, with Executive endorsation, woul<l like to move the following motions to be passed at the March 6th Special Membership Meeting on Affiliation: TIJJ\T CANllfDA'TTS TO Tim SPECIAL CONVENTTON BE ELECTED ON Tl It: HAS rs OF PLATFORMS ( :ie: they state their general position on the issue). THAT DELEGATES PLATFORMS BL PRINTED IN THE NEXT LOCAL ONE AfTlLtJ\TION BULLETIN, WHICH WILL COME OUT SHORTLY AFTER THE MARCIi 6th MEETING. Tl!E DELEGATES WI LL BI: ELECTED AT Tim MARCIi 20th (;ENERJ\L MEMBERSHIP MEETING. Submu..6ion.6 6<1tt ;(-Jie n.e.xt Aflf.iili..atl..on buLe.e,tin mu,6.t be. -6u.l:mu..txe.d to -the. Afif,ilia.,t,,lon Comwxee be601te MaJLch 10, 1980. COMPILED RY LOCAL 1 AFFILIATION COMMITTEE Li<l Strand, Helen Glavina, Lissett Nelson, Jet Blake ,,I . ,, 1. Mark your ballot with an "Xea in one of the 1:x::,xes below. 2. Seal~ ballot in the at1all unmarkec! envelope. 3. ?naert: the small envelope into the J.atger, labelled erwalope. 4. ~ 1'1' !OtU.:l' 'm SI~ 'mUR NNt!: CH 'IHB ·LASBL OF 'lHE L\ P!ER ~- . 5. Pet.urn t.he ballot to the Union Office aJ H:,rday, June 16th, 4100 P.M. CR> ballots ·received after 4 P.M. will be~ o:>unted.) ......... ·----------- -·· ... _ . -·--·--· ·--·-----~----· --- Are you in favour of the pi;q,oaed tenns of settlement for a new collective agreeuent (1980-82) as outlined in the enclosed ~? . D Y!SME!M>RANOtlM P POOPOSED CHANCES '1U THE 1979/80 (X)LLEC!'IVE 3.02 Qmtin uing !!J>leyee A Continuing e.nployee shall nean an errployee \tA'lo is hired to fill a position of m:>re than th ree (3) tronths duration or as provided in Article 3.04. Such enplo yees may be hired to \\Ork ei tl'ler f ull-time or part-tine. Cbntinuing full-tine cnpl oyees shall be paid by the nonth; part-tine enployees may be paid either by t.he rronth or the hour. PaJt.t-rue. empl.oye.u who woJt.k Jt.e.guhvt.ty ,t,c.he.du1ed hou/r:,6 ma.y e.1.e.c.t to be. pa..ld by the month. 7.02 Full-Tine Leave of Absence Leave of absence witlDut pay Jlhaii. be. g1t.a.nted upo'1 1r.equr6.t t.o rulY enployee wtX> has been elected or selected to a full-tine of fice or p-->si.t on 1n the Union, in the Union' s Provincial A~sociation or ..{.n any o.th.eA. body .ln wh,;.c.h .the. Utuon ma,in.ta,i.~ memb~h,lp olt o.661.UA,te. ~ta~UJ,. Any srployee so el ec ted or Sf_lected must give one (1) nonth '; notice to the University. Seniority shall accumul!!!te during such mployee' z, leave of absen ce of up to one (1) year but no longer. The enployee shall alS( , oo allowed to xmtinue with all the University's Benefit Plans an:1 tm arployee r,'.iall pay the ft ,11 preniun of these plans. When the. le.ave. 06 o.b,t,e.nc.e ha.6 a tVUn 06 one. ye.air. olt. W.6, the. e.mp.toye.e. ~hall. be. 1tel:uli.ne.d t o heJt./lu.6 601tme.Jt po-4.ltlon w.lth the. Un-lveMUy. Whe.n the le.ave. 06 a.b4e.nc.e .x.c.e.e.d.6 one. yeo.Jt, the. employee 1,hall. be pla.c.e.d -ln the c.o.lnci.de.n.tai. vo.c.a.nc.y 06 heJt./hu; c.ho-i.ce ht heJt./hM 601tme1t. c.hu oi.6-i.c.o.ti.on, cit. wheJt.e. no co-lncide.ntal. vo.co.nc.y e.x,u,u, ~hctU. htvoke. the. plt.ov~.lo~ 6oJt .lnvo£.wt.t.o.lty .tJto.n6' Vt. 17.01 Picket Lines '1be Uhiversity and the union agree that in the event of a str ike by members of another uni on errployed by the Uhiversity or outside Bt1?loyers, errployees oovered by the Certificaticn of A.U.C.E., u:,cal I shall not be discriminated against nor be subject t.o dismissal for refusing t.o cross an established picket line, provi ded that: (a) the str ike is the result of a labour dispute; (b) The U.-uon Exe.cu.tlve. ~hall. in601tm the Un,lvw.lt.y, .ln Wltl..tlng, tU 1,oon. cU pojA,lble. :t.ha,t they Jte.gMd the. p.lcke.t. Un.e whlc.h h~ be.en ,4 et u.p cU a. bo M 6ide. plc.kd line.. Cc) adequate arrangemmta for essential services int.he h::>spital s are estab- lished. '!he University agrees that it shall oot request, requ ire, or dir ect e-rployees covered by the collectiV t! t1greenent to perform \\Ork 1,asulting £ran strikes that w::,uld nonM.lly have been carried out by toose errployees on strl.ke. · lt.04 R>tice of Intent .,. WLIIPN en.,.,...,._...._._ -2- I I I lltfore auch changes (as out.lined in Art.tole 19.02) ,cnn oana it1t.o effect, the thiwnity tWLll pmvids the lbion and th'l. em,,.t.oye.e.(.6) tt6&tc.ttd with at least three (3) nnnths notice of intent to int%\..~ autanation, ~..quipn:mt or prc,c,adur:e.l td-J.ch might result ln dieplhcenmit of or a ttduet.i.on in o,ployees' or in change t in E!!Pl.ol,ees • job clrumificatlon • .... . . Sudt notl.ce o& .uate.nt htel.udc d~ pP.Jl.tl.ne.nt to .&ucli -chan9~. I . . 19.05 ~6i!'!#:1g (s) atploy ... -ea \410 have becare redmdant, d.Uphtc.e.d ! cU du<YLl.b ..d hi MtJ..cl.e. 19. 02) , or "10 MY& roceived tt.Jtiee ot layof .:! dte to tec hnol ogical chanCJG, shall oo eligib le for retraining to equip than i:or thS ~ .atiort ·A. such new equiptebt and prooodures. Su.cit Jt.~g A halt occWt. (U/Utt.{l wo1tkJ.ng hot.VU a.t the. U.w.vw.lty' txpmA l · (b) - (d) as ia &QB ~en pmn:,ted or transfen:ed, tho ettployea shall be on sn orientati.M peria! for thme (3) m:,r1t hs. If an enpl.O'Jea finda tha jct> unsatisfectoi:y or is unable to neat th3 basic job iequiramnte, she/ho shall oo xetumed t..o a. va.cant po4-Ulon oi hvc./ku cho.lc.e. ht lte1t/ltl4 &oAmM 1,al.tµuj !f,4nge.. I, AW!h a. poi6W.On l4 not a.valtabl.t, 4ttt/he. 1,ha.U be. 1r.e.twuitd to htJt/h.u ,ol!mVt. po4W.On. ·. " 21. 01 Tuij;!.9.n waiYK, Q'l o:npletion of the p%0batiCN.ty period, t~ omtin~ full- tiltir1-Eftl)loyee, , exchullng ~Uh.lonai.. employe.e1,, IIMll be et'i:itled to tu ition waivar to take 1 or ·aulit CJt.e.ctlt coWYu to tt ma.umwn o, A-' .. t (6) WV.:.t.tt pM fled/l f1t mcm.th~ 1. Not· Mtd.lt cot.VUe.6 may be taken to the equivalent "n fees 0\.11tt a y~ar. 'l'o detexmina the equivalent value in fc3es, xefel'enO'l bt', rMt.18 to the fee for three (3) unit m1r0es in the tbiw rsi ty Ca.1endar under the 'tending *'~ -, sumer Session". Tuitial fees shttll be waivoo, but the ~loyee shall pny the root of materials, oquipmnt or tr 1tvel as90Cl.m:ed with the courae. !his benef i t shall also be available t.o a ocntJ.nuing part-t.ilm anployee wo -,rks mre than seventeen clnd mg.bald (17 1/2) h:Juro per ~. .. ~- , t, 30.0l 1Bave of Abaanca With)ut Pf1X ' (a) - (b) as is (d) - (e) a..'4 is JO. 05 · Mndiml · and ·Denf:!1 ·p:tan (a) '1!n mployor shall pey fifty pm:cent (501) of the imnthly contribution to · the 1'alical and Cent:al. Plan. Tht Un.lve.Jt4l..ty jhaU, r,a.y one. ·~hwtdlte.d peJtc.VLt (JOOt) o& tlte. Me.tU.c.4t SMv.lce.A M4oc/4..tlon &u.ndc.cl He.a.tth Be.ne.~lU tU 06 the. (,,{)u,t. o., th~ ·month &otl.o&dbtg the. A.i.gnhtg of tliJ.J., Ag!i.e.P.1nent. ; (b) - (d) ae is 31.04 Reclaosification PX'0dGdurG - . (a) - (b) as ie (d) - (e) as is (a) A wago increase~ 111 a msult of realusificatJ.on ·shall be retro• act.t. w to the date of change of job duties or, when no date can be · eetabli ehed, retroactive to the data of written request for reclassifi- cation. The arployQe shall be placed on tna st.ep in the classification which ensu.res an increase !n aalary. tb, de.te.te.d St. OIi ~«Jt. ,1,t,eJt.Wt ~~'l4~d_JftA.o,~li, 'lif4cbt64-ldl.~ J!!! CIJhtJte tlt <i po,W.On dou ,iot e.n.ta.lt new .lob dutl~ and htU h i la.ct, be.en m.l6CW6.i6.le.d ,htce. d£te. od hJ.Jr.e., .the. e.mpl.oye.e ,,,All be pl.tlctd otit the. .4ame 4tnioltlty 1>.te.p in. tht ttpp,i~~e. cl4.46.l~l!at£o.- 44 4he./he. ,~ ott ht. the. o~ Job c.t.tu.&.l6.lc4t.lon, and 1,MU. Jt.tce.lvt 6uU P'-Y Jr.Ot ttdju,tment Jte..tJt.ottetlve to dttte. 06 kllt.e,, e.tce.pt dtMt du:e. o& It.lite J..6 p,d.o~ t.D July 1, 1919, bt wh.lch C44t, pay Jutte. 4dju.Abne.M 11tttU be. Jttt.toAet.lve. to July 1, 1919. · On Apll,lt 7, 1911 thu, ·date. .6htt.U Jt.tttd Ju.lJJ t, 1910. 13.06 Discipl~ Act.i.~ . . . .. 1-J.'tf written ocnsures-, letters · of· tepriltwrl ard e~tk:. r ~ - shalt t,e· · ftaft the ,mployee 's files ond de~ by the e.inloyoe oonoemed in the presence of both par+-.J.es after the expiratial of ~ty--tour (24) m:mths fmn the date it w.s issued , provided there has baelt no further infraction. The University agrees rot to int:.roduca aa ·evidence in my maring any'~t fmn MY file of an arployee, tbs existenm of which th3 cnpl~e was unaware 11t the time of filing. 34.06 P.ecall PtOOEdure (a) - (h) ao is (j) - (k) ltf5 is (lJ Pall.t-.time, &uU·.tl.m!. oh.. 4UU.Onal. tmp.t.oye.u Wt-'ta have. be.Vt l.a-ld-o,& ffl441, J.n ailJLtlon tJJ behlg U4te.d Ott tht paltt•l;,Cmt, 6ull.-.timt Olt .ttA•.lonal M.C4U tut.a 1tupe.etlvtl.y, 4ubmU th~ MmU in ~9 tot , Emptove.e RelAtlon6 t>~tnt 4o.t woJtk on cut J.MtguhJ/r. ba.A.u. A COP!/ 04 f.4ch Jte.qt.te6t 4h4U. ,,,., ~e.nt to thi Uttlon oi4,tctt &.lve. (5) WOJtluitg da.y1, 06 Jr.e.ulpt 06 ,uclt IU?.que.6.t. . Alttl.-cJ.t, 34. 01 (4) - NoU.Ct ,hall. rtat a.ppty to emr,loye.u woJtlu.ng tutde.Jt. .itctlon S4. 06 (l) du.e. 1./J the. ,hoJtt dUMUon. 06 each Job. . . .. -5- I ' l LErrER OF tN1JER.STNIO'lNO --- .... . -. .... 1 db • • I ff'ltt Un..lvf.lt6Uy ag,U.U to JJt.U:JA.u c1. commltte.1. '4;,~ 41t4U. htcbufe. Jtip1t.uuta.tlvu 04 ,u,,,,oJLt ~t41& BMUl'4 ott .tA.u C4fflPU6 b htvutl.gate. 4 M-wie..hly pay •Y4'tem. ' . Th& COfflffllttee. l.ha.U be. ,oJUne.d no IAbJt. th4n July 1, 1910 and 4h4lt. mk.e .lt.6 ,t~n by Oe.cem6f)t SI, 1910. i, Auclt. 4 M-we.d.ty P4lJ A 1/Atf.m .U . .u,tp.Witente.d, mt tldde.ndwn to · tJt.l6 CoUutiva. AB*tUfflfJlt 4h4U. be. e.xe.cu.tt.d. Pay Jt4te.4 1.h4ll. bt. tJwt.6.uted tU 60~, Ho~ Ra.tu - No Change. Monthl.y Rate. X t 2 • 2 I • s.t .. we.e.kty R~e.4 AU .lAUt9uagt hi the. coUe.ctive. 4t9i\UfflfJ&t that peJtta..{.~ to tku P4fl cha.ttge. Ahalt bt. .uv.UWU "-6 4ltd wh.e.n 4uch « chMQe .u -lmpte.me.n.a d. . 94tt,t ---------- LITTER OF c.N'OERSTA\JO'ING tt .u ag1t.e.e.d thttt a Jo.lnt Commlttte. Aha..tl be. utttb.?hhe.d tc Atudy and 1r.e..v,iew the. pWen.t Gltoup Uoe. a.nd fi,Uab.lUty (wh..lch may inc.tu.de· ctltVt.na..tlv<U to ".lck te.avcd; Me.cU.ca.t and 1Je.,it.a.t,· utd Pe.,u.lon. P.t.a;u. Tht Conmltte,e. 4ha.U be. ma.dt up o& e.qua.t 1t.e.p1r..uenttt..tlvu 06 the Un,lvvulty and the. Un,lcn. Th.e. C otmtitte.e. halt ma.ke. W Jttcormttndati.cn.6 by MaJtc.h 31, 19 81 • tt .l6 a.g1t.ee.d .thu tJioje otheJL pa.Jt.tlu to the. above. mentloned who aJt.t not pa)Ltlu to tku AgJte.e.men.t ~MU h4ve. 1t.e.p1t.ue.ntat.lon on the. J~b tt Commltte.e.. - I & ag.t.e,~ent .u Jte..aclitd bv tht Un.i.vvuUy and .the. Un.lo,r. on cha.ngell to the 4oove. muzt.lone.d Plan.6, i6uc.h clwtgu wlU. be. ,impi.e.me.nte.d 46 ,oon 44 po.64.l.bte. and 4haU not be de.lA.ye.d untU. thLs Ag1r.e.ement .xp.ilt.u 4nd a new coUectl ve. «g)f.e.ement .u, 1te.a.che.d. Oatt, ---------- . - ·\ -6- :~ 36.02 !!S! Rateq • :ld Aplt.lt '• 1910 - MontJL!.Y .. , , ~' -- . I .. t•x arac1.e. Step 1 Stap 2 · Step 3 Step 4 Step S . Step 6 Start ~-X!8! 2 l'!8!! . LY!!!! · 4 ;}-:ear'?. ? l~S I 1032 1056 1079 1103 1126 1150 I (Int.ertmdiate) 1079 1103 1126 . 1150 1174 1197 II 1126 1150 1174 l197 1221 1244 II (Interffe:liate) 1174 1197 1221 1244 1267 1291 III 1244 1267 1291 1315 1339 1362 III (Intel:m!!diat:e) 1291 1315 1339 1362 1385 1409 r., 1362 1385 1409 1432 1459 1484 V 1459 1484 1510 1536 1562 1587 VI 1562 . 1587 1614 1640 1665 1692 VII 1665 1692 1717 1744 1769 1795 ... Al'Af& -1«c !,,2 81 - Mon.th{fl Pa!~ - St.epl Step 2 Step 3 St.ep 4 Step 5 Step 6 ·start ·1 ')!!at: ·2 ~! · 3 Y!aI'! -~.-~ · s~ I 1130 1156 1182 1208 1233 1259 I (:tntei:mecliata) 1182 1208 1233 1259 1286 1311 I I 1233 1259 1286 · 1311 1337 1362 II ( Intem'aiia~) 1286 1311 1337 1362 1387 1414 III- 1362 1387 1414 . 1440 1466 1491 Ill (IntaJ:nediate) 1414 1440 1466 1491 1517 1543 IV 1491 1517 1543 1568 1598 1625 V 1598 1625 1653 l.682 1710 1738 VI 1710 1738 17&7 1796 1823 1853 VIt 1823 1853 1880 1910 1937 1966 ~ amnt Polley (a) b servioa paricda in ·the headings of the tables refer to -servioe in the pay gru. ex0l'!pt tor ~loyees tl1o m::,ve to net,r pay grades by pro- , mtian or reclassification . Buch enplayeeswill be treated as if they had the ~oe Jmicatad by the step at \fflich they enter the grade. • , I (b) tr~ta will be paid autr.:rnatically ai "'1].y 1st of each year. An mployee 1111St have cxrrplated three (3) llalths • service at the Uni:versity to qualify for an inctement. (It ia un&trstcad that tmrly rates shall ba 1/152 of rrDnthly rates). . - ... 7_ - . :' .. . , ... I WAGES: (HOURLY) Effecttve April 1. 1980: · Pay Grade Ster., 1 .step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 6 Step 6 Start 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years I years 1 6.19 6.95 1.10 · 1.26 1.40 1.51 1 Intermediate 1.10 7.26 7.41 1.51 7.72 7.88 2 7.41 7.51 1.72 7.88 &.03 8.18 2 l ntermedfate 1.12 7.88 8.03 8.18 8.34 8.49 3 8.18 8.34 8.49 8.65 8.81 a.96 3 tntemedf ate 8.49 8.65 8.81 8.96 9 .11 CJ.21 4 , 8.96 9 .11 9.27 9.42 9.60 9.16 5 9.Go· ·9.76 9.94 10 .11 10.28 10.44 6 10 .. 28 10.44 10.62 10. 79 10.95 ·11 .13 1 10.95 11 .. 13 11 ,30 11. 47 11 .64 11.81 Effect ive April 1, 198t: Pay Grade Sta p l Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 St&rt 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 1 1.43 7.61 1.18 7.95 8 .11 8.28 l Intermediate 7.18 7.95 a.n 8.28 8.46 fL63 2 8 .11 8.28 8.4& .. 8.63 8.80 8.96 2 tntemed1ate 8.46 8.63 8.80 8696 9.13 . 9.30 3 '8.96 9 .13 9.30 9.47 9.64 9.81 3 Intermediate 9.30 9.47 9. b~ 9.8.1 9.98 10 .15 4 9.81 9.98 10.15 · 10. 32 10 .st 10.69 5 10.51 10~69 10.88 11 .07 11 .25 n .43 6 11 .26 11.43 11 .63 11 .82 11 .99 12 .19 1 11.99 l 2.19 l 2.31 12.57 12 .'14 12.93 ' t LITTER OF tNfJfRSTNJfJ1NG . RE: S1Gl1NG 80/US :reat 2' I I nmx ..... 1 J I A .!JI 1 I M, S --" ---------. -· · Association of University and COiiege EmplOyees . j ' ... LOCAL No, 1 (U.B.C.) THURS.,JULY 24 12:30-2:30 IRC 2 No Smoking 1. Adopt1on of Agenda 2. Adoption of Minutes 3. Business arising fr om the Minutes . 4. Correspondence 5. Opening Nom1nat1cns: - Provincial Representatives (1) - President ,.,. Closing Nominations: - Trustees (2) - Nominated to Date: Simeon Garriott, Keith Moran, Shur11 Channe · Betty Chan, Judy Wolch, Lid Strand - Bi-weekly Pay Period Conm1ttee (4) - Nominated to date: Neil Boucher, Nancy Wiggs, Linda Tretiak, Vicki Ayerbe - Benefits Corrmittee (4) - Nominated to date: Ann Hutchison. Neil Boucher, Judy Wolch, Cobie Wennes, Susan Zagar, Patricia Whitford 6. Secretary-Treasurer's Report 7. Grievance Committee Report 8. Resignation of President 9. Revocation of Assessment Petition 10. Provincia l Report .11. Speakers: CAIMAW - Strike issue at Canad1an Kenworth CLC Women's Cormt1ttee - Convention on Sexual Harrassment 12. Other Business -r~--.z:·=~JC"f:Un.~?J P1.AC.r~ U~tIOO-(:-!1!1.!CER ONIER J;l.'lT.ACK Eff:ect~ve July l, 1980 , tbe Faculty .of tducstion , whirt..h so far has constituted . a r:,li.!lgl ~ ur.d•,,=r~.ty tt~ >z:.rbnei1t, was r .?structu.red in to 7 Universit y depart:naits, arY.i f-l r. ~S-'.' la yer of t~~tlnistraticn catp:>Sed of newly elected department haads N'l r:EJ!.'I t:-{!1 ;-l~e have J::-e.:::..ri hi!'ed to (npy wi th t he eh'tra work load result:ing f.ran· '::tl r:, :;~ -.:;rgrn.lli.:\t L::,.""ll, c;;~1 t.ne e,;luinist ·:.1t ion hz"3 tequn· to t.r.a..11Sfer and relooate ~-:..1rJ?cy{.:1.~s wi thGu·i.: ~"'OVioir.g ·v·~m w.tttl 3 rronths not i -::e, withou t prior ~t:ation w:lx h mid \lAis·t i -.: ~ :1rs~ w:U:hcut. lel;tlng t .h!in have. a choi ce of the new jobs ava11tjh1.e, 3.ccor din g ·:·> v.mt c,r it y CU'~ =::.t~ t oo~ J ti:1. ~"l6~ly ~c.rrii.E.d Matluna tic s/Sci ence Ekiu.cation Department. ow: nm-ik£r.s ~"S ha.r . .le-:\ ~t 1at t«n1.d be tha :Lr · new l i st s of duties seven days after th ~ r .. f;i.;; t'lepE.lrr.n'& tt. W...u3 Cre!lt r~ . They were ~i eed that one of them, Lissett Neliie.r. t ~tOUld h~ m-:,v,--~ out of her office and would l:e in c~ of oost of the · t:i1Ping c:n·:1 ~rroxi ng f-':!,: thrn ,i~, &pa r.\:~nt \ffl.i ch the other anployee, with less . senic ~:-:H:.y, \.\IOU.ld bEOC'!r;i: H:a aft>::a.t ae.nt secretary and be in charge of the Head• s ~!ork t-n,d m:-jst of t hg adminiGlt:!'ati.ve \\Urk. Neither of the Ertployees agreed with the n~w J..igt~~ of duti1=~ or the ohe.1'·~ of c>f .toe and it was pointed out to manage- ntsti c tn nt thay we::e ac:1c.i tio.t'Ja:D .. y J~ 1aching tha contra ct by making a Secretary II ~£ p;~,:tmamt HQc:;:atllry . . The d~i:a":'tment secreta1'y j ob should be a III acoording to 0t ::J:- j ob ~sc1 ·ipti:1 ,~. M{;}.~agcnent has not changed thili . p:,si tion and Lissett is gr1ev1ng ~11 ar t icle!I bl."13aohed, rt:l1t!ely, 22.0S(a)(ii) (including the Involuntary 'r'..'..·tr::-isfe -r cl sx;~'3), ~-L04({1.), 24.05 (c ) , 3l.02{b) & (c ), 1.01, 9 .03 and 8.01. 'n1e s r.:.evar1cL:~J it; n0t1 1;.1. t Step .ti • if m~r. ?! ~1J.r.o;1t su~s .fa1 ituposi.11.9 this way of op:0.r..ation , the road will be fa ~ '"'lut:_r,t di~rimin ntj.cn «..>t onl y i.1 i!h9 Fact'iJty of Educat ion but on the -erri:::.r.e ~i1lilpus., The f~-t that. :.ise et t was the fir.s t to hit ln aiucaticn is oot litttpr .1.c:ing. She has been act i ve ly orga niz ing Divisi on D fo r 3 years now and suc~ssfull y . ·Divi &i~ O counta now with an acti ve Shop Steward structure, r~ u1 ~r Sh :;p S'tst q-i:irc and Di ,ris io n n-eeti ngs and a 1~ar Di vision newsletter. ' 31x~' r•ras a.ct i ve b~.fo:r-: on the Grievance and Str ike Omnittees and on the Executive -..!- ,.,,;-, 1 ~~;7 iS,J.! .~\!..' • .. J t • enoc .... , aga ~verjia· n in the t.Jtrlon t.o support the efforts . of our members in · Divisi~ O t.o J:uj:ve t lieir. r i ghts re spect..9d. The Grievance camdttee is already e.oin g th .ts. \,• Repgrt to the Membership of AUCE ~oca1 #I During our st rike seriou~ a11egat1ons were made that our President. Marcel Dionne had couose1lecl m!Olbers of our bargaining unit to do work that had been transfered fro!n an otnat" printing area that was being picketed. · The £xecut1v~ met, investigated these allegations. foun~ Marcel guilty of the charges ~nd rPquested his resignation. Marcel has since resigned. On May 23rd, ot J, p1"oximately 10:00 AM. the Shop Steward at the Copy and Duplicating Centro call ed Morce1 and informed Marcel that the AUCE Printers were printing work that looked susp1c1ously like t1ork that wo 11d be nor;rall~ done by the prfnters in the Regist rar ' s Office - which was being p·icketed at ~he t1ri~. ; . Marcr.1 \·;ent to the; L':i io~ Off ice wh~re·he contacted one of the Printers from the · Registrar• s Of'i'ic~. The tNo of t hem \;ent to the Copy .and Dup11cattng -Centra and she 1r'.ont1f1ed the ¥'t ~ ~- ar: f onvocnt1on Lis ts - ·a :j ob t hat she would normally print. " ,, .... , ,, At the samr1 tim ::?, . Controct Negotiatidns betwr~.n th.e Un,1vers1ty and the Un1cm were about tu c, r.nicnce and Bob Grant, D·trector of Employe~ Relations. had phoned Marcel and suggested ~.,at -1n· ·tha fntr rest of r enewed negotiations and as a sign of good .. fa1-th ,,· that Maree·, should ask tnc AUCE mgmbers to do the work. t!iarcel end the -Prfnter arr 1va<.: at the Copy and Duplic"t1ng Cen_tr e at 12:45 PM and at that time Morco1 1nd1cated th~t the work was not that crucial and that having the t10rk done would easo the tension. surrounding the re-opene.d negotiations. : On the,- "· weight of Marc!l's reccrrrnendation. the printer s went ahead and d1d the work - even th,ugh Carole C~meron had earlier advised them n~t to do the work. When a rrport cf this incident was received by thr Executive from the Shop Steward -a sub-coIrm1ttee consist ·:ng of Carole Cameront Judy e1a1r a,:\d Jonn Tre1eaven was struck to investigat e the allegations. The report was presented to the Executive on July 8th. This report. coos1st1ng of the reco11ect1ons of all those concerned, presented t he ev1l4;~ce without making any reconrn,ndat1ons as to guilt or innocence. The report dfd show that a11 of the different statem~nts made by the participants did correspond and ft became clea~ that f'Jrcel ·had indeed made the statements that he had been accusnd of m8kfng. · Upon receiving the rerort from its sub-conmittee, the Executive, after lengthy • discussion, unanimously f~und that Marce1 was guilty of counse111ng AUCE members to do scab work. This was not an easy decis1or. to make. ~he d1s~ussi on eventually. focused on the role of the . . ·~sident and the Executive ?elt -t h1s nction was partic ularly serious bec~use Marcel wa~ the Presic~~t of the local. ;, . . Once ft was decided that Marcel was gu11ty, the Execvt ive has to mike the difficult dee 1 s 1 on as to what i t 1·1ou 1 cl h~ ve to do next. I ' I Was it n'!cessary to charge ~··1rce1. to re-call him or to ensure t ht t he would resign from tne off !ce of President. The Executive felt that tne most important objective was to ensur~ that Marcel wculd resign. Therefore. a motion was passed that 1f Marcel did not resi gn 1nm~diately, charges would be 1a1d. .· . . The Executive also felt th~t ft was es·se~t1a1 tha~ a report ~e made to the ,membershtp, ·; .. on this nmt ter. ' . ;: : i ;· • - ,-r. ,. ,,. _ , ·\ -l l I ·l ' 'I . :, . i J Report .(2) Marcel• s actions·, regard1ess of how justified he may have felt when he made them, cannot be condoned. Th9 role of a President, particularly during a strike, is extremely important. The President must scrupu~ous1y uphold the contract and the po11c1es set by the membership. On this occasion, Marcel deliberately acted ag41nst : a long established trade union practice, that work transfered ·from a-struck area should never be done - and he used h1s union position to ensure that other union members·would do this work. Because of this, Marcel has been d1squa11f1ed from holding a position 1n this union. · . To ignore this action would undermine our ab111ty to have. an effective strike and would encourage others to put personal interest over that of the rest of the union membership. It is essential that actions of this kind should not be 1gnor&d. To not take action 1n this, and any other similar incidences, would weake" AUCE and 1t•s ab111ty to represent us. EXECt1I'IVE SUB CXM-llTrEE REPORr to A.U.C.E. IDCal 1 The Executive received a letter fran a bargaining unit nanber, dated May 24, 1980, which made allegations against Mardel Dicmne, President of Iooal 1 •. At the Executive meeting of .June 25, 1980, Judy Blair, Joan Treleaven and carole cameron were deiegated to investigate this carplaint and make a report to the next meeting. A ntitlber of people were interviewed and the following details the result. On May 23rd work .was started in Cbpy and Duplic~ting on a job that saneone there decided could be work nonnally dale by the Registrar ' s Office printing staff. A call was made to Marcel Dionne, who asked them to detenn.ine for sure that the · work was .Pegistr~•s Office mrk. This was done by ·talking with saneone fran the Registrar's Offi~, who identified the \\Ork. ·In the meantime, a,bert Grant, Director of ElnployeEi Relations, called Marcel and asked him to speak to the staff in a:,py and Duplicating. He asked Marcel to ask the Cbpy and Duplicating staff to do the work in question to soow a sign of good faith and relieve sane-of the tension of ~ ·negotiatiais which were set for that afterncxm. Marcel cane to the Uniai Office for advice but 'did not find anyone else fran the Contract camu. ttee there at the time. He then went to u,py and n:tplicating. He gave an account of the situati0t:1 to the AUCE members. They asked him what they sl'nlld do and he told than .it was their decision. He did not explicitly direct them not to do the Registrar's Office \\Ork. Both he and they felt it was his nbt giving directicn not to do the work that resulted in it being done, as they did continue on with the job after the meeting. The Executive meeting of July 8th decided, as a result of the infonnation received, that a letter of censure \t.tlUld be sent :to Marcel Diauie and that .his resignation would be asked for. This was done on July 9, 1980. Association of University and Co_llege· Employees Marcel Dionne Pw:ehasing Departrrsnt CAMPUS MAIL Dear Marcel LOCAL No. 1 (U,B.C.) July 9, 1980 As you- are ~re, ·th~ Jun~ 17, 1980 Executive ltV$et.ing established a Sub- camtl.ttee to ~"E!!!tigate a .. letter sent to us, outlining actions of youre, during the Strike. · people servsd on this Ccnn!ttea and a report was presented to tre July St..h Executive meeting •. Based on infonration in the rcl'>.Jrt and a serious disCWJ&ion that folloA'ed, it i s the unan.m:rus dooision of the ~ecutive of il.t:lrn tooal 1 that you are guilty, by ycur actions, of cwnsell.ing W:.:S ~40 to perform scab lahour. The l!:Kecutive t ook your servi ce to the Union into consideration but feel we tflUSt sti ll as k j!0U to resign as P'.cesident of Local l . · , . Cctt'ole Ca:.rte:ron on behalf o-l tl~ WCE !J::lcal l ~ecut i w ' .. 2162 Western ?arkwa.y, Vancouver , 8.C. Telephone (604) 224-.561f . . I ' • . • t .. ,.i I f . . , July 9th, 1980. To the A.U.C.B. BXECUTIVB. · Due to the outcome of .the inve1ti gation by a sub. C0111mittee of the Executive, re an incident at the Copy - Duplicatini Centre durirtg the labour diapute, I am therefore submitting my resignation as Preaident of A.U.c.s. toca11. and any other Committees in which ' I am presently involved. Such resignation is •ffective i mmediatly. m ~(ti) '°Pr;'"7~r-"l r • ., . 1 -' • r •.• ' . : . •• • I I' ' ... J . - JUL SJ lS60 ./4. u. C. £. • ,t . Association of University and College ~mployees ... LOCAL 1 ~o. 1 (U.S.C.) SENl' 'ID: Philamna Vacheresse Nancy carter Dear susanne Lamla Richard wad.,_ard GoQlshun CD.~~on.- GWeMoline llregor Sinr:>n Yet.n1 Janice Aust Jn Shannon Fibpatrick Pontip Placzek Janet 'Iankins Janioe Ray Jane Nerland J'Uly 11, 1980 Your name apir:ears on a petition sent toi Mr. J. I.anax, Dept. of Finance, U.B.C. atployee Relations, u.a .. c. _ union Office, u.a.c. te:liator, Jock Waterstoo, c/o talx>ur Pal.at.ions Board A. u.c.E. Provincial office R9gistrar of Lalx>ur Relations Iba.rd • ......,.~·· 't ..... : ~· I'..:, ,r• ·,: il .• , ' ;,'-, which revokes your authorization for deduction, by the· Utl\1ersity, of any It01ies other than roonthly union dues. I woo.ld refer you t.o the follc:Ming articles of the collective .Agreeltmlt which cmcern the payment of feas and assessnents to tho tl'lions · 1.01 General Purp::)se The purpose of this ogreenent is to set forth and establish the tetms arxl oaditions of enployment so that P-ficient operations and hantatlous relationships be main-tained between the th'liversity and the enployees , to the benefit of .both parties and the CCffimlnity they Ber""8. No errpl ,,yee shall be r.Jqllired or pa,nitted to make written or verbal agreenent with the university or its representatives which may oonflict with the terms of this agreetll"mt. · 5.01 Union Sh:,p All enployees oovered by the certification wh:> were nanbers of the union as of October 1, 1974, will continue as rrembers of the thrl.on. All employees covered by the certificaU01 and atplayed by the university prior to 1, 197 4, but woo were not members of the Ulion at that tine will be · 3 • .· required to join the Union. · All enployees oovered by the certification shall be required to PlY fees and assesmmnts to the ,Union. 2162 We!tern Parkway, Vancouver , 8,C. Teleph one (604) 224~ ,93DY • • • • • 2 Association of t1niversity arrl college Pllployeea, toca1 1, July 11, 1980, page 2 -.. ·· .. 6. 01 Autb:rlzation All employees m date of hire, will be required to sign an authorization far dues am assessrta1ts dedictions. A copy of this authorization shall be sent to the Union. 6.04 · Notification The Union agrees that they will advise the University of all present asaesn.mt.s mi dues required by the uniat, ard of any changes which may arise £ran tine to time in oonneotial with such dues and assessnents. I In a&lition, I \«>Uld refer you to the following section of the By-Laws \fflich eoncarns assessmentss K. JXmS 1\ND FnmNCESs . 2. "The IDeal Associatiat &Pall have the right t:o levy ai its nanbers for special purposes, me s.~aessnent·per year of a ·tt'BXi.nun of five (5) dollars,· which must be aw 1~oved by a· 2/3 majority vote of the natmrs at a !Dca1 Aseociation nrrnbership meeting provided notice of the vote has been giwn at least fcx.ttt.een (14) days~ to the meetmg. Further assesS?nents requir e apprcr ntl by a referendum vote." Your ca108.t'nS could and should have been dealt with as an internal union matter through the Union• s By-laws and Olnstitution. Section F. 4 states z "Any protest al l eging ~·unfair ballot .. or other ?,.rregularity rm.is~ m ·presented in writing to the Secretaxy of the Local Association within seven (7) days of the result's of the balloting being announoed. Upon receipt of sooh ~st the · IDoal Association Exec:Utive shall meet and if the ·protest is upheld another ballot shall be ccri1ucteri. All ballots and voting lists shall be held by the Trust.ees for a reasooable pericxi after the election. A nt>tion to destrc;,y the ballots shall be in order at a subsequent IDcal Association mattJership neeting .following the election." The optiaw open to the union now are: l) a letter of oensut:e . . 2) the laying of charges · as outlined in the enclosed section O of I.Deal l's By-laws. Disciplinaty action available is out- lined in the enclosed Section 178 of the Prov.inoia1 constitution. It is our intention to ccmenoe disciplinary action on August 1, 1980. In the interests of fairness. the union wishes to a'?d:end to yo-1.1 the oppmtunity of paying the assessnent prior to such disciplinary action. This letter,. ,giving you an Alq>lanation of your legal obligations, is a oourtesy being exterxled to you. ! f you have any qUasticric with respect to the above-mentioned information, please contact the tltlori Office . Yours truly, carole cameron Enc. Union Organiser, AUCE ~l 1 1• .. ... WE THE UNDERSIGNED, MEMBERS OF A.U.C.E. LOCAL 1, WERE NOT NOTIFIED Or THE REFERENDUM VOTE TAKEN ON TUESDAY, MY 20 AND WEDNESDAY, M 21, 1980, Ai THE UNION OFFICE, REGARDING DEDUCTIONS -=ROM EMPLOYEE PAYCHEQUES COMMENCING MAY 15, 1980. WE THE UNOEnStGNED, THEREFORE DO NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO . . DEDUCT ANY MONIES FROM OUR PAY CHEQUES FOR UNION PURPOSES OTHER THAN OUR-K>NTHLY UNION DUES. SINCE WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THIS IMPORTANT VO E, WE WER£ -• , WONDERING HOWMANY OTHER PEOPLE ~IERC: ALSO NOT INFORMED AND c.c . Mr. J. Lomax, Dept. of Finance, U.B.C. Employee Relations, U.B.C. Union Office, u.a.c. Medfator, Jock Waterston, c/o Labour Relations Board A.U.C.E. Prov1nc1a1 Office Registrar of Labour Relations BoardDivUlon /) Alt:---- WHAT'S NEW? We are try ing to keep our mail i ng lists up•to -dat e to prevent sending Newsl~tte t s and ballots to people who no longer wot k in an area and, more impor- tant, to ensure that new AUCE members and members who have transferr ed recently re- ceive thei r uni on mail at the right place without dela ys. Pat Hannah of Bio -Resource Engineer- ing (5548) has agreed to keep the Divi- sion D tns.iling list up-to-date . Pleas e phone or write her to let her know of people in your office who are new or of people who have left for other locations on or off campus. DIVISION D EXECU'!IVE !xecutive ltepresentative Alterrtat iv e . Altet'nat i ve Jet Blake 2565 Repr ese ntative (Education) Yvonne Scotchman 5248 tepree entative (Newsletter) Membership List Shop Stewards Lexi Clague 2713 P.a t Hannah 5 54 8 Alia Point 5374 Joy Korman 6502 Janet Otto 5366 Kenna Leatherdale 5367 tn order to facilitate decision making and distribute the work load, the Executive Cottm1ittee meets as a body to determin e th e course of action as issues arlse. 't'here are also regular meeting s of Shop Stewards in ord~r to keep ~tewards informed of union aetivities and problems ari sing that t hey may have to dea1 with . /J,. ll No.-. 1 J 8 o WHAT1S OLD? The r eorga ni zatio n of the Faculty of Education still threatens to chang e the job resp qnsibilitie s of many AUCE worker s without consulting them first. So far on~ grievance has ar is en from the reorganiza - tion. lf you or your co-workers are bein g moved to new work areas or have had your jobs changed without ad e quat e consu ltatio n, please contact any Div is io n b shop steward or Execu ti ve member or the Union Office. !f you are interested in having another Division D meeting dealing ~ith the Educatio n reorganiiation as a follow-up to the meeting held this summer please contac t Je t Blake (2565) or Yvonne Scotchman (5248) and we'll try to·set up a meeting date that most people can attend. We woul d like to set up the meeting as soo n as possible, before many i more changes t ak e place. I , Preparation for the Math and Science · Education Depart ment grievance continues. The Union membership approved taking the grievance to arbitra tion. Hearings are scheduled for December 3, 4, and 5. N E X T D I V ! S I O N D M E E T I N G ~0\/ 25 198(} TUE~pAY r M0Vifl¥Hm 18 , . 1:,oor SCARFE (Education Building) 205 12 : 30-1:30 p.m. We will be having a s-pecial speaker at this meeting, Mr. Al Havick. Senior Regional Representative of P.S.A.C. (Public Serv i ce Alliance of cartada). Al was on the P.S.A.C.· Negotiating Team for thei r new contract ind wi l l be telling us about their recent strike and about their union. Si nce P.S .A.C. has many similarities to A.U.C. E. 1 this should be an interesting chahce to·compare successes and probl ems. We will be inviting A.U.C.E. members from other Divisions also, so come early and get a good se at!(association of university and college employees Membership Meeting - Wednesday, December 17, 1980 IRC 6 12 : 3 0 - 2 : 3 0 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 Collective 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 Meeting 3. Business arising from the minutes . 4 . Business arising from the correspondence. 5. Nominations: Closing - Benefits Committee Communications Committee Provincial Education Committee Committee to I nvestigate Discovery Parks Cross-Local Corrnnittee to Investigate AUCE Salaried Staff Cross-Local Superannuation Pension Investigating Corrnnittee 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: "Operation Fingerpinky " - the organization drive of the York University Staff Association 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308Nov. 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 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 in f ormation about a planned shelter f or raped and battered women and children B.C . Fed 11news 11 re : Kinnaird's condmenation of the proposed increased in ICBC premiums BCGEU "news release 'J 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 requesting donations Pamphlet from the BCGEU re: Steward Task Force 2162 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1V6 Telephone (604) 224-2308UNIVERSITY BRANCH B.C. TEACHERS CREDIT UNION / 2150 Western Parkway, Vancouver, B. C., Canada V6T 1 V6 I 224-2364 December 4, 19 80 Dear A.U.C.E . Member: Management at the University credit union would appre- ciate knowing if A.U.C .E. membership would be interested in a seminar to be conducted at the credit union on the following: 1) . Real Estate -when to buy -what to buy -how to buy, etc. 2). Tax Deferrals -RRSP's -RHOSP 's -Oil and Gas, etc. Would you . please show your interest by ticking the appropriate box below and returning tear slip to the A.U.C.E. office. ·----------------- ------------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- ----------- --· I am interested in •.. 1). Real Estate 2). Tax Deferrals 3) • Both 4). None of the above.LUBC We! association of university and college employees President Vice-President Co-ordinator Organiser Secretary/ Treasurer Trustees Membership Secretary Provincial Reps. Division Executive Reps. Division D Grievance Cmtte Rep. 1981 EXECUTJVE Marcel Dionne Linda Treti ak Wendy Bic~ Caro 1 e Cameron Wendy Lymer Sharon Newman Andreana Phil l ips Joan Treleaven Kitti Cheema Susan Zagar Jet Blake Helen Glavina Purchasing Co-ord. Hlth ·Sciences Union Office Union Office Union Office Physical Education Education L.4582 L.2258 224-2308/09 224-2308/09 224-2308/09 L.3838 L. 6647 Reading Rooms, L.2819 Main Library Recon Unit, LPC L.3241 Serials Div., LPC Bioresource Engr. English L. 3192 L.2565 L. 5122I DIVISION D ELECTIONS At the last Division Meeting on March 4th the following slate of Division Officers and Shop Stewards was elected. · Executive Representative: · Lissett Nelson (4535) Education D1rector and Executive Alternate: YvonAe Scotchman (5248) Newsletter Director and Exec. Alternate: Lexi Clague (2713) Shop Stewards (incl. those listed above): Judy Blair (5222) Jet Blake (2565) Nattanya Caverhill {6489) Pat Hannah (5548) Joy Korman (6502) Ken-na Leatherdale (5367) Janet Otto l5366) Alia Point (5374) We hope to have a larger turnout a.t the next Division Meeting .on May 27th. Maybe we'll be able to celebrate the signing of a new contract. You've all probably been following with interest our teaching assistants' efforts to organize . We plan to have a speaker from the newly certified CUPE Local 2278 on May 27th, so come hear about their latest progress. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL AUGE MEMBERS WORKING IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION We have heard that the Faculty of Education will be reorganized in the near future. This will probably affect many of the jobs of AUCE members in that faculty. According to Article 19.04, "Notice of Intent," the University must provide the Union with at least three months notice of intent to introduce automation, equipment, or procedures whic h might result in dis- placement of or reduction in employees, or in changes in employees' job classifications . According to Article 24.05, "Consultation , " where a permanent change is considered in the 1 oca ti on of work areas or in working procedures, the employees concerned must be consulted before any changes may begin. The Union has not ye t received from the University any notice of intent to reorga- nize the Faculty of Education . This should be kept in mind if you are approached con- cerning this matter. Please be sure you send copies of any correspondence addre ssed to you regardin g reorganization of the Faculty to both the Union Office and to me. This will help us keep track of what is going on. And, don't forget, make sure you have a shop steward present at any meetings you may have wit h any level of management. - L. Ne 1 son If we are not on strike, please make sure you attend the coming **Bring your lunch. D I V I S I O N D M E E T I N G TtJE'SDAY, MAY 27, FROM 12:00-12:45 1:d, IM SCARFE 200 Proposed Agenda 1. Executive Report 2. Faculty of education Reorganization 3. SPEAKER: from CUPE Local 2278 (newly certified UBC Teaching Assistants) 4 . Other busin ess . I Division D Newsletter, No. 9 AFFILIATION CONVENTION RESULTS IN REFERENDUM BALLOT The first action of the AUCE Affiliation Convention held on April 12th and 13th was to approve a motion submitted by the AUCE Provincial Executive recommending that we remain AUCE. Because of the wording of this motion, most other motions submitted to the Convention by the locals were sub- sequently ruled out of order. As a result all further discussion at the Convention was narrowly channeled toward a referendum ballot. The alternatives were never dis- cussed and the volumes of material collect ed by the Affiliation Committee were never used. It is now up to th ·e membership to determine the course of this Union. When you receive the referendum ballot you wil I be asked to vote on several issues. First, do you want to affiliate or not with a labo ·r organiza- tion? S,econd, if we do affi 1 iate, would you want to affi I iate with CLC, CCU, or SORWUC? Third, if we were to affiliate with CLC, wowl d you w,an·t to do so as AUCE ( the a 1 ternat ive a 1 ready rejected by C.LC) or as a local of another union? ·Fourth, if we were to affiliate to CLC as a local of another union, would you prefer CUPE, BCGEU, or OTEU. Because of the complexity ot the issue and the construction of the b·allot it is pos-si- ble for a minority of o·wr members to deter- mine with which particular group we affili- ate. This ensures that the referendum will be a very contentious issue and that your careful and considered vote will be very important . Shop stewards will be available to discuss with you the implications of the referendum ballot, or they can refer you to the appropriate people if you have questions the shop stewa ·rd can't answer. ,,,s, - * THIS NEWSLETTER HAS BEEN PRODUCED WIT H THE ASSISTANCE OF LISSETT NEI.SON, JET BLAKE, AND RAY GALBRAITH page 2 \ ·\ I// "' - SHOP STEWARD SEMINAR POSTPONED · Because of the current uncertainties caus ed by our contract negotiations (or lack of ) and possible strike action, the Shop St eward S~minar originally scheduled for May 21st w, 11 be postponed. Further word on the seminar will be sent out to all members on the Shop Steward 1 is t. If you a·re interested in attending the seminar and are not on the Shop Steward list please let Lexi Clague (2713) know and arrangements will be made through the Union Office. These seminars have proved to be helpful refreshers for old shop stewards and invaluable confidence builders for new shop stewards or for those who might like to be a shop steward but feel they don't know how. Not only are typical probl 7ms discussed and grievance procedures explained, but the seminar serves as an excellent opportunity to meet other shop stewards from other divisions to share mutual experiences.
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