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Chapter News

Chair of the UVic PEA Chapter

Nick Clewley, on behalf of the The UVic PEA Elections Committee is pleased to announce that John Foxgord is acclaimed as the new Chair of the UVic chapter of the PEA. Congratulations and thank you John.

John works in University Systems and has served both on the Chapter and the Association executives in the past and he is a member of the 2012 Bargaining Team.

Personal Information Theft

Thank you for forwarding your concerns and comments in regard to the personal information theft to uvic@pea.org. Please continue to do so. In particular it is critical that members contact Melissa Moroz with any incidents where they face financial liabilities flowing out of identity theft.

The PEA has written the University indicating we expect them to make members whole and that they provide subscription-based credit monitoring for our members for a minimum of two years. We continue to discuss this situation with our legal counsel and with privacy experts.

There are questions and answers for members on our password protected UVic website at pea.org/uvicsecurity. There also various reference documents for members on this site. Bargaining information and other confidential PEA member information is now located in this password protected section of the PEA website.

This is to ensure that confidential discussions remain between PEA members. Members who have lost their login information can request a new password by entering their username or email here.

If you do not know your username or the email attached to your account please contact the PEA office at 250-385-8791 ext: 200. Members looking for more resources to login to the PEA website can become familiar with basic website functionality at pea.org/gettingstarted. We will continue to provide updates on the security breach to members.

The UVic PEA Bargaining Survey

Members came out to hear some of the results of the recent bargaining survey and discussed bargaining proposals and strategies at two lunch meeting on Jan 23 and 25th in the Cadboro Commons McKenzie Room.  The UVic chapter bargaining survey closed on Friday January 6th and results are being compiled.

The 2012 Bargaining Committee

After careful consideration the Executive chose three members from the members-at-large and three members from the Executive (as required by our Constitution) to represent the UVic Chapter during the upcoming round of bargaining with the University for a new Collective Agreement to start in July 2012.  The bargaining process to expected to start in early spring 2012.

The Bargaining Committee is made up of both experienced and new team members and the diversity of the PEA membership both in terms of positions and areas-of-work on campus will be well represented.

The 2012 Bargaining Committee members are:

Sheryl Karras  (BCom Associate Director, Faculty of Business)
Lynn McCaughey  (Career Educator, Career Services)
Abhinav Rai  (Senior Programmer Analyst, University Systems)
John Foxgord  (Manager, Project Management Office, University Systems)
Sandra Guerreiro (Audience Services Manager, Phoenix Theatre)
Bentley Sly  (Manager, Grounds and Environmental Services)

The Bargaining Committee will be advised by our Labour Relations Office, Melissa Moroz, who will be able to draw on the extensive resources of the Professional Employees Association.

University of Victoria Libraries Open Access Statement of Commitment for Librarians, Archivists and PEA staff

Librarians, archivists and PEA staff at the University of Victoria Libraries recognize the importance of open access to content creators and researchers in fostering new ideas, creating knowledge and ensuring that it is available as widely as possible. UVic librarians, archivists and PEA staff adopt a statement of commitment which would ensure our research is disseminated as widely as possible and available in perpetuity through deposit in the University’s digital repository, UVicSpace. Full Text

UVic pension plan Vote result

The results of the UVic Pension Contribution Rate Increase vote were counted August 8 and UVic PEA members have voted to accept the 1.35% increase to contribution rates.

This means that contribution rate increases introduced on May 1 2011 will continue and the current plan will remain unchanged. The PEA will withdraw its grievance relating to this matter pending the negotiation of a Memorandum of Agreement with the University regarding the increased contribution rates.

Members are thanked for their participation in discussions and the vote.

Local Rep Opportunity: Cornett & ASB

The UVic Chapter of the PEA needs volunteers to serve as Local Representatives for the Cornett and Administrative Services Buildings.

If you are interested in volunteering as a PEA Local Representative please submit your name to Vincent Connor and please state briefly why you would like to be a Local Rep.

PEA Local Representatives represent the PEA in their area of campus and are the first local point of contact for information about our Union and its activities for members. Their duties might include

  • Contacting new staff members when they join the Association and contributing to membership records maintenance.   
  • Communicating with members, particularly during critical times of bargaining or strikes by other unions at UVic.   
  • Assisting individuals and the Labour Relations Officer with grievances or appeals and monitoring contract violations.  
There are two LR lunch meetings each year where LR’s update each other on current issues on campus and all Local Representatives are encouraged to take a free two day LR training course which is offered twice yearly by the PEA.

For more information, or to talk to an existing Local Rep, please see the list of contacts on this webpage http://web.uvic.ca/uvicpea/lrlist.htm
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