UVic PEA Executive Meeting
06 August
Room B346, Clearihue
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Minutes
Present: Darling, Nightingale, O’Rourke, Gore, Phillips, Kovach
Absent: Chappell
1. Approval of Agenda
MOTION: (Kovach/Phillips) "That the agenda be approved with additions".
CARRIED
2. Approval of Minutes of July 23, 1997
MOTION: (Nightingale/Gore) "That the minutes of the last meeting be tabled
for 4 weeks".
CARRIED
3. Chairs Remarks and Correspondence
3.1 Darling reports that Sessional Instructors (SI’s) meeting successful
with an overwhelming majority of the 29 in attendance signed PEA cards; more
received following meeting (potential for 50 members); next meeting on
Friday at noon to form bargaining committee for group; September 15 deadline
for signing cards; addition of this group to result in a letter of
understanding to attach to our agreement (so SI’s now considered to be A&AP
appointments) as PEA does not want to dilute present contract nor create two
tiers of members;
3.2 Darling reports that group presently negotiating with UVic and that they
are being told no salary adjustments for SI’s.
4. Committee Reports
4.2 SCON - Kovach reports that 3 volunteers responded to request circulated
yesterday. 4 responded to forms in PEA newsletter. Personnel Benefits
committee (needed immediately) and Review Board for the UVic Policy on
Violence and Threatening Behavior (mid August needed).
ACTION: Posting to extend to Friday and Kovach will email committee with
results.
5. Business Arising from the Minutes
5.1 Association /University Committee (A/U Committee) - Gore and Nightingale
Doyle proposed the following process for items bought to the A/U committee
by the PEA
1) Member takes issue to Local Representatives [thereby keeping Local Reps.
in the loop];
2) Local Rep. refers member to PEA Staff Officer;
3) Staff Officer reviews item to determine if it is:
a) contract matter, or
b) University policy matter, or
c) non-substantive suggestion
4) Staff Officer directs item:
a) contract matters to A/U agenda,
b) University policy issue to Chapter Executive, or
c) non-aubstantive suggestion back to member and informs member that s/he
can appeal SO's decision to the Chapter President
5) If the Executive supports a recommendation to a particular domain of
policy (BoG, VP(s), Senate, etc.), then as a courtesy the University reps on
the A/U will be informed at the next meeting.
MOTION (Nightingale/Phillips) " That the process be accepted." CARRIED
5.2 Committee Matrix
Darling states that matrix being installed onto Web page and that Web Master
will be responsible for updating to include changes of personnel.
5.2 Constitution
Discussion about proposed implementation schedule:
· August 15th ( or before) - CBL committee meeting with President.
· August 30 - New Constitution and By-Laws (CBL) circulated to membership
with letter covering overview/discussion/plan of action by President.
Includes major kudos to the Constitution Committee, naming all of the
participants. Also includes notice of Information Session, to be held
September 30, 1997.
· September 30 - Information Session (President to Chair meeting, McGowan
not on agenda -- but of course he may well speak as a member at large)
· September 30 - Notice of an "Annual Meeting" under "old" CBL (to vote on
the new CBL) to be held October 8, 1997.
· October 8 - An "Annual Meeting" (under "old" CBL) to adopt "new" CBL
· October 15 - Call for Nominations for new Executive (under "new" CBL)
· October 29 - Ballot circulated. Notice of AGM and all candidates meeting
circulated
· November 5 - All candidates meeting
· November 13 - Election date (balloting closes)
· November 14 - AGM. New executive introduced
MOTION: (Kovach/Gore ) "That the implementation schedule be adopted as
written ". CARRIED
6. New Business
Phillips discuses position changing supervisor and role of management
regarding commissions on work.
ACTION: Matter to be referred to staff officer.
MOTION: ( O’Rourke) That the meeting be adjourned.
Next Meeting
August 20, 1997
Clearihue B346
noon - 1:30 pm