Minutes

Present: Glen Darling (President), Mary O'Rourke, Jane Kovach, Tom Gore, Ann Nightingale, Dick Chappell, Rosalie Phillips

Guests: Jan Miers, Peter Sanderson

President welcomes Sanderson and introduces Executive. Sanderson states that primary purpose of attending is to meet Executive and announces that he will be primary contact form PEA and that he wants to "live up" to collective agreement - wording and spirit, and invites guidance in area where he lacks background. Departs : 12:10 pm

1. Approval of Agenda

Agenda approved with minor changes - 6.1 moved and additional committees listed under 5.

6.1 Provincial Executive Meeting - Chappel and Miers

Chappell and Miers discussed the proceedings of the PEA executive meeting :

- the UVic PEA proposal to receive 2% of annual Chapter dues was not resolved and referred back to chapter

- the variance with the UVic agreement was approved

- the Government Licensed Professionals (GLP's) request for severance pay has gone to arbitration

Discussion:

Chappell explained that the dues remission policy was deferred as PEA understands such needs are covered under the PEA policy on chapter expenses (copy distributed) No request from UVic PEA has been turned down. Chapter invited to take concerns with existing policy to Policy Review Committee. Discussion re: motivation, extraordinary expenses/activities and accountability.

ACTION: Miers will inquire about accountability issues re: charitable donations and report back to UVic PEA.

Miers departs at 12:45 pm

Discussion:

Agreed that PEA covers day to day expenses under policy but concern that extraordinary expenses may not be supported. Issues around PEA Policy, accountability, equity and UVic chapter size discussed.

ACTION: Committee asked to send proposal modifications to Chappell to consolidate and bring to next meeting. Chappel has created Resource binder with PEA materials.

2. Approval of Minutes of January 22 and February 5, 1997.

MOTION: Nightingale/Gore) "That the minutes of the January 22 meeting be approved with changes". CARRIED

MOTION: (Phillips/Kovach) "That the minutes of the February 5 meeting be approved". CARRIED

3. Chairs Remarks

3.1 Gore will attend a meeting of the Coalition of Unionized University Employees on Feb. 28, 9:30 am in University Centre B238. An agenda will be circulated. CUPE and non-CUPE unions attending.

4. Business Arising from the Minutes

4.1 Membership Survey - Nightingale

No changes in document. Local Reps will review on Feb. 26^th.

4.2 Equal Rights and Opportunities Committee

PEA does not have representative; April Katz chairs UVic committee

ACTION: Nightingale to discuss representation with Chair and report back

4.3 Employment Equity Committee

PEA does not have representative

ACTION: Darling to discuss representation and report back

4.4 Personal Benefits Committee

Devlin is representative

5. Old Business

5.1 Committee Matrix - O'Rourke

Final review deferred to next meeting

ACTION: O'Rourke to send 18 copies to Chappel for February 26 Local Reps committee meeting.

6. New Business

6.1 (Dealt with at start of meeting)

6.2 Standing Committee on Nominations report - Kovach

i. This committee has had its membership set and will meet next week.

ii. Review of volunteers for a number of committees that require members.

MOTION: Darling/Gore "That we go into the committee of the whole". CARRIED

MOTION: Darling/Phillips "That we come out of the committee of the whole". CARRIED

MOTION: Nightingale/Gore "To appoint the following people to the following committees:

Job Evaluation Committee: Megan Hill

Salary Deferral Plan Committee: Jennifer Margison, Walene Whitaker

Performance Review Committee: Joanne Thomas, Rosalie Phillips

Ergonomics Advisory Committee: Pierre Laliberte, Betsy Moyer".

CARRIED.

MOTION: Nightingale/Phillips "That the meeting be adjourned". CARRIED

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