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PIPSC North Central Vancouver Island Branch Executive Committee Meeting, August 23, 2018

Arrive at 5pm, meeting starts at 5:30pm until 9pm, Coombs Trattoria Cuckoo on the patio

Present::

Carl Cahoon (Spring 2019) President

Tamas Lipcsey (Spring 2019) Treasurer

Jennifer Mollins (Spring 2020) Secretary

Kalie Gossen (Spring 2019) MAL

Diana McHugh (Spring 2019) MAL

James Shepherd (Spring 2019) MAL

Charles Fort (Spring 2019) Retired-MAL

Bill Woolverton (Spring 2019) Retired-MAL

Jean Van Der Mark (Spring 2019) Retired-MAL
 

Regrets: Nick Leone (Spring 2020) Vice-President

Diana McHugh (Spring 2019) MAL
 

1.  Meeting began at 5:20

Motion to approve agenda M/S JVM/TL

  • Recognition that on traditional territory of the Coast Salish people
  • Introductions

2.  Approval of Minutes from March 27, 2018, M/S CC/CF

Action items from March 27, 2018

  • Branch facebook page - JM started branch page.  Several are members of group

Review AGM minutes May 2018

  • No action items

3.  Treasurer's Report

  • Financials for 2018 YTD, budget for 2018 and 2019
  • Motions for any expenses approved by email
    • PBS Seafood BBQ M/S JM/CF

4. Debrief on past meetings / events

  • Branch AGM May 17, 2018
    • Good to invite guests, VIU is excellent venue, appreciated PSAC attending
    • Action - Will test zoom with in January executive meeting (Bill)
    • Action: Send thank you note to SP subgroup and Robert MacDonald for additional swag, and to Dr Miller Saunders for her AGM presentation (Jennifer)
      • Action - Ask SP group if would like to have join SP/branch AGM in Spring 2019 (Nick)
      • Action - Add hospitality committee to next AGM, to welcome newcomers (Defer)
  • Debrief from BC/YK regional council (Delegates JM,  BW, TL and CC)
    • Motions on increasing executive size and youth seat failed
    • Cost to PIPSC of internal disharmony
    • New hires’ perspective of union importance/relevance/role
    • Partnerships, importance of service to larger community
  • Regional exec - bylaws review this year, youth delegate to AGM, OHS training, youth forum

5. Standing items

  • Phoenix - Rally in Nanaimo on August 22 got national media attention.  August 23, government announced is replacing Phoenix.
  • Engagement/ event planning / future calendar
    • Action: Look into branch event including public service -  Beach/stream clean-up (Jennifer) or kits for homeless (?)
    • Action: Look into a branch family movie in the afternoon (Jennifer)
    • Action: Look into a branch picnic in June (TBC)
    • Action: Survey executive to branch AGM dates in May 2019 (Jennifer)
    • Action: Contact local CLC chapters regarding liaising with PIPSC (Bill)

6. New Business / Roundtable

  • PIPSC AGM in November in Ottawa (CC and JM attending with TL as alternate)
  • Action: Order branch shirts for new executive members Diana and Kalie shirts (Carl) M/S CC/BW
    • Action: Order visibility items for AGM, possibly TUIF shirts (JM/CC) M/S CC/BW
  • Better Together purchased the branch a new banner and 4 flags
  • Branch and SP subgroup co-hosted EWSP information session on June 28 at PBS
  • $500 for pension info session by The Retirement Planning Institute, new service to Vancouver Island after January 2019
  • RCMP CS’ joining PIPSC
  • CS at RCMP not issued ID cards - CC forwarded concern
  • Action: Ask SP group if interested in a joint Branch/SP subgroup meeting (Nick/Diana/Jennifer)
    • Action: Add national days of significance to our calendar to consider when planning events (Jennifer - complete)

9.Meeting closed at 8:20pm, next executive meeting: October in Nanaimo

Summary of action items from this meeting

  1. Test zoom with in January executive meeting (Bill)
  2. Send thank you note to SP subgroup and Robert MacDonald for additional swag, and to Dr Miller Saunders for her AGM presentation (Jennifer)
  3. Ask SP subgroup if would like to have join SP/branch AGM in Spring 2019 (Nick)
  4. Add hospitality committee to next AGM, to welcome newcomers (Defer)
  5. Look into branch event including public service -  Beach/stream clean-up (Jennifer) or kits for homeless (?)
  6. Look into a branch family movie in the afternoon (Jennifer)
  7. Look into a branch picnic in June (Defer)
  8. Survey executive to branch AGM dates in May 2019 (Jennifer)
  9. Contact local CLC chapters regarding liaising with PIPSC (Bill)
  10. Order branch shirts for new executive members Diana and Kalie shirts (Carl) M/S CC/BW
  11. Order visibility items for AGM, possibly TUIF shirts (JM/CC) M/S CC/BW
  12. Ask SP group if interested in a joint Branch/SP subgroup meeting (Nick/Diana/Jennifer)
  13. Add national days of significance and CLC meetings in Nanaimo and Comox to our calendar to consider when planning events (Jennifer - complete)

Calendar for PIPSC NCVI branch – 2018/19 as of June 10, 2018

June 1 & 2: BC/YK regional council

June 15 - PBS Seafood BBQ

June DFO Bike to Work

June 23 - branch/SP subgroup co-hosted EWSP session at PBS

August 23 Branch executive meeting

Event planning for year

September 4. Labour Day (Ladysmith event)

September 28 - International Day for Universal Access to INformation (Friday)

November - Schedule a Branch executive meeting?

Movie planning (same date as branch meeting?)

Beach clean-up

AGM planning

October Women’s History Month

October 10 - World Mental Health Day (Wednesday)

October 19 - 20, Steward council in Vancouver

November 2 and 3: PIPSC AGM in Ottawa  - election year

November 11 - Remembrance Day

November - PIPSC NCVI branch beach cleanup TBC

November 22 - 24: Steward basic training, Richmond

December 1 - PIPSC OSH training (executive training next year)

December 1 - PIPSC Youth Council

December - Schedule a Branch executive meeting?

December 3 - International Day for Persons with Disabilities

December 6: International Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

December 10: International Human Rights Day (Monday)

December - PIPSC NCVI branch movie?

December - PIPSC sponsored DFO Christmas party

December - NAnaimo/Duncan CLC AGM

January 2019 - Schedule a Branch executive meeting? (videoconference)

January - Campbell RIver/Courtenay CLC AGM

February 24 - Phoenix implementation anniversary (implemented in 2016)

March - Schedule a Branch executive meeting?

          Delegates, items for regional council meeting

AGM - invitations, budget 2020, election, giveaways

Proposal for September Labour Day

April 9 - 13 - National Volunteer Week

April - March for Science

April 22 - Earth Day (Monday)

April 28 - National Day of Mourning

April 10 - 13 - PIPSC Advanced steward training

May - Asian Heritage Month

May 1 - International Workers Day (Wednesday)

May  - PIPSC NCVI Branch AGM? (avoid long weekend.  Consider co-meeting with SP)

May 31 - April 1 - PIPSC Regional Council

June = Aboriginal History Month

June - National Public Service Week

June 8 - International Ocean’s Day

June 21 - National Indigenous People Day (Friday)

June - PBS Seafood BBQ

June - DFO Bike to Work

August 1 - International Youth Day (Thursday)

September 2 - PIPSC NCVI branch Labour Day activity

October - Federal election