Minutes of the IT Montérégie Subgroup Executive meeting (1 of 4)
(Translated from French)
Date: April 16 at 6 p.m.
Location: Palais Thai, 254 Bd Saint-Luc, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2W 1C3
Participants:
Jean-François Héroux, Vice President (acting president)
Nathalie Tremblay, Secretary
Edith Bérubé, Director
Pierre Ouellette, Director
Erick D’Amours, Director (regrets)
Regrets:
Giovanni Giolti, President
Frédérick Émond, Treasurer
Quorum: minimum 5 (7 people were present) Guests: N/A
Update
- Call to order at 6:10 p.m.
- Jean-François Héroux : The Vice President welcomed the members of the Executive and thanked them for attending the meeting.
- Approval of the agenda
- Edith moved and Nathalie seconded the adoption.
- Review and approval of the minutes of 2024-10-09
- Done.
- Action Items:
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- There will be PODCASTs on IT people broadcast publicly to promote IT (by Denis Caissey)
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- Bargaining
- We’re keeping a close eye on the PA group, which begins negotiations in June (to be continued).
- Our negotiations begin in November.
- Our 5 priorities are:
- RTO, Salary, Telework, AI, Career advancement
- Bargaining
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- Events for the subgroup, are we going to organize something?
- L&L on:
- Navigar,
- Bargaining survey results
- Onboarding of new members
- L&L on:
- Events for the subgroup, are we going to organize something?
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- New Business
- Some highlights from the 2024 AGM:
- The name “chapitre” has been replaced by “section” in French.
- Dues increase to $17.50 per month as of January 1, 2025
- New PIPSC President from January 1, 2025: Sean O’Reilly
- New Quebec Regional Director as of January 1, 2025: Benoit Pelletier
- Some highlights from the 2024 AGM:
- New Business
- Subgroup update (administration)
- Number of Rand members: those who pay but are not registered (ask Anne Renaud)
- Number of members
- Executive Board
- 2025 AGM Planning:
- Date: preferred June 11, or 10, 12
- Location: To be determined, but Paolo Gattuso targeted
- Guest: Pierre Touchette or a Montreal ERO
- # of people: 40 if possible
- Update on Finance with Frédéric:
- Financial statements for 2024-2025, amount available is $3206.01.
- Miscellaneous:
- Access to the bulletin board
- JF takes care of union/management meetings
- Who looks after the Agency and SSC?
- For PIPSC: new positions and hiring processes
- Round Table:
- What’s happening regarding the language levels?
- Bilingualism not respected
10. Next meeting:
- End of August 2025 (proposed August 25)
11. Adjournment: 7:10 p.m.
- Moved by Jean-François and seconded by Edith.
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President’s signature Date
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Vice President’s signature Date