AFS Montreal Criminal Investigations Sub-Group - Minutes - September 26, 2018

MINUTES OF THE AFS MONTRÉAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SUB-GROUP MEETING

SECOND MEETING, 2018

Date:    Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 9:00 a.m.

Location:    Capucine
333 De la Gauchetière Street West (corner of Bleury)
Montréal, Quebec
 

1.        Welcoming remarks

• Gerlando Renna called the meeting to order.

2.        Approval of the minutes of the February 23, 2018 meeting

• Alexandre Thomas moved that the minutes be approved. Seconded by René Boudreau.

3.        Movement of Executive members

• No movement is expected at this time

4.        Roles of Executive members

• Gerlando Renna, President  
• René Boudreau, Vice-President 
• Richard Martin, Secretary 
• Alexandre Thomas, Treasurer
• Denis Gagnon, Member-at-Large
• Sophie Laporte, Member-at-Large 
• Inga Chiriliuc, Member-at-Large 
• Luigi Salituri, in the process of becoming a Member-at-Large 

5.        Finances

• Bank account: Preparation of monthly bank statements - Alexandre Thomas
• Financial statements: Preparation of monthly financial statements - Alexandre Thomas
• Update of the Sub-Group Membership List - Alexandre Thomas

6.    Preparations for the first Annual General Meeting

• Date: Week of November 26, 2018, meeting scheduled for October 16 to work out details 
• Venue (Bring your own wine? Sushi?): looking for a closed room with seating and the option to bring your own wine –Sophie Laporte and Inga Chiriliuc
• Election Chair: selection of a Chair to receive nominations - René Boudreau
• Number of guests: unknown, survey planned
• Send information to PIPSC three weeks prior to AGM: week of October 29, 2018
• Make request to the President of the AFS Group and other organizations (Branch, Sub-Group, etc.) for supplementary funding: invite special guests - Gerlando Renna
• PIPSC guests (Debbie Daviau, Yvon Brodeur, etc.): special guests to be invited - Gerlando Renna
• Purchase of items for draw: not to be planned
• Election procedures: 8 executive members, number to be confirmed - Alexandre Thomas

7.        Outstanding grievance

• Executive involvement with grievances: one grievance is going to be assigned to Alexandre Thomas and another possibly to Sophie Laporte
• Any member of the Executive can file grievances
• Many discussions with management to prevent conflicts

8.        Email account with PIPSC

• Person in charge - Sophie Laporte 
• Members’ email addresses: to be updated at the AGM

9.        Email sent by Chantal Gaudet regarding the employee/management consultation session as part of the staffing redesign project 

• Alexandre Thomas is going to attend the meeting to express the union’s issues
• Luigi Salituri is going to attend the meeting to express the union’s issues

10.        Union/management meeting on April 25, 2018

• Communication channels have been established

11.        Union/management meeting, September 12, 2018

• Staffing (AU, CS, competition)
• Compensatory time off (accumulated as of March 31 to be paid by September 30)
• Collective agreements (12 hard-copy collective agreements)
• Security in 30 minutes (armed intrusion)
• CRA telephone line (fraud)

12.        Meeting with Pierre Gaboriault

• Weekly meetings

13.        At least two executive meetings per year

• We have met the semi-annual requirement

14.        Committee

• Everyone’s experience
• CSST: formerly René Boudreau, currently Alexandre Thomas and Inga Chiriliuc 
• Ergonomics: currently Inga Chiriliuc. An ergonomics report is to be prepared. 

15.        Lunch and Learn - Sick Leave

• Plan Lunch & Learn with Eric Massey

16.        Next meeting

• Planned for October 16, 2016.

17.        Other business

18.        Round table 

19.        Adjournment  

• Closing remarks by Gerlando Renna
• Meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.