Coopers
The Executive Committee was called to order at 12:02 p.m. President Thomas was in the Chair. All members were present. Peggy Maybury, Executive Assistant to the President was also in attendance.
President’s Report
Local 590, Local 5117
Moved by Magner/Thomas
Whereas OPSEU Local 590 currently includes members in two separate bargaining units – at the Humber River Hospital and the Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC); and
Whereas members at BCCHC have expressed a desire to form their own stand-alone local, separate from Local 590; and
Whereas the membership at BCCHC has a distinct community of interests as OPSEU members, a distinct workplace culture, a separate collective agreement, and distinct workplace issues, and can be best supported and represented as a stand-alone local; and
Whereas OPSEU, in its response to recommendations made by an external consultant’s report on issues facing Local 590 and its members at BCCHC, has indicated its commitment to support the creation of a stand-alone local for members at BCCHC; and
Whereas the membership of Local 590 have voted unanimously at their General Membership Meeting held on September 20, 2018, to approved the proposal to divide the local and create a new, single-unit local to represent members at BCCHC, and to ask the OPSEU Officers and Executive Board to take the necessary steps to ensure the new local is established as soon as possible;
Therefore be it resolved that the OPSEU Executive Committee recommend to the Executive Board that it approve the proposal to divide Local 590 and establish a new, single-unit local to represent members at the Black Creek Community Health Centre; and
Be it further resolved that OPSEU Executive Committee recommend to the Executive Board that this new local be established and chartered as OPSEU Local 5117 effective as of October 1, 2018, and the new local be supported in scheduling local elections as soon as possible, and in the establishment and effective functioning of the new local executive.
Roll Call #1
Almeida, Eddy for
Bisaillon, Michel for
Elliott, Len for
Jones, Gareth for
Labelle, Sara for
Magner, Myles for
Morton, Lucy for
Thibodeau, Carl for
Thomas, Warren for
Carried 9 for 0 against
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m. All members were present.
Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President
Nicole Glass, Corporate Secretary