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April

General Membership Meeting

 April 23rd, Thursday 7pm  

  Maritimes Labour Centre

1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver

                 Agenda for the April GMM:

  1. Land Acknowledgment
  2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
  3. Reading of Harassment Policy
  4. Reading of new members
  5. Dues waiver
  6. Financials (Trustees report)
  7. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
  8. Business arising out of the minutes
  9. New Business (Motion attached)
  10. Nominations and elections:
    1. Balloting Committee (2)
    2. Education Committee (2)
    3. Trustees Committee (1) Alternate (1)
    4. Regional Delegate Alternate (5) 
  1. Executive Committee Motions
  2. Unfinished business
  3. Correspondence
  4. Executive and Committee Reports
  5. Good and Welfare
  6. Adjournment 

***ASL Interpreters have been confirmed for this meeting***

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

 

Motion

WHEREAS our member base does not have much opportunity to know candidates who are running for election unless they are already involved in union processes; and

WHEREAS SSD structured depots have letter carriers spending little time inside before leaving for delivery; and

WHEREAS letter carriers do not return to their depots at a structured time; and

WHEREAS PPC is open 24/7 and candidates need to change their personal schedules to attempt to meet members of all three shifts; and

WHEREAS candidates must campaign on their own personal time, giving more opportunity to those with higher seniority who receive more vacation time; and

WHEREAS a more informed member base can vote on the merits of each candidates’ expertise rather than the name they recognize most or whoever they have spoken to;

BE IT RESOLVED that the following be added to article 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 of the Vancouver By-Laws:

  • Candidates that are not acclaimed will be expected to express why they are running for election and answer questions relative to the oversight of the position directly from membership in person at the February General Membership Meeting, and online during a Special Meeting on the following week on whichever day and time the alternating General Membership Meeting did not fall on for February.