October General Membership Meeting

 Thursday October 28 at 7pm
Zoom Video/Phone Conference

You must register in advance for this meeting.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday October 27,2021 at 7pm.

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AGENDA FOR THE October GMM:

  1. Land Acknowledgment
  2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
  3. Reading of new members
  4. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
  5. Business arising out of the minutes
  6. Financials
  7. New Business
  8. Nominations and elections:
  1. By Election External Chief Shop Steward Group 2 (See Below)
  2. Publications Committee (1)
  3. MSC Route Measurement minimum (4)
  4. Trustees Committee members (3) alternate (1)
  5. L/C Route measurement minimum (4)
  6. VDLC Delegates (9) alternates (3)
  7. Regional Conference Delegate Alternate (1)

9.Executive Committee Motions

10 .Unfinished business

11. Correspondence

12. Executive and Committee Reports

13. Good and Welfare

14. Adjournment

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President       

Sign Language Interpreters  have been confirmed.

 

6.11 CHIEF STEWARDS: 

A.    Shall be elected officers and voting members of the Executive          Committee.

B.  Shall be members of the Grievance Committee.

C.  Shall report and consult with the Second Vice-President regarding Health   and Safety matters for their shift or work area.

D . Shall accompany the President or First Vice-President into management meetings, when requested by the President or First Vice-President.

E. Shall work in conjunction with the Grievance Officer on the preparation and hearing of grievances at the first level and arbitration, when required.

F. Shall attend appropriate Shop Steward meetings, and shall make reports to the Shop Steward meetings and the Executive Committee.

G. All Chief Stewards shall be given the opportunity to assist the Grievance Officer in the preparation and processing of grievances. The Chief Stewards shall be booked off on an equitable and rotating basis.

9.3 CHIEF STEWARDS

A .  Shall be elected by and from the members in their own shift or work area, as outlined in Article 5.1 B.

B. Nominations and acceptances must be submitted by December 15.

C. These elections shall take place at the same time as elections for Table Officers, as per Article 9.6.

D. Candidates must be a member in good standing and must have attended at least three (3) of the General Meetings in the twelve (12) months prior to and d inclusive of the close of nominations.

Subject to Article 9.10 A.

E. The term of office for all Chief Stewards shall be two years.                                                                      

9.7   BY-ELECTIONS

A FULL-TIME PAID OFFICERS, TABLE OFFICERS AND CHIEF STEWARDS

1    If a vacancy occurs a notice shall be posted immediately.

2    Nominations and acceptances in writing shall be received up to and including the day of election.

3      The notice of vacancy and call for nominations must be posted for a minimum of 20 days before an election can    be held.

 4      An election to cover the interim period of time until the next Annual Election shall take place at the next General Membership Meeting subject to 9.7 A (3) and shall be voted on by all members in attendance at the meeting.

5     An election to cover the remainder of the term of office shall take place as part of the next Annual Elections, if applicable.

B    ELECTION OF DELEGATES

1    If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled at the next General Membership Meeting.