Sunday, November 24, 2019, at 1 p.m.
The Maritime Labour Centre*
50/50 tickets will be available throughout, with the draw at end of the GMM.
AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER GMM:
- Land Acknowledgment
- Reading of new members
- Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
- Business arising out of the minutes
- Financials
- New Business: Notice of Motion (click link below)
- Nominations and elections:
- Regional Conference Delegates (4)
- Regional Conference Delegates Alternates (5)
- MSC Route Evaluation Committee (minimum 2)
- Vancouver District Labour Council (V.D.L.C) Delegates (1)
- Vancouver District Labour Council (V.D.L.C) Delegates Alternate (1)
- Executive Committee Motions
- Unfinished business
- Correspondence
- Executive and Committee Reports
- Good and Welfare
- Adjournment
In Solidarity,
Chris Zukowsky, President
*Please note there is free parking in the rear of the building off of Pandora St. and access to the building is from this parking area.
**Sign Language Interpreters have been confirmed.
***Reminder that there is no GMM in December.
Notice of Motion: Voting Procedures 9.6
Be it resolved that the Vancouver Local revert to the “Plant Gate” secret ballot voting.
Be it further resolved that the language of Article 9.6 of the Vancouver Local Bylaws be reverted to the language contained within the March 2013 Bylaws.
Be it further resolved that the Vancouver Local Bylaws be amended as follows:
9.6 9.6 A Election notices must be posted a minimum of ten (10) days prior to an election.
9.6 B All Voting for March Annual elected positions shall be by secret ballot and ballots shall be deposited in a sealed and labelled ballot box.
9.6 C Members shall be eligible to vote upon verification of eligibility. Those not on the list will receive a ballot upon producing proof of membership. Should the member not be able to substantiate membership, said ballot shall be placed in an envelope with their name on it and sealed to be checked later by the Balloting Committee.
9.6 D For the purpose of voting in Annual elections, the Balloting committee may designate several voting locations with different voting times in order to ensure that all members are able to vote.
9.6 E (1) Advance Polls for all Full-Time paid officers and part time paid officers elections shall be held on one (1) day during the week.
9.6 E (2) The hours of the advance poll shall be set by the Balloting Committee, ensuring that all shifts have access to voting.
9.6 F Balloting shall be conducted by at least two (2) members in good standing of the Local. These members shall work under the direction of the Balloting Committee, and shall have prior approval of the Balloting Committee Chairperson.
9.6 G Each candidate has the right to scrutinize the counting of the ballots or they may appoint a member in their place. If so, it must be in writing to the Chairperson of the Balloting Committee.
9.6 H Candidates for Regional Conference shall be allowed one (1) minute to speak at a General Membership Meeting. Candidates for all other elected positions shall be allowed three (3) minutes to speak at a General Membership Meeting.
9.6 I Candidates for positions of full time paid officers, part time paid officers and/or table officers may submit material addressing their candidacy, to a special issue of the POSTAL WORKER, to be published one (1) week before the advance poll.
9.6 J (1) In all elections, except shop steward elections, a majority vote is required and candidates shall be declared elected subject to article 3.29 of the National Constitution, and shall then take office at the conclusion of the meeting at which they were elected.
9.6 J (2) When three (3) or more candidates run for a position on the Executive and the leading candidate receives less than one-half of the valid ballots, a run-off election shall be held between the two (2) leading candidates.
9.6 K Ballots shall be destroyed only after authorization by the membership at a General Membership Meeting.