Local 30048 Meeting - Sept 10, 2012

Local 30048 Meeting

Sept 10, 2012
7:00 pm

Lethbridge Research Centre

Cafeteria Conference Room 

Agenda:

PSAC National Day of Action-Sept 15

LRC Foodbank garden update

Budget allocation for political/social justice action 2012

Bargaining update

Education and courses

If you wish to add an agenda item, please contact Stephanie Erb at stephanieerb68@yahoo.ca by Sept 6/12

Vote no on motion M-312

In Canada, women have the right to control over their own bodies. Now, a Conservative MP's motion could put serious limits on women's reproductive rights.

MP Stephen Woodworth's motion M-312 calls for a special Parliamentary committee to review the definition of “human being” in the Criminal Code of Canada. If passed, the motion could undermine a woman's constitutional right to security of the person once she becomes pregnant.

PSAC remains committed to defending women's reproductive rights and joins with the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada and other civil society organizations in calling for the defeat of motion M-312.

Contact your MP through the PSAC online petition to encourage them to vote no on motion M-312.

2012 Prairies Regional Health & Safety Conference

PSAC PRAIRIE REGIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY CONFERENCE

"MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: BUILDING A BULLY FREE WORK ENVIRONMENT"  Novermber 17 & 18, 2012 / Edmonton, AB (Holiday Inn Express Downtown)

Please note that the application deadline is September 20, 2012.

For more information, visit:
http://prairies.psac.com/health-and-safety/2012-prairies-regional-health-safety-conference

Driving habits at work

We'd like to take an opportunity to remind our members that the safety of ourselves and the public is paramount. Please ensure you are driving with care and caution at all times. If you receive a traffic violation in a work vehicle, you must pay the fine. Let's be safe behind the wheel!

TC Group moves closer to PIC hearing

Steady progress is being made to put the outstanding issues at the TC bargaining table before a Public Interest Commission.

PSAC and Treasury Board have agreed on a chairperson for the PIC, and have both named their sidespersons. All of these individuals have now been formally appointed by the Public Service Labour Relations Board, and have been tasked with identifying mutually agreeable dates to meet.

A Public Interest Commission under the current labour legislation is similar to the Conciliation Board under the old Public Service Staff Relations Act. The two bargaining teams will appear before the PIC and each party will present its rationale for the proposals that are still on the bargaining table.

The role of the PIC is to review the submissions and make recommendations to the Employer and to the Union within 30 days of the hearing. Although the recommendations are not binding, it is hoped that both parties will be guided by the recommendations to a fair and decent collective agreement.

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Thursday July 26 BBQ@LRC

The LRC Social Committee and Local 30048 are hosting a BBQ at the Lethbridge Research Centre on Thursday, July 26 from 4-7pm. All members of Local 30048, their families and coworkers are invited to attend. $3 will get you a burger. Cash bar. Games for the kiddies.

Guidelines for speaking out

This is very important information! It's in jpeg for ease of the notice board. Send an email to aglocal30048@gmail.com for a PDF. It also should soon be up on a website. We'll post a link when it is.