Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Coll ges d`arts

Col leges of Appl i ed Arts a nd Tech nology
Col l ges d'ar
ts a ppl iq u6s et de tech nolog ie
C RE E
Su ppor
t Staf
f E m pl oyee/ E m ployer
Rel ati o n s Co m m i ttee
Com itd des relations em ploy s/ em ployeu r
Pe rso n n el d e souti en
M I N UTES
P RO C I S-VE RBA L
J a n ua ry 1 9, 20 1 2 - 1 0 : 00 a . m .
Le 19 ja nvier 20 1 2 - 1 0 h
20 Bay Street, Su ite 1 600, Toronto
20, rue Bay, bu rea u 1600, Toronto
Th e Co u n ci l
Le Con se i l
U N IO N :
SYN DICAT :
Co-Cha i r, FIorry Foster
Florr
y Foster, copr side nte
Rod Be m iste r
Ras h o Do n c hev
Rod Bem ister
Ra s h o Do n c h ev
Ch ristine Lega u lt
Ma rg Rae
M ichael Cu l keen, OPSEU Staff Negotiator
Ch ristine Lega u lt
M a rg Rae
M ichael Cu l keen, n gociateu r a u SEFPO
MA NAG E M E NT :
E M P LOYE U R :
Co-Cha ir, Gerry Ba rker (Algonq u i n)
Lia n ne Ley (Ca m bria n )
N icole Perrea u lt ( N iaga ra)
Rick We bb (Sa u lt)
Erin Hol l (Cou ncil)
Cathy Vivia no (Cou ncil )
Gerr
y Ba rker, copr sident (Algonq u i n )
Lia n ne Ley (Cam brian )
N icole Perrea u lt ( N iaga ra )
Rick Webb (Sa u lt)
E ri n Hol l ( Le Consei l)
Cathy Vivia no ( Le Consei l)
Ma nagement cha ired the meeting .
L'em ployeu r preside la r u n ion .
1 . AP P ROVA L O F TH E P REVIO US M I N UTES
1 . AD O PTIO N
D ES
P RO C ES-VE RBAUX
D ES
RI U N IO N S P RI C D E NTES
The M i n utes of April 1 5, 20 1 1 were sig ned by the
pa rties .
Le proc s-verba l de la r u n io n d u 1 5 avri l 20 1 1 est
sig n pa r les pa rties .
The M i n utes of Novem ber 1 8, 20 1 1 were
a pproved for tra nslation with a mend ments .
est adoptS, avec modifications, a ux fi ns de trad uction .
2.
B USI N E SS ARISI N G
Le proc s-verba l de la r u n ion d u 1 8 novem bre 20 1 1
2. Q U ESTIO N S D ECO U LANT D U P RO CES-VE RBAL
a) An n ua l Su rveys
a) Sondages a n n uels
As per the U n ion 's req uest, the M in utes wil l
reflect when the a n n ua l su rveys a re sent to the
col leges :
, la dema nde d u synd icat, le proc s-verba l i nd iq uera
q ua nd les sondages a n n uels so nt d istrib u s a ux
col l ges :
An n ua l FT Staffing ( i ncl udes I/O) - October
An n ua l PT Staffi ng - October
Ar
t icle 14/ 1 5 Su rvey - Ap ri l
Recensement a n n uel- t. plei n (y com pris I/ P) : octobre
Recensement a n n uel- t. pa rtiel : octobre
Sondage s u r les a r
t icles 14 et 1 5 : avri l
Ma nagement repor
t ed that a ll col leges have
su bm itted their Ar
t icle 14/ 1 5 su rveys a nd Cou ncil
wi l l send the com pleted repor
t electron ica l ly to
L'em ployeu r i nd iq ue q ue to us les col l&ges ont retou rn
th e U n io n n ext week.
le sondage su r les a r
t icles 14 et 1 5 . Le Consei l enverra
le ra ppor
t com plet a u synd icat, pa r vole lectron iq ue,
la sema i ne procha i ne .
The U n ion as ked if the col leges have s u bm it
ted
Le synd icat dema nde si les col l ges ont rem pl i et
E ERC Su pport Staf
f M in utes
An n u a l
FT
&
PT
Le 19 ia nvier 20 1 2
Page 2
J a n ua ry 1 9 , 20 1 2
the i r
CREE ( person nel de soutien) - proc&s-verba l
Staffi ng
S u rveys .
retou rn
Paqe 2
le recensement a n n uel su r les ef
fectifs
Ma nagement wi l l fol low u p a nd report back at
tem ps plei n et
b) Eq u iva lency/ Ed ucati on / Experience
b) I q u iva lences/ Ed ucation / Exp rience
Ma nagement reported that col leges have well
developed in -house practices for h i ri ng processes
L'employeur i ndiq ue que les coll&ges ont @labor leu rs
propres pratiq ues en mati re de processus
the next m eeti ng .
a nd that there is no benefit to reviewi ng th is
matter on a centra l basis . It is the U n ion 's
position that they a re not looki ng at a provi nce
wide process, they a re looki ng at if the col leges
have a n eq u iva lency process in-ho use .
Si nce
ma nagement repor
ted that the col leges have well
developed in -house practices, then th is is the
oppor
t u nity to sha re the best practices . This is
not j ust a bout job com petitions but Article 1 5 a nd
the sta bil it
y process as wel l .
The U n ion
expressed their disappoi ntment in Ma nagement's
position a nd req uested th is item remain on the
Agenda . Ma nagement req uested that the U n ion
bri ng forwa rd specific exa m ples where col lege
processes present a co ncern to the U n io n .
temps pa rtiel . L'em ployeur ef
fectuera
u n su ivi et fera u n ra pport
la procha i ne r u n ion .
d 'em ba uche et q ue I'exa me n centra l de cet
te q uestio n
ne pr sente aucun avantage. Le syndicat precise sa
position I'ef
fet qu'il ne vise pas met
t re en place un
processus provincia l mais bien
examiner si les
col l&ges ont un processus en mati re d' quiva lences.
Pu isq ue q ue I 'em ploye u r ra pporte q ue les col l ges ont
labor leu rs propres pratiques, ce sera it I'occasion de
pa rtager les pratiq ues exem plaires. II ne s'ag it pas
seu lement d 'of
fres d'em ploi ma is a ussi de I 'a r
t icle 1 5
et d u processus de stabil it& Le syndicat se d it d gu de
la position de I 'em ployeu r et il dema nde q ue ce poi nt
demeu re
I 'ord re d u jou r. L'em ptoye u r dema nde a u
syndicat de donner des exemples concrets de
processus util is s pa r les col l ges qu i leur posent
probl me .
c) Electron ic Docu ments
c) Version lectron iq ue des docu ments
The U n ion req uested M a nagement send a ny
tha n i n P D F .
Le synd icat dema nde
I'em ployeu r de l ui fa ire
pa rvenir les proc s-verbaux, pour q u'il puisse les
exa m i ner, da ns u n format mod ifia ble pl ut6t q ue da ns
d) Tu ition Rei m bu rsement
d) Droits de scolarit
Ma nagement d istributed a n u pdated su mma ry of
the col leges' Tu ition Reim bu rsement Pol icies .
The U n ion req uested th is docu ment be sent
electron ica l ly a nd asked Ma nagement to verify
the i nformation provided by St. Cla ir Col lege .
Ma nagement wi l l fol low u p a nd report back at the
L'em ployeur distribue u n sommaire & jour des
pol itiq ues des col l&ges en mati re de rem bou rsement
M in utes for review i n a n ed ita ble format rather
u n fo rm at P D F .
des d roits de scola rit& Le synd icat dema nde q u'on l u i
fasse parvenir ce document pa r vole lectroniq ue et il
dema nde
I'em ployeu r de v rifi er I'i nformation fou rn ie
par le col l ge St. Cla ir. L'employeur assurera un suivi
n ext m eeti n g .
et fera u n ra ppor
t
e) Smoki ng Cessation / Weight Loss
e) Lutte contre l e ta bag isme/Ama i g ri ssement
Discussion was held on possi ble next steps . The
On d iscute des procha i nes ta pes
resea rch on smoki ng cessation, weig ht loss a nd
overa l l wel l ness a nd its im pact on prod uctivit
y for
d ispon i bles su r la l utte contre le ta bag isme,
I 'ama ig rissement et le bien- tre en g n ra l, et de leur
pa r
t ies ag reed to begin collecti ng ava ilable
d istribution at the next E ERC meeti ng .
In
add ition, Ma nagement wil l obta i n a n u pdate from
the Cou nci l's Benefit u n it on the ava i labi l it
y of
related prog rams as pa r
t of the col leges' EAPs .
la procha ine r u n ion .
convien nent de com mencer
su ivre . Les pa r
t ies
recuei l l i r les recherches
ef
fet su r la prod uctivitY; ces recherches seront
d istri bu6es la procha i ne r u n ion d u CREE . E n o utre,
I'employeur obUendra, aupr s du Service des
ava ntages socia ux du Conseil, u ne mise jou r sur la
d ispon i bi l it de prog ra m mes con nexes q u i sera ient
i ncl us da ns les PAE des col l&ges .
EERC Su pport Staff M i n utes
CREE ( person nel de soutien ) - proc s-verba l
Le 1 9 ja nvier 20 1 2
Paqe 3
Paq e 3
J a n ua ry 1 9, 2 0 1 2
The U n ion recom mended E E RC su bm it a joint
referra l to JIC req uesti ng they investigate ( 1 )
potentia l cost savi ngs to the benefit pla n if
mem bers l ived hea lth ier l ifestyles, a nd (2) ca n
smoki ng cessation a nd weig ht loss prog ra ms be
incl uded u n der pa ramed ica l services .
Le synd icat recomma nde a u CREE de dema nder
conjointement a u CMA d'exa m i ner ( 1 ) les conom ies
q u i pou rra ient tre r a l is es si les mem bres ava ient u n
st
y le de vie pl us sa in et ( 2) si des prog ra mmes de
l utte contre le ta bag isme et d 'a ma ig rissement
pou rra ient tre i ncl us da ns les ser
v ices pa ra m d ica ux.
f) Pri nti ng of Col lective Ag reement
f) I m pression de la convention col lective
Ma nagement d istri buted a copy of the Req uest
for Te n de r th at wa s
sent to th e
U n ion
fo r
a pprova l on Decem ber 7, 20 1 1 . The U n io n
a pproved the docu ment a nd req uested it be sent
on ly to col leges that have in- house pri nti ng
se v
r ices .
O nce
the
U n io n
co n fi rm s
t h ese
col leges with Ma nageme nt, the Req uest for
Tender wi l l be sent to i n itiate the biddi ng
L'em ployeu r d istrib ue u ne copie de l 'a ppel d'of
fres q u i
a t envoy a u synd icat pou r a pprobation le 7
d cem bre 20 1 1 . Le synd icat approuve le document et
dema nde q u 'i l ne soit envoy q u'a ux col l ges q u i ont
leu r propre ser
v ice d 'im pression . D s q ue le synd icat
a u ra confirm le nom de ces col l ges a u pr s de
l'em ployeu r, l'a ppel d'offres sera d istribu et le
process us sera enclench .
process .
g) M eeti ng Sched u le
g) Ca lend rier des r6u nions
I n order to ensu re prod uctive a nd mea n i ngfu l
meetings, Ma nagement recom mended EERC
sched u le
five
(5)
meetings
per yea r.
Teleconferences co u ld be a rra nged if there was a
need to meet more freq uently.
Afi n d'ass u rer q ue les r u n ions soient prod uctives et
uti les, I 'em ployeu r recom ma nde a u CREE de ten i r cinq
( 5) r u n ions pa r a n nie . Des a ud ioconf rences
pou rra ient tre orga n is es si le CREE ava it besoin de
se r u n ir pl us fr q uemment.
The U n ion ag reed that the meeti ngs m ust be
prod uctive but was not prepa red to ag ree to a
fixed n u m ber of meeti ngs per yea r.
Le synd icat convient q ue les r u n ions doivent tre
prod uctives ma is il n'est pas pr t
accepter u n
Ma nagement recom mended that if the U n ion
needs to ca ucus the day before a n EERC
meeting, OPSEU shou ld reim bu rse the col leges
for that day. The col leges wou ld provide leave
with pay for the day of the meeti ng on ly.
L'em ployeu r recom ma nde q ue le SEFPO rem bou rse les
col l ges pou r le jou r pr c da nt la r u n ion d u CREE si
le synd icat a besoin de ten ir u n ca ucus ce jou r- I . Les
col l ges accordera ient u n cong r m u n r pou r la
jou rn e de la r u n ion seu lement.
The U n ion wi l l d iscuss a n d repor
t back at the
n ext meeti n g .
Le synd icat d iscutera de cette q uestion et fera u n
ra ppor
t la procha i ne r u n ion .
h) E E RC Terms of Reference
h) M a ndat d u C RE E
Th e N ove m be r 20 1 0 E E RC Te rm s of Refe re n ce
were
a pproved
a m end m e nts .
3.
by
the
pa r
t ies
with
no
N E W B USI N ESS
nom bre fi xe de r u n ions pa r a n nie .
Le ma ndat du CRE E de novem bre 20 1 0 est adoptS,
sa ns a mendement, pa r les pa r
t ies .
3 . Q U ESTI ON S CO U RANTES
a) Less Tha n 1 2 M onths - access to
benefits d u ri n g layof
f
a) Postes de moi ns de 1 2 mois - Pa rti ci pati on
a ux ga ra nties pendant la m ise b pied
Ma nagement repor
ted Co u nci l has contacted Su n
Life rega rd i ng a mend i ng the g rou p insu ra nce
avec la S u n Life s u r l es mod ifications a u r g ime
L'em ployeu r i nd iq ue q ue le Consei l a com m u n iq u
EERC Su pport Staff M in utes
Ja n ua ry 1 9 , 20 1 2
Pa q e 4
contract to a l low less tha n 1 2 month em ployees
access to g rou p i nsu ra nce benefit coverage. Su n
CREE ( person nel de soutie n) - proc s-verba l
Le 19 ja nvier 20 1 2
Paqe 4
d'assu ra nce col lective q u i permettra ient a ux em ploy s
Cou ncil is now wa iting for a lega l opi n ion to
determ ine that if access is g ra nted, wou ld there
be a n im pact to EI benefits . Ma nagement wil l
provide a n u pdate at the next meeti ng .
q u i occu pent u n poste de moi ns de 1 2 mois d'y
pa r
t ici per. La Su n Life a confirm q ue leu r
pa r
t ici pation sera it perm ise . Le Conseil attend u n avis
j urid iq ue afi n de d term iner da ns q uel le mesu re la
pa r
t icipation de ces em ploy s, si cel le-ci est perm ise,
pou rra it avoi r u n im pact su r les prestations d'a . -e.
b) Reference Ma n ua l for E E RC
b) Ma n uel de reference d u CRE E
The pa r
t ies d iscussed developi ng a reference
Les pa r
t ies pa rlent d' la borer u n ma n uel de r f rence
q u i renfermera it toutes les recom ma ndations m ises
conjointement pa r le CRE E . El les examin a ient et
d term i nera ient s'i l y a l ieu de les renouveler ou de les
mod ifier. L'em ployeu r com mencera
r u n ir ces
Life co nfi rm ed th at a ccess wo u ld be a l l owed .
ma n ua l
that
wou ld
conta i n
all
joi nt
recom mendations issued by EERC. The pa r
t ies
wo u ld review a nd dete rm i ne wh eth er th ese
docu ments sho u ld be renewed a nd/or a mended .
Ma nagement wi l l beg i n com pil i ng th is i nformation
don n es pou r la procha ine r u n ion .
c) JIC - Ba rga i n i ng Issues Referral
c) CMA - Renvoi des q uestions de ndgociati on
for the next m eeti ng .
The U n ion repor
ted a concern that a n issue
ra ised at the last Su ppor
t Staff Joi nt I nsu ra nce
Com m ittee meeting rega rded cha nges to the
benefit pla n booklet. The U n ion stated the
benefit pla n is a negotiated item a nd a ny
cha nges shou ld come to the EERC. The E ERC
wou ld refer the proposed cha nges to the
a ppropriate comm it
tee, as per the referra l
process ag reed to by E ERC i n Septem ber 2009 .
d) H u ma n Resources Steeri ng Com m ittee
The U n ion req uested a l ist of the presidents that
Le synd icat i nd iq ue q ue des preoccu pations ont t
so u lev es
la d e rn i re r u n io n d u Com it
m ixte s u r
les assu ra nces d u person ne l de soutien concerna nt les
mod ifications a pport es a u l ivret su r les ga ra nties . Le
synd icat d cla re q ue le r g ime d'assu ra nce est u n
poi nt q u i a fa it I 'objet de n gociation et q ue toute
mod ificatio n devra it tre pr sent e a u CRE E . Le CREE
renverra it les mod ifications propos es a u com it
a ppropri , tel q ue conven u da ns le processus de
renvoi d u CREE en septem bre 2009 .
d) Co mit d i recteur des ressou rces h u ma i nes
Le syndicat dema nde d'obten i r la liste des presidents
a re m em be rs of the H u m a n Resou rces Stee ri ng
Com m it
tee . Ma nagement wi l l send a l ist of
names electron ica l ly to the U n ion .
q u i sont mem bres d u Com it d i recteu r des ressou rces
h u ma ines . L'em ployeu r enverra la l iste des noms de
ces presidents a u synd icat pa r voie lectron iq ue .
4 . N EXT M E ETI N G
4 . P RO C H AI N ES RE U N I O N S
The fol lowing meeting sched u le was ag reed to
Le ca lend rie r des procha ines r u n ions, q u i d b uteront
M a rch 1 3 , 20 1 2
Le 1 3 ma rs 20 1 2
with a 1 0 : 0 0 a . m . sta rt :
Apri l 24, 20 1 2
May 29, 20 1 2
Septem ber 25, 20 1 2
Meeting adjourned at 1 2 : 10 p . m .
10 h, est ta bl i com me s u it :
Le 24 a vri l 2 0 1 2
Le 29 m a i 20 1 2
Le 25 septem bre 20 1 2
La s a nce est levee
12 h 10.
EERC Su pport Staff M i n utes
J a n ua ry 1 9 , 20 1 2
Fo r th e
Fo r M a nagement
Date
Paqe 5
CREE ( person nel de soutien ) - proc s-verba l
Le 1 9 ja nvier 20 1 2
Paqe 5