Lethbridge AC Minutes (Mar 2011)

Mintues of LAC (Mar. 4, 2011)

Minutes of the Meeting of the

Lethbridge and District Area Council

March 4, 2011

 

Present:

Sister Robyn Benson (REVP Prairies),

Raj Hari,

Greg Krokosh,

Lorna Selinger,

Dave Pearson,

Michele Coe,

Stephanie Erb,

Darrell Vedres,

Susan Krysztofiak.

 Called to order: 1815 hours

 Agenda:

  1.  Agenda was adopted as presented

 

 

 

     Motion to Adopt. Move/Seconded: Sister Michele Coe/Sister Stephanie Erb

 

 

 

 

     Adopted

 

 

 

2.  Minutes of the October 13, 2010meeting was read and adopted with corrections

1. Area Council Treasurer reported as adopted

2. As for January 19, 2011, the bank balance: $2385.51

 

 

3. Motion to Adopt. Move/Seconded /Brother David Pearson/Sister Susan Krysztofiak

 

 

 

Adopted

Food Bank Tomato Project

Sister Stephanie Erb from Agriculture Local 30048 proposes that the Area Council provide funds for the Food Bank Tomato Project.  The project involves growing tomatoes in a pot for the Interfaith Food Bank who would give to their clients, thus showing then that food can be grown by them.  Also, give the same plants to their Young Chefs program.  This program teaches young people how to prepare their food thus showing them that preparing their own food is a better choice.  The tomatoes which they have been growing can be an ingredient in their food.  The goal of this project is to show people that growing their own food can be easy and does not need a large space.  PSAC members will grow the plants from seed and delivered the potted plants in mid to late May to the food Bank.  It is estimated that it would cost about $300 to do this project

Sister Benson spoke how this project can connect the Area Council and PSAC with the community

Motion to Support. Move/Seconded: Sister Stephanie Erb /Sister Michele Coe

Carried

 

 

 

1.  Sister Robyn Benson Address to the Council

 

 

 

 

2.  Sister Benson spoke on the last Ratification vote and future mobilization

 

 

 

 

3.  Concern about the turn for the vote

 

 

 

 

4.  Asked the question how do we get the members involved and most importantly vote.

 

1. 1. Take ownership of the issues, be aware of the Union

 

 

 

 

Parks, CFIA, TC and FB bargaining strategies need our support and the Area Council needs to be involved in mobilization.

 

 

 

 

Federal 2010 Budget

 

 

 

 

It is the fine ink that will have an effect on us

 

 

 

 

Terms are being lay-off or not renewed in some departments this may happen in all departments, this is a direct result of the 2010 budget

 

 

 

 

We must be prepare to show the public our value

1. Members need to hear positive and accurate things of the PSAC
2. Need to reach out to the members

 

 

 

 

PSAC survey

 

 

 

 

If the phone rings answer the questions

 

 

 

 

Regulation 15

 

 

 

 

PSAC has task force  under Sister Patty Ducharme to review and change the regulation  (e.g. speakers and votes)

 

 

 

 

E-news

 

 

 

 

Encourage all members to sign up on the PSAC website to get it.

 

 

 

 

 

Education

 

 

 

 

Brother Raj Hari spoke on the upcoming education courses for the region.  A discussion followed.

 

 

 

 

Brother Hari spoke that PSAC would like minimum of 10 to 12 people per course

 

 

Brother Hari asked what type of courses are need for this region and they (PSAC) will try to put it on. 

1. Roundtable

 

 

 

1.  Brother David Pearson with get some information together for propose tools for schools program.

 

 

 

 

2.  Brother Krokosh informed the Council that Alberta Federation of Labour

 

 

 

 

3.  The are AFL standing committees that PSAC has a seat on, and they are looking for PSAC members to sit on them

 

 

 

 

     Moved/Seconded: Sister Lorna Selinger/Brother Darrell Vedres.

 

 

 

 

     Adopted

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 1945 hours