Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 5:15, PSAC Regional Office - 460-175 Hargrave Street
In Attendance: Gloria Kelly-UNDE, Mona Simcoe-UNDE, Lorelei Topnik-USGE, Nicloe Papineau-UNDE, Valerie Denesiuk-Retiree, Tracy Thor-PSAC Staff
Introductions and Call to Order at 5:30pm
PSAC statement on Harassment read by Gloria Kelly identifying anti-harassment resource person as Mona Simcoe agreed to by all.
Adoption of Minutes from May 2015
-Waiting for a completed attendance list
Treasurer’s Report
-Dawn MacAulay has resigned from this position
-Lorelei Topnik has been elected as the new treasurer for the Women’s committee till February’s AGM.
-Signing authorities for this account are now Gloria Kelly, Darlene McClure, and Lorelei Topnik.
Previous Business
-Report on work from regional team reference federal election
-one day training courses for federal election held
-phone banks are being done
-PSAC all candidates meeting for Elmwood/Transcona
-mailout for Sept 14 will include printed newsletter/individual letters
-workshops on political conversations
New Business
-Activities for Fall and coming year
-please bring your ideas and plans for the coming year to November’s meeting
-budget and planning for the 2016 year is February’s meeting.
-Seasonal Celebration December meeting is sponsored by the Human Rights Committee this year.
-Upcoming voter registration activity
-Initially a women’s forum was planned but that has been denied
-we are now doing a voter registration activity
-working with North End women’s resource center for this activity
-MFL Workshop on September 11
-four members are going to the one day workshop
-Barb Byers National VP of Canadian Labour Congress will be speaking
Correspondence
-Vote Child Care 2015
-info provided and went out through the PSAC network
Next Meeting
- Nov 10, 2015
Adjournment
Door Prize
-won by Valerie donated back to committee
-Nicole won second draw
-thank you to Sister Gloria Kelly for donation for the draw