The report of the 6th B.C. Regional Triennial Convention, including resolutions, financial statements, election results, and more is now available, download it below as .pdf.
Here’s the table of contents …
DAY 1: Friday, April 25, 2014
- Opening Ceremonies
- Call to Order
- Moment of Silence
- PSAC Policies and Administration
- Introductions
- Address by Robyn Benson
- Adoption of Convention Rules of Order
- Ratification of Appointments to Convention Committees
- Report of the Credentials Committee
- Adoption of Agenda
- Referral of Business to Convention Committees
- REVP Report
- Report of the Credentials Committee
- Convention Committee Reports -Finance Committee
- Financial Statements 2011-13
- Priority Proposal 2015-17
- FIN 1 -District Labour Council Affiliation Fees
- FIN 2- District Labour Council Affiliation Fees (to be funded by PSAC B.C. Region)
- FIN 3 -Annual Area Council Funding
- Guest Speaker: Jim Sinclair, BC Federation of Labour
- Convention Committee Reports – By-Laws Committee
- BLW 11 -Definition of a Young Worker
- BLW 1 – Housekeeping-Standard Language
- BLW 2 – Coordinators
- BLW 3 – Membership Rights
- BLW 4 – BC Regional Council Members’ Roles and Responsibilities
- BLW 5- BC Regional Triennial Convention
- BLW 6 – Representation and Voting at the BC Regional Triennial Convention
- BLW 7 – Election of Regional Executive Vice President and Alternate REVP
- BLW 8- Youth
- BLW 9 – Definitions
- BLW 10 – National Board of Directors (NBoD)
- BLW 12 – Regional Convention-Delegate Entitlement
DAY 2: Saturday, April 26, 2014
- Constituency Elections
- Report of the Credentials Committee
- Video Presentation
- Referral of Emergency Resolutions (2)
- Convention Committee Reports – By-Laws Committee
- BLW 12- Regional Convention-Delegate Entitlement (cont’d)
- Convention Committee Reports – General Committee
- GEN 31A- Policy Paper on Water
- GEN 4 – Regional Convention Subsidy
- GEN 5 – National Triennial Convention-Delegate Entitlement
- GEN 13- Young Worker Delegates to the National PSAC Triennial Convention
- GEN 6 – Participation of Members with Disabilities
- GEN 30- Mental Health
- GEN 15- End the Ban on Blood and Organ Donation
- GEN 16 -Anti-bullying Legislation for Schools across Canada
- GEN 17- Transgender Health and Inclusion, Medical Procedures
- GEN 18- Transgender Health and Inclusion, Government Documentation
- GEN 19 – Transgender Health and Inclusion, Gender Neutral Washrooms
- Constituency Elections
- Award of Merit- Patt Holmes
- Report of the Credentials Committee
- Convention Committee Reports – By-Laws Committee
- BLW 13 – National Officers Coordinators
- BLW 12- Regional Convention-Delegate Entitlement (cont’d)
- Convention Committee Reports – General Committee
- GEN 9 – Loss of Salary Reimbursement
- GEN 8 – Union Representatives Protection
- GEN 11 – Regulation 15-Voting
- GEN 29 – Union Cards
- Panel: Legislative Attacks on Workers & their Effect on PSAC Members
- Election of B.C. Regional Council Women’s Coordinator
DAY 3: Sunday, April 27, 2014
- Report of the Credentials Committee
- Chair of the Nominations Committee
- Elections of the BC Regional Executive Vice-President and Alternate and BC Regional Council Health & Safety Coordinator and Alternate
- Convention Committee Reports – General Committee
- GEN 8- Union Representatives Protection (cont’d)
- GEN 2 – Rescinding of Dues Associated with Campaigns and Conferences
- GEN 27- Defined Benefit Program
- GEN 33- Species at Risk (Emergency Resolution)
- B.C. Regional Council Geographic Coordinator and Alternate Elections
- Report of the Credentials Committee
- Convention Committee Reports – General Committee
- GEN 1 – Local Accessibility Fund
- GEN 3 – AEC Remuneration
- GEN 7 -Weekend Union Functions
- GEN 10 – Electronic Communications
- GEN 12 – Collective Bargaining-Membership Mandate
- GEN 14- Union Development Program and Young Workers
- GEN 20- Union Dues
- GEN 24 – Member Resources for Grievances and Questions
- GEN 25 – Members on Extended Leave
- GEN 26 – Bargaining and Collective Agreements
- GEN 32 – Regulation 15
- GEN 34- Temporary Foreign Workers (Late Resolution)
- Introduction and Swearing in of New B.C. Regional Council
- Closing Ceremonies
- Adjournment
Appendices
- A – Speech to the PSAC B.C. Regional Convention by Robyn Benson, National President
- B – Report of the REVP to the 6th PSAC BC Regional Convention
- C – BC Regional Council Financial Statements, 2011 to 2012 and priority proposal 2012-2014 as passed by the 2011 Convention
- D – BC Regional Council Priority Proposal 2015‐2017
- E – Policy Paper on Water