November 21st, 2007

Executive Present: John Wight, Marlys La Brash, Carl Johnson, Rosann Janis, Steve Gustard, Gilles Deschenes, Brian Johannson.

Members Absent: Craig Penman on assignment.
Number of Members Present: 12
Motions made to adopt the minutes from the October17, 2007 meeting, adopted and seconded.

Correspondence: There are about 25 new members to sign up. “If you want to contact the Executive or just keep up to date on current issues Please visit Our Web Site” www.apocpacificoast.com

Old Business:

• Election of Officers: First Vice President Marlys La Brash elected, Fraser Valley Vice President Carl Johnson elected, Treasurer Brian Johannson elected, Recording Secretary Craig Penman elected, Grievance Officer Steve Gustard elected, VMPP Vice President Sheri Ann Chisholm appointed by vote of the executive for 6 months. Steve Gustard will continue to cover VPDC into the New Year.

• We have ordered 500 Lanyards, they will have www.apocpacificoast.ca. inscribed on them and will be distributed along with the APOC

• Constitution to every member of our branch. Known absences continue to be one of our biggest issues right now. This is due to the fact that the corporation has failed to hire enough employees to cover all of the vacancies.

• We need our members to keep the executive informed when known absences are not being covered. Individual members do not have to complain about non coverage APOC will put forward the complaint

Sales Report: John Wight: No Consultation has been held with the Sales Group this month. Four positions have been added to the Sales Group from CLDP. A motion was made to adopt this report. Adopted and seconded.

Treasurer Report: Brian Johannson: Treasury report read, balances noted. A motion was made to accept the report. Adopted and seconded

VMPP Report: Brian Johannson: Consultation requested none held this month. A request will be made to have monthly consultations. Ongoing issue regarding probation process. A motion was made to adopt this report. Adopted and seconded.

VPDC Report: Steve Gustard: There has been a Management restructure resulting in the appointment of a new Superintendent, Mark Dixon. Some issues with the night shift level of staffing. A motion made to adopt the report. Adopted and seconded.

Vancouver R&D: Marlys La Brash: Known absences continue to be an issue, 3 positions down last week. A motion was made to adopt this report. Adopted and seconded.

Fraser Valley Report: Carl Johnson: There is an issue involving staffing of RSMC routes. When Supervisors are delivering RSMC Routes they must be compensated at overtime rates. Consultation will be scheduled. Coverage of known absences continues to be an issue. A motion was made to adopt this report. Adopted and seconded.

Grievances: Gilles Deschenes: One Grievance has been heard, official notice has not been received yet. There are 5 grievances outstanding. A meeting will be held this month. A motion was made to adopt this report. Adopted and seconded.

DVP Report: Dave Watters: A message from the Divisional Vice President has been posted on our Web Site. www.apocpacificoast.com

Health & Safety: We wish a long and happy retirement to Jan Scherk.

New Business:

• Motion to amend Article 6:07 Treasurer: By adding No. 7: 7. An independent, external, Audit will be conducted by a qualified auditor every 2 years to coincide with the Term of the Treasurer. Motion was seconded. The motion will be voted on at the January 16, 2008 General Meeting.

• The branch has made a number of changes to the way we monitor and track our finances over the last few months to ensure that the local funds are secure. New forms have been developed to track all expenses.

• Concerns were raised regarding the rate of pay for the Supervisors as compared to the CUPW rates of pay. It seems as though the levels of pay between the CUPW employee and the Supervisor have narrowed considerably.

• Currently the Job Evaluation Process is underway and all APOC Levels are being revaluated. We will see if that addresses the concerns.

Move to adjourn meeting, Meeting adjourned.