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REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS / = RACE RELATIONS COMMITTEE

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This committee met on March 5 to 7, 2004 in Otta= wa.

 

Committee Members:     Michael Clement      =       Denis Roy (Chair)

Kathy O’Shea        &= nbsp;       Nicole Ma

Todd Harding            =     Dexter Bruised Head

Elaine Stina            =        Carol Barnes

Susan Finn - National Vice President - Human Rights

 

Ex-Officio:   Jeannette Meunier McKay - Nat= ional President (Friday Only)

Janet Letwinka - National Exe= cutive Vice President

 

This meeting was lengthened to include an extra 4 hours on Friday, March 5th  as= there was a need for the committee to spend time on the Conference arrangements.<= o:p>

 

Funding For Training - This was the item returned= from the N/E meeting of Sept/03 as it required further clarification.  The HRRR committee members agreed = that Policy 26 in the by-laws must be followed.=   It was clarified that the Recommendation for Funding for Training procedure will have been followed by the HRRR committee prior to any request from the HRRR Committee goes before the National Executive.  There is no further action require= d on this item.

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Access Guide - An original gu= ide is currently on loan.  National is having it translated into French and it is being reproduced in English.  Once complete, this will be issued= to all N/E members and other locations as warranted. 

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Video - There have been = delays in the production of this video due to a variety of reasons.  It was agreed to bring this back t= o the March HRRR Committee meeting to ensure that the needs of each group were be= ing met.  All necessary input has = been given to Dexter and production is to begin soon.  It is anticipated that the video w= ill be ready by September 2004 and is scheduled to be shown at the HR Conference.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  All N/E members will receive a cop= y and wider distribution will take place as required. 

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HRRR Conference - Highlights of = the conference are as follows:

-        Title - Circle of Unity.

-        Will be in Edmonton,  Sept 17 - 19/= 04, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel which meets all our accessibility needs.<= /span>

-        There will be one guest speaker only who will capture a global message on Human R= ights.

-        The call out letter will be sent out by the end of March, 2004 and deadline for applying will be May 1, 2004.

-        The application form on the web site will be updated.

-        Registration fee for delegates has been increased from $50 to $75. 

-        Registration for observers has been increased to $100.&= nbsp; The main rationale for the increases is due to the higher costs for = the conference being held in the West as opposed to Central Canada.<= /span>

-        We also have a limited budget for this conference and will make every attempt = to stay within that budget.  Othe= r cost saving measures have been taken as well, such as having the lunches supplie= d on both Friday and Sat and saving on the lunch allowance; only ordering suffic= ient t-shirts for delegates if they request them; reducing the number of guest speakers to one instead of 4.

-        Observers will be given a t-shirt with their registration fee.

-        A focus of the conference will be the completion of an action plan by the delegates of the Conference.  = This should provide a clear direction to the Committee and bring into focus the needs of our equity members.

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PSAC Equal Opportunities Committee report was handed out by Nicole Ma.  It was not discussed due to the le= ngth and Todd did not have an opportunity to have it input into his computer.  Should anyone wish to review the minutes, they are available.

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= Employment Equity= Union Management Consultation Committee minutes are circulated to all National Execu= tive by Susan after each meeting and any comments or issues can be made directly= to Susan. 

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= Survey Lists -  These were distributed to the Comm= ittee members under an alphabetical key that is only known by the committee membe= rs.  Currently there are 267 names on t= he equity lists.

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= Web Site - Human Rights w= ill have a section on the web site that will include the Committee, NVP reports= and articles, and interest pieces from each group. There were time frames set up for each group to submit an item for inclusion on the web site.  This work is continuing with Susan liaising with Paul Facey from the Vancouver RUO.

= Mentoring Program= - 13 application= s were received from members wishing to access this program. It was agreed that th= ere are sufficient resources in this line item and opportunities for one Union = Rep and two Admin Assistants for this current year. The program that just ended exceeded the $75,000 budget by approximately $700.  If we offer a term under 3 months = to a member, then the employer pays the benefits, if the term offered is more th= an 3 months, then CEIU pays the benefits.  The resources for this year’s program are $100,000.  The selection committee (Janet and Susan) reviewed the applications and made evaluations on the candidates bas= ed on the selection criteria.  Th= ree members (two of them on an eligibility list) were chosen for the Rep positi= on and two for the Admin Assistant position.&= nbsp; Letters will be going out advising the candidates of their success a= nd advising that as positions become available, they will be contacted and a t= erm will be negotiated.  There wil= l not be any further marketing of this program until the current lists have been used.  The past participants a= nd the Union offices where they were mentored, have evaluated the program as extre= mely successful.  The HRRR Committe= e also has a sub committee that is the evaluation committee for this program.=

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= HRRR Committee Bu= dget - We were advise= d that this will no longer be a provisional account, so any funds not spent at the= end of 2005 will not be carried forward.

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= Delegates to Conferences - There was clarification required on how National selects delegates to the various conferences, and the example used was the PSAC Pri= de Conference that was held last winter.  Janet gave an overview of the process and made a commitment that the names of the CEIU delegates selected will be distributed to all delegates p= rior to the conference.

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= Time Off for NVP - Human Rights - Committee members wanted to know why there was still no time off for the NVP.  Janet advise= d that the employer is not going to budge on this issue and that they will not be allocating anything from National or the Regions and that the National President has done everything she can to remedy this.  This was not acceptable to the com= mittee in that they felt that there had to be some way for the NVP to obtain the t= ime required to complete the duties of the position.  An emergency resolution will be developed by Susan and submitted for the N/E at the end of March.  It will request that the funding f= or the position come from CEIU and be allocated to the employer so that the NVP can take the necessary leave for the position.

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= National Assistan= ce - Much thanks to= the National Staff who support the Committee in so many ways behind the scenes.  Obtaining accommodati= on, making arrangement for special needs, all the administrative computer input completed in preparing the equity lists and for the excellent speed of serv= ice offered by the Finance Officer in processing expense claims and assisting w= ith questions and concerns of the committee.&n= bsp; All your efforts are noticed and appreciated by the NVP and the Committee members.

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= Prepared by Susan Finn  - NVP Human Rights - Mar= ch, 2004=