[Local3338-jac] information please

Joann Field field at sfu.ca
Tue Mar 21 12:01:48 EST 2006


Dear All,

This may be the last email I can reply to during day today. We expect the Employer down here around noon. And I don't know when we will get done today either. My answers are interspersed below.

In sol, Joann

At 09:00 AM 3/21/2006, Sheilagh MacDonald wrote:

>All right. I understand that we can't deal with this at the GM. I >understand absolutely nothing else. > >Are you planning on having strike vote discussion on Tuesday, March 28th >at 4:30 at which time a motion would be made to hold a strike vote?

Yes. Although more properly speaking, "at which time a motion might/could be made...."

>If so, when would the election be held? Later in the week -say Thursday, >March 30th?

Exec election can be by mail. We have enough Exec members still serving second 1/2 of their term to carry on until ballot is counted.

>This would give us the 48 hours we need to post notice of a strike vote. > > > >At 09:25 PM 3/20/2006, you wrote: >>We won't have time to deal with it during 1/2 regular GM - just not >>enough time. >>If we try to deal with this at GM, we will be accused of quashing >>debate/discussion. >> >>It we have it instead of meeting do discuss a tentative deal, then I have >>to make different arrangements with the Employer/Bruce Anderson prior to >>the meeting because it comes under a different article than the article >>under which we are doing the meeting presently. >> >>So that isn't easy at short notice, not easy at all. >> >>I'll forward you email I sent to Sylvia about this. >> >>In sol, >>Joann >> >> >> >>At 04:45 PM 3/20/2006, you wrote: >> >>>Joann, couldn't we just deal with this at the GM. The time has already >>>been assigned. We are not going to get anyone to come out to a 4:30 meeting. >>> >>>At 02:52 PM 3/20/2006, you wrote: >>>>See edited notice below: >>>> >>>>>Notice of Motion: The Executive and Contract Committee has directed >>>>>the Job Action of CUPE 3338 to conduct a strike vote on >>>>>________________and the vote shall be conducted by polling station at >>>>>all campus sites. An information meeting will be held on Tuesday, >>>>>March 28th at 4:30pm. >>>> >>>>As well, would suggest we hold info meeting on Tuesday, March 28 at 4:30pm >>>>Jan has already checked on room availabilities for next week and we >>>>can't get any rooms in Burnaby for 2 hours during the day. >>>>So this will have to be a 4:30pm meeting. >>>> >>>>It is best to have a meeting before strike vote, and given time frame >>>>Tuesday is first/best date available. (Mondays and Fridays are out >>>>because of flex days.) >>>>The Strike Vote after Tuesday. I don't have the Strike Manual here, so >>>>check if there is any time requirement re date we can call for Vote. >>>> >>>>If we send out date for vote with this notice you might be able to call >>>>vote for Thursday, 30th - more than one week's notice. >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>>Joann >>>> >>>> >>>>>Sheilagh MacDonald >>>>>Chair's Secretary >>>>>Department of History >>>>>Simon Fraser University >>>>>604 291 3740 phone >>>>>604 291 5837 fax >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>>>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006 >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006 >>> >>>Sheilagh MacDonald >>>Chair's Secretary >>>Department of History >>>Simon Fraser University >>>604 291 3740 phone >>>604 291 5837 fax >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>No virus found in this incoming message. >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006 >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006 >> > >Sheilagh MacDonald >Chair's Secretary >Department of History >Simon Fraser University >604 291 3740 phone >604 291 5837 fax > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006

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