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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD:
UNIONIZATION UPDATE
August 23, 2016
Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre
62 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario
Present: B. Seto M. Adams (ED) W. Woo O. Casimiro
K. Warren S. Middleton S. Elhajjeh
Regrets: S. Cooke M. Morawetz J. Sturdy W. Woo
1. Call to Order:
B. Seto called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
2. Unionization Update:
B. Seto reviewed motion from last special meeting July 27, 2016 as
follows:
Moved by: W. Woo Seconded by: S. Cooke
THAT: Municipal Staff and Legal Counsel, Hicks Morley, be requested to
To illuminate Clarington and its heritage through lasting and meaningful experiences with artifacts, exhibitions
and programmes that inspires future generations and enlivens our community
meet with the Executive Director, and thereafter provide advice to the
Clarington Museum Board respecting the implications of the Union
Certification and the appropriate steps to be taken going forward; and
THAT: any documentation provided to the Museum Board respecting such
matters be provided to Municipal Council and the Municipal Clerk.
MOTION CARRIED 7:36 pm July 27, 2016.
M. Adams read report (see Attachment) prepared by Michael S. Smyth of
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, Toronto (approved legal
consultant for the unionization processes) after a 40 minute conference call that
took part between M. Adams, M. Smyth (labour counsel), A. Allison
(municipal legal counsel) and HR representative from the Municipality.
Two key points in the report:
1) A collective agreement must be negotiated which will require a team.
2) Board needs to create a mandate for the negotiating team to follow.
M. Adams has started to investigate collective agreements. He is referencing
the Municipality’s Library one as it is most similar to the museum situation.
Further discussion followed on what negotiations might look like. Anticipated
negotiating team: M. Adams, ED., and H. Ridge, Curator, for the Museum;
Municipality HR representative (union experience preferred); Legal Counsel
when needed (due to cost, limited to meetings deemed essential; to participate
in discussions after Labour meetings & at regular meetings of the team).
Discussion followed on payment of legal fees that will be forthcoming.
Moved by: S. Middleton Seconded by: S. Elhajjeh
THAT: Board directs ED M. Adams to send a request to council for
reimbursement for legal fees incurred towards unionization.
MOTION CARRIED
Further discussion on related concerns.
Moved by: K. Warren Seconded by: S. Elhajjeh
THAT: Negotiating team will consist of M. Adams, ED, H. Ridge, Curator,
Municipality HR Representative, and M. Smyth, Legal Counsel.
MOTION CARRIED
B. Seto asked about the timeline anticipated. M. Adams stated that the CUPE
representative is presently on vacation as are some others, but the negotiation
meeting will most likely take place this fall in September. M. Adams has been
asked to propose some dates when the members of the negotiating team will be
available.
For the first meeting, it was decided that M. Smyth (labour counsel) will not
be asked to attend as part of the team, but will be included for the discussions
following.
Further discussion regarding mandate and creating it.
Moved by: S. Middleton Seconded by: K. Warren
THAT: The whole board will work as a committee to create the unionization
mandate.
MOTION CARRIED
Motion to Adjourn by K. Warren 8:20 pm.