2024 Fall GM Highlights

Greetings to all our Siblings & Relations!

Did you miss the Fall General Meeting on October 15, 2024? If you did, you missed our first attempt at a completely hybrid General Meeting. This Winter, we’ll do it again, this time at Interurban. While it would have been great if everyone could have joined us in person or online, we know it isn’t possible, so here are your highlights. Our next meeting general meeting is the Winter GM – on March 27, 2025, and we’ve scheduled our Annual General Meeting – on May 8, 2025, so be sure that you have our invites.

Meeting Business

Executive Reports

• Professional Development
  • Membership on the PD Committee
  • Everyone gets PD funding even Term Faculty
  • Reminder that applications are due 9 AM THURSDAY before each meeting

• President
  • Let us help you Know Your Rights: Faculty Appraisal
  • Be sure that you claim your IU parking ticket REFUNDS by December 20
  • Continuing Members, you still have time to opt out of parking and get your FREE BUS PASS
  • Next week we kick off our annual Fair Employment Campaign! Watch for our “Take Your Term Colleagues to Coffee” campaign
  • Just a reminder, be sure you know your rights and responsibilities for Faculty Appraisal by reading our blog post about it
  • Keep in touch with us on Discord & be sure to fill out your Member Details Form, follow us on Instagram

• Contract Management
  • 1 Employer Grievance, 9 Arbitrations, 3 Formal Grievances, Many Informal Grievances still in play
  • Important Workload Arbitration Ruling in Nursing
  • Parking solutions seem to be working but be sure to let us know
  • Condensed workload grievance accepted by the employer and will be resolved

• Contract Negotiation
  • If you are eligible, your Lifestyle & Wellness Savings Account has been upgraded!
  • Discussed bargaining priorities & bargaining survey; contact us to attend your department or program meetings.
  • Are you good at stats? We need your help preparing for bargaining!

• Treasurer
  • Amended 2024-2025 Budget Passed

• Members at Large
  • Table Talks
    • Interurban on October 21 Helmet Huber Cafeteria 12-1
    • Lansdowne on November 4 Lansdowne Cafeteria 12:15-1:15

Committee Members Update

• New Contract Management Committee Members Elected
  • Mandy Hayre (HHS)
  • Isabelle Gingras (A&S)
• FPSE Standing Committee Members Appointed
  • Frank Jankunis was appointed as our replacement rep for the Climate Action Standing Committee, while Paula Littlejohn is on leave
  • The Women and Gender Equity representative is vacant, and nominations are being taken

Motion from the floor

In response to the recent CamNews & Special CamNews Announcements, members voted to push back on the College’s messaging and actions about the International Student Visa changes.

• The CCFA Executive shall respond and take all and any steps necessary to object to the College’s communications on the topic, including the cancelling of sections.

Furthermore, members who attended the Fall General Meeting were interested in attending the next Board of Governors meeting as guests. Guests are only allowed to attend on Teams. Email Heather Martin ac.nusomac@hnitram for an invite. The more people who attend, the better!

Congratulations to our Door Prize Winners!

• Nick Travers
• Sue Doner
• Sam Behfarshad
• Rebekah Prette
• Michelle Jaworsky
• Katie Waterhouse
• Julie Ter Kuile
• Jan Jackson
• Danielle Davis
• Crystal Nykilchuk
• Four members joined Discord during the meeting and will get a door prize, too!

Contact our office staff if you don’t hear from them about your prize in the next week or two! I hope you’ll stop in to see me whenever you’re walking by! You can usually find me on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in 222 Young and I’m available by appointment at Interurban or Zoom Mondays & Fridays!