Table of Contents, 5th Triennial Atlantic Regional Convention, June 2011

Aboriginal Greetings ………………………………………………………………………………………………….  1

Solidarity Forever ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..  2

Moment of Silence……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2

Special Guests………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Atlantic Council ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..  4

Staff………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

Convention Organizing Committee……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

Host Committee……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5

Greetings from the Newfoundland and Labrador

  Federation of Labour………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5

Administration and procedures………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

     PSAC Statement of Harassment………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6

     Caucuses……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7

     Smoke-free…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

     Cell Phones……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7

     Chemical Sensitivities………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

     Allergies……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

     Recycling……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7

     Booths………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

     Shannen’s Dream………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8

     Marine Search Rescue Sub-Office…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8

     Procedure to speak at Convention……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8

     Tiling Guidelines………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9

     ID Tags and Ballot Books……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9

     No voice, no vote………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9

     Kits……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9

Adoption of Agenda……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9

Adoption of Rules of Order and Tiling Guidelines………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9

Ratification of Convention Committees……………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

     Credentials Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

     Nominations Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

     Convention By-Law Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11

     Convention General Resolutions Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11

     Convention Finance Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11

Credentials Committee Report………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12

Address of the Regional Executive Vice-President………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12, 55

Report of the Regional Executive Vice-President………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13

Council Director Reports …………………………………………………………………………………………………….  13

Council Finance Committee Report………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13

Guestspeaker – Linda McQuaig …………………………………………………………………………………………………..  15

Council Reports …………………………………………………………………………………………………….  16

General Resolutions Committee ……………………………………………………………………………………………….  17

     Resolution G22 – PSAC Supplemental Pension Plan…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18

     Resolution G50 – Representation by Population………………………………………………………………………………………………..  19

     Resolution G46 – PSAC AEC Salary and Benefits……………………………………………………………………………………………..  21

     Resolution G15 – M-571 Shannen’s Dream –

       First Nation Children……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 21

     Resolution G48- Location of the REVP Position…………………………………………………………………………………………………….  22

By-Laws Committee……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23

     Resolution B3 – Roles and Responsibilities of the

          Atlantic Regional Council……………………………………………………………………………………………………..  23

     Resolution B7 – Election of Officers at the PSAC Atlantic

       Regional Triennial Convention……………………………………………………………………………………………….  24

PSAC National President’s Address ……………………………………………………………………………………………………  27, 59

     Resolution B19 – RWC Delegate Seats to PSAC

      Atlantic Triennial Convention……………………………………………………………………………………………….  28

     Resolution B13 – Young Worker Delegate Entitlement for

       PSAC Atlantic Triennial Convention ……………………………………………………………………………………………….  29

     Resolution B11 – Non-Treasury Board/

        Separate Employer………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30

     Resolution B8 – Alternates to Directors of Council……………………………………………………………………………………………………..  30

     Resolution B17 – Branch Presidents to be Recognized as

         National Officers in the Atlantic Region………………………………………………………………………………………………………  31

Atlantic Voice Award …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..  32

     Resolution B12 – Young Workers’ Director……………………………………………………………………………………………………..  33

     Resolution B9 – Quorum…………………………………………………………………………………………………….  34

     Resolution B4 – Committees of Council………………………………………………………………………………………………….  34

     Resolution B14 – Alternate to the Regional Executive

       Vice-President…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 35

     Resolution B6 – Representation and Voting at the

       PSAC Atlantic Triennial Convention……………………………………………………………………………………………….  36

     Resolution B5 – Council Minutes and Directors’

          Reports……………………………………………………………………………………………………..  37

     Resolution B2 – Council Responsibility for Convention                                                   38

     Resolution B10 – Union-Management Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………..  38

General Resolutions Committee……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 39

     Resolution G24 – Strike Pay……………………………………………………………………………………………………………  39

     Resolution G1 – Resolution for Funding Applicable to

        PSAC Regional Conventions……………………………………………………………………………………………..  41

     Resolution G38 – Definition of Youth………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 42

Election Process ……………………………………………………………………………………………………  43

Elections …………………………………………………………………………………………………..  43

Regional Executive Vice-President Position …………………………………………………………………………………………………….  44

General Resolutions Committee

     Resolution G2 – Volunteers in the Workplace………………………………………………………………………………………………… 44

     Resolution G3 – Organizing of Lost Bargaining Unit Work………………………………………………………………………………………………….  45

Results of the Elections for the REVP…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 45

First Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 46

General Resolutions Committee

     Resolution G4 – Creating DCL Component………………………………………………………………………………………………  47

Second Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President ………………………………………………………………………………………………….  48,50

     Resolution G5 – Save the National Philatelic Centre and

       Canada Post Contact Centres in Canada…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 48

Election Results ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..  49-54