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