Friday, September 19, 2014

September 2014 Campus Update


Your professional services bargaining committee members for the next two years are:

Shawna North PSBU Chair
Bonnie Bond, PSBU Vice-Chair and Chair Kelsey/SAO Campuses
Ellen Leaman, Chair Palliser Campus
Terri Wale, Chair Wascana Campus
Deb Zawada-Wiebe, Chair Woodland Campus

We would like to thank Terri Hamill for all of her work on the bargaining committee for the past two years.

Meetings
Your bargaining committee has resumed meetings after a summer break. We will be meeting in Prince Albert on October 6 & 7, Regina November 12 & 13 and Saskatoon December 8 & 9.

Committee Vacancies
Emails have been sent out asking for representatives for the following:
One (preferably male) representative for the job evaluation committee (JEC). Deadline for nomination is September 18.
One representative from Palliser and one representative from Wascana for the JEC Renewal Committee. Deadline for nomination is September 25.
Please contact your local chair if you are interested.

Pension Plan Lawsuit
Members who started their employment with SIAST on a part-time, end-dated basis and did not opt out of contributions to PEPP, may be eligible to participate in the upcoming part-time pension lawsuit. Please watch for more detailed information to be forwarded as it becomes available.

Annual AGM
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! All members are encouraged to attend the annual general meeting of the SGEU Education Sector on October 25, 2014 in Saskatoon. Registration information will be forwarded as soon as it is available.

We look forward to seeing you at the meet and greet events being held at each campus this fall.


Yours in solidarity,
SIAST Professional Services Bargaining Committee
Bonnie Bond
Ellen Leaman
Shawna North
Terri Wale
Deb Zawada-Wiebe