Bargaining Remember to check often for Component 10 news! Highways extensions and bargaining

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1 rotrans / page 2 omen of the nion / page 3 ension raining / page ighways extensions and bargaining by ike uyens, hairperson of perational ervices, omponent 10 s this newsletter goes to press can tell you that extensions are still being looked at by the government and the highways contractors. he union has been in communication with all the parties involved to make sure our issues are front and centre. his is a challenge because the union is outside the process. owever, at meetings with the respective sides we are able to move your issues forward. es, the rumour mill continues to work overtime, but until you hear it from your union representative, please remember it is just a rumour. he union circulated a bulletin a couple of months ago about the process, which is posted on our web page and many union bulletin boards around the province. lease take the time to read it or get in touch with your local chairperson. e will continue to keep the members updated as we move forward in this process. his leads me into the next topic: highways bargaining. number of committees have met with their negotiator assigned to do highways bargaining and notices of bargaining have been continued on page 3 argaining 2011 by im anson, argaining ouncil hair s we head into bargaining a lot will depend on what the provincial government decides to do when the contracts between maintenance contractors and the province expire. e have met with the oadbuilders ssociation and presented realistic proposals. e have outlined several issues that should be pursued at a sectoral table, including wages, term, benefi ts and additional regular positions. e also identifi ed the need for local tables to negotiate local issues and will have the ability to go to a sectoral table if and when the government announces its plans for high- ways maintenance in our province. s we go forward into the next round of bargaining we must keep in mind this could be our last contract with the present employer if the iberal government decides not to grant successorship or a contract extension. e will keep everyone posted as to what is going on. here are a lot of rumours fl oating around right now. he best way to get the facts is to stay in touch with your argaining ommittee. hey will be able to tell you what is really happening and what we all have to do to get a fair collective agreement. omponent 10 hair ike uyens meets with members at the ernie highways maintenance yard. emember to check often for omponent 10 news!

2 irare pdate by ave umming, ocal 1003 hairperson he provincial government has still not made a decision on the future of the irare program. he irare program has been extended for one year until the end of members signed a one year extension to their collective agreement. he agreement is for a zero percent wage increase with a signing bonus payable on a separate cheque in early ecember of this year. irare ought be expanded not eliminated. majority of etro ancouver mayors have expressed support for irare and we hope the ir are review process will be an opportunity to discuss the future of the program and a chance to recommend improvements. rotrans members voice safety concerns y ave umming, hair ocal 1003 n riday eptember 23rd elena ongpreecha and ay inclair, staff representatives, and myself met with the rotrans members in ichmond. he members were updated on the status of their mediated settlement. hey expressed concern around health and safety matters including working alone, response times in case of emergency, long periods of time on their feet without a break, violence in the workplace, etc. here are also issues around scheduling, understaffing, members being required to work three 12 hour shifts in a row, and different managers interpreting the collective agreement differently. elena and the bargaining committee are working hard to establish a functioning labour/management committee and committee. he committee left to right is hant hachadur, irsten ampbell, yours truly (not a member of the committee), and ana incent. ishing for a ure! by elly conald, ocal 1006 hairperson he ritish olumbia eurofi bromatosis oundation held their 2nd annual fi shing derby and fundraising event on ugust 20 and 21 at rystal ake in the aribou. everal members participated in the event. ne of the member s daughters, 6 year old heanna arks, has been fi ghting this disease all her young life and events like this are needed to help with the extra expenses which can be very difficult to deal with at times. ob and raci arks have expressed their gratitude to all those persons who donated and are only too happy to explain what eurofi bromatosis really means. good time was had by all and look forward to next year s fi shing derby. or more information on this please go to the website at: age 2 omp-en eport ovember 2011

3 omen of the union by andy ellers, ocal 1010 hairperson he ummer nstitute for nion omen is organized by the.. ederation of abour. his year it was held in uly at the niversity of ictoria campus. t was a great experience with many opportunities to learn and grow. he nstitute is a way for women from many unions to learn together and network. orkshops filled the days, including workshops on leadership, communication, designing campaigns and building community partnerships. ate afternoons were spent in one of the following: aiko rumming, esistance rumming, frican ance, elling our tories, lashing our ob and oining omen s oices. articipants also watched the anadian documentary he ord, took a bus tour of ictoria and took part in solidarity events in ictoria arbour including a fl ash mob by the mpress otel. he aturday morning was spent listening to a panel of guest speakers, including arb yers, ice ederation of abour photo resident of the anadian abour ongress, ichelle aurie, resident of the nternational rotherhood of lectrical orkers, athy orrigan, for urnaby-eer ake, and eanette she from the epartment of olitical cience at ouglas ollege. istening to these women speak was an inspiring and eye opening experience. he nstitute was enjoyed by participants from all around the province and defi nitely enjoyed by this participant. continued from page 1 sent to numerous employers around the province. he union will be setting dates with employers very shortly and we will be bargaining and setting goals this year. es that means that most tables will begin bargaining this winter. f course this creates interesting and challenging times for us all, including the employer, the ministry and the government. lease watch your union bulletin board or sign up to get bulletins sent directly to your home . ou can add or update your address by clicking on the change of address link at the top right of the web site. nd of course you can always talk with a member of your bargaining committee. eet your component executive rom left to right: red treet (1005), an ross (1002), elly conald (1006), evin taneland (1008), an anroth (1011, has resigned), ike rystae (1009), ory mith (1004), im anson (1008), rank arter (retired chair local 1002), ike uyens (hair, 1007), eith ansons (1007), and ave umming (1003). omp-en eport ovember 2011 age 3

4 raining for ension rustees y elly conald, ension lan rustee eptember 8th and 9th were two intense days of pension trustee training for ory mith, im anson and myself from omponent 10 along with new reasurer tephanie mith and taff epresentative rian chramm. ogether we participated in dvanced rustee anagement tandards through the nternational oundation. esides learning about good governance, selecting investment managers and case studies, we had the opportunity to mingle with other trustees from across the country and hear how things are done with their plans. he training was focused on defined benefit plans and was extremely useful information for our plan which is a defined contribution plan. ith the oard of rustees now looking at the potential of establishing a targeted benefi t plan, felt the training was useful in assessing the pros and cons of converting to a different design. ith respect to our plan, the markets are once again all over the map on a daily basis. t is important to remember we have a diversifi ed portfolio in the plan in an effort to reduce the impact of up and down markets on the plan assets. his diversifi cation helps to soften the effect on members accounts. ur plan unit value year to date as of uly 2011 was ear to date as of uly 31, the plan was up 0.39%. he one year annualized return (ug to uly 2011) was 8.42%. ithout question, markets have been softer since the end of that time and we will be receiving updated values at our upcoming rustees meeting. onger term the plan had an average annual rate of return of.91% for fi ve years, 3.8% for ten years, 5.9% for fi fteen years and 7.07% over the last 20 years. inally, would encourage all temp and auxiliary workers to look at their collective agreements to see how they can also be part of the plan if not already enrolled. he normal formula for an employee to join the plan is that the employee must have worked two consecutive years and reached the threshold of 35% of the in each of those years. his is approximately $16,905 for or those employees who are not sure would advise they contact a lan rustee or arbara hitear at on onsulting. ake sure you re able to receive regular bargaining updates. o update or add your address visit: ocal 1006 embers etire by elly conald ocal 1006 hairperson ong time highways maintenance workers and union activists im hompson from linton and ax illis from illooet have decided to hang up their hard hats. oth members were hop tewards and members of the ccupational ealth and afety ommittee. im was also on the argaining ommittee. will surely miss the both of them and would like to thank their spouses and families for the time away from home that both ax and im gave the union. ll the best for the future rothers, you deserve it! age 4 omp-en eport ovember 2011

5 omp-en eport ovember 2011 age 5 0 epresentation eave rbitration taff greement argain hair acation ension mployees isters ice everance nion vertime ote anagement egotiation ights ages rievance rothers eetings teward ollective enefi ts ncrease

6 10 oung orker teps up to the late s the newly appointed young worker representative for omponent 10, am looking forward to memberto-member meetings and worksite visits where can go out into the fi eld and meet other young workers in omponent 10. also sit on the rovincial xecutive oung orkers ommittee and am available to take questions from young workers throughout. esides my work with young workers, am the argaining ommittee hairperson for ainroad owe ound ontracting. f you wish to contact me, my address is: ylerhensaw@gmail.com. n olidarity yler hensaw errick laaten errick was an inspector at nvirotest anada from 1992 until his tragic passing on ugust 20. errick began his career at the angley location and his fi nal posting was in bbotsford where he lived. e was a high energy guy and was always in motion. errick was an avid gardener and studied horticulture and had a very inquisitive mind when it came to gardening. he owners of the nursery where he was a regular customer said they learned a lot from errick. e also enjoyed camping and generally being out and about in nature. n ice cold beer was also one of errick s favourite things. e will be missed by his family, friends and co-workers. onald rittain on started with inistry of ransport and ighways in 1965 and continued until privatization when he transferred over to the scales and worked there until retirement. on touched the lives of many as a foster parent, coach, 4- leader, a member of rrowsmith earch and escue, the local agricultural community, rench reek ommunity chool, and a friend and mentor to many. e was a founding member of the oombs-illiers ire epartment and ire hief for nearly two decades and remained an active member for 45 years until his passing. obert tkins ongtime highways worker obert tkins passed away ugust 16. ig ird or ig obert as he was known by his friends will be missed by all those that knew him. obert worked for nterior oads td. (100 ile ouse) until 2006 at which time he decided to retire and enjoy the dream of travelling in his with his wife iane, which they did for a number of years. ur deepest condolences go to iane, obert s family and his close friend on enson and the many, many others in the highways maintenance industry who knew him. e will be greatly missed. age 6 omp-en eport ovember / 378