International Women’s Day
This March, the Women’s Committee will be conducting a Charity Drive, starting a year-long Book Club, and hosting a Bake Sale at PDOC.
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Hybrid AGM
When: March 6, 2025 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm EST
Where: HYBRID on Teams OR Cosmo Music across the street from PDOC (10 Via Renzo Drive, Richmond Hill, ON L4S 0B6)
Agenda: State of Finances, Stop the Clock (pause on Term rollovers), Remote Works Campaign, Local By-laws Updates, Callout for Motions, Q&A
RSVP here
UPCOMING: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
MS Teams invite has been emailed to members via work mailing list on Tuesday, February 5.
Emails confirming in-person participants to be sent out no later than Thursday, February 20.
RSVP and find more details here: Food for Thought
Local Union Management Consultation Committee (LUMCC)
Quarterly meeting discussing concerns and issues at PDOC with Directors. Topics discussed: Black History Month, International Women’s Day, Accessibility, Suspension of Term Roll-overs
Suspension of Term Roll-Overs
Local 541 Executives met with Directors to get further information on and discuss the impact of ESDC’s suspension of term roll-overs and limit on term extensions. See more information here.
Updates from 2024
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11
End of Year Newsletter
For our last newsletter of the year, Local 541 is updating members on: AGM & Election Results, Anti-Harassment Policy, Local Logs page, Women’s Committee Update, Workforce Adjustment, Food for Thought Feedback, and Black Class Action Certification Hearing Updates. To be sent Wednesday, December 11.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
Ho Ho Ho Hot Coco (Hot Chocolate Bar)
In conjunction with PDOC Building Social Committee’s Holiday event, Local 541 will have a Hot Chocolate bar full of hot chocolate from Tim Hortons along with assorted toppings.
Tuesday, November 26
Food for Thought: First Session Feedback
First-ever Food for Thought session was hosted, with some minor hiccups. Thank you to all who attended! Please fill out the Feedback Form to provide your thoughts and to sign up to volunteer!
Monday, November 25
LUMCC Update: Workforce Adjustment (WFA)
Any and all members concerned about Workforce Adjustment (WFA) impacts on ESDC and PDOC should reach out to their direct supervisors (Team Leaders or Managers). To learn more about Workforce Adjustment (WFA), please see the relevant section in the Collective Agreement.
Tuesday, November 19
UPCOMING: Local Union Management Consultation Committee (LUMCC)
Local Executives and the Management team conduct a quarterly LUMCC to discuss issues that affect the entire membership. An upcoming LUMCC is scheduled for Monday, November 25. One of the topics being discussed will be Workforce Adjustment (WFA) as recently 600 term employees at CRA had their term end early, IRCC has put a stop-the-clock for term rollovers, and there are news articles about every department needing to reduce Employee count. If there is something else that you wish for the Local to talk to Management about, please let us know via email or fill out this anonymous form.
Monday, November 18
Concerns on Transparency and Representation
Local 541 is interested in hearing from you on how the Local should be run, what concerns/issues you have, and how we can be better. The Local cannot deal with issues we are unaware of, so please send us an email to let us know how we can help. If you wish to remain anonymous, please fill out this form instead.
Sunday, November 17
UPCOMING: Food for Thought
MS Teams invite emailed to members via work mailing list for Tuesday, November 26.
Emails confirming in-person participants to be sent out no later than Wednesday, November 20.
Click for more details about Food for Thought.
Saturday, November 16
AGM Election Results
Held an AGM & Bowling Event at Splitsville Richmond Hill where Neruson Murugesamoorthy was elected President and Jo Marie Ortega was elected Secretary. Motion to no longer backfill and eventually remove the following Local executive positions passed: Communications Rep, Youth Workers Rep, 2nd Floor Rep, 3rd Floor Rep, and 4th Floor Rep. Should these positions become vacant, they will be formally removed from the Local executive structure.