Organizational Review Committee Preliminary Report

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Organizational Review CommitteePreliminary
Report
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WHY?

• The Organizational Review Committee
• was formed in response to a resolution
• to the 2007 CUPE Manitoba Convention
• CUPE Manitoba will
• 1. Form a committee to review our CUPE Manitoba
  structures and policies and compare with other
  regions to consider any recommendations for
  change.
• 2. Strike a committee comprised of an Executive
  Member, 2 committee chairs, and local activists
  and chaired by the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer.
  
• BECAUSE
• 1. We often talk with and learn how activists in
  other regions do things.
• 2. We should review our current way of doing
  things.
• 3. We should challenge ourselves to evaluate how
  current systems and structures are working and
  consider options in a coordinated way.

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WHO?

• A letter was sent to all locals requesting that
  names be submitted to participate on this
  committee. The Committee is comprised of
• Brother Charlie Morrison, Local 110
• Brother Mike Davidson, Local 500
• Sister Rose Streick, Local 1550
• Brother Ric McAlpine, Local 1973
• Sister Ghislaine Alleyne, Local 2348
• Sister Gale Morton, Local 2938 (Chair)

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HOW?

• The committee used the following documents as
  resources
• Constitutions from CUPE Saskatchewan, BC, HEU in
  BC, Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick, Building Our
  Future survey from Alberta
• CUPE Manitoba Constitution and By-laws
• CUPE Manitoba Think Tank Report 2006

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PROCESS

• The committee individually reviewed all the
  resource material and compared the different
  models from across Canada.
• Then brainstormed ideas and identified
  commonalities and consistencies.
• The committee is attempting to address the
  concerns regarding CUPE Manitobas profile and
  ensuring all sectors are represented adequately.
• The committee has developed some recommendations
  for discussion.
• The locals will be consulted through the survey
  being circulated and through the area meetings in
  the fall of 2008. There will be a Committee
  Chair meeting held in late spring 2008.

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Recommendations

• Change to Sectoral Representation on CUPE
  Manitoba Executive from Area Representation
• Have two reps from each sector
• Health Care
• Hydro/WCB/Universities
• Municipal
• School Divisions
• Social Services/Child Care

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• This would increase the size of the executive but
  would provide better representation for the
  members
• The Sector Reps do not have to be the same person
  as the Sector Committee Chairs
• Try to find ways to ensure equal representation
  from rural and urban for each sector

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Issue Based Committees

• Including
• Education
• Public Relations
• Young Members
• Health and Safety
• Aboriginal Council
• Human Rights
• Contracting Out and Political Action
• The goal is to try to strengthen and enhance the
• role of the issue based committees

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• Questions/concerns the committee has identified
• By-laws/terms of reference need to be reviewed,
  need for consistency
• Need for an executive member to act as liaison on
  committee
• Consistent meeting dates i.e. 2nd Wed of each
  month to promote better attendance
• Each committee should submit a plan of
  action/goals and objectives to the Exec each year

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• What can the CUPE Manitoba Executive do to ensure
  that the committees are aware of the expectations
  and responsibilities associated with CUPE
  Manitoba Standing Committees

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• The Committee looks forward to consulting with
  the locals and presenting a full recommendation
  at the 2009 convention.
• If the recommendation is to proceed to sector
  representation all area representative/sectoral
  positions will be up for election at the 2009
  convention .

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• Please complete the survey
• being handed around now