We’ve got you covered on what happened at the meeting.
- There
are new faces across the table.
The SFU Finance and Administration portfolio has new leadership – Martin
Pochurko in the position of VP and Sandi De Domenico in the position of
Associate VP, Human Resources.
Chairs from APSA’s committees that work with the new leadership and the
staff in Human Resources, reported a renewed spirit of collaboration when
dealing with policy, compensation, pension, and workplace issues.
Additionally, numerous advocacy cases, which were headed for legal
intervention under previous HR leadership, were solved internally, without
the need for expensive and lengthy legal proceedings. - The
Constitution will change.
Members approved a Special Resolution,
changing the Constitution to include “member-funded” status. APSA was required
to make this change under the new BC Societies Act. The new Act states that all
not-for-profit organizations must include in their Constitution, whether or not
they are primarily funded by members. - We’ve
got money in the bank.
President Wanda Dekleva reported a decrease in the Legal Reserve expenses,
as many advocacy cases were solved outside of mediation or arbitration
this year.
The budget for committees was increased, as pension negotiations and
compensation discussions are expected to start again in 2017. The
committee budget includes two external consultants who have been working
with these committees. - Pension
negotiations are starting back up.
The Employee Joint Pension Committee (EJPC), made up of APSA, CUPE and
Poly Party, are booking regular, recurring meetings with the University
Administration for 2017. The EJPC submitted a proposal for pension changes
in July of 2014, and are eager to continue negotiating it. - Get
to know these people. They work for you.
These fine folks are your new Board of Directors. Get to know them.
They’ll work with the University Administration to find solutions to your
concerns and oversee all committee work.