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1 OPSEU Ontario Emp loyepublic e s Un ioservice n Syn d i c a t de s emp lay6 s de la fo n ct io n p u b l iq u e de 'Ont a r io M E M O R A N D U M TO : A l l P res i d e n ts w i t h m em be rs i n t h e M i n i st ry of Eco nom i c D eve l o pme nt & Tra de A l l Stewa rd s i n th e M i n i stry of Eco nom i c D eve l o pm e n t & Tra d e FRO M : B ria n Gou ld, OPS Su pe rvi so r DATE : S U BJ E CT : M a rc h 24, M i n i st ry of E conom i c Deve lopmen t & T rade E RC M i n u te s - Feb rua ry 10, Atta c h ed, fo r yo u r i n fo rm a tio n, a re t h e m i n u tes of th e a bove ca ptio n ed m eeti n g. P lea se po st o r ot he rwi se m a ke t h em ava i l a b l e to t he m em be rs i n yo u r wo r k p l a ces. A l s o a tta c h e d i s a M ERC refe r ra l fo rm w h i c h s h o u l d b e u sed w h e n refe rr i n g u n re s o lved loca l i s s u e s to t h e m i n i st ry l ev e l. Th e refe rra l s h o u l d b e se n t ca re of t h e Jo b S e c u r i ty U n i t w i th a l l th e s u p p o rti n g docume ntati o n, ( e. g. m i n u tes, co rres po n d e nce, etc. ), with a ny refe rra l s. P L EAS E N OTE : T H E S E M N ST RY M N UT E S W E RE PRE PARE D BY T H E E M P LOY E R. AUTHORZE D FO R D STR BUTON : N SOL DARTY, Wa r re n (Sm o key ) Thom a s P re s ide n t OPS Su pe rviso r / g i art. CC : M ERC C h a i rs M i n i stry E RC 1 00 Le smill Road To ron to, On ta rio M B P8 Tel: Fax : To ll free : TDD : o r " op s e u ops e u. org www. op s e u. o rg OPSEU is affiliated with th e OFL, CLC and NUPGE 1 00, ch em in Lesmill Toron to (On ta rio) MB P8 T6k T61 c : San s fra is : ATS : o u s e fpo@s e fpo. o rg www. s e fp o. o rg Le SEFPO est associ# 6 la F TO, a u CTC e t a u SNEGSP

2 LD Oq LL L <Z [_ M E T/M RfMCS ERC MEETNG MNLTES Wed nes y, Feb r ua ry t 0 th, rd Floor Boardroom, Service Management & Fac il ities B ranch 900 Bay Street, Toronto P resent: M i nistry Dan Keati ng, Co -chai r Jaimee Goodman OPSEU Ron La nge r, Co -chair Dian e P e l le ti e r Sand ra Harper - J ob Secu rity Ofice r Joe Kava n agh Abs ent: Nicho las Wedgwood [.1 El A. B usiness Arising OPSEU inqu i r ed as to whether the M ERC meetin g sch ed u l e can be mod ified to accomm odate a l onge r union caucu s tim e. Man agem ent ag reed to O PSEU's ;eq u est to modify the MERC m eeti ng sch edu l e. Manag em ent to send out a revis ed M ERC m e et ing sc h ed u le. G GO 1. M in utes Th e Decembe r 2, 2009 m in utes we re sign ed off by both part ies o n J anua ry 4, 20 t 0. Managem ent wil l post the December 2, 2009 m i nutes on StaffNe t.,,.,,. p GO O' Lr Q L'N ) GO o4 B Business Ar i sing From M inutes 1. Jo int H ea lth & Safety Comm ittee 250 Yo n g e, W i lson and 1 80 Elgin, Ottawa Th e C EH SW (Centre fo r Em p l oyee Healt h, Safety and Wellness) is working with the joint health an d safety com mittees (JHSCs) to assist them in establishing themselves and ensuring that a l l comm ittee memb e rs a re t a i ned. O PSEU MERC wi l l make enquiries with the respect ive l ocals i n an attempt to p rovid e a health & safety rep resentative for 20 1 W i lso n Ave., an d a J H SC me m be r -fo r 250 Yo ng e S t. Manag ement a n d OP S EU wi ll fotlow up w ith the ir respect ive counterparts fo r a P Page 1 o f 5 r

3 uo ED to Ld LO < [_ JHSC p resenta tion for the next M ERC m eet i ng. 2, OPS EU nclusion Upda te OPS EU p rovided i nfo rmation on t he {n c l u s ions pol icy g rieva nce.. Bargain ing U n it Percentage of Employm ent < PS EU requ e s ted that Ma,nag e me n t c o nt in u e to provide the b reakdown of Ba rg a i n in g U n i t P e rc e n tage o f Em p loym e nt re po rt 1o M ERC stati ng it was not CERC's inte ntion that reports o reviously be ing p rovi ded be d sconti n ued. A nu mbe r o f M inist ry specific reports were c ited as examples. Management w l l fol low u p o n OPSEU 's req uest. PQ 4. On tario 2020 P lan n i ng th e future togeth er co nference March 4/5 O PSEU p rovided an u pdate on the Ontario 2020 Ptanning th e Fu tu re Toge e r C o nfe rence sch ed u l ed fo r Marc h 4 and 5, CO r p,. 0o o7 5, R i s ing G as Pdces Ki lom et ric Rates- OPSEU p ro pos ed fo rm u la fo r carpoo lin g 6. MCS - Des i g nated Admin istrat ive Authorities MEDT conveyed O PSEU's s u gges tion on a new form ula for car poot ing to h e Co rporate Poiicy Working G roup, This suggestion was also b rought forward th rough the OPS id eas program and the response was that peopie have an i ndividual responsibility for he l pi ng the envi ronm ent a nd keeping costs down. O PSE U req uesied i nform at ion o n th e regu latory ac tio n that has been taken by the DAAs a nd i n q u i red as to whe re tha t i nformation can be accessed from. Remove rom th e agenda. Managem e nt wil l follow up on OPS F_.U 's requ es t. U [ 7. Joint Labour Re l at ions Traim ing - D ec l 0th Con fl i ct Reso}ut ion Trainin g Managem ent indi cated at the Con fl ict Resolution Training was fu l ly booked un t i l March 1, The J oi n t Labou r Relat ions trai n ing that the MERC comp le ted December 10, 2009 was d is c ussed. Ma nage ment wil l fo l low up on MERC part i c ipa tin g in Co nf l ict Reso l ution t ra in i ng in the new fiscal year. O Rage 2 of 5

4 i.o Ld < [_ 8. Resu l ts Based P l ann ing E DT, MCS, MR Management advised that th e / RBP resuits ii -be avaijable in and around Apri l Managem ent conf i rmed th&t th e resu lts w i a be d i scl osed to the MERO team p ri o r to them b e in g posted. Managem ent wi l l disclose the Rbp results to MERC once they are available. g. O ntario Emerging Techno logy Fund - Role of Covington Capi tal Co rporat ion Management provided OPSEU with infoimation on the role of Cov i ng to n Capita l Co rporation. O PS EU exp ressed concerns about the pdvatization of the work and asked for further info rm ation incl u d in g s taffi ng l eve ls. Ma nagement wi l l fol low up on OPS EU 's req uest Bil l 1 87 prop osed am endme nt to TSSA OPS EU requested info rmation on the proposed am endments to the TSSAo Ma nagement wi l l fol low up on OP SEU 's req uesl [.1 r. f.8 E C. S tand i ng tems. Act ive S u rpl us Nothin g to repot, 2, VoE.O Nothing to rep o rt.. Unclassified Contracts/ Management provided the report to MERC. Long Term Temporary Ass ignments rr 1 4. Vacancy Lists Remove from the Agenda.,-.4 Lt D. New Bus i ness 1,7,4 1. Consu me r Protection S e rv ices Campa ig n OPS EU provid ed information on the Consum e r Protection Se rvices Campa i g n wh ich i s charg ed ith p ro tecti ng pub l ic interests. L'N Page of 5

5 LD U S) Ld Lg < 0_ 2. nvestm ents Division D i rect Ma rke t in g an d Lead G ene ration (New U nit) OPSE U inqu ired about the ethe r a new u nit wil l be created i n 1he nvestm en t Divis ion. Managem ent confi rmed that d [sc'[osu re wi { be provided once bus iness d ecis io n s are made and fina l ized.. ndustrial Developm e n t vacan cy- O ttawa OPS EU i nqui red as to th e status of the DO vacancy in Ottawa, Management wil l fo l low up on O PSEU ' s inq u iry. U O U] E 4. Blackb erry/cel l P hone U sa g e ssue - i nvestigating bills back to 2008, proposed f i nes Man ag em e n t i n d ica t ed that it is th e ind ivid ua l branc h di recto r 's respons i b i l ity to ensu re that b fackberry and cel l phones a re used respo nsi b ly and reaso nab ly. Man a gem e nt co n f i rm ed that th e b l ackberry/ce l l phone revi ew is n o t a cost recove r i ng exe rc ise, co rn -(r x r- ( 5. Privatizatio n - Canad ian M a n u factu rers and Exporters - cost and stafing of SMART p rogram - Yves Landry Fou ndat ion (A ME} - cost a nd staff ing of YLF t rain i ng program - On ta rio Chamber of C o mm erce (EMA) - cost an d s taf i n g of the Expo rt Market Access prog ram OPSEU requested i nform ation on the cost an d staff ing of the SMART, YLF t raining and Export Ma rkel Access p rogram s. Manag em ent wi l l fol low up on OPSEU ' s req u est. co 6. Secu rity C hecks, nvestigatio n U nit - MCS OPSEU exp ress ed concerns w the O PPA's req u est that 2 em ployees in M C S u n de rgo a hig he r leve l of secu rity clea ra n ce in order to conduct secu rity checks on lice nsees an d registrars. Management will respond to OPSEU on th is issue by tl e afternoon of Feb ruary 1 0, Page 4 of 5

6 LO D LL L < [2_ E. Next Meeting Date The next M ERC m eeting wi lj b e h ]d on May 1 st, at 1 : 00 p.m. M ED " O f. Atte ndance Management Th resholds fo r M in is try Consu m e r Se rv ices ' ' Econom ic Develop ment and Trade Th resh o l ds for &4 co co Re se a rch a nd n n ovat i o n 6.4 (" p, co O1 r-( Lt 1 15 CN P,q q Page 5 of 5 r

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A L A BA M A L A W R E V IE W Volume 52 Fall 2000 Number 1 B E F O R E D I S A B I L I T Y C I V I L R I G HT S : C I V I L W A R P E N S I O N S A N D TH E P O L I T I C S O F D I S A B I L I T Y I N