exploring a future together - presentation to cotapsa

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Exploring a Future Together

COTAPSA Board Meeting

Thursday June 18, 2009


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Agenda

Introduction

Who We Are - IFPTE

Who We Are IFPTE L160

What Professionals Want

Issues Facing Municipal Professionals

Concerns Facing Members

What IFPTE L160 Can Offer

City of Winnipegs Experience

Can You Be Certified?

Summary and Proposal

Q&A


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Introductions

Why we are here

Challenges facing COTAPSA Our offer to assist in facing these challenges

Speakers

Greg Junemann, President, IFPTE Rod Sheppard, President, IFPTE Local 160

Paul Shearon, Secretary-Treasurer, IFPTE

Mary Cornish, Senior Partner, Cavalluzzo Hayes Robert Young, Executive Director, WAPSO

Richard Long, External Affairs, IFPTE Local 160


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Overview of The Society

In existence for over 6 decades

Represent over 7000 professionals, mainly in theGTA

Close to 40 highly trained and experienced full-

time staff and elected officials on full-time release

2008 Income (Dues and Investments) over $11

million

Reserve fund to support bargaining of $15 million


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What Professionals Want

Autonomy - ability to continue to control their

own destiny

A real voice - ability to participate in and

influence the direction of the broader organization

Open and democratic governance

Comprehensive strategies for dealing with their

challenges and problems

A Union that draws out and utilizes the skills and

abilities of their professional members

Ability to provide professional staff support butdecision making resides with the members


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Concerns Facing Members

Wage freeze

Loss of sick pay accumulation

Two tier benefits for new hires

Non standardized appraisal of job performance

Lack of access to decision makers

Limited collective voice or influence

No effective dispute resolution process

Limited method of membership engagement

Inability to effectively shape terms and conditions

of employment


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What IFPTE L160 Can OfferRelationship and programs designed

specifically for professionalsFormal collective agreement with legally

binding negotiated terms and conditions of

employment

Innovative bargaining approaches

A municipal growth program to improvedensity within the Canadian municipal

sector to increase power and influence


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What IFPTE L160 can offerThe Society dues cover all the costs

associated with professional representationfor example:

Over 40 staff and full-time released officials in

GTA Membership engagement and growth program

Professional Development Specialist formember career enhancement

Research Specialist (an economist) to supportbargaining through benchmarking and thecreation of comparables


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What IFPTE L160 Can Offer Policy Specialist that provides analysis of local,

provincial and federal policy Political Specialist to coordinate lobbying

efforts

Communications Specialist to disseminateinformation through various mediums.

3 in-house lawyers Retention of prominent legal firm, Cavalluzzo

Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish


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City of Winnipegs Experience

Represent over 600 professionals at the City ofWinnipeg

Face similar challenges to COTAPSA members

Able to challenge issues head on due to collective

agreement and affiliation with IFPTE

Full support by members, Board and staff whenpursuing initial relationship (Getting to know

you period) with IFPTE

Unanimous support by Board to pursue anaffiliation


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Can We Be Certified?External Counsel - Cavalluzzo Hayes

Shilton McIntyre & CornishMultitude of ways to ensure recognition

Legal Political

Member Activity

Related Certifications


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SummaryCOTAPSA faces ongoing challenges

IFPTE L160 has resources to assistCOTAPSA

A Joint Committee can be established tohelp meet the immediate needs of

COTAPSA


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ProposalTo establish a joint committee to pursue a

possible strategic alliance with the Societythat would work to build the organizational

capacity of COTAPSA and further enhance

and develop the relationship between the

Society and COTAPSA.


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Q & A

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