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G21-C004 Add Staff Union Representative to Federal Council
Submitter Name
Sarah Macdonell
This proposal was discussed in the workshop during Phase 2 of the VGM. However, there was not enough time for this proposal to be voted on in plenary by the members during Phase 2. Therefore, this proposal will not be included in the ratification vote.
Proposal
To add the clause “One (1) Staff Union Representative” to Article 9 of the GPC Constitution such that it reads as follows:
9.1 Composition of Federal Council The Federal Council shall be composed of:
9.1.1 A President.
9.1.2 The Leader.
9.1.3 One (1) representative from each Province of Canada.
9.1.4 One (1) representative representing the Territories of Canada.
9.1.5 A Fund Representative.
9.1.6 The Executive Director.
9.1.7 Two (2) Youth Representatives.
9.1.8 A Vice President English.
9.1.9 A Vice President French.
9.1.10 One (1) Staff Union Representative.
AND
To add the following clause to Bylaw 2 Federal Council:
“2.1.X Staff Union Representative:
2.1.X.X The Staff Union Representative shall be selected from among the members of the Party Staff Union, in accordance with rules set out by that body, as the case may be.
2.1.X.X All those who are both Members of the Party in good standing and members of the GPC Staff Union shall be eligible to vote for this position.”
Objective
To add a representative of the GPC Staff Union to Federal Council.
Benefit
Adding such a position to Federal Council will bring a much-needed additional perspective to Federal Council deliberations, and the impact that these have on operations and human resources at the staff level. It will also serve to enrich the relationship between Federal Council and GPC staff.
Supporting Comments from Submitter
N/A
Green Value(s)
Participatory Democracy
Relation to Existing Policy
Add to current GPC policy.
Amendments (1)
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Created at
07/06/2021 -
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I support the general idea of this motion but I would make two amendments to it:
1) It should be a staff representative, not a Union staff representative; after all, our staff was not unionized before and they might not always be. And this would help to dissociate the Union's interests vs Staff's interests in carrying out the work requested.
2) The staff representative on FC should NOT have a vote... due to the conflict of interest, and even more so considering that the Executive Director does not have a vote either on Federal Council.
Last but not least, one of the reasons I am in favour of this motion is that I've noticed that some Council members tend to convey and promote staff's interests even though it is contradictory with their oversight role. Thus, I think that having a staff representative on Federal Council could reduce that tendency that creates unnecessary tensions and reduces oversight.
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