Election Results for 2010-2012 Term

At the June 3 General Membership Meeeting, members elected the the following representatives:

President: Ted Montgomery
Vice-President: Larry Olivo
V. P. Employment Equity: Beth Agnew
Health & Safety Officer: Muriel McKenna
Secretary: Patricia Clark
Treasurer: Paul Matson
Chief Steward: Jonathan Singer

Delegates: Ted Montgomery, Beth Agnew, Patricia Clark, Larry Olivo, Jonathan Singer, Keith Opatowski

Alternates: 1. Romel Cipriani, 2. Bibi John, 3. Tim Ayerst, 4. Margo Burtch, 5. JoAnn Kurtz

Trustees: Michael Jaglowitz, Ya Ping Liu

Local Union Dues Reduced

The following motion was passed at the June 3 General Membership Meeting:

Moved "that the Local 560 dues assessment of $9.00 per pay (full-time) and $5.40 per pay (partial-load) be reduced to $7.50 and $4.50 respectively. When the Local's closing bank balance reaches $1,680,000.00, the members shall consider such further adjustments to the Local dues assessment as the members at that time consider appropriate. "

Campus Steward Elections

Check here for updates which will be posted as they become available. You can also contact your local stewards for details on your area elections.

Buttonville: TBA

Jane: Elected: Malcolm Archer, Romel Cipriani

King: Elected: Tim Ayerst, David Sernick, Anne Moorhouse

Markham: TBA

Newmarket: TBA

Newnham:

• Faculty of Business: Elected: Margo Burtch, Patricia Clark, Leroy DaCosta, Bibi John, Muriel McKenna, Larry Olivo, Jonathan Singer
• Faculty of Technology:Elected: Ali Abedini, Dave Finlay, Bob Harshaw, Paul Matson
• Early Childhood Education (NH) & Opticianary Schools: Elected: Pat Resnick, Patricia Robertson
• Counselling and Library Faculty: Jack Walters
• ELI: Ross McCague
• Contract Ed: Ted Montgomery

Seneca @ York: Elected:

• SCA - Gavin Buchanan, Daria Magas-Zamaria
• SCS - Brian Gray, Mary-Lynn Manton, Ron Tarr
• SELS / LAT/WSD / Library / Counselling - Beth Agnew, Jeff Roach
• SBSAC / YSIMSTE - Michael Gadsden

Yorkgate: TBA

The stewards' term of office commences on September 1, 2010.

McGuinty gives Ontario colleges and universities
an "F" in new spending

During his six years in office, Mr. McGuinty has made education one of his highest priorities, directing billions in new funding to Ontario campuses, including a $310-million infusion in this year's budget to add 20,000 new university and college spaces.

But beyond higher enrolment numbers, post-secondary institutions have not delivered the same kind of results as elementary and secondary schools, which have used their funding to hire more teachers and develop special programs to engage students, Mr. McGuinty told The Globe and Mail's editorial board on Friday.

"Can I honestly say that I have got qualitative improvement as a result of these investments? I don't think so, and we need to talk about that,” he said. “We have not demanded the same kinds of accountability that we have with our hospitals and elementary and secondary schools.” ...

“I think we've got to take a look at some of the salaries we're giving to senior executives in the public sector,” he said. “I'm talking about more than a freeze.”

Read the entire Globe & Mail article.

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