Memorandum DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2015 TO: ALL LOCAL PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES & FACILITY VICE-PRESIDENTS AFFILIATED WITH THE PHCC RE: 2015 PHCC CONFERENCE – 1ST NOTICE Dear Brothers and Sisters: The Provincial Health Care Council Conference is scheduled for May 12th and 13th and will take place at the Holiday Inn Airport West in Winnipeg. Registration will occur between 8 am – 9 am on May 12th. The focus of the Conference will be: bargaining: debrief and discuss how we will proceed in next round; review and vote on amendments to the PHCC Terms of Reference; review and vote on new Terms of Reference for the Recruitment, Retention and Education Fund (RREF); election of PHCC Executive. The Council is planning a social evening of wine and cheese on Tuesday, May 12th. A block of rooms have been reserved for members at the Holiday Inn Airport West located at 2520 Portage Avenue. Please call as soon as possible to book your rooms. Reservations can be made by phone or by e-mail with reference to group code CUP: 1-800-665-0352 (toll free to hotel); 204-885-4478 (hotel direct, extension: Reservations); [email protected]. In order to know how many delegates your Local is allowed to send to the Conference, please refer to #2. of the PHCC Terms of Reference which we have copied below: 2. REPRESENTATION Member representation at General Council meetings/conferences is comprised of affiliated locals of the PHCC and local entitlements are as follows: – 50 members: 2 delegates 51 – 100: 3 delegates 101 – 200: 4 delegates 201 – 300: 5 delegates 301 – 400: 6 delegates 401 – 500: 7 delegates 501 – 750: 8 delegates 751 – 1,000: 9 delegates 2015 PHCC Conference Page 1 of 2 Locals over 1,000 will also be entitled to one (1) delegate for each additional 250 members. Each affiliated local is entitled to send additional members to General Council meetings/conferences as observers with a voice in discussions but no vote. Local membership is based on actual national per capita paying members. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your assigned National Staff Representative for direction. Thank you for your support. In solidarity, VALERIE SOBIAK PHCC CHAIRPERSON MK:cbc/cope 491 Enclosures cc: Provincial Health Care Council Executive Mark Kernaghan, CUPE Health Care Coordinator CUPE Health Care Representatives Lee McLeod, CUPE Regional Director (Manitoba) Kelly Moist, CUPE Manitoba President Website: phcc.cupe.ca 2015 PHCC Conference Page 2 of 2
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