During the November 25 General Membership Meeting, committee election and bylaw amendment votes were held by closed ballots. The results of those votes are below.
Committee Elections
Ways and Mean Committee (3 positions)
Hossein Banitabaei: 19 votes
Tracy Mack: 17 votes
Johanna May Black: 14 votes
Sujanthan Sriskandarajah: 13 votes
Kyle Belozerov: 11 votes
Evelyn Kissi: 11 votes
Posting officer (1 position)
Kyle Belozerov: 16 votes
Tracy Mack: 15 votes
Senate Rep (Alternate) (1 position)
Rupi Minhas: 17
Julie Allen: 12
Professional Development Fund Committee
Rob Leblanc – acclaimed
Rupi Minhas – acclaimed
Professional Development Fund Coordinator
Michael Laurentius – acclaimed
Toronto and York Labour Region Council
Denis Adigamov – acclaimed
Joint Health and Safety Committee
Iouldouz Raguimov – acclaimed
Bylaw Amendments
Article 8 (k): Executive Honoraria
Yes: 20
No: 4
Text of the amendment:
(k) Each member of the Executive Committee shall make a report of their activities to the general membership, in writing and communicated through union channels, and in person at General Membership Meetings, one (1) time per month. Monthly honoraria for Executive service will only be released by the Treasurer upon receipt of these reports, and by the Recording Secretary and after they were presented to the general membership.
Article 10: Election Committee
Yes: 24
No: 2
Text of the amendment:
(iii) There shall be a base honoraria of $750 to conduct the annual Executive elections. An additional $500 shall be added to the honoraria for the election of the Bargaining Team. For each subsequent by-election throughout the year, $150 shall be added to the honoraria. The dates and the duration of each by-election shall be included in the committee report.