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Employee and Labour Relations Committee

Meeting No. 15   Contact Merle MacDonald, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date Tuesday, April 14, 2009
   Phone 416-392-7340
Start Time 12:30 PM
   E-mail elrc@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 2, City Hall
  Chair   Mayor David Miller  

EL15.1

ACTION

Adopted 

 

Ward: All 
Collective Bargaining Update
Confidential Attachment - Labour relations or employee negotiations
Decision Advice and Other Information

The Employee and Labour Relations Committee confirmed its actions in closed session in issuing instructions to staff.
Summary

Verbal update from the Executive Director, Human Resources Division
Motions
Motion to Meet in Closed Session moved by Councillor Frances Nunziata (Carried)

That the Committee recess its public session to meet in closed session to consider Item EL15.1, titled “Collective Bargaining Update”,  as the item relates to labour relations and employee negotiations.


Motion to Adopt Item moved by Mayor David Miller (Carried)
That the Employee and Labour Relations Committee confirm the actions of the Committee in closed session in issuing instructions to staff.


Vote (Adopt Item)

Apr-14-2009
Result: Carried  
Yes: 4 Di Giorgio, Holyday, McConnell, Miller 
No: 2 Jenkins, Nunziata 
Absent: 1 Davis 

1a Cost Savings Measures - Operating Budget
Origin
(April 8, 2009) Memo from Councillor Suzan Hall, Ward 1 – North Etobicoke
Summary

At the April 8th meeting of the Executive Committee, I was advised to bring forward my request of addressing the impact of the economic crisis on current negotiations for collective agreements.

 

We recognize that all our employees are dedicated and deserve to be treated with dignity.  At the same time, we have to realize that as a part of the social contract, concessions demonstrating prudent restraint need to be made when economic uncertainty overwhelms our tax-base.

 

Many residents of Toronto do not have employment that provides security in times of economic challenge. This is why I am asking that all employed by the City take this into consideration in their salary expectations for 2009 and 2010.
Background Information
Memo - Cost Savings Measures - Operating Budget
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/el/bgrd/backgroundfile-20438.pdf)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Mayor David Miller, Chair, Employee and Labour Relations Committee
Meeting Sessions
Session Date Session Type Start Time End Time Public or Closed Session
2009-04-14 Afternoon 12:30 PM 12:35 PM Public
2009-04-14 Afternoon 12:35 PM 1:35 PM Closed
2009-04-14 Afternoon 1:35 PM 1:40 PM Public
Attendance
Date and Time Quorum Members
2009-04-14
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
(Public Session) 		Present Present: Di Giorgio, Holyday, Jenkins, McConnell, Miller, Nunziata
Not Present: Davis
Also present (non-members):Stintz
2009-04-14
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
(Closed Session) 		Present Present: Di Giorgio, Holyday, Jenkins, McConnell, Miller, Nunziata
Not Present: Davis
Also present (non-members):Stintz
2009-04-14
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM
(Public Session) 		Present Present: Di Giorgio, Holyday, Jenkins, McConnell, Miller, Nunziata
Not Present: Davis
Also present (non-members):Stintz