{"id":3957,"date":"2014-06-04T09:12:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T14:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=3957"},"modified":"2014-06-04T09:25:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T14:25:37","slug":"passport-members-to-stay-with-une","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=3957","title":{"rendered":"P\u0251ssport members to stay with UNE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During the recent national executive meeting, National President Doug Marshall announced that our union was now in a position to assure our members at P\u0251ssport Canada that they would indeed stay with the Union of National Employees.<\/p>\n

Our members in many P\u0251ssport locals were worried that the recent dissolution of their agency would see them going to another component within the Public Service Alliance of Canada (jargon explanation: \u201ccomponents\u201d are unions within the Public Service Alliance of Canada \u2013 there are 17 of them, of which the UNE is the second largest).<\/p>\n

When the news was announced at the national executive meeting, the room burst into applause. The reaction was very similar during an Outside Canada caucus meeting held last Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoug was invited as a guest to our caucus meeting; that\u2019s when he announced that it was definitive \u2013 that we were staying with the UNE,\u201d explained Assistant Regional Vice-President Karl Lafreni\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone applauded.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lafreni\u00e8re is quick to credit this victory to National President Doug Marshall, who he said led the charge to keep his members.<\/p>\n

To say that P\u0251ssport members are passionate about their spot in the UNE would be an understatement. While things were still uncertain, they did what they could to keep sporting our colours.<\/p>\n

The UNE received one resolution asking that P\u0251ssport Canada members be allowed to vote on which component should represent them. Given that this is no longer required, the resolution was ruled out of order and won\u2019t make it to convention floor.<\/p>\n

There was also a petition, started at the grassroots level, which circulated among the membership and obtained the signature of a majority of all P\u0251ssport members. The individuals who wrote the petition were about to present it to PSAC President Robyn Benson, but the news that they weren\u2019t changing components came first!<\/p>\n

When asked why he thought his members were so fervently trying to stay part UNE, Lafreni\u00e8re said it all comes down to service.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the people we talk with say the service is excellent. When we call for help, we get help. When we call with questions, we get answers,\u201d said Lafreni\u00e8re, who represents more than 900 P\u0251ssport members in his role as assistant regional vice-president. \u201cThe representation we get is excellent.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, National President Doug Marshall says the effort to keep P\u0251ssport members within the UNE was a group effort, supported by the national executive, local members and staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the UNE, it wasn\u2019t just about a loss of membership,\u201d explained National President Doug Marshall. \u201cHad we lost our P\u0251ssport members, we would have lost some really strong leaders who are involved at all levels of our union \u2013 leaders who make our union strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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During the recent national executive meeting, National President Doug Marshall announced that our union was now in a position to assure our members at P\u0251ssport Canada that they would indeed stay with the Union of National Employees. Our members in many P\u0251ssport locals were worried that the recent dissolution of their agency would see them … <\/p>\n

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