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Preamble:

The preamble to the expired collective agreement reads
in part as follows:
"And whereas the Association....is the bargaining
authority for that group of employees engaged:
as Instructors at the Vancouver, Vocational
Institute, 250 West Pender Street,

Vancouver 3, B.C".

The certification issued by the Labour Reiations Board
defines the unit as "instructors employed within the
Vancouver Vocational Institute at 250 West Pender

Street, Vancouver, B,C.".

The certification issued to the Faculty Association of
Vancouver City College (Langara) defines their unit as *

“instructors, counsellors and librarians at Vancouver

‘ity College (Langara), 100 West 49th Avenue,

sancouver, B.C".

The Cvilege has always recognized that instructors
employed through the Special Programmes Division

and teaching at the King Edward Centre were covered
by the collective ageement, even though the certificate
refers only to the Vancouver Vocational Institute location,
Tne Aseociation seeks a change in the preamble to more
clearly define those covered by the agreement, The
College is not opposed to this, but point out quite
properly that the Association should make application

to the Labour Relations Board to have its certificate

varied,

Both parties have an interest in sceing this resolved at
the earliest possivle date. Pending an application to the
Labour Relations Board, I recommend that the partics

sign a letter of understanding as follows:

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"The parties agree that the collective agreement 13.
covers all those employed as instructors,

counsellors, and librarians in programmes coming

under the auspices of the Vancouver Vocational

Institute and the Special Progrsmmes Division of

the College. ".

I further recommend that the parties include the following

provision in the collective agreement to cover the situation

where a programme is under the auspices of V.V.I. or
S.P.D., but is being taught at Langara and to clarify the
position of instructors on temporary transfer to another ‘

bargaining unit:

Temporary Transfer
14,

An instructor who has been assigned to another
bargaining unit for a specified period of time
which shall not exceed one year, on his return to
a position within this unit shall have all cuty time
work during his assignment considered a8 if it
was worked at this unit, The instructor will be
consulted prior to the assignment,

An instructor who has been assigned from another
bargaining unit where he was an employee of the

 

College, to a position covered by this agreement
for a specified period of time not to exceed one
year, shall be subject only to the provisions of
Articles ], U, UL V, IX, Xllof this agreement
and in all other matters shall continue under the
provisions in effect at the location from which he
was transferred.

Uf a similar clause were contained in the Langara collective
agreement, the cffect would be that instructors on temporary
transfer would receive the salary and benefits of their "home"
unit, but would be subject to the cuties and responsibilities

prevailing in the "host" unit.

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Reimbursement - Two-day "Study Session’:

 

Members of the Association were participants ina two-day
"study session" on June 13th and 14th, 1974. Junderstand

the purpose of their failure to perform normal duties was

_ to protest delays in arriving at a new collective agreement,

The College deducted two day's pay from the participants
and the Association requests that I recommend a restoration

of their lost pay.

In my opinion it would be most improper for me to make
such a recommendation. If they were of the view that such

action was necessary in advancing their interests, then they

“must in turn live with the consequences that flowed from it,

Miscellaneous Items:
Seen eee ae Oe es

There are a number of items that should be clarified; come
involve minor changes in wording, while others are changes
of substance. As a reference for the parties, the Articles

referred to are contained in the Draft Agreement of June 5th,

1974, as amended.

IV. Salaries and Allowances:
I recommend that the note designated as 2 (a), (b), and

(c}) be retained,

 

I recommend that A 4 (a) - (f) be included in th

agreement, with (e) amended to read Step 1.

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V. Duties and Responsibdi!

 

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That V C read as follows: | x ny
Arrangements will be made at the convenience- + Ow
of the Centre for a meal break of one heurl® CD
curation and for two fifteen-minute breaks! A Oo
each day. The breaks shall not be included 7
as part of the hours of assigned cuty. | G)
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