DOUGLAS COLLEGE STAFF ASSOCIATION .
LOCAL 62, B.C.G.E.U.

AS COLLEGE Lipp;

Dear Support Staff Member: ARCHIVES

RARY

We would like to take this opportunity to respond to your letter
to Pat Keenan, President of Local 62, dated February 14, 1975.

The monthly dues to the Union are 1% of the employee's base rate
of pay, a minimum of $1 and a maximum of $10 per month. The dues
are deducted from the employee's cheque and are income tax
deductable.

The Union does not unilaterally establish holidays so it is
impossible for us to answer a question that says, "What can a

staff member expect in the way of holidays?" Holidays and
vacations are negotiated by the Local. The demands which are being
put forth by Local 62 were established at meetings of the membership
of Local 62 so that if you had been a member of the Local you would
have been able to attend the meetings and establish bargaining
demands and priorities.

Seniority is defined as years of continuous service, however
seniority can be further defined as service seniority which includes

all years of service with the employer and classification seniority

which relates to the number of years within a particular classification.
The extent to which service seniority, classification seniority and

other factors such as experience and knowledge are used in the
promotional process will depend upon negotiations between Local 62

and the College.

The Union dues are totally unrelated to Superannuation. Superannuation
payments are made under legislation established by the Legislature

of the Province of British Columbia and the terms are contained in

the Municipal Superannuation Act.

With respect to your questions on hours of work, job classification,
sick leave, disability insurance and benefits, overtime, review of
job descriptions, wages, increments and the role of technical staff,
these are questions which are decided by the membership of Local 62
at general meetings of the Local. There is no "Union policy" on
these matters which would over-ride a decision made by the members
of an Buc onOmnts Local who are preparing their own bargaining
demands,

If an employee is hired to perform a specific job and then assigned
to perform another job, a number of things would have to be examined,
Firstly, whether the person is performing duties above their regular
job which would entitle them to substitution pay. Secondly, whether
they are performing a job totally unrelated to their own job and
preventing a promotion or reclassification of another employee and
thirdly, whether it was in violation of any other Article in the
Collective Agreement between Local 62 and the College Council.