INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / July 23, 1991

 

 

Brenda Jack steps down

 

Rashida Ishani
appointed
administrative
assistant

e are pleased to

announce that Rashida
Ishani has been appointed
Administrative Assistant to
John McKendry, Dean of
Applied Programs.

Ishani joins the College on
August 7, following a lengthy
period as an Administrative
Assistant at Ryerson Polytech-

 

 

 

 

nical Institute.

Please join us in welcom-
ing Rashida to Douglas
College.

a Jack, BCGEU Bargaining

Chairperson for Douglas

College, has resigned from her

position as union chairperson,

| effective July 19. She will be

| replaced by Glen James as Acting
7 Chairperson until elections can be

held in September.

Admitting she made her
decision to resign with “a great
deal of mixed emotions,” Jack
cited reasons as a four-month

 

 

 

 

extended medical leave and up-
coming restructuring within
Community Programs and Ser-
vices, where she is senior clerk.

Jack has been active in union
activities for eight years
and served as bargaining
chairperson since
September, 1990. While
encouraging other
employees to work active-
ly within the union, she
also praised the present
climate of labour manage-
ment at Douglas College.

“T got involved (in the
union) to help people
stand up for their rights. I
really enjoyed doing it; it’s
a real challenge and it
helped me learn more
about Douglas College

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and management. It’s a

valuable experience,” said Jack.

“T also want to say, with Peter
Sanderson and Gerry Della Matia,
labour relations have really
improved and are much more
positive than in the past,” she
added. “Working with them, we
have settled a number of grievan-
ces very early in the process.”

With her increased free time,
the always-active Jack plans to
devote more time to her family
and to study a program in public
sector management.

 

 

Farcus

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AO

 

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