All Douglas College Support Staff. DATE: 19 Sept. 1974

Pat Kennan, Vice-President
Staff Association

Certification

As a member of the Staff Association Executive I was charged
with the responsibility of acting as liaison officer between
the Certification Committee and some of the Unions. You will
recall that the Certification Committee was formed. to look
into the various unions and to come up with what they felt
was en best choice for the Support Staff and the College as
a whole. |

The Staff Association has been formed for some time but due to
the rapid turnover of Staff and Members of the Executive,
certification is still at step one,

Your Certification Committee has met with the Canadian Union
of Public Employees, the Association of University and College
Employees and the British Columbia Government Employees Union.

The Committee feels that the best possible choice for the
Support Staff of Douglas College is the British Columbia
Government Employees Union and therefore recommends that we
become affiliated with this union.

At a meeting earlier this year the Staff Association voted
for certification but a second vote was not taken to find out
if Staff wished to join a recognized union or to become

a certified association. A vote will be taken on this issue
at our meeting Friday, 27 September. This meeting will be
held on the Surrey Campus.

We sincerely hope you will be able to spare an hour or two
to vote and to share your concerns with your fellow staff
members. :

On behalf of the Certification Committee,
wns.
,
Pat Kennan