GM Meeting Summary Report for April 17th, 2024
TO: All Members of Local Union 2251
FROM: Mike Da Prat, President
RE: General Membership Meeting Summary Report for April 17th, 2024
The following notes represent my personal summary of the April General Membership Meeting and ARE NOT OFFICIAL MINUTES. They are for the express purpose of keeping the members informed in a timely fashion. Since minutes must be approved at a subsequent General Membership Meeting, any updates which would require the use of the actual minutes would result in updates being one-month old.
The following was approved at the April meeting:
- Minutes of the March 20th, 2024 meeting
- The financial statement ending March 31st, 2024 and the disbursements of $103,840.45. Our receipts were in excess of our disbursements by $3,808.47. This resulted in our General Account being positive by $126,061.79.
MANNING REPORT AS OF March 31st, 2024
Exempt - 150
Local 2251 - 2184
Local 2724 - 545
Grand total 2879
The following motions were approved:
· 1) Motion – Approve a donation of $1000.00 to Muscular Dystrophy Canada
2) Motion - Approve a donation of $1300.00 plus tax to support the annual fundraiser for Thrive
3) Motion - Approve a donation of $150.00 to take care of the garden boxes at the Local 2251 Office.
4) Motion - Approve the cost of two season tickets for the Soo Greyhounds. Tickets for the games will be drawn at the GMM for
those who attend the meeting.
5) Motion - Approve a donation of $419.00 plus tax to support Courageous K9's to help provide certified service dogs to our
military veterans and first responders.
President's Report
- Mike spoke about the meeting he attended with Ross Romano
- Mike spoke on a potential lawsuit with the Group Health Centre
- Discussion on TransWest and TransEast took place (sale or joint venture)
- Mike also spoke on the the 106" Plate Mill. He stated that ramp down will be in October. By March 2025 there will be
25 - 30 employees.
- Mike spoke on the upcoming Rally's that will be taking place on Monday May 13th, 2024 at 4:00 pm at City Hall and on
Thursday, May 30th, 2024 at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion at 12 noon.
- Nominations will be accepted next GMM May 15, 2024 for District 6 Conference to be held July 8th - 12th, 2024 in St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador. We will be sending three members. Election will be held on May 28th at the Union Hall.
Hours to be determined.
The next General Membership Meeting will be held on May 15th, 2024 at the Delta Hotel at 7:30 pm.
