ORDRE DU JOUR,

FONCTIONNEMENT

ET RÈGLES DE PROCÉDURE

ORDRE DU JOUR, FONCTIONNEMENT

ET RÈGLES DE PROCÉDURE

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RESOLUTIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1 : Resolutions on austerity 5

Part 2 : Resolutions on social inequalities 7

Part 3 : Resolution on territorial development in Montréal, Laval and the Far North 9

Part 4 : Resolutions about union life characterized by solidarity and democracy 10

Part 5 : Resolution for Estates-General of unions and the labour movement 14

Part 6 : Resolution on social forums 15

Part 7 : Resolutions on our commitment to solidarity with refugees 16

Resolutiononfinances 17

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PART 1Resolutions on austerity

WhereastheprinciplesoftheCCMM−CSNdemandafairer,moreegali-tariansociety;

Andwhereasausterityisapretextfordismantlingpublicservices,ransac-kingsocialprogramsandreorganizingtheStateinordertofacilitatetheinterestsofthedominantclass;

Andwhereastheconsequencesofausteritypoliciesaretoincreasesocialandeconomicinequalities;

Andwhereasausterityattackspublicservicesandsocialprogramsthatmeettheneedsoftheentirepopulation;

Andwhereasausterityaffectsthemostvulnerablemembersofsocietymostcruelly;

BeitresolvedthattheConseilcentralduMontréalmétropolitain−CSN:

1.1 Continueitsbattleagainstausterity,bycontinuingtocondemnitandpromotingsocialandeconomicsolutionsthattakeintoaccounttheCCMM’sprinciplesandvalues,intheframeworkofthebroadestpossiblealliancesattheregional,nationalandinternationallevels.Bearingthisinmind,thatitdevelopanactionplanthatispartofastrategicframeworkthatcanleadtoasocialstrike.

1.2 Inviteitsaffiliatedunionstoorganizepoliticaleducationactivitiesaboutausterityandalternativestoitduringdiscussionsovercoffee,lunchtalksandpresentationsatgeneralmeetings.

1.3Accompanyandsupportunionsinorganizingsuchactivities,notablybypromotingCSNanti-austeritycampaigns.

1.4Organizeactionsthatdrawuponculturalcircles.1.5Developthinkingandanalysisaboutthebeststrategiestoproposeto

constituteacounter-powerpolitically,drawingnotablyonexperiencesfrominternationalsocialmovements.(Thisresolutionwillbedealtwithinaplenarysession.)

Whereasdecisionsmadeinternationallyhaveharmfulrepercussionslocallyandnationally,notablyforunionmembersandpeopleingeneral;

Andwhereasausteritypoliciesarerampantallaroundtheplanet;

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Beitresolved:

1.6 Thatunionsinvitetheinternationalsolidaritycommitteetopresenttrainingcapsulesoninternationalsolidaritytotheirmembers.

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PART 2Resolutions on social inequalities

Whereasvirtuallyallenrichmentissiphonedupbytherichest1%,thanksinparttotaxhavens;

AndwhereastheCouillardgovernmentworksrelentlesslyatlayingwastetopublicservicesandsocialprogramsinsteadofmakingsurethatthewealthiestinoursocietydotheirfairshare;

AndwhereastheHarpergovernmentleftastarklegacyinthisregardatthefederallevel;

BeitresolvedthattheCCMM−CSN:

2.1Makethebattleagainsttaxhavensapriority,forbothQuébecandCanadaandinternationally,notablyby:

• developingeducationandawarenesstoolsforourmembers;• organizingmobilizationactionsdenouncingthemaineconomicplayerswhofacilitateaccesstotaxhavensandthosewhoprofitfromthem;

• demandinglegislationtoputanendtofaxevasionandavoidance.

Whereasworkingdoesnotnecessarilyputanendtopoverty;

Beitresolved:

2.2 ThattheCCMM−CSNfollowupontheresolutionpassedbythegeneralassemblyonApril6,2016by:

• takingupthefighttoraisetheminimumwageto$15anhour,intheframeworkofthebroadestpossiblealliancesandpayingspecialattentiontoseekingsupportamonggroupsforwomenandimmigrants;

• invitingtheComitéintersyndicalduMontréalmétropolitaintojointhemovement;

• supportingthestruggleofworkersintheUnitedStatesandCanadawhosharethisdemand.(Thisresolutionwillbedealtwithinaplenarysession.)

Andwhereasoneofthemosteffectivetoolsforfightingsocialinequalities

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isunionorganizing;

Andwhereasonly26%ofworkersintheprivatesectorareunionized;

Beitresolved:

2.3 ThattheCCMM−CSNcommitto:

• organizingpopulareducationactivitiesonissuesrelatedtounionorganizingintheterritoryservedbythecentralcouncil;

• participatingactivelyincampaignslaunchedbytheCSN’sorga-nizingdepartment;

• exploringneworganizingstrategies,notablybycontinuingitscol-laborationwiththeunionorganizingdepartmentintheframeworkofitspilotproject.

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PART 3Resolution on territorial development in Montréal, Laval and the Far North

Whereasitisnecessarytoproposeoursocio-economicalternativesinresponsetoausteritypolicies;

AndwhereasemploymentzonesinMontréalneighbourhoodshavebeenfragmentedandevenentirelyconvertedintoresidentialareas;

Andwhereasreducinggreenhousegasemissionsisdirectlyrelatedtoreducingourconsumptionofhydrocarbons;

Andwhereasthetransportationsectorisresponsiblefor39%ofgreenhousegasemissionsacrossthemetropolitanarea;

Beitresolved:

3.1ThattheCCMM−CSN:

• setupaworkinggrouponthedevelopmentofsocio-economicalternativesaimed,inpart,atimprovingtheemploymentsituationinMontréal,LavalandtheFarNorth;

• thatoneofthisworkinggroup’stasksbetoadapttheCSN’sin-dustrialpolicytotherealitiesofMontréal,deLavalandtheFarNorth;

• thatthisworkinggroupbecomposedinpartofmembersrepre-sentingtheFIM,theFCandthetransportationsectoroftheFEESP,andthatitdrawontheareasofstrugglecommitteesandanyotherpartneritconsidersrelevant;

• thatthegroupmakeitsfirstreporttothegeneralassemblybyDecember2017atthelatest.

Beitresolved:

3.2ThattheCCMM−CSNcommitto:

• continuingitsthinkingandactionsaimedatconsolidatinganddevelopingemploymentareas;

• continuingtoputpressureonthevariouslevelsofgovernment,inparticulartheCommunautémétropolitainedeMontréal(CMM),totakeconcreteactiontoreducegreenhousegasemissions.

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PART 4Resolutions about union life characterized by solidarity and democracy

Whereasunionlifecharacterizedbysolidarityanddemocracyisnecessary;

Andwhereasthecentralcouncilwantstoencourageunionstoparticipatemoreintheearlierstagesofdevelopingpoliticalpositions;

Andwhereasitisnecessarytoensurerepresentativeparticipationofourmembersinourlocalandregionalbodies;

AndwhereasthereisaspecificsituationintheFarNorth;

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Beitresolved:

4.1 ThatthecentralcouncilbeginaprocessofgivingthoughttoregionaldemocracyfollowingthechangesinunionallegiancethatwilloccurasaresultoftheapplicationofBill10,assessingthepotentialimpactofsuchchanges.Thatthisconsiderationofregionaldemocracycontinue,drawingontheareasofstrugglecommitteesinordertoensuremorerepresentativeparticipation,beitinlocalandregionaldemocraticbodies,notablywithrespecttotheinclusiveandegalitarianpartici-pationofmenandwomen,peoplefromracializedminorities,culturalminorities,LGBTpeopleandtheplaceoftheprivateandpublicsectors;thatafirstreportbemadetothegeneralassemblybeforemid-term.

4.2ThatunionsinvitemembersoftheCCMM-CSN’simmigrationandeth-no-culturalrelationscommitteetoaccompanythemincarryingoutunionpracticesthataresensitivetoworkplacediversity(creationofaculturalandethniccommunitiescommittee,education-awarenessactivities,trainingsessions,etc.).

WhereasthereisaneedtofacilitateclosertiesbetweenunionsintheregionaffiliatedwiththeCCMM−CSN,notablywhenitcomestimetorenewthecollectiveagreementorifthereisaneedforspecificsupportforalocalstruggle;

Andwhereassuchclosertiescanalsofosterbroadersolidarityandal-liancesonissuesfromthesecondfrontofstruggle,suchasthefightagainstausterity,forexample;

Beitresolved:

4.3 Thatthecentralcouncilsupportitsaffiliatedunionsinaprocessofbroadeninginterunionsolidaritiesonageographicbasis.Thatsuchsolidaritybeextendedtootherunionorganizationsandcommunitygroupsneighbourhoodbyneighbourhood.(Thisresolutionwillbedealtwithinaplenarysession.)

4.4 ThatthecentralcouncilorganizeatleastonevisitannuallytotheFarNorth,withthetopicandobjectivesofthevisittobedecidedjointlywithitsaffiliatedunions.(Thisresolutionwillbedealtwithinaplenarysession.)

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Whereasthereisadesiretoencouragetheparticipationofcentralcouncilmembersinmobilizationactionsinsupportofunionsinvolvedinstruggles;

AndwhereasitisnecessarytoconsolidatethenetworkofactivistmemberswishingtoparticipateinallthestruggleswagedbytheCCMM−CSN;

Andwhereasithasbeendifficulttomaintainthesolidaritynetworkasadoptedbythe34thConventionduringthepastthreeyears;

Andwhereasitisimportanttoencouragegoodrepresentationofthedi-versityofunionsaffiliatedwiththeCCMM−CSNinstrategicthinkingaboutthedevelopmentandimplementationofactionplans;

Andwhereasacommitteeformobilizationagainstausterityandabroadnetworkofactivistswascreatedduringthelasttermofoffice;

Beitresolved:

4.5 Thatthesolidaritynetworkandthemobilizationnetworkbemerged; ThattheCCMM−CSNsetupamobilizationcommitteewiththemandate

of:• supportingtheimplementationofcentralcouncilandCSNcam-paignsandprovidingsupportforstruggleswagedbylocalunionsincollaborationwiththeCCMM-CSNteam;

• co-ordinatingthemergedsolidarityandmobilizationnetworks;• supportingtheorganizationofmobilizationintheframeworkofcentralcouncilactionplans,whileconsideringvariousalliances;

• encouragingthebroadestpossibleparticipationofunionsincentralcouncilmobilizations;

• mobilizingforandparticipatingincentralcouncilactions;• submittingproposalsandreportingbackonactivitiestotheappropriatedecision-makingbodies;

Thatthismobilizationcommitteebecomposedof:• amaximumof10activistmembersfromunionsrepresentingallthefederations,tobeelectedatthefirstgeneralassemblyfollowingtheconvention;

• onepersonfromtheexecutivecommittee;• onepersonfromtheunioncouncil;• oneortwounionstaffrepresentatives;• oneofficeemployee.

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Whereassocialnetworksaretakingalargerandlargerplaceinourunionwork;

Beitresolved:

4.6 ThatincollaborationwiththeCSN,theCCMM−CSNorganizetrainingontheuseofsocialmedia,notablyonhowtousethemaseffectivelyaspossiblewhilerespectingourdemocraticpracticesandtheethicsgoverningsuchmedia.

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PART 5Resolution for Estates-General of unions and the labour movement

ConsideringthedesireexpressedrepeatedlyatandvotedonbyCCMM−CSNdecision-makingbodies;

Beitresolved:

5.1 ThattheCCMM−CSNcontinuetoparticipateinorganizingregionalEstates-General;ofthelabourmovement.Thatinthisregard,itesta-blishvariouswaysofencouragingmembersofitsaffiliatedunionstoparticipate.

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PART 6Resolution on social forums

Beitresolved:

6.1 ThattheCCMM−CSNinviteitsmemberstoparticipateinlargenumbersintheWorldSocialForumtobeheldinMontrealAugust9-14,2016.

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PART 7Resolutions on our commitment to solidarity with refugees

WhereasthenumberofrefugeesemigratingtoQuébecisgrowing;

AndwhereasIslamophobicspeechandattitudesareontherise;

Andwhereasitisnecessarytoencouragethebestpossibleintegrationofrefugees;

BeitresolvedthattheCCMM−CSN:

7.1 continuespeakingoutandtakingactiontoensurethebestpossibleintegrationofrefugeesinallforums;

7.2 undertaketoorganizeastudysessiononIslamophobiaduringthefirsthalfofthenexttermofoffice.

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RESOLUTION ON FINANCES:ThisresolutionwillbedealtwithundertheReportonfinances.

Resolution from the Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (CSN)

Consideringthatpayforthevice-presidentsandtreasurerislowerthanpayforthepresidentandgeneralsecretary;

AndconsideringtheworkloadandavailabilitydemandedofallmembersoftheCCMMexecutivecommittee;

AndconsideringthatthegapinpaybetweenelectedofficersandmembersofunionsrepresentedbytheCCMMcanbeconsiderable;

Andconsideringthatthereisaseriouslackofinformationformakinganinformeddecision;

AndconsideringthatwewanttheconventiontobeatimefordiscussingthepolicydirectionsthattheCCMMshouldtakeforthenextthreeyearsandnotbecomeaconventiononstructures;

Beitresolved:

Tocreateacommitteecomposedofthreeelectedcentralcouncilofficersandeight(8)membersrepresentingeachfederationandsectorforthepurposeofreviewingthestructureofpayfortheexecutivecommitteeoftheCCMM.Areportandrecommendationswillbesubmittedtothefirstinter-conventionassemblyaftertheconvention.

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