1. Brandon (Room E3) – November 1 st Winnipeg (Masonic Temple) – November 2 nd Winnipeg (Humphry Inn & Suites) – November 3 rd TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 2010 General Meetings

2. Agenda  Welcome (2 min)  Reports:  President (5 min)  Finance (5 min)  Office (10 min)  Pension Lawsuit (15 min)  Q & A (20 min)

3. President’s Report  Key events since our 2009 General Meeting:  Board and Pension Rep elections  Pension lawsuit trial and decision  New Constitution and Bylaws  Fully staffed office  Revised Collective Agreement  Preparations for pension lawsuit appeal

4. President’s Report  Many ways you can help:  Board Member  Health and Safety Committees  Research and analysis  Newsletter articles  Communications Action Rep  Union Rep – complaints & grievances  Training for specific roles available

5. Finance Report  Total annual income: $1.2 million  Budget requires Board approval  Finances reviewed each Board meeting  Pension lawsuit appeal costs: $270,000  On target to end the year just under budget  See TEAM Times for a cost breakdown

6. Finance Report Defence Fund Balance at January 1, 2009 Regular contributions Interest Pension lawsuit expenses Operating Account contribution Balance at December 31, 2009 Balance at October 31, 2010 $249,058 $156,000 $4,403 -$108,341 $108,341 $409,461 $546,037

7. Finance Report  The 2010 budget allows growth of the Defence Fund to $575,000 by year-end  TEAM also holds a number of other significant investments in reserve, including ethical funds and MTS shares

8. TEAM Office Report Complaints & Grievance  Established three-person Grievance Committee to protect member confidentiality  Complaints and grievance numbers are up  Main themes:  Respect in the workplace  Excessive workload and hours of work  Pay and benefit rights  Job evaluation and reclassification

9. TEAM Office Report Complaints & Grievance  Activity since our May 2009 General Meeting:  Thirty-five new complaints; three progressed to grievance  Eighteen complaints resolved  Eight new grievances; two proceeding to arbitration  Three grievances resolved  One complaint being heard by the Canadian Human Rights Commission

10. TEAM Office Report Current Initiatives  Planning Workplace Representative training sessions – call us if you want to know more  Taking action to get workload, overtime, and contractor issues addressed  Ramping up political action to effect change in matters that impact our members and their families  Preparing for the next round of negotiations

11. TEAM Office Report Future Challenges  Increase of foreign investment in Canadian telecommunications companies  Reduced retirement income; DB’s, DC’s, and the Canadian Pension Plan  Shifting age demographic and inadequate succession planning  Increasing workloads, work-life imbalance and consequences on health and relationships

12. Pension Lawsuit Report Timeline  Jan 1997– New plan established  In 1998 MTS began a 5¼ year contribution holiday, exhausting the initial 100% employee generated $49M surplus  Nov 2008 – Thirteen-week trial concludes  Jan 2010– MTS to pay $100M to plan members  Apr 2010– MTS filed a Notice of Appeal  Jun 2010– MTS Stay application in court  Dec 2010– Appeal hearing (Dec 13 th to 15 th )

13. Q & A  If we run out of time, please call or email the TEAM office with your question. 984-9470 team@teamunion.mb.ca