| (L-r) Wilfred Harris, Barry Zimmer, GSU’s general secretary Steve Torgerson and Accounting and Payroll Administrator Rebecca Forness, Lynn Shaw, Doug Kampman and Craig Reiman. |
| On June 20, the Board of Directors of the GSU Defense Fund met in Regina to conduct its business and ensure that the Defense Fund remains healthy. This group of elected officers meets several times throughout the year to review the growth of the fund, policies and guidelines necessary to manage the fund, and address requests from GSU Locals to access fund support during collective agreement renewal negotiations. The directors know that members’ money in the Defense Fund is important to balance the power of employers over employees during contract negotiations, and they work diligently to ensure the Defense Fund is there to help GSU members today and in the years to come. This meeting marked the last for director Barry Zimmer, who has since entered retirement. Barry was a great asset to the board and his absence will be felt. We appreciate his service to his fellow GSU members and wish him a long, happy retirement. The Board’s directors are elected at GSU’s biennial policy conventions. Interim appointments to fill vacancies are conducted by the GSU’s Joint Executive Council as required between policy conventions, and Council will address the vacancy created by Zimmer’s retirement when they meet in the fall. |