Executive Director's Report

Gordon Fardoe, RTAM Executive Director

Greetings RTAM Membership.

It’s Official! The RTAM office has moved. RTAM is now located at 106 – 1780 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3H 1B5. I want to thank the office staff, Denise and Dianne, for the incredible effort they put into getting the office unpacked. A temporary staff member was also hired to assist with the heavy lifting.

The RTAM audit went extremely well and was presented to the Board of Directors for recommendation. The results will be presented to the membership at the 2022 Annual General Meeting.

The RTAM office continues to work on improving the method of disseminating information to the membership electronically. The office has contacted other Provincial organizations and requested electronic copies of their newsletters to share with RTAM members through a link on the website. The office continues to work towards the goal of keeping information on the website current.

Benefits to members have expanded with the Union Savings Discount Program and Trip Merchant. These programs are value-added benefits and I strongly encourage you to sign up to take advantage of the savings if you have not done so already.

Work to improve operations continues. The office is currently developing a system to conduct hybrid meetings which combine in-person and on-line attendance at meetings. This will allow for better communication with and to the membership, committees and the board.

At our monthly staff meetings a regular topic is the improvement of member services including communications. Please feel free to contact us anytime. The RTAM staff are here to support the activities of our 10,000 members.

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per school year to discuss issues of mutual importance and/or significance.

b. Each organization accord the other with observer status at their respective Annual General Meeting. With the permission of the chair, the observer would be allowed to ask questions and respond to questions. They would not be allowed to vote or participate in debate.

c. Each organization invite the other to make an annual presentation to its Group Benefits Committee.

d. Provide RTAM observer status at MTS Collective Bargaining Seminars and Regional Meetings chosen by RTAM. With the permission of the chair, the observer would be allowed to ask questions and respond to questions. They would not be allowed to vote or participate in debate.

e. Representatives from RTAM and MTS be provided with time at their respective retirement seminars to bring greetings and provide information. (Between 10-20 minutes at each seminar or a length of time mutually agreed upon.)

Note: any costs associated with RTAM members attendance at the various functions of MTS described in the letter would be paid for by RTAM. Any costs associated with MTS members attending RTAM functions would be paid for by MTS. n