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Retirees' Newsletter

Faculty & Librarian Retirees' Association, University of Windsor, June, 1995. Issue # 13

Editor: Bill Phillips

THAT IDEA FOR A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION?
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IT LOOKS DOOMED -- MAYBE ALREADY ON LIFE SUPPORTS

RESULTS AT MONTREAL WERE VAGUE, INCONCLUSIVE;

OPINION FAVOURS PROVINCIAL GROUPINGS - IF ANY AT ALL

(For the background to this, please refer to earlier issues of The Newsletter: #8, p.1, and #12, p.4)
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WALTER ROMANOW SENT US A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE

QUESTIONNAIRE AND ON THE MEETING

Walt Romanow, an active member of our Association, now resident in Edmonton, has provided a report to The Newsletter on the results of the questionnaire and on the Montreal meeting. What follows is a summary of Walt's report.

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

Fifty-three responses were received (35 from individuals and 18 from associations). Assoc'ns responding included 8 from Ontario, 4 from Quebec. No responses from PEI or NB.

Results: 38 supported a national federation; 11 opposed it, and 4 were not sure. One reply from Ont (not clear which) indicated consideration being given to a Provincial organization.

Generally, responses about what role a national organization might play were not conclusive. Cited as problems concerning a national organization were: (a) the difficulty of establishing a proposed national structure and maintaining continuity, and (b) the cost of maintaining, even minimally, an appropriate secretariat.

THE MONTREAL MEETING

Romanow said the meeting was attended by about 20 retirees - 16 or 17 from Quebec, and the rest from B.C., Alberta and Ontario. There seems to have been discussion, with very little by way of decisions, on such questions as who would be included (faculty alone, faculty and others, etc.), and how a national organization could and should function.

The meeting was chaired by Dr. R. Bramwell (U of Calgary), who initiated the Calgary meeting a year ago. Bramwell was invited to chair a follow-up feasibility committee (consisting of a few of the meeting attendees). The committee will continue to explore the matter of a national association. A full report, Walt assumes, will be sent to participants.

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