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August General Membership Meeting – August 24th 7PM

AUGUST General Membership Meeting
THURSDAY, August 24th at 7PM

The meeting will be held in person at:
The Maritime Labour Centre
1880 Triumph Street
(Parking available in the rear off Pandora Street)

AGENDA FOR THE AUGUST GMM:

1. Land Acknowledgment
2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
3. Reading of new members
4. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
5. Business arising out of the minutes
6. New Business
7. Nominations and elections:

Education Director
Executive steward (MSC)
Executive Steward (External)
Organization Committee (1)

8. Executive Committee Motions
9. Unfinished business
10. Correspondence
11. Executive and Committee Reports
12. Good and Welfare
13. Adjournment

***ASL Interpreters have been confirmed for this meeting***

In Solidarity,

Jamie McCurrach
Acting President

MOTION TO CHANGE LANGUAGE IN THE BY- LAWS
Whereas the word Chief is outdated and offensive,
Whereas we have a duty to be on the forefront of truth and reconciliation,
Be it resolved that wherever the phrase Chief Shop Steward appears it shall be changed to Executive Shop Steward.

MOTION TO CHANGE SHOP STEWARD MEETINGS FOR GROUP 1,3 AND 4
Whereas we need to be financially responsible,
Whereas communication is much more accessible since the implementation of our bylaws,
Whereas there are many other ways to pass on information than face to face meetings,
Therefore, be it resolved that Article 10.4 (a) be removed from the Vancouver Local Bylaws,
Be it further resolved that Article 10.4 (b) be amended to read “Shop Stewards in Group 1, 2, 3, and 4; will meet once every (3) months for a meeting with the Chief Stewards and Full Time Officers that wish to attend. Other Officers will be invited if approved by the Local executive. Whenever possible, ten (10) days’ notice shall be given of the Shop Stewards Meetings.”
Be it further resolved that 10.4 (c) be removed from the Vancouver Locals bylaws
Be it further resolved that the numbering of the article be adjusted to show the change.

THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR
A) Shall be an elected officer and voting member of the Executive Committee and shall also be the chair of the Education committee.
B) Shall in conjunction with the Education Committee coordinate and prepare educational materials and seminars for the membership.
C) Shall work in conjunction with the Regional and National Education Officers.
D) Shall be the spokesperson for the Publications Committee on the Executive Committee and shall be a member of the Publications Committee.

CHIEF (EXECUTIVE) STEWARDS

A) Shall be elected officers and voting members of the Executive Committee.
B) Shall be members of the Grievance Committee.
C) Shall report and consult with the Second Vice-President regarding Health and Safety matters for their shift or work area.
D) Shall accompany the President or First Vice-President into management meetings, when requested by the President or First Vice-President.
E) Shall work in conjunction with the Grievance Officer on the preparation and hearing of grievances at the first level and arbitration, when required.
F) Shall attend appropriate Shop Steward meetings, and shall make reports to the Shop Steward meetings and the Executive Committee.
G) All Chief Stewards shall be given the opportunity to assist the Grievance Officer in the preparation and processing of grievances. The Chief Stewards shall be booked off on an equitable and rotating basis.

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CUPW Local Wide BBQ – Sunday August 27th

CUPW Local Wide BBQ

Where: 109 – 4238 Lozells Ave, Burnaby

When: Sunday, August 27, 2023 Noon – 6 PM

Food!

Burgers, Hot dogs, Sausages!

Vegan/Vegetarian options!

Chips and Cold Drinks!

Local Wide 50/50 Draw

Tickets will be available until 5 PM, then the Grand Jackpot Draw will be held.

Cash Carnival Games

Balloon Pop, Ball Toss and

Knock Down The Can!

All kinds of Prizes!

Proceeds go to Seniors 411

Lawn Games

Yardzee, Cornhole, and more!

Learn More about what’s going on in your local!

In Solidarity,

Kat Poch

Organizing Director

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DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY!!!

***SPACES STILL AVAILABLE***

5 Day CUPW Turtle Island Course

June 12th to June 16th

The course will be held at the Maritime Labour Center

#130 – 111 Victoria Dr. Vancouver, B.C. V5L 4C4

Application Deadline is Friday, June 2nd at 9 AM.  Applications will only be accepted at the Vancouver Local in person, by mail, or by fax (604) 685 4931

(Email and late applications will not be accepted)

Application forms can be found online at

http://www.cupwvancouver.org/forms

“The Turtle Island Course aims to build meaningful, long-term relationships with Indigenous peoples’ history in Canada, connects these historic events to the current context, and debunks myths and stereotypes.

It concludes with participants identifying ways to act as effective and respectful allies to Indigenous peoples in their struggle for decolonization.”

Space is extremely limited for this popular course.  If you’ve already attended this course, or if you haven’t attended a General Membership Meeting in the 12 months prior to the application deadline, you will not be eligible to apply.

(The next Local General Membership Meeting is on Saturday, May 27th at 10 AM)

In Solidarity,

Jamie McCurrach

Acting 1st Vice President , Vancouver Local 846

 

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SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR UNION WOMEN

PORTLAND OREGON/ JUNE 25 TO JUNE 28,2023

SIUW is a comprehensive leadership institute consisting of skills building workshops, cultural activities, and education sessions designed to expand our understanding of solidarity and rebuild connections across our region. This event is for all cis and trans women, non-binary, queer, questioning, and those who are comfortable in a space that centers our experiences.

This year the Vancouver Local have selected Sister Wendy Khanna (PPC) and Sister Megan Bailey (SVDC) to attend SIUW 2023.

Many thanks to all other sisters for putting their names forward.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

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VANCOUVER LOCAL 846 UNION HALL NOW UNDER RENOVATION

After months of waiting and haggling with City Hall, the building permit for our renovations has been approved!

The building we purchased used to be a vitamin production facility – now we are in the process of building a welcoming reception area, proper offices for full time officers, quiet advocate work areas and a boardroom/classroom for committee meetings and education.

During this time, access to the Union hall will be limited to APPOINTMENTS ONLY. You can still drop off paperwork in person, however, due to the dust and debris, we are unable to allow drop-in visits at this time. We strongly recommend you send documents by fax or mail.

We expect this work will take approximately 3 to 4 months. Once completed, we will host an open house for members to see the new offices.

All officers will still be available by telephone or email.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

 

 

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April General Membership Meeting

CANCELLED

Unfortunately, due to the  last minute cancellation of ASL Interpreters, there will not be an April General Membership Meeting.

All business from this meeting will be carried over to the May GMM on Saturday, May 27th.

We sincerely  apologize to the members who planned to attend tonight’s meeting.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

 

 

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2023 Election Results

Anju Parmar has been elected as President

Raylene Marshall has been elected as 2nd VP

Shop Steward Election Results

The following Shop Stewards have been elected to a Two (2) year term.

PPC #1: PPC #2: PPC #3: PPC MSCs
Carlo Catambing Valerie Barone Angelo Alcantara Surinder Kumar
Adrian Chow Maureen Chen Yung Hsi Jesus Ron
Ana Marie Dela Rose Rashmi Chhabra Marion Jimenez Michael Seney
Navneet Singh Dhillon Saroj Didi Raylene Marshall TECH SERVICES
Zenaida Garcia (CSS) Gargi Dutta Andrew Pagtakhan Bryan Schuck (PPC)
Hardeep Kaur Bumrah Joshua Funo Rod Prasad Parvinder Sidhu (PPC)
Perry Kumar Pawitra Karki Rolando Sarmiento Micky Gosal (PIF)
Trevor Krysak Vandana (Wendy) Khanna Grace Tarce GLEN DRIVE
Condwiramurs McGowan Sukhwinder (Tony) Phunal Emmanuel Villamejor Bill Truong
Zoe McGowan Karanjit Sandhu Susana Wu
Arvind Parmar Yogesh Sharma (CSS)
Edmond Pon Varinder Singh
Maria Tee John Tweed
Ron Verhuel
Navreet Warraich

Malvinder Bindra

Arnold Fernandes

Edward Wan

Alvin Wu
CDC LCD 1 & 2 NBDC: SVDC:
Werner Baur Stacey Assam Kevin Biggs Megan Bailey
NFDC Ed Frymire Martin Kosik (CSS) Scott Goleniec
Spencer Goodman Maria Jackman Dale Zerr RDC:
Curtis Oakes Jeannette McConnell Kayla Ziefflie (CSS) Deanna Ho
Jamie McCurrach STATION F: Sean Gorsuch
Cynthia Robb Ayrton Bundrock Lauri Kerr
Victoria Dunn
Katie Poch

 

In Solidarity,

 

Kevin Biggs

Secretary-Treasurer                                                                                                               lb/CUPE-3338