Category: Bulletins

ELECTION RESULTS

Elected

President: Jennifer Savage

Grievance Officer: Pat Bertrand

Education Director: Aaron Spires

Acclaimed

2nd Vice President: Steve Carter

Recording Secretary/By-Laws Chair: Denish Bahadur

Chief Steward G.L.&t./Glen Drive: Deo Raj

There were no nominations for:

Chief Shop Steward VMPP Shift 3

The following shop Stewards were elected:

PPC 1 Peter Amponsah Chand (Bill) Dullu Larry Hildebrand Perry Kumar Neil McBurney MickI McCune Edmond Pon Harvey Ripley Richard Summers Vanessa Taylor CDC Rebekah Mahar RDC Laurie Kerr Lee McIlwraith

PPC 2 Neerjha Bhatara Melanie Cuenca Ken Doyle Evan Gill Jeannette McConnell Robert Mulvin Tony Phunal Mandeep Sandhu DEPOT 74 Gail Gonda Stephanie Neumann Jennifer Savage MVDC Felix McGowan Dave Satherby

PPC 3 Helen De Guzman Yung Hsi Rebbecca Li John Van Snellenberg PPC MSC Doug Eberhardt Mike Wilicome Pat Bertrand SVDC Kam Cheng Steven Gonda Sean Gabor Cynthia Pardi STATION K James Kask

Congratulations to the successful candidates. Thanks to all who offered themselves to a position. Thanks also goes out to the tireless work done by the balloting committee and volunteers.

Solidarity.

January GMM Relocated!

Due to the fire at the Maritime Labour Centre, we have had to move our January GMM to:

The Metrotown Hilton

6083 McKay Ave, Bby

Date and time remain the same:

1:00pm, January 25, 2015

Polls open as follows:

January 16 (Friday)		Advance Poll (Union Hall)	6:30 AM	–	5:00 PM
Jan 18 (Sunday)		PPC	7:00 AM	–	9:00 PM
Jan 19 (Monday)		Stn G	6:30 AM	–	8:00 AM
		VMPP Wickets & Main Office Boxes	8:30 AM	–	1:30 PM
		Glen Drive	11:00 AM	–	11:20 AM
		Royal & Bentall Centres	11: 45 AM	–	12:30 PM
		Pacific Centre	12:45 AM	–	1:00 PM
Jan 20 (Tuesday)		Depot 74 & P05s @ VMPP	6:30 AM	–	2:00 PM
		MVDC @ VMPP	6:30 AM	–	9:30 AM
		Stn K @ VMPP	6;30 AM	–	8:00 AM
		VMPP MSCs	5:30 AM	–	9:30 AM
		VMPP Parcel Hub	4:00 PM	–	6:00 PM
Jan 20 (Tuesday)		Stn F	6:30 AM	–	9:30 AM
		NBDC	6:30 AM	–	9:30 AM
		CDC	6:30 AM	–	1:30 PM
		NVDC (Harbour)	6:00 AM	–	1:00 PM
		West Van Retail	11:30 AM	–	12:00 PM
		Depot 32	6:30 AM	–	8:00 AM
Jan 21 (Wednesday)		PPC (25.5 hours covered)	Starts 11:30 PM Tuesday, Jan 20
			Ends 12:30 AM Thursday, Jan 22
Jan 21 (Wednesday)		Stn D	6:30 AM	–	9:30 AM
		SVDC	6:00 AM	–	1:30 PM
		RDC (22, 23 & 24)	6:00 AM	–	3:00 PM
		Richmond Retail	10:15 AM	–	11:15 AM
Jan 22 (Thursday)		Stn S	6:00 AM	–	1:30 PM
		SBDC	6:30 AM	–	9:30 AM
Jan 23 (Friday)		Post Poll (Union Hall)	6:30 AM	–	4:30 PM

NOTE: To ensure time to vote, give yourself extra time at the start (all locations) or at the end
of your shift (PPC). Please have your CPC ID ready.

Fourth and Final $10 Special Assessment Deducted

During the CUPW National Convention held in October of 2011, motions were passed making changes in an attempt to trim our costs in the face of a declining membership and rising costs.

Conventions will now be held every 4 years instead of 3. Area councils have been eliminated. Video conferencing will replace some trips to Ottawa. These changes alone will save the Union substantial costs, but not enough to solve the financial difficulties we face.

In light of this, the National Executive Board (NEB) decided to make use of section 7.09 of our National Constitution which allows the NEB to “levy special assessments” not to “exceed $10.00 in any one year” to pass the following motion:

“That the National Executive Board levy a special assessment of $10.00 per year on all members over the duration of this term and that these funds be allocated to the 2015 National Convention.”

There was an additional $10 amount added to your Union dues deduction in January of 2012, August of 2012, July of 2014 and now the final deduction comes off your January 15, 2015 pay statement.

The NEB chose these months to deduct the assessments as three pay periods fall within all of them.

BY-ELECTION
ORGANIZATION DIRECTOR / TYLER

Following the resignation of Louise Sloan, the above position is now open for election. (The duties of the Organization Director listed in Article 6.8 of our by-laws.)

Continue reading “By-Election: Organization Director/Tyler – January 25, 2015”

We have been informed that members who qualified for a lump sum payment as per article 29.11 (f) Displacement due to the move to the PPC, can expect to see the funds deposited to their bank accounts on December 18, 2014.

Please note that some of these payments are still in dispute.

***AMENDED***

Nominations have now closed for the 2015 plant gate elections.

Nominated

Full – Time Officers

President
Jennifer Savage & Louise Sloan

Grievance Officer
Pat Bertrand & Erin Collins

Table Officers

Education Director
Jayne Priest & Aaron Spires

(Angelito Decena has withdrawn)

Nominated and Acclaimed

Full -Time Officers

2nd Vice President – Steve Carter

Table Officers

Recording Secretary/By-Laws Chair – Denish Bahadur

Chief Shop Stewards

G.L.&T./Glen Drive – Deo Raj

There were no nominations for:

Chief Shop Stewards

VMPP Internal #3 shift

Congratulations to those acclaimed to a position. Good luck to those nominated. The position that received no nominations will be up for election at the January General Membership Meeting.