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UPDATE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! May 5 & May 10: CUPE Week Long School, Olds College, AB – Trustee Rina Seppen will be in the CUPE 1505 office (780.791.3411) this week. May 15: Fourth and final full&day Bylaw Revision Workshop by executive and National Representative. May executive meeting at 5:30 p.m. May 22: WE NEED YOUR VOICES AND YOUR VOTES AT THIS MEETING! General Membership Meeting, which will include a vote by the membership on whether to proceed to Arbitration on a Grievance as well as a By&Election for the position of Financial Officer . Also, an overview of the revised CUPE 1505 Bylaw package, which posted on www.woodbuffalo.cupe.ca as of May 22 nd , and which will be voted on at the Special Membership Meeting of May 29 th ,to be held at the Golden Years Society Facility at 7 p.m. May 29: Special Membership Meeting at the Golden Years Society at which the executive will seek endorsement of CUPE 1505’s revised Bylaw package. CUPE 1505 E;Mail: [email protected] CUPE 1505: 780.791.3411 MAY, 2013 CUPE LOCAL 1505
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CUPE LOCAL 1505 MAY, 2013 UPDATE
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UPDATE
MARK%YOUR%CALENDARS!%%
May!5!!&!May!10:!CUPE!Week!Long!School,!Olds!College,!AB!–!!!Trustee!Rina!Seppen!will!be!in!the!CUPE!1505!office!(780.791.3411)!this!week.%
May!15:!Fourth!and!final!full&day!Bylaw!Revision!Workshop!by!executive!and!National!Representative.!!May!executive!meeting!at!5:30!p.m.!
May!22:!WE%NEED%YOUR%VOICES%AND%YOUR%VOTES%AT%THIS%MEETING!!!General!Membership!Meeting,!which!will!include!a!vote!by!the!membership!on!whether!to!proceed!to!Arbitration!on!a!Grievance!as!well!as!a!By&Election!for!the!position!of!Financial!Officer!.!Also,!an!overview!of!the!revised!CUPE!1505!Bylaw!package,!which!posted!on!www.woodbuffalo.cupe.ca!as!of!May!22nd,!and!which!will!be!voted!on!at!the!!Special!Membership!Meeting!of!May!29th,to!be!held!at!the!Golden!Years!Society!Facility!at!7!p.m.!!
May!29:%
Special!Membership!Meeting!at!the!Golden!Years!Society!at!which!the!executive!will!seek!endorsement!of!CUPE!1505’s!revised!Bylaw!package.!
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CUPE%1505%E;Mail:%%[email protected]%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%CUPE%1505:%%780.791.3411%
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CUPE%!!LOCAL%!!1505!
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CUPE!1505!Financial!Officer!Job!Description%• Receive!all!revenue,!
initiation!fees,!dues!and!assessments,!keeping!a!record,!and!deposit!promptly!with!a!bank!or!credit!union!
• Sign!all!cheques!and!ensure!the!Local’s!funds!are!used!only!as!authorized.!
• Responsible!for!maintaining!all!supporting!documents,!authorizations,!invoices!or!expense!claims!for!all!disbursements!by!Local.!
• Prepare!annual!budgets!in!consultation!with!the!Executive!Board!and!present!to!the!membership!annually.!
• Make!all!books!available!for!inspection!by!the!Trustees!and/or!auditors!on!reasonable!notice.!
• Be!bonded!through!the!master!bond!held!by!CUPE!National.!
NOTICE!As!per!the!announcement!at!the!April!10th!General!Membership!Meeting,!a!By@Election!for!the!CUPE!1505!Financial!Officer!position!will!be!conducted!May!22,!2013!at!the!Golden!Years!Society!Facility,!10111!Main!Street,!
Fort!McMurray,!at!7!p.m.!
! Nominations%for%the%position%of%Financial%Officer%for%CUPE%
1505%can%be%made%in%writing%and%forwarded%to%the%
RECORDING%OFFICER,%Rob%Peebles%at%
[email protected]%at%least%seven%days%before%
the%By;Election%of%May%22nd.%
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! Nominations%can%also%be%made%from%the%floor%at%the%May%
22nd%General%Membership%meeting.%
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! To%be%eligible%for%nomination,%a%member%shall%have%
attended%at%least%fifty%(50)%percent%plus%one%of%the%
membership%meetings%held%in%the%previous%twelve%
months,%or%in%the%period%he/she%was%a%member,%if%less%
than%a%year.%
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! No%nominations%shall%be%accepted%unless%the%members%is%
in%attendance%at%the%meeting%or%has%allowed%a%nomination%
to%be%filed,%with%the%nominee’s%consent%in%writing,%which%
must%be%witnessed%by%another%member.%
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! It%is%estimated%that%this%position%will%require%a%
commitment%of%two%(2)%hours%per%week.%%
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April!Report:!This!summary!does!not!include!individual!meetings!by!executive!members!or!stewards,!initial!discussions!with!members!by!
phone!or!appointment,!or!the!handling!of!April’s!412!incoming!emails!and!
associated!concerns.!
April!1!–!5!Two!Airport!member!meetings!!*!!Two!RCMP!Grassroots!facilitated!member!meetings!*!Level!One!(1)!Grievance!meeting!*!Specialized!Transportation!position!discussion!meeting!*!PMT!Pay!
Level!discussion!meeting!!*!!Termination!meeting!(within!probation!period)!*!Executive!Meeting!
April!8!–!12!Member!to!Medical!Treatment!meeting!*!Member!meeting!on!clawback!of!Accumulated!Sick!Time!*!meeting!at!Airport!*!Level!One!(1)!Grievance!*!Settlement!sign!off!meeting!*!Level!Two!(2)!Grievance!meeting!*!Labour!Relations!Meeting,!MacDonald!Island!*!Shop!Steward!meeting!*!Two!full@day!Bylaw!Revision!and!Update!meetings!*!Two@day!Introduction!to!Stewardship!
Workshop!*!General!CUPE!Membership!meeting!
April!14–!20!Landfill!concerns!meeting!*!Member!Investigation!meeting!*!Internal!candidate!not!hired!
meeting!*!Member!complaint!–!fact!finding!meeting!*!Accumulated!Sick!Time!clawback!member!meeting!*!Level!One!(1)!Grievance!meeting!*!Specialized!Transportation!Job!Discussion!
meeting!*!Three@hour!evening!meeting!with!Wood!Buffalo!Housing!&!Development!Corporation!executive!at!large!and!steward!!
April!22!–!31!Member!meeting!with!EDSS!*!Fact!finding!meeting!with!member!*!Meeting!with!member!after!process!of!clarification!of!job!description!of!more!than!one!year!*!Meeting!with!Marshall!House!
member!regarding!confidentiality!*!Full!day!CUPE!1505!Bylaw!workshop!*!Meeting!at!MacDonald!Island!Park!*!Meeting!with!Police!Services!Senior!Management!*!!Move!Forward!!meeting!with!EDSS!*!Specialized!Transportation!discussion!meeting!*!Level!Two!(2)!Grievance!meeting!*!meeting!with!member!on!complaint!process!*!Termination!meeting!*!Level!Two!(2)!Grievance!meeting!*!Parks!meeting!*!Level!Two!(2)!Grievance!meeting!*!!Expectation!meeting!
with!member!*!Fact!finding!meeting!with!member!
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CUPE 1505 UPDATE
HOW!ARE!THINGS!AT!WORK?!
At%some%point,%everyone%has%problems%at%work.%%Your%supervisor%
may%be%playing%favourites,%you%may%have%to%deal%with%harassment,%
you%may%get%passed%over%for%a%promotion,%etc.%%Your%CUPE%local%
trains%and%supports%a%group%of%stewards%whose%main%job%is%to%help%
you%resolve%problems%like%these.%
Stewards%can%help%you%with%the%following%kinds%of%problems:%
o abusive%supervisors%or%co;workers;%
o sexual%or%racial%harassment;%
o non;payment%for%overtime%or%shift%work;%
o work%scheduling;%
o vacation%or%holiday%scheduling;%
o being%passed%over%for%training%and%promotions;%
o workplace%health%and%safety%problems;%
o unfair%discipline%or%dismissal.%
Stewards%have%the%legal%right%to%investigate%problems%during%
working%hours.%%Employers%are%obliged%to%deal%with%problems%that%
stewards%bring%to%their%attention.%%If%management%is%unwilling%to%
resolve%the%problem%in%a%way%that%is%acceptable%to%you,%the%union%has%
the%right%to%bring%the%case%before%an%arbitrator%for%a%decision%that%is%
legally%binding%on%the%employer%and%the%union.%%%
Stewards%cannot%solve%every%workplace%problem.%%But%they%can%solve%
a%lot%more%problems%than%individuals%working%on%their%own.%%
Stewards%are%volunteers%who%are%trained%and%backed%by%your%CUPE%
local.%%For%more%information,%call%780.791.3411.%
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(From!CUPE!education!Handbook!for!Effective!Stewarding)!
LOCAL%1505%
Della%Kerfont%President%and%Full%Time%
Officer%(on%leave)%Tom%Davis%
Acting%President,%Vice;President%and%Chief%Shop%
Steward:%%[email protected]%
780.598.6942%
Rob%Peebles%
Recording%Officer:%[email protected]%
780.598.3339%
James%McIlveen%
Membership%Officer:%[email protected]%
780.799.0513%
Myra%Ross%
Communication%Officer:%
587.646.4860%
For%names%and%contact%information%for%1505’s%Executives%at%Large%and%trustees,%please%call%
780.791.3411%
