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VANCOUVER LOCAL BASIC SHOP STEWARD COURSE

February 16, 17 & 18th

8 A.M. – 4 P.M. (Thursday, Friday & Saturday)

*These courses will be held in person unless public health guidelines change. *

This 3-day course is for Vancouver Local Members who are either interested in becoming Shop Stewards or want to learn more about their rights under the Collective Agreement.

Course prerequisite: You MUST have attended at least one (1) General Membership Meeting in the past twelve (12) months, and be a member in good standing prior to the course application deadline.

Please fill out the Vancouver Local Education application form legibly and in full. Must include your work location, shift, and days off. Partially completed or illegible applications will not be accepted.

Application Deadline:  Friday February 3rd at Noon

Applications can be accepted by mail: CUPW Vancouver Local 109- 4238 Lozells Ave, Burnaby V5A 0C4, by fax (604)-685-4931, or, in person at the Union Office.

In Solidarity,

Jamie McCurrach

Education Director                                        Sr/CUPE-3338    

 

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JANUARY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MEETING

Saturday January 14TH   at 10 am
Zoom Video/Phone Conference

The Vancouver Local is having a Human Rights Committee Meeting.

You must register in advance for this meeting.

Registration deadline: Friday January 13 @ 10am.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcOuvrzovH92VZZAde0f1ZZGq4B_kNS-1

There will be a report on National Human Rights Committee meeting held in December 2022. If you have any agenda items to discuss at the committee meeting, please send it via email at [email protected] .

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar,  President

**Sign language interpreter has been is confirmed**

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SPECIAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING JANUARY

Monday January 16th at 6:30pm

1880 Triumph St. Lower Auditorium

(The old Union Hall)

This is an in-person meeting

Special General Membership Meeting Agenda

  1. Land Acknowledgement
  2. Elections:

National Convention Delegates (32) (see below)

9.5 ELECTION OF COMMITTEES AND DELEGATES

A) The election of delegates to the National Convention of the Union shall be in accordance with section 3.05 of the National Constitution.

B) Each local is entitled to be represented by one delegate for the first       one hundred members or less, and by one delegate for each additional       one hundred members or majority part thereof.

C)Each delegate, in order to be elected to National Convention, must have attended the Preconvention Regional Conference. A member may be excused from this requirement by the Local and the National Director only for performing Union Business, sickness, bereavement leave or truly exceptional circumstances.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

**Sign Language Interpreters are not confirmed**

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*URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT*

Due to icy conditions and bad weather PPC,PIF and Delta plants are closed from noon onwards. There  wont be any Shift 3 operations running today . All MSC’s are advised to come back ASAP.

Shift 1 PPC will be starting at midnight for its normal  operations. 

Stay Safe.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

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Holiday Office Hours

Monday December 26th & Tuesday December 27 closed   

Monday, January 2nd, 2023 Closed

We would like to thank everyone for all of your hard work this year and wish you all a very safe and happy holiday season!

In Solidarity,

The Vancouver Local Executive

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SPECIAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Friday December 30th, 2022 at 6:30pm

1880 Triumph St. Lower Auditorium

(The old Union Hall)

This is an in-person meeting

Special General Membership Meeting Agenda

  1.      Land Acknowledgement
  2.      New Business:
  •     Notice of Motion

3.     Elections:

  • National Convention Delegates (32) (see below)

9.5 ELECTION OF COMMITTEES AND DELEGATES

  1. The election of delegates to the National Convention of the Union shall be in accordance with section 3.05 of the National Constitution.
  2. Each local is entitled to be represented by one delegate for the first       one hundred members or less, and by one delegate for each additional one hundred members or majority part thereof.
  3. Each delegate, in order to be elected to National Convention, must have attended the Preconvention Regional Conference. A member may be excused from this requirement by the Local and the National Director only for performing Union Business, sickness, bereavement leave or truly exceptional circumstances.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

**Sign Language Interpreters  are confirmed