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**

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**

April 2022 General Membership Meeting

Thursday April 28th at 7pm
Union Hall 1880 Triumph St. Vancouver  

This is an in-person meeting at the Union hall, Lower Auditorium. Entrance at 1880 Triumph St. 

AGENDA FOR THE April 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. Financials
  7. New Business
  8. Nominations and elections:
    1. By Election: Chief Shop Steward Group 2 External (description below)
    2. Organizing Committee (1)
    3. Publications Committee (1)
    4. Regional Delegate Alternate (9)
  9. Executive Committee Motions
  10. Unfinished business
  11. Correspondence
  12. Executive and Committee Reports
  13. Good and Welfare
  14. Adjournment

 

In Solidarity,

Blair Bancroft

A/President

 

**Sign Language Interpreters have been confirmed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     sr/CUPE-3338

9.7 BY-ELECTIONS

A. FULL-TIME PAID OFFICERS, TABLE OFFICERS AND CHIEF STEWARDS

  1. If a vacancy occurs a notice shall be posted immediately.
  2. Nominations and acceptances in writing shall be received up to and including the day of election.
  3. The notice of vacancy and call for nominations must be posted for a minimum of 20 days before an election can be held.
  4. An election to cover the interim period of time until the next Annual Election shall take place at the next General Membership Meeting subject to 9.7 A (3) and shall be voted on by all members in attendance at the meeting.
  5. An election to cover the remainder of the term of office shall take place as part of the next Annual Elections, if applicable

5.1 LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

B. Chief Stewards shall come from the following areas:

  1. PPC Day Shift/Wickets/Group 1 C&D (one representative);
  2. PPC Afternoon Shift/Group 1 C&D (one representative);
  3. PPC Midnight Shift/Group 1 C&D (one representative);
  4. Outside Function (three representatives at least one of which will come from each outside function, L.C. and M.S.C. However, in the event that a position remains vacant after two consecutive postings, it shall be posted as an Outside Function Group 2 vacancy with no restrictions);
  5. Groups 3 & 4 and Glen Drive Facility (one representative). 

6.11 CHIEF STEWARDS:

  1. Shall be elected officers and voting members of the Executive Committee.
  2. Shall be members of the Grievance Committee.
  3. Shall report and consult with the Second Vice-President regarding Health and Safety matters for their shift or work area.
  4. Shall accompany the President or First Vice-President into management meetings, when requested by the President or First Vice-President.
  5. Shall work in conjunction with the Grievance Officer on the preparation and hearing of grievances at the first level and arbitration, when required.
  6. Shall attend appropriate Shop Steward meetings, and shall make reports to the Shop Steward meetings and the Executive Committee.
  7. 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.

 

 

*REMINDER* VANCOUVER LOCAL RATIFICATION VOTING INFORMATION

Dear Sisters, Brothers, Friends:

Below you will find all of the links, dates, times, and other information regarding the upcoming contract renewal ratification votes. You will only need to attend one meeting. Please choose the meeting that best suits your schedule.

You will be able to ask questions at any given meeting.

The virtual meeting room will open 30 min in advance of start time for member registration, we suggest you log in early to allow time for registration.
Please note, you will need your first and last name and your Employee number for registration.

Attendance is mandatory in order to be able to vote in accordance with the National Constitution. Those that have pre-registered to vote through the telephone voting system will be able to call in to cast their vote.

In addition to attending the meeting you will be voting via Intelivote. You will need your 8-digit PIN in order to vote on the Intelivote system, which will have been provided to you by email and/or mail.

Please note, Zoom does not support audio on Safari. Members need to download the Zoom application or use the Google Chrome browser.

Join Any Meeting (by telephone, if pre-registered): 1-855-703-8985

Times with * indicate ASL Interpretation

Join Meeting (online)
August 17, 2021 @ 1pm
https://zoom.us/j/84474169192
(Meeting ID# 844 7416 9192 Password 525801)

August 17, 2021 @ 7pm*
https://zoom.us/j/84036315610
(Meeting ID# 840 3631 5610 Password 537722)

August 19, 2021 @ 10am*
https://zoom.us/j/88678015730
(Meeting ID# 886 7801 5730 Password 314566)

August 19, 2021 @ 7pm*
https://zoom.us/j/89361337392
(Meeting ID# 893 6133 7392 Password 185275)

August 23, 2021 @ 10am*
https://zoom.us/j/89524656504
(Meeting ID# 895 2465 6504 Password 329258)

August 23, 2021 @ 7pm*
https://zoom.us/j/85949573163
(Meeting ID# 859 4957 3163 Password 468909)

August 25, 2021 @ 1pm*
https://zoom.us/j/84881037882
(Meeting ID# 848 8103 7882 Password 675270)

August 25, 2021 @ 7pm*
https://zoom.us/j/86050210934
(Meeting ID# 860 5021 0934 Password 010538)

August 28, 2021 @ 9am
https://zoom.us/j/86230916513
(Meeting ID# 862 3091 6513 Password 312955)

Times with * indicate ASL Interpretation

November General Membership Meeting

Sunday, November 24, 2019, at 1 p.m.
The Maritime Labour Centre*

50/50 tickets will be available throughout, with the draw at end of the GMM.

AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER GMM: 

  1. Land Acknowledgment
  2. Reading of new members
  3. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
  4. Business arising out of the minutes
  5. Financials
  6. New Business: Notice of Motion (click link below)
  7. Nominations and elections:
    1. Regional Conference Delegates (4)
    2. Regional Conference Delegates Alternates (5)
    3. MSC Route Evaluation Committee (minimum 2)
    4. Vancouver District Labour Council (V.D.L.C) Delegates (1)
    5. Vancouver District Labour Council (V.D.L.C) Delegates Alternate (1)
  8. Executive Committee Motions
  9. Unfinished business
  10. Correspondence
  11. Executive and Committee Reports
  12. Good and Welfare
  13. Adjournment 

In Solidarity, 

Chris Zukowsky, President

*Please note there is free parking in the rear of the building off of Pandora St. and access to the building is from this parking area.

**Sign Language Interpreters have been confirmed.

***Reminder that there is no GMM in December.

Notice of Motion

March GMM

MARCH General Membership Meeting

Sunday March 24th 1pm @ the Maritime Labour Centre

111 Victoria Dr. Vancouver, BC

50/50 tickets will be available throughout, with the draw at end of the GMM.

AGENDA FOR THE MARCH GMM: 

  1. Reading of new members
  2. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
  3. Business arising out of the minutes
  4. New Business:
    1. Notice of Motion # 1
    2. Notice of Motion # 2 
      1. Click Here To View the Notice of Motions
  5. Nominations and elections:
    1. 2019 CUPW Alternate National Convention Delegates (1)
    2. Trustee Committee Alternate (1)
    3. Balloting Committee (8)
    4. Health & Safety Committee (minimum 9)
    5. Education Committee (8)
    6. Organization Committee (8)
    7. Publications Committee (8)
  6. Financials
  7. Executive Committee Motions
  8. Unfinished business
  9. Correspondence
  10. Executive and Committee Reports
  11. Good and Welfare
  12. Adjournment