LOCAL 846
All stewards on Shift #2 who ran were elected. We sincerely apologize for the mistake, and congratulate all the successful stewards on Shift #2
Valerie Barone Sukhwinder Phunal (Tony)
Malvinder Bindra Karanjit Sandhu
Maureen Chen Yogesh Sharma (CSS)
Rashmi Chhabra Varinder Singh
Gargi Dutta John Tweed
Saroj Didi Ron Verhuel
Arnold Fernandes Edward Wan
Joshua Funo Navreet Warraich
Pawitra Karki Alvin Wu
Vandana (Wendy) Khanna
In Solidarity,
Kevin Biggs
Secretary-Treasurer lb/CUPE-3338
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 |
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| 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
Bryan Schuck
Zoe McGowan
Valerie Barone
Nicki Gill
Cristina MacLennan
Maria Tee
Edward Wan
Michael Seney
In Solidarity,
Anju Parmar, President
Katherine Poch (Katie)
Zoe McGowan
Rodrick Prasad
Cristina MacLennan
Sunil Sharma
Maria Tee
Navneet Singh Dhillon
Karanjit Singh Sandhu
In Solidarity,
Anju Parmar, President
Friday, March 31st, 2023
The Vancouver Local is celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility by saying unequivocally:
We See You. We Support You.
“It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist” -Laverne Cox
With more visibility comes more understanding. We acknowledge that transgender still people face many barriers in accessing housing, healthcare and employment. In addition, they still face discrimination, harassment, transphobia and attacks from far-right public figures and media outlets.
1 in 300 Canadians over the age of 15 identify as transgender or non-binary
1 in 150 Canadians age 15 to 34 identify as transgender or non-binary
1 in 100 Canadians age 20 to 24 identify as transgender or non-binary
As the stigmas are removed from our society, more and more people feel comfortable in coming out and expressing their true gender identity
Source: Statistics Canada
Over time, the acceptance and understanding of gender and sexual diversity has evolved. There have also been great advances in the social and legislative recognition of LGBTQ2SIA+ people, but the struggle for equality and legal protections against discrimination continues.
lb/CUPE-3338
Any member who voted on Sunday, March 19th and did not receive a ballot for shop steward may affirm on their honour at the balloting table that they did not receive a ballot, and will be provided with a shop steward ballot for their shift.
Only those who voted on Sunday, March 19th and did not receive a shop steward ballot will be eligible to affirm and receive a shop steward ballot for their shift.
This ONLY applies to shop steward ballots.
ALL MEMBERS FROM ANY SHIFT will be able to vote for their President, 2nd Vice President and Shop Stewards from Tuesday, March 21st at 11:30 PM to Thursday, March 23rd at 12:30 AM.
Please confirm with the balloting volunteers that your Shop Steward ballot is placed in the correct box for your shift.
Vancouver Local 846 Balloting Committee
During this election campaign, there have been a number of rumours, inaccuracies and misconceptions about our local and how it operates. Having heard some of these rumours, the Vancouver Local Executive would like to set the record straight so that members are basing their decisions on accurate information.
Rumour: Officers are able to campaign on union paid time
Fact: Officers running for another term are campaigning on their personal time. All of their time off is documented and reviewed by the trustee’s committee.
Rumour: There is only one sole legal representative of CUPW
Fact: CUPW Executives and advocates are the only authorized representatives of the membership. CUPW will also contract outside legal services at a National and Regional level for interpretations of matters relating to the Canada Labour Code, Federal legislation, and other matters of concern to working conditions of Postal Workers
Rumour: The Local is misappropriating funds from the budget
Fact: Local finances are reviewed quarterly by the trustee’s committee, and the finances are audited annually by an outside chartered accountant, Culver & Co. The reports of the trustees and the auditor are shared at the General Membership Meeting for all members to review and ask questions before voting to approve the reports.
Article 9.30 of the National Constitution states-
9.30: The National Office shall prepare and supply an appropriate form for submission of an annual financial report by all Locals, except those using the services of a chartered accountant firm to audit their accounts and submit an annual financial statement.