CUPE 932

Nominations were held during the October 2024 General Membership Meeting, which was held on Tuesday, October 22, at the Red Hill Branch. All nominees were acclaimed. Congratulations to everyone!

Executive Committee

President: Lisa Hunt
Chief Steward: Erin Olmsted
First Vice President: Melanie Cummings
Second Vice President: Deb Scarfone-Shaw
Third Vice President: Sarah O’Connor
Secretary-Treasurer: Paul Martin
Recording Secretary: Jennie Hamilton

Stewards

• Evelyna Ekoko-Kay
• Evan Korn
• Sara Pilon
• Holly Summerhayes

By-Law Committee

• Melanie Cummings
• Deb Scarfone-Shaw
• Kari Warren

Grievance Committee

• Mandy Bullard
• Part time seat vacant

Health & Safety Committee

• Sean Crowe
• Alex Diceanu
• Evelyna Ekoko-Kay
• Kari Warren

Negotiating Committee

• Mandy Bullard
• Jennie Hamilton
• Bridie Howell
• Lisa Hunt
• Sarah O’Connor
• Erin Olmsted

Trustee – 2024-2027

• Bridie Howell

Note: A motion was passed during the September 2024 GMM allowing the preview Job Evaluation Committee to serve another three-year term. This committee is in active maintenance mode and replacing them in the middle of the process would be disruptive and cause further delays.

CUPE 932: Library Workers Empower Communities

CUPE 932 is 60 this year. It’s time we let the community know it is our Members who deliver the programs and services they love at the library. To do this, we’re heading to several events over the next few months.

Sunday, June 23 – Open Streets Hamilton – Sherman Hub (King St and Sherman Ave) – 10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, July 6 – Farmers’ Market Storytime – 10 – 2
Saturday, July 13 – Good Shepherd Family Shelter Storytime and Outreach – 143 Wentworth
Sunday, July 21 – Sundays UnLocked – Locke St – 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday, August 10 – Farmers’ Market Storytime – 10 – 2
Monday, September 2 – Labour Day – Downtown Parade and Bayfront Picnic – 10:30 am to 2:30 pm

We are also waiting for confirmation on:
A Park Clean Up
Gore Park Outreach Storytime, Crafts – This is going to be on a Saturday

If your library neighbourhood has a special event coming up, let us know if we can participate.

We need YOU to make these events a success.

We’ll set up a tent, tables, chairs, activities and giveaways to spread the word about 932’s awesome Members.

We need Union Members to tell stories, create crafts, draw chalk creatures, paint faces, dance, turns balloon into art, blow bubbles, do magic tricks, juggle and any other activities that you think would make the outreach engaging. Feel free to bring friends and family to help out. You’ll be rewarded with food, refreshments and CUPE 932 swag.

Fill out this volunteer form – https://forms.gle/tfeqGYRGuzuoR6Hg8

Questions? Please email 932cupe@gmail.com

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible, especially to Taras Hemon for putting it all together.

The membership has spoken. Our new Chief Steward is Erin Olmsted. Congratulations, Erin!

We would like to thank everyo who cast their vote. We had a 56% participation.

With Erin’s election as Chief Steward, this has created a vacancy in our Trustee roster. In the next GMM, nominations will open for another Trustee who will serve until 2025 and another member of the Job Evaluation Committee. If you are interested in putting your name in for these positions or have any questions, please email 932cupe@gmail.com

KEN PHILLIPS

Ken Phillips was born in 1981 in Hamilton Having grown up on the west escarpment, he attended the HWDSB and Mohawk College (Mechanical Engineering Technology). Ken then went to George Brown College to complete Trades school and became a Journeyman Construction Millwright, and eventually a Foreperson. He was appointed a Job Steward for Hamilton Millwrights Local 1916 for a short time and participate in various union committees. He is current in Facilities at HPL performing maintenance at the Central Library.

Ken is running in the Chief Steward By-Election. Online polls will open on Thursday, October 5.

A voting link will be sent to your email with a link and credentials to log in so you can cast your vote. That link will be available for 24 hours. If you are already receiving emails and newsletters from the Union, that link will be sent to that email. If you are not on the email list, please email 932cupe@gmail.com

ERIN OLMSTED

Currently working at the Kenilworth branch, I have served the 932 community as Vice President as well as on the Job Evaluation Committee, Grievance Committee, By-Law Committee and as a Trustee. I would be honoured to have the opportunity to take on the challenge of the Chief Steward role for the rest of this term.

Erin is running in the Chief Steward By-Election. Online polls will open on Thursday, October 5.

A voting link will be sent to your email with a link and credentials to log in so you can cast your vote. That link will be available for 24 hours. If you are already receiving emails and newsletters from the Union, that link will be sent to that email. If you are not on the email list, please email 932cupe@gmail.com

During the September GMM last Monday, September 25, the floor was opened for nominations for Chief Steward and Trustee.

Brett Basbaum was acclaimed to another term as Trustee.

There were 2 nominees for Chief Steward: Erin Olmsted (KE) and Ken Phillips (CE-Maintenance).

As per our new by-laws, an online vote will be held. The online voting will happen on Thursday, October 5. 

A voting link will be sent to your email with a link and credentials to log in so you can cast your vote. That link will be available for 24 hours. If you are already receiving emails and newsletters from the Union, that link will be sent to that email. If you know another Union member who is not part of the email list, let them know to email 932cupe@gmail.com before October 5 so they can be added to the voters’ list.

If you have any questions, please email 932cupe@gmail.com.

In the last membership, Tuesday, October 26, held via Zoom, the nominations for new committee members were closed and nominees have been acclaimed. The new committee members will start their terms on December 1, 2021.

Congratulations to everyone.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President:               Mandy Bullard
Vice Presidents:      (1) Sarah Gauthier, (2)Melanie Cummings, (3)Erin Olmsted
Chief Steward:        Marg Mandula
Treasurer:               Paul Martin
Secretary:               Jennie Hamilton

3 YEAR TRUSTEE – Bridie Howell

NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE

Jennie Hamilton
Bridie Howell
Lisa Hunt

*President, Chief Steward and Part Time VP are automatic members of this committee

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE

Bridie Howell
Lisa Hunt

BY-LAW COMMITTEE

Melanie Cummings
Lisa Hunt
Erin Olmsted

JOB EVALUATION COMMITTEE

Sarah Gauthier
Jennie Hamilton
Bridie Howell

*Alternates to be determined

HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

Sean Crowe
Shelagh Griffin
Lisa Hunt
Sue Leger

We mentioned during the Membership Meeting last Thursday, April 22, 2021, that in an effort to safeguard the safety of the members of CUPE Local 932, we have sent out letters to the Hamilton Public Library Board and to the City of Hamilton.

The letter to the Board was a request to consider reverting to a take out model for all HPL branches. We all know that the Board has decided to still continue granting computer access to library members, lowering it from an hour down to 30 minutes. The Board has advised that they will be monitoring the cases in the city and will adjust accordingly.

Upon learning that the Board has decided to keep the current operations model for HPL branches, the Union decided to send an email to the City to request them to include Library Workers to be part of the Vaccine Priority list.

Below are links to the copies of these letters

CUPE 932 Letter to HPL Board – April 21, 2021

CUPE 932 Letter to the City of Hamilton – April 22, 2021