September – CUPE Updates

Highlights of the September 2016 National Executive Board meeting

Distribute the information throughout your local to keep your members up-to-date on what’s happening within the union.

National President’s Report and National Secretary-Treasurer’s Report to the September 2016 National Executive Board meeting

Circulate the reports to members of the executive and make them available to interested members for their information.

CUPE Local 2974 strike appeal letter

Circulate to members of your executive. Consider making a financial contribution to support the CUPE Local 2974 Essex County Library strikers.

CUPE’s National Leadership Survey letter

Circulate to members of your executive. Encourage your elected CUPE local leaders to complete the survey by November 6, 2016.

Statement – CUPE National Officers Reaffirm Support for Locals Fighting Concession Demands and Two-Tier Schemes

Circulate to members of your executive and your bargaining committee.

Economy at Work – CUPE’s economic and bargaining newsletter

Circulate to members of your executive. Consider using the report as a bargaining reference tool to provide accessible information and analysis of economic developments.

Global Justice newsletter

Circulate the information to your Global Justice Committee and post the newsletter in the workplace.

HELP! Support CUPE Local 5105 members at St. Matthew’s House in Hamilton

The members of CUPE Local 5105 are facing an urgent situation and need your help. On August 12, Hamilton City Council voted to stop funding for child care for children with special needs from St. Matthew’s House. The loss of the funding – which funds the jobs of 40 CUPE members – will deal a devastating blow to the agency and will almost certainly lead to its closure. St. Matthew’s executive director has said himself that the loss of the funding will “bankrupt” the agency.

 

We are asking CUPE members in Hamilton-area social service agencies to call their councillors and ask them to restore funding from the city’s Special Needs Resourcing Services to St. Matthew’s Early Childhood Integration Support Services. You can use the sample text below to e-mail or call your councillor – please support your fellow CUPE members in Local 5105!

 

 

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Sample script or e-mail for calling councillors; see the attached flyer to the contact details for your councillor:

 

Hi, (Councillor Name – office)

 

My name is ______________________ and I’m calling to voice my concerns about City Council’s decision to remove the funding for services for special-needs children from St. Mathews House.

 

I’m concerned that this loss of funding will lead to the closure of St. Matthew’s House.

 

St. Matthew’s House is a multi-service agency working in Hamilton’s poorest neighbourhoods. It provides not only programs for children with special needs, but also a summer camp program, emergency food program, transitional and sustainable housing for seniors and mental health and street outreach services.

 

Removing the funding for special-needs child care services will make all of the work St. Matthew’s does no longer financially viable. 60 % of St. Matthew’s staff will lose their jobs and residents who depend on St. Matthew’s will lose their support.

 

I don’t believe Hamilton city council meant to put St. Matthew’s existence at risk but that’s what will happen unless council reverses its decision and restores the funding for services for children with special needs. It is this “anchor” funding that allows St. Matthew’s to provide the other services that are so crucial to our most vulnerable residents.

 

I’m asking you to please reverse this decision. Thank you.

2016 Library Workers’ Conference

Thank you for showing interest in the material that we’ve gathered from the Library Workers’ Conference last March. Here’s the slides that were presented during the conference: Library Conference 2016 Presentation Final Slides

The studies that were conducted with regards to precarious work can be found in its entirety on the PEPSO website. PEPSO is the acronym for Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario research group which is a joint university-community initiative that is focused on how precarious employment compounds the issue of poverty. PEPSO’s research has also shown that insecure employment and low pay has effects on the individual’s well being and ability to establish meaningful personal relationships.

Again, thank you for your interest.

 

By-Election Update: Results

Ballots have been cast and the votes have been tallied.

Congratulations to Mandy Grieve-Bullard and Iggy Filice!

Due to Dale Kent’s acclamation as President, the 2nd Vice President position was left vacant and a spot at the Negotiating Committee opened up as well.

Mandy Grieve-Bullard is now our new 2nd Vice President.

Iggy Filice is now one of the members of the Negotiating Committee

By-Election 2016: When & Where to Vote

BY-ELECTION – 2016

VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

CENTRAL LIBRARY – Monday, April 11 – 11 am to 2 pm – 5th floor Admin Committee Room

TURNER PARK BRANCH – Tuesday, April 12, 6 pm to 9 pm

ELECTION CANDIDATES

Vice President

Sarah Gauthier

Mandy Bullard

Negotiating Committee

Paul Martin

Iggy Filice

For more information contact: llamb932@gmail.com

April 5: By-Election Update

With Dale Kent acclaimed as the new president for CUPE 932, two positions have opened up – 2nd Vice President and a spot at the Negotiations Committee.

The nominations for these positions were closed at the March 23rd Membership meeting.

The Nominees are:

2nd Vice President – Sarah Gauthier & Mandy Grieve-Bullard

Negotiations Committee – Iggy Filice & Paul Martin