Local 4701 Members attend CUPE National Convention in Vancouver Nov. 2-6, 2015

Local 4701 Members attended the CUPE National Convention in Vancouver, Nov. 2-6, 2015.

Hear about their experience at our upcoming November General Meeting.

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Photos: Special guest, Tom Mulcair, leader of the NDP, addresses the crowd; Brother Paul Moist speaking for the last time as National President of CUPE. Happy retirement Paul!; Local 4701 President, Monique Dequier (right) along with our Local’s Chief Shop Steward for Unit B, Joanne Piskor, meet with newly elected National President, Brother Mark Hancock!!

Please check back to this website, and watch for postings in your workplace locations, within the next few days, regarding details on date, time & location of our next meeting. Please consider attending! Your opinion matters!!

New officers and stewards/communicators

The following officers were elected at our AGM.

  • Richard Beaulieu, Vice President
  • Jan Hay, Secretary
  • Tracey Stephen, Chief Shop Steward (A)
  • Shelly McKay, Warden
  • Julie Short, Three Year Trustee
  • Charlene Lucier, Two Year Trustee
  • Lorraine Futros, One Year Trustee

The following members agreed to let their names stand as stewards/communicators.

  • St. Laurent – Vacant
  • St. Eustache – Denise McKay
  • St. Francois – Elly Pahl
  • SPC Elie – Nickole Bernardin
  • Colonies – Murielle MacMillan
  • Elm Creek – Vacant
  • Carman Collegiate – Vacant
  • Carman Elementary – Vacant
  • Roland – Vacant
  • Miami – Vacant
  • North Bus Drivers – Anne Broten
  • South Bus Drivers – Vacant

You can see a full list of our officers and stewards/communicators

here

If you would consider being a steward/communicator for your work location, please contact any one of your Executive members directly or via the email option available on this website.

Thank you to our departing officers and welcome to all who have agreed to take on a position in our Local!

Pension Session this Thursday Oct. 15 at St. Paul’s Collegiate 7 p.m.

The Pension Session will take place on Thursday, October 15 at St. Paul’s Collegiate starting at 7:00 p.m. An updated flyer is attached.

A reminder that this session is available to all CUPE Support staff and Division Office staff as well as their spouse/partner, family member etc.

This is a change in date to the original flyer sent out by the division office.

Download (PDF, 146KB)

President’s Message

Greetings to all CUPE Local 4701 Members!

The new 2015-2016 school year is upon us and I wish everyone a productive and satisfying year ahead!

We have already had our Local’s first General Membership Meeting, held in St. Laurent on Sept. 23rd as well as our Annual General Meeting held in Elie last Saturday, Oct. 3rd. Thank you to all who attended these meetings, shared your opinions & concerns, and cast your votes. A special thanks to our member, Leslie Perreault, for the awesome lunch provided at the AGM.

As we all know, change is constant, and at last week’s AGM, a number of positions were up for nomination within our Local. I would like to send out a big thank you to those members who allowed their names to stand for nomination and welcome those who now hold positions. Your participation in the operation of our Local is truly valued. A new EXECUTIVE CONTACT LIST will be posted shortly, both in your workplace locations and on our website, so please watch for it.

Good communication is likely one of the biggest factors in any organization’s success. THIS IS YOUR LOCAL! WE NEED YOUR INPUT! You are encouraged to contact any of our Executive or your workplace ‘Communicator’ with any suggestions, ideas, inquiries or concerns. Please note that there is an opportunity to submit these here on this website as well.

And of course, your attendance at meetings is your greatest chance of sharing with, and learning from other CUPE members across the division! Once finalized, a list of the year’s remaining four General Meetings, with date, time and location, will also be posted – please consider attending.

In closing, I wish to thank the 2014-2015 Local Executive for their great amount of time and effort in supporting all CUPE Local 4701 members.

In solidarity,

Monique Dequier
President
Cupe Local 4701