Bargaining Team Elections:
It’s time to elect your bargaining teams to bargain the local provisions of your collective agreements.
Your bargaining team members will be elected at special virtual bargaining unit meetings, on the following dates and times.
- Part-Time and Casual Service Workers: Tuesday March 12, 4-5pm
- Clerical Workers: Wednesday March 13, 12-1pm.
- Full-time Service Workers: Wednesday March 13, 4-5pm
These meetings will be virtual only.
To ensure your personal email is on the list fill out this form before the deadline: https://forms.office.com/r/QVJ7jFx66u
Reach out to okeresztesi@cupe.ca if you have not received a link by 9pm on Monday March 11. Your email should include your first and last name, your personal email address, and whether you are FT, PT or casual, and whether you are a clerical worker or service worker.
How the committee members will be selected:
To seek election to the bargaining committee you need to be present at your bargaining unit meeting noted above, or send an email to okeresztesi@cupe.ca before 8am on the day of the meeting with the subject line: Bargaining Committee.
Each bargaining committee will have 4 members and two alternates.
If there are more nominees that positions an election will take place during the meeting to select the committee members and alternates. Only members logged in to the meeting at the time voting takes place will be able to vote.
Bylaws section on Bargaining Committees:
“1) Bargaining Committee
i. There will be a bargaining committee for each bargaining unit.
ii. This will be a special committee established at least five (5) months prior to the expiry of the bargaining unit’s collective agreement and automatically disbanded when a new collective agreement has been signed.
iii. The function of each committee is to consult the membership by survey, prepare collective bargaining proposals and to negotiate a collective agreement.
iv. Each committee shall consist of the President, another Executive Board member selected by the Executive Board, and 4 other members elected at a Bargaining Unit Meeting for each bargaining unit. Two alternates will be elected for each committee to fill any vacancies, and will participate with voice but no vote in all preparation meetings, and will be kept up to date on all negotiation meetings with the employer.
v. The National Representative assigned to the Local Union shall be a non-voting member of each committee and shall be consulted at all stages from formulating proposals, through negotiations, to contract ratification by the membership.
vi. All committee members including alternates shall attend CUPE’s training for Bargaining”