Winner winner chicken dinner! Here’s the winners from Local 3651’s Pumpkin contest.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Happy Halloween Local 3651!
It seems we have creatives in our midst!
There was a pumpkin carving contest and this was the result:
SILLY CATEGORY
SPOOKY CATEGORY
SWEET CATEGORY
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation events in September
Links to virtual events will be found their respective days via Calendar of events on this website.
Environmental Services Week (September 8-14)
HAPPY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WEEK!
Environmental Services Week honors the crucial work of our environmental services (EVS) team, who help uphold our commitment to being honored to care. These dedicated professionals ensure our hospital is safe, clean, and welcoming, playing a vital role in infection prevention and patient well-being.
Join the Lower Link Lobby from Sept 10-12 to share your appreciation with a note of thanks and partake in fun events being hosted throughout the week. Let’s come together to celebrate our EVS staff!
Call for Stewards
An active group of stewards is key to supporting each other and being a strong union local. The majority of your co-workers who stepped up to be union stewards, have now been elected into Executive Board roles. That means there are lots of steward vacancies to be filled. Are you interested in making your union local the best it can be? Volunteer to be considered for a steward role by emailing Sabrina Malfara at LeadSteward@cupe3651.ca
Thurs, August 15, 3:30pm: Special Membership Meeting – Budget Approval and More
Thurs, August 15, 3:30pm: Special Membership Meeting – Budget Approval and More
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024 Time: 3:30PM
Location: Health Services Building – Auditorium A and B
To join virtually you must ensure your personal email on file is correct at least 24 hrs before the meeting start. To do so login in-to your member portal at cupe3651.ca. For assistance contact a steward at least 48 hrs before the meeting start. If your email is on file, you will receive your unique link to join the meeting the morning of the meeting date from noreply@motionmeetings.co.
The agenda will include:
- Approving the Budget for the period August to December 2024
- Election of Delegates to upcoming CUPE National, CUPE Ontario, and OCHU events (details to follow closer to the meeting)
- Other agenda items that may be added in advance of the meeting.
Administration Ends July 19 and your new elected Executive Board term begins!
Congratulations, the CUPE National Executive Board has approved the ending of the administration of your local. The final day of the Administration will be Friday July 19.
Your newly elected Executive Board will be sworn in this week, and their term will begin July 20.
They will be in all day meetings with me all week to prepare the transition, so please be patient if you are trying to contact them. The can be reached at their new union email addresses, listed below. Once a budget is approved your Executive Board also intends to set up a union phone line.
President
Lesley Sullivan
president@cupe3651.ca
Vice President
Marilen Barreda
VicePresident@cupe3651.ca
Secretary Treasurer
Xiao Ying (Cecelia) Dai
Treasurer@cupe3651.ca
Recording Secretary
Cindy Abric
recordingsecretary@cupe3651.ca
Lead Steward
Sabrina Malfara
leadsteward@cupe3651.ca
Health and Safety Officer (on leave)
Leigh Duarte
HealthAndSafety@cupe3651.ca
Equity Equality and Diversity Officer
Herbeisha Williams
EquityandEquality@cupe3651.ca
Membership and Communications Officer
Kristina Brown
MembershipAndCommunications@cupe3651.ca
Notice of Special Membership Meeting CUPE Local 3651
Notice of Special Membership Meeting CUPE Local 3651
| Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | Time: 3:30 PM |
| Location: Virtual Meeting ONLY via Motion Meetings | |
The agenda will include:
- Accept new Member Applicants into Membership
- Trustees Reports for the years 2018 – 2022
- Ontario CUPE Conference report (with time permitting)
Meeting documents will be sent out via the union mailing list to review the evening of June 17, in the member portal.
VIRTUAL: All members who have signed up for the union mailing list before June 12th will receive a unique ‘magic link’ to join the meeting virtually. To make sure you are on the union mailing list login to the member portal at cupe3651.ca and make sure your ‘primary email’ is correct.
Please see below / attached tips to participate in our meeting on Motion.
- DO – Check your email to find your magic link!
- Search your inbox for an email from noreply@motionmeetings.co with a personal, unique link.
- If you don’t see it, check your spam folder. If you find it there, move it into your main inbox.
- DO – Click your magic link to open Motion on your browser!
- No downloading apps or sign-ups required, one click for secure access to your meeting.
- Our system is optimized for Chrome but works on other browsers too!
- DON’T – Share your magic link with anyone!
- Your magic link is personal to you. Sharing it with others may limit your access to secure meetings and voting.
Questions? Contact okeresztesi@cupe.ca
Election Results – May 27 2024
Congratulations on completing the election and completing an important step towards coming out of Administration.
IMPORTANT: The local is still under Administration. (Click here for an explainer on what that means – but note much of the information in this post from 2023 is out of date). The elected members do not assume office until the Administration is lifted. Until the CUPE National Executive Board lifts the Administration the elected members do not have the authority to represent the local without authorization of the Administrator.
Orion Keresztesi
CUPE 3651 Administrator, CUPE National Staff, okeresztesi@cupe.ca
Click Read More below to view election results
UPDATED: May 27 Election Day and Candidates
At the April 30 membership meeting the following members accepted nomination for the following positions. You will be able to vote for your preferred candidate on Election Day, May 27 between 7am and 7:30pm in accordance with your local bylaws.
Voting Time: May 27 between 7am and 7:30pm
Voting Method: In-person secret ballot
Voting Locations:
- Main Site: Room B1465, near 1 West and Human Resources (all members, except those whose primary work location is the RCC, must vote here). Click here to see a map with the room’s location.
- RCC: 1st Level (Basement) Classroom (only members whose primary work location is the RCC may vote at the RCC). Click here to see images to help you find the voting location.
Voting Requirements:
- Identification: show your work ID, or government issued photo ID, to confirm your identity before voting.
- Record of having applied to be a Member-In-Good-Standing (MIGS) (more details below). There will be Member Applications Forms available at the voting location on Election Day. If the Elections Clerks do not have a record of you already having filled one out they will require you to fill one out before voting. It takes about 1 to 2 minutes to fill out the application. Blank forms are available for download at the link above, and printed forms are available at the Union Board and Union Office. Contact a steward or 3651elections@gmail.com if you need help accessing a form.
To be eligible to vote on May 27 you must sign and submit a Member in Good Standing application. Click here to do so now
To be eligible to vote you must be a member in good standing. Typically that means you have submitted a membership application, and your application has been approved by a vote at a membership meeting (see B.8.1 and B.8.2 of the CUPE Constitution).
However, at my request, given the uneven historical practice and record keeping regarding member-in-good-standing status, the National President of CUPE has approved a one-time special dispensation for your local for this Election only: Members who have completed a Member in Good Standing application are able to run and vote in the May 27th election without first having their application accepted at a membership meeting.
This dispensation is provided on a one-time and exceptional basis with the understanding that the applications will all be submitted for acceptance at the first membership meeting after the election. For all future elections candidates and voters must be members-in-good standing in accordance with the Constitution, and have been accepted into membership by a vote at a membership meeting.
President Candidates:
Hollis Kent
Lesley Sullivan
Shelly Pollard
Vice-President Candidates:
Marilen Barreda
Wayne Stevenson
Secretary-Treasurer Candidates:
Xiao Ying (Cecelia) Dai
Heamwattie (Hema) Naipaul
Mamta Saija
Recording Secretary Candidates
Cindy Abric
Sheneen Stapleton
Lead Steward Candidates
Christine Trias
Sabrina Malfara
Health and Safety Chair Candidates
Angela Dixon
Barbara (Barb) Supierz-Szczyglowski
Leigh Duarte
Membership and Communications Chair Candidates
Kristina Brown
Nicole Charles
Equity, Equality and Diversity Chair Candidates
Herbeisha Williams
Stacia Gabbidon
Vishnoo Kissoon
Zameka Thompson
Trustee – 1 year term Candidates:
Keith Shiu
Mark Kavluk
Michael Williams
Shorlene Lee
Trustee – 2 year term Candidates:
George Marinakis
Lisa-Marie Lyn
Mary Estrada
Trustee – 3 year term Candidates:
Fatima Pereira
Leanne Seyitler
At the same meeting members confirmed the Administrators appointment of Dianne Ibbitson as Elections Officer, and Karen Beattie and Kim Allworth as Assistants on the Elections Committee. If you have questions regarding the Election please contact 3651elections@gmail.com and copy your local’s servicing representative Cassie Bisson at cbisson@cupe.ca .
