CUPE Scholarship Award Winners

With a record number of applications for the CUPE 4879 Scholarship Awards this year, the Education Committee selected these three commendable applicants. Academic student Karie Russell (CUPE member), academic student Daniella Falsetta (child of CUPE member Ornella Falsetta) and Trade student Paxon Haggard (child of CUPE member Jody Peddle).

We thank everyone for taking the time to apply and look forward to seeing your applications again next year.

 

from left: Education Committee member Daniel Stulz, recipient Karie Russell, Education Committee member Tony Kuczma, recipient Paxon Haggard, and Education Committee member Shilpee Sharma. Missing from photo: recipient Daniella Falsett

Now Accepting Applications for the CUPE 4879 Scholarship Awards

CUPE has Three $1000 education awards available. Preference will be given for one award to a student in a trade, technical, or vocational program; for the second award, preference will be given to a student in an academic program, and the third will be awarded to a student in either a trade or academic program.

The applicant must have a parent, guardian, or spouse/partner who is a member in good standing of CUPE Local 4879; or the applicant her/himself must be a member in good standing of CUPE Local 4879.

Please see attached for more information.

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Our hearts go out to all those affected by the Wildfires.

Dear Members;

On behalf of the Executive, our hearts go out to all those affected by the wildfires. If you are affected by the fires and on evacuation order and require assistance or just need assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

These links may be helpful:

Emergency Management   https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/evacuation-recovery

Current Wildfire Map https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map

Fire Information for Resource Management System US/Canada   https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#t:adv;d:7days;l:landsat,noaa20-viirs,viirs,modis_a,modis_t,active-usa-hist,active-ca-hist,countries,fire-perimeter-hist;@-114.4,62.3,8.0z

Contact us here: https://4879.cupe.ca/contact-us/

Take care and Kindest regards,

On behalf of the Executive Committee, Lois Rugg, Jackie Enders, and Laszlo Nemesz and Cindy Ozouf

Summer Update – July 11, 2022

Dear CUPE 4879 Members

We hope everyone is doing well. We are just checking in as we make our way through July and early summer.

Meeting Reminder: There are no general meetings in July or August.  Your Executive will be meeting to do business on behalf of the membership throughout the summer and will be holding a budget meeting in mid-August to bring forward our annual budget at the September meeting.

Meet and Greet:  Thank you so much for all who were able to attend the Executive Meet and Greet.  The event was held at TRUSU’s Common Grounds.  It was a great pleasure to see you all.  Hope many of you are enjoying the coveted CUPE 4879 Ceramic mugs and those awesome Food truck coupons too!  Approximately 70 people came through on their coffee break.

AVP People and Culture:  It is welcome news that the new AVP of People and Culture, Shayne Olson will be joining TRU August 2nd.  We are looking forward to working with him.  However, the 4879 Executive was disappointed that CUPE was not invited to participate in any part of the hiring process or evaluation of the candidates.  We have sent a letter to the TRU Executive expressing our disappointment on this issue and have attached for your info.

Bargaining:  We will likely  begin bargaining with the employer starting in September as the employer is still waiting to receive their mandate from the Provincial Government. The Public Sector Employers’ Council Secretariat (PSEC Secretariat), acts as a central agency, coordinates union and non-union compensation across the public sector through sectoral employers’ associations. TRU is part of the University Public Sector Employers Association (UPSEA).  Generally the Provincial mandates in B.C. lay out the broad terms for collective bargaining, consistent across all sectors. They give direction to the employers on what they may or may not bargain particularly if there is a monetary value attached to a proposal. We are keeping a close eye on what is happening with sectors and Unions currently in bargaining and what they may be able to achieve or not regardless if they will take any work action.

A question was asked how would a strike by other Unions in the Public Sector affect our Local.  The short answer is If they do have to take job action we would firstly and foremost ask our members to honor their picket lines as they would for us and whenever possible support those lines.  If they are able to make gains as a result of job action or if they get back to the table prior to job action to get a deal that would likely affect the monetary mandate and bargaining for all sectors provincially.

Grievances:  Several Grievances have been filed in the last month or so.  The Grievances include seniority and promotion issues, higher capacity pay, excluded positions (Managers and Admin) doing CUPE bargaining work, contracting out issues, harassment, and denial of change of status.  We are also working to find resolve on several outstanding grievances that were approved by the membership to move to arbitration.

We are offering a virtual lunch and learn on Tuesday July 12th from 12 to 1pm called “Grievance is not a Dirty Word” offered by Melissa Schuurman and assisted by Lois Rugg.  If you are interested in attending RSVP to Melissa Schuurman at mschuurman@tru.ca for the teams meeting invite.

Summer Office Hours and how to contact us:  We are trying to ensure that the CUPE 4879 office OM2782/84 will have regular office hours over the summer but we will notify the membership if there is any closure due to vacation leaves  overlap or sick days.  If no one is in the office, in case of emergency or most times you can reach Lois at 250.318.9919 (President’s Cell).  Also Please see our contacts on our website https://4879.cupe.ca/contact-us/  to reach out to any of the executive or committee members. Cindy Ozouf, as 1st VP will be in charge when Lois may be away or not available.  Here is link to our current Executive and Committees https://4879.cupe.ca/about-us/ .  You can find our contact information via the TRU web search.

On behalf of the Executive we want to wish you a warm and pleasant summer.  Hope you will get lots of rest, relaxation and well deserved days off to enjoy sun, fun and family/friends.

In Solidarity,

Lois Rugg, President
CUPE 4879

Mar 15, 2022 Summary of the Special Meeting to Ratify Bargaining Proposals- Virtual

Thank you to all that attended the meeting.

We had a great turnout of members with good debate and discussion on proposals brought forward. The negotiation Committee was introduced and include Lois Rugg, President, Melissa Schuurman, Chair, with Cindy Ozouf, Lyn Ferec, Jackie Enders and Evelyn Senger. Our National Rep, Harry Nott will be the spokesperson at the table.

The process for bargaining was laid out again and  members were reminded that the proposals before them were from the membership or submitted by the Negotiation committee. The committee Negotiations Chair, Melissa Schuurman presented the recommended proposals and members were provided with a link to the document for review at the meeting, which also included proposals that were not recommended with a rationale as to why.

The members had an opportunity to make a motion to add/delete or amend a proposal.  It was then seconded, discussed and voted on.

The proposal package as amended was voted on and ratified. The package will now  be sent to the membership in a form of a survey. Members will be asked to prioritize the proposals, either all of them or just select their top 10-15 priorities.  The committee will use this as a tool at bargaining knowing what are the most important proposals on the table for the membership overall.

Once the committee begins bargaining with the employer the Union will provide general updates including when the parties are meeting but will not be able to discuss details discussed at the bargaining table.  When the bargaining team reaches a tentative agreement or have been given a final offer the committee will bring back a comprehensive explanation with recommendation to accept or to not recommend acceptance  The membership will then be given an opportunity to vote in favour of the tentative agreement/final offer or vote against.

If you have any questions or need clarification you are welcome to contact Lois Rugg, President at presidentcupe4879@shaw.ca

The Negotiation committee thanked all of the members for their participation in the proposal process and going forward with the survey. Your solidarity is appreciated.

CUPE Local 4879 Scholarship Award Winners 2021-2022

The CUPE 4879 Education Committee is pleased to announce 2021/2022 Scholarship Award Winners.

We wish to send a big CONGRATULATIONS to the successful applicants.

Thomas Woods (Academic) – Thomas is a CUPE member. (pictured here with Tony Kuczma)

Eric Nielsen (Trades) – Eric is a CUPE member (pictured here with Tony Kuczma)

Matthew Hicketts (Trades) – Matthew is a son of CUPE member (pictured here with Kamel Johal)

We wish you all the best with your studies. 

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to apply this year. We wish you success in your future and we look forward to you applying again in 2022-2023.

A special thanks to our Education Committee members: Cindy Ozouf (chair), Tony Kuczma, and Kamel Johal. 

CUPE 4879 Scholarship Award 2021-22 Now accepting applications until Jan 21, 2022.

Dear Members:

CUPE will be awarding three $1000 education awards. Preference will be given for one award to a student in a trade, technical, or vocational program; for the second award, preference will be given to a student in an academic program, and the third will be awarded to a student in either a trade or academic program.

The applicant must have a parent, guardian, or spouse/partner who is a member in good standing of CUPE Local 4879; or the applicant her/himself must be a member in good standing of CUPE Local 4879. The applicant must also submit proof of paid registration in a full-time course load (for academic and vocational students, this means enrolment in at least 3 courses; and for trades and technical students, this means enrolment in at least an 8 week full-time training course).

The deadline is noon January 21, 2022 for all applications to be submitted to the CUPE office either by email to cupe4879@shaw.ca or mailed to the office in a sealed envelope.

If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Assistant, Connie Angman OM2784 | PH: 236-425-2141 |cupe4879@shaw.ca

Thank you on behalf of your Education Committee members,

Cindy Ozouf, Rhea Clements, and Tony Kuczma

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CUPE 4879 Scholarship 2020-21 now accepting applications – *Deadline is noon January 15, 2021

Dear members,

Please find below the CUPE Local 4879 Scholarship Application Award form.

CUPE 4879 Scholarship Application Form 2021

CUPE will be awarding three $1000 education awards. Preference will be given for one award to a student in a trade, technical, or vocational program; for the second award, preference will be given to a student in an academic program, and the third will be awarded to a student in either a trade or academic program.

The applicant must have a parent, guardian, or spouse/partner who is a member in good standing of CUPE Local 4879; or the applicant her/himself must be a member in good standing of CUPE Local 4879. The applicant must also submit proof of paid registration in a full-time course load (for academic and vocational students, this means enrolment in at least 3 courses; and for trades and technical students, this means enrolment in at least an 8 week full-time training course).

The deadline is noon January 15, 2021 for all applications to be submitted to the CUPE office either by email to cupe4879@shaw.ca or mailed to the office in a sealed envelope.

If you have any questions, please contact our Executive Assistant, Connie Angman below:

Connie Angman OM2784 | PH: 236-425-2141 |cupe4879@shaw.ca

Thank you on behalf of your Education Committee members,

Cindy Ozouf, Rhea Clements, and Tony Kuczma