CUPE 1281 E-Newsletter
May 2008
1. CUPE Ontario Convention 2009
2. CUPE 1281 Convention 2009
3. CUPE Educationals
4. CUPE 1281 Housekeeping
5. The CUPE 1281 Newsletter
6. CUPE 3906 Solidarity Call out!
CUPE Ontario Convention 2009
Sheraton Centre Hotel
123 Queen Street West, Toronto
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 (6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 30, 2009 (4:00 p.m.)
Interested in attending? Please contact the Marco Luciano at the CUPE 1281 office – 416.551.0057 or office@cupe1281.ca
The CUPE 1281 policy with regard to conference attendance and reimbursements can be found at http://www.cupe1281.ca/index.php?section_id=29
CUPE 1281 Convention 2009
When: June 15, 2009
Location: TBA
Who: All members in good standing can attend the convention!
Elections: All executive positions, all district council positions, All CUPE district council reps, Ontario Federation of Labour Rep., Human Rights Conference Delegates, CUPE National Convention Oct 2010, CUPE Ontario Convention May 2010…
CUPE Educationals
Here is a list of upcoming CUPE educationals. A comprehensive list can be found on the CUPE Ontario website at http://cupe.on.ca/aux_file.php?aux_file_id=1897
The CUPE 1281 policy with regard to conference and educational attendance and reimbursements can be found at www.cupe1281.ca/index.php?sectionid=29 or you can contact Marco Luciano at the CUPE 1281 office at office@cupe1281.ca
May 2 & 3 - Effective Leadership CUPE Barrie Area Office
64 Cedar Pointe Drive , Unit 1407 Barrie, ON
Marg Churchward or Virginia Forward
705-722-7387
mchurchward@cupe.ca or vforward@cupe.ca
May 2 & 3 - Violence in the Workplace Local 905
20 Charles Street Newmarket, ON
Shirley Ciemins 905-967-0823 bookkeeper@cupe905.com
May 3 – 8 - Weeklong School Advanced Stewarding
Arbitration Labour Law / WSIB Return to Work /Communicating CUPE
Delta Grandview Resort 939 Hwy 60 Huntsville, ON
Collette Calvelli 416-292-3999 ext. 215 ccalvelli@cupe.ca
May 8 & 9 - Advanced Stewarding Module Local 79
34 Patrick Street Toronto, ON
Tim Maguire 416-977-1629 x.223 firstvp@cupelocal79.org
May 9 - Communications: Facing the Media Toronto District CUPE Council
Location TBA
Sanjit Rehal Sanjit.rehal@cupe4400.org
May 23 & 24 - WSIB Level II Benefits & Representation Kingston
Location TBA
Collette Calvelli 416-292-3999 ext. 215 ccalvelli@cupe.ca
June 6 & 7 - Facing Management
CUPE Barrie Area Office 64 Cedar Pointe Drive Unit 1407 Barrie, ON
Marg Churchward or Virginia Forward 705-722-7387
mchurchward@cupe.ca or vforward@cupe.ca
June 6 & 7 - Effective Stewarding / Violence in the Workplace / Local Union Trustee / Involving Young Members / Facing the Media
London & District CUPE Council
Location: TBA
Jennie Gosso 519-660-2772 jenniegosso@members.cupe.ca
June 13 & 14 - Face to Face Communication
CUPE Local 905 20 Charles Street Newmarket, ON
Shirley Ciemins 905-967-0823 bookkeeper@cupe905.com
CUPE 1281 Housekeeping
Stewards
a. Are you a newly elected Steward?
Please send your name and contact information to Marco Luciano at office@cupe1281.ca
b. Please send an updated list of all of your local staff who are members of your local including name and email to Marco Luciano at office@cupe1281.ca
c. Workplace updates – can be sent to Marco Luciano at office@cupe1281.ca
d. CUPE 1281 Newsletter – please submit your contributions for the newsletter to be distributed to all members at the CUPE 1281 Convention in June.
CUPE 3906 Solidarity Call out!
Sign the petition www.petitiononline.com/cupe3906/petition-sign.html
To: Ilene Bush-Vishniac - Provost, McMaster
Members of the McMaster community and university sector are concerned that the proposed restructuring underway at McMaster will hurt students and workers. We call on the McMaster administration to reconsider plans to:
· eliminate low-enrollment courses;
· shut down under-funded programs of study;
· merge sections of courses, resulting in larger classes and overburdened faculty;
· lay-off more than 200 Sessional Faculty members at McMaster.
We believe that the “economic crisis” in which universities (and employers generally) find themselves cannot be resolved by cutting workers and reducing academic quality.
Eliminating Sessional Faculty positions will not solve the budget challenges facing the university, and in fact will cause a deeper crisis at McMaster. Your plans will leave departments understaffed and students facing larger class sizes, fewer course options and a compromised degree.
Please don’t shortchange our McMaster students. Please treat McMaster staff with respect.
Please halt your planned academic cuts!
Sincerely,
CUPE 3906
More information can be viewed at: http://unit2jobcuts.wordpress.com
