H O R I

HORIZONS
Newsletter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1091,
Website: www.cupelocal1091.com Phone: 604-940-8596
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
As we approach this year’s Thanksgiving weekend I wanted to share
with you some of the things that I am thankful for. I hope you find that at
least some of these things resonate in your own lives.
I am thankful for my children and grandchildren who bring love and
happiness into my life each and every day and who support me in
everything that I do. I am thankful for the many wonderful friends and
colleagues who constantly remind me that each day is an adventure to
be shared and enjoyed. I am thankful for my good health, especially as I
get older. I am thankful to live and work in our wonderful community of
Delta which has allowed me a long and rewarding career with our School
District. I am thankful for the support of the 900+ members of Local
1091 who have helped me transition into my new position as president.
And, I am thankful for really good red wine (which I enjoy making and
drinking!).
As Thanksgiving draws near, please keep in mind those who might be
less fortunate and who may not enjoy the comforts of daily living as we
are used to. If you have the opportunity, reach out to someone in need –
a cup of coffee, a hot meal, a warm smile. The smallest of gestures
goes a long way.
I hope you all find something to be thankful for as you spend this long
weekend with your own family and friends.
Please attend our General Membership meeting on Saturday, October
18th, at 9:30 am in the library at North Delta Secondary.
In Solidarity
Patti Price
President Local1091
The next General Membership Meeting will be held at
North Delta Secondary
on Saturday, October 18 th 2014 at 9:30 am sharp
Please join us for goodies and a door prize.
October 2014
#103 - 7311 Vantage Way, Delta, BC V4G 1C9
EXECUTIVE:
President:
Patti Price
1st Vice President:
2nd Vice President:
3rd Vice President:
Secretary-Treasurer:
Recording Secretary:
cell: 604-312-7595
Eileen Penney
Dan Egan
Sarah Richman
TRUSTEES:
Irene Kitura
Alexis MacPherson
Emmet Tohill
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS :
Warren Letendre
WEBSITE:
Dan Egan
NEWSLETTER:
Dan Egan
COUNSELLING SERVICES:
Employee and Family Assistance Program–PPC
Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley
604-431-8200
Emergency After Hours:
1-800-663-9099
HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE:
Emmet Tohill (SA)
604-594-3474
UNIT CHAIRPERSONS:
Clerical:
Custodial: Dan Egan
Maintenance: Jonathan McCune
EA: Sheri Buss
604-596-7471
604-946-5088
604-940-8596
SHOP STEWARDS:
Chief Shop Steward: Jonathan McCune
Alexis MacPherson (POPARD)
Diana Mercer (HY) - for EAs
Irene Kitura (SD) - for EAs
Elaine Collins (HA)
Eileen Penney (SD)
Roger Dormer (ND)
Gord Fuller (MT)
Kevin Berg-Iverson (MT)
Emmet Tohill (SA)
Jasbir Singh (GR)
Dejene Lenjesa (ND)
John Louangxay (MT)
Dan Egan (ND)
Mick Tennant (MT)
604-290-7375
604-946-3610
604-946-0218
604-943-7407
604-946-7601
604-943-7407
604-596-7471
604-946-5088
604-946-5088
604-721-8746
604-594-2474
604-596-7471
604-946-5088
604-596-7471
604-946-5088
Remember: It is your right to pick the shop steward of your choice
if you so desire.
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If you know of someone who is away due to a lengthy illness or who has experienced the loss
of a loved one, please contact the Union office at 604-940-8596. We would also like to report
the “good news” from our members, including births, graduations, weddings, etc. Here is the
latest report:
BEREAVEMENT
With heartfelt sympathy on your loss
Shirley Dennis
Pam Green
Margaret Neal
Jitendre Patel
Zrinka Dragun
EA
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Custodian
Chef Assistant
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loss of Mother
loss of Father in Law
loss of Mother
loss of Grand Mother
loss of Mother
ILLNESS
Wishing you a speedy recovery
Catharina Gould
Vincent Lee
Sympathy
Bev Servai
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MTCE
loss of Mother
Thank you letters and cards from members since the last newsletter:
Jitendre Patel - Thank you for the flowers sent for my Grand Mother.
Remember you can always have the Horizons newsletter delivered to you electronically via emailed pdf, just email the Local’s office at
local1091@telus.net to subscribe.
Please if you have moved or changed addresses in the last three years or so, please do provide the Local with your latest information;
we rely on our members letting us know when they have made a change so that we can keep our records up to date.
“Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They
have raised wages, shortened hours and provided
supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and
grievance procedures, they have brought justice and
democracy to the shop floor. ”
JOHN F. KENNEDY, speech, Aug. 30, 1960
From the National Sector Conference
National President Paul Moist opened CUPE’s first ever National Sector Council Conference by focusing on the union’s
strength, declaring: “We win when we work together.” Moist saluted the more than 1,200 participants from over 400 locals
who came to Toronto, eager to learn from each other, brainstorm strategies to protect members, and make a
stronger movement.
The key issues for these discussions will be collective bargaining, pensions, fair minimum pay, and pushing back against
the cuts coming from governments’ austerity budgets. Participants will focus their discussion on how to make gains for
workers in a tough bargaining environment.
Stressing the importance of looking beyond this conference, Moist emphasized the need to get active politically, as well as
at the bargaining table. Calling our current political reality a “tipping point,” he urged participants to take inspiration from
previous generations who built the union from nothing by sticking together, and to pay it forward by defending quality public
services and good jobs for future generations.
“We owe it to our future members, Canada’s children and grandchildren to fight to defend quality public services and protect
and establish quality jobs,” said Moist. I believe profoundly in our union and the power of collective action.”
Sharply critical of Prime Minister Harper, whose nine years of dogmatic government he said have changed the fabric of the
country, Moist reminded participants that by working together and with other progressives, they can achieve their vision of a
fair and equitable Canada.
To learn more about what came forward form the Nation Sector Conference please visit,
https://cupe.ca/cupe-president-tells-conference-delegates-we-win-when-we-work-together
to see the available information and fact sheets.
Happy Halloween 1091!
In light of the recent Sectorial Conference just held in Toronto, we thought it was appropriate to run this information one more time,
expect to see a lot more about the “Unite for Fairness” campaign in the weeks and months ahead.
When workers get together and stand up for fairness, they get results. Together, working people have won decent wages, safer
workplaces, fair treatment and benefits like paid vacation time, job training, and insurance coverage for things like glasses, dental care,
and medicine that keep them healthy and productive.
They didn’t stop there. What they got at work, they got for everybody else by standing together and demanding more from the people
they elected to boards, councils and legislatures. That’s how we all got some of the things most of us take for granted today – minimum
wages, statutory holidays, paid vacation time, public health insurance, public pensions, weekends, etc.
Together, working people built Canada’s middle class and created a country with fairness as one of its fundamental values.
To learn more about the Unite for Fairness campaign, please see one of the following websites…
CUPE National - https://cupe.ca/unite-fairness-project
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - http://www.canadianlabour.ca/action-center/together-fairness-works
www. standupforfairness.ca
Openings in the Units
The Clerical unit still has an opening for a Unit Chair, and Shop Stewards; please contact Patti Price for more information about this
opportunity to serve the membership and the Local.
As well, there still remains one opening for a Education Assistants Shop Steward. Please contact Sherri Buss for more information.
Remember, you can find out more about your union by……..
Visiting us at http://www.cupelocal1091.com
Following us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/Local1091
Tweet with us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Local1091
Thank you to all the members who come out to our regular monthly meetings.
This is your Local and we all need to work together
The next General Membership Meeting will be held at
North Delta Secondary
on Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 9:30 AM sharp.
Join us for goodies and a door prize