22May 2013 by cope491

Bargaining Committee – Karen Carle (Bio)

Elections
I'm asking for your support for Bargaining Committee Member. I have been the National Vice President of COPE 491 for the last 4 years.  I currently sit on the Grievance Committee, the Joint CUPE/COPE Reclassification Committee, the Joint CUPE/CSU/COPE LTD Committee and I was also a Bargaining Committee member. I have no problem taking on the Employer, providing arguments, doing research and making things right for our members. The last round of bargaining was long and drawn out but we made some great improvements to our language regarding the Grievance Procedure, LTD Benefits and Temporary Employees.  I believe it’s important that the National Vice President be a member of the COPE 491 Bargaining Committee as they are the person responsible for preparing and presenting grievances to the Employer, working with…
Read More
09Dec 2012 by cope491

Election/Communication Officer and National Vice-President Election Results

Elections
Good Morning, I declare Tracey Gramchuk elected to the position of Education/Communication Officer. I declare Karen Carle elected to the position of National Vice-President. Education/Communication Officer, Table Officer election. [table] Rank,Candidate,Votes,% 1,"GRAMCHUK, Tracey", 50,53.76 2,"LEWIS, Maggie",43,46.24 [/table] Elected by all members in good standing of COPE Local 491 As at Poll close: Monday 03 December 2012 00:00 EST Number of voters: 93 · Group size: 236 · Percentage voted: 39.41 National Vice-President, Table Officer election. [table] Rank,Candidate,Votes,% 1,"CARLE, Karen",41,44.09 2,"CALVELLI, Collette",30,32.26 3,"FOSTER, Lise",22,23.66 [/table] Elected by all members in good standing of COPE Local 491 As at Poll close: Monday 03 December 2012 00:00 EST Number of voters: 93 · Group size: 236 · Percentage voted: 39.41 Fraternally, Fran Robertson Returning Officer COPE Local 491
Read More