| Nomination Forms – Elections December 2021 |
| Nominations for the upcoming elections open on November 2, 2021. Click below to access the nomination form for each position up for election. The attached nomination forms are in pdf format; for a word version of the form, please reply to this email and it will be emailed to you. Unfortunately the word version doesn’t attach properly through this email format. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Returning Officer, Mary Elizabeth Archer. |
Category Archives: Elections
Election Call October 2021
| Between December 7 and December 13, 2021 members will elect two (2) Table Officers; one (1) Trustee ; and eleven (11) RVP’s in accordance with the COPE 491 Bylaws. Officer Positions: President Treasurer Elected by a vote of the full membership. Trustee Position: 3-year Trustee Elected by a vote of the full membership. Regional Vice-President Positions: Region 1 – British Columbia Region 2 – Alberta Region 3 – Saskatchewan Region 4 – Manitoba Region 5A – Ontario Region 5B – Ontario Regional Office Region 6A – National Office/OAO Region 6B – National Office/OAO Region 6C – National Office/OAO Region 7 – Maritimes Region 8 – Atlantic Elected by a vote of the membership in their respective regions Nominations will open November 2, 2021 and must be submitted to the Returning Officer by 4:00 P.M. on November 15, 2021; the day nominations close. To be eligible for a nomination and election, a member must be in continuous good standing for twelve (12) consecutive months prior to date of nomination. No nomination shall be accepted unless the member nominating has signed the nomination form and the member nominated has indicated on the form, or by other means, their willingness to stand for office. Nominations must be sent in during the nomination period. Any nominations received before or after the nomination period will not be accepted. A complete list of candidates for office will be posted on the Local Union website on November 16, 2021. After the closing of nominations all duly nominated candidates will be extended an opportunity to have a maximum of one (1) article included in the electronic voting system and posted on the Local Union website. The article may reference candidate websites but shall not contain any active links to external websites. Mary Elizabeth Archer will serve as Returning Officer during the election. Voting will be conducted using electronic voting over seven days, December 7 to December 13, 2021. Your participation as a candidate or as an informed voter in Union elections is crucial because those you elect will help administer the affairs of the Union. Personal email addresses should be received by the Returning Officer, Mary Elizabeth Archer via your RVP no later than November 27, 2021, in order to ensure receipt of ballots. In solidarity, Brandi Kehoe Acting President, COPE Local 491 |
| CAMPAIGN RULES Campaigning cannot occur during work time. Use of the Employer’s voice mail or email to circulate election material is not permitted. Candidates are asked to conduct themselves with dignity at all times. Any behaviour or material that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment will not be tolerated. Each duly nomination candidate may submit a maximum of one (1) article to be published on the Local Union Website and included in the electronic voting system. Website posting of articles begin November 16, 2021. Mary Elizabeth Archer Returning Officer, COPE Local 491 |
| DATES TO REMEMBER October 20, 2021 Election Call November 27, 2021 Personal email address deadline November 2, 2021 Nominations open November 15, 2021 4:00 p.m. EST Nominations Close November 16, 2021 Complete list of candidates Will be posted on the Union’s Website November 17, 2021 Website posting of articles begin December 7 – 13, 2021 VOTE |
Nominations Closed – List of Acclaimed and Nominees
Thank you to all those who let their name stand for positions. The positions that were open for elections were for the Bargaining Committee as well as two interim RVP positions.
RVP, Region 5A (Interim, one year remainder of term)
- Steve Smith – ACCLAIMED
RVP, Region 6C (Interim, one year remainder of term)
- No nominations
BARGAINING COMMITTEE
East
- Karri Patterson – ACCLAIMED
National
- Debbie Rebeiro – ACCLAIMED
Ontario
- Brandi Kehoe – ACCLAIMED
West
- Theresa Walkowski, SK
- Patty Kinahan, AB
- Corinne Iwata, BC
There will be one election, for the members in that region/area. Congratulations to those acclaimed and good luck to those nominees in the election.
Nomination Forms – January 2021
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Nomination Forms – Elections January 2021 |
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Nominations for the upcoming elections open on January 22, 2021. Click below to access the nomination form for each position up for election. |
Election Call – January 2021 – Negotiating Committee
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ELECTION CALL January 2021 – Negotiating Committee |
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Between February 17 and February 23, 2021 members will elect a Negotiating Committee in accordance with the COPE 491 Bylaws. CAMPAIGN RULES DATES TO REMEMBER |
Election Call – January 2021 – RVP, Region 6C and Region 5A
| ELECTION CALL January 2021 – RVP (Region 5A and Region 6C only) |
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Between February 17 and February 23, 2021 members will elect one (1) Regional Vice-President (Region 6C National) and one (1) Regional Vice-President (Region 5A Ontario) in accordance with the COPE 491 Bylaws. |
Results
| The Results are in!
The election for the positions of National Vice-President, Secretary and
Education Communication Officer is now over. We have the results. Congratulations to Brandi Kehoe who is the new National Vice-President! Congratulations to Alex Hernandez who is the new Secretary! Congratulations to Rachel Roberts who will be continuing as Education Communication Officer! |
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COPE491 Election – Term 2021-2023
Report date: Wednesday 16 December 2020 00:37 EST National Vice-President Poll ID: 164150 As at Poll close: Tuesday 15 December 2020 23:59 EST Number of voters: 148 · Group size: 239 · Percentage voted: 61.92 Vote counting method: V1 FPTP (first-past-the-post) Ranked by votes Rank Candidate ID Candidate Votes % 1 16076377 Brandi Kehoe 78 52.70 2 16076378 Sandra Leniuk 70 47.30 Secretary Poll ID: 164151 As at Poll close: Tuesday 15 December 2020 23:59 EST Number of voters: 148 · Group size: 239 · Percentage voted: 61.92 Vote counting method: V1 FPTP (first-past-the-post) Ranked by votes Rank Candidate ID Candidate Votes % 1 16076380 Alex Hernandez 106 71.62 2 16076379 Noelle Douitsis 42 28.38 Education/Communication Officer Poll ID: 164152 As at Poll close: Tuesday 15 December 2020 23:59 EST Number of voters: 148 · Group size: 239 · Percentage voted: 61.92 Vote counting method: V1 FPTP (first-past-the-post) Ranked by votes Rank Candidate ID Candidate Votes % 1 16076382 Rachel Roberts 101 68.24 2 16076381 Lisa Peldiak 47 31.76 |
Nominee Bio’s
As the nominee’s submit bio’s, they will be added here to review. Check back often to get the most up-to-date information.
NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
- Noelle Douitsis (Ontario)
- Alex Hernandez (Manitoba)
EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION OFFICER
List of Nominees and Acclaimations – November 2020
The nomination period for the upcoming elections is now closed. Thank you to all who participated in the process and either nominated someone or allowed their names to stand for election.
The following is the list of nominees for positions that will have an election:
NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT
- Brandi Kehoe (Ontario)
- Sandra Leniuk (BC)
SECRETARY
- Noelle Douitsis (Ontario)
- Alex Hernandez (Manitoba)
EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION OFFICER
- Lisa Peldiak (Ontario)
- Rachel Roberts (BC)
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The following is a list of the nominees that have been acclaimed.
TRUSTEE (3 year)
- Carolyn Layfield (Ontario)
REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT (REGION 6B), By-election (Term 2021-2022)
- Wendy Barry (National) – Acclaimed
REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT (REGION 7), By-election (Term 2021-2022)
- Michelle LeBlanc (Maritimes) – Acclaimed
The election for the above positions will commence on December 9 and run until December 15, 2020. Ballots will be sent to voting members via email using Big Pulse. If you do not receive a ballot on December 9, please contact your current RVP.
Bios for the candidates will begin to be posted this week.
The following position did not receive any nominations, and more information regarding that will be coming out shortly.
REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT (REGION 6C), By-election (Term 2021-2022)
Congratulations to all those acclaimed and good luck to all candidates!
Election Call – December 2020
| Between December 9 and December 15, 2020 members will elect three (3) Table Officers; one (1) Trustee ; and three (3) RVP’s in accordance with the COPE 491 Bylaws. Officer Positions: National Vice-President Secretary Education/Communication Officer Elected by a vote of the full membership. Trustee Position: 3-year Trustee Elected by a vote of the full membership. By-Election {One (1) year Duration}: Region 6B – National Office/OAO Region 6C – National Office/OAO Region 7 – Maritimes Elected by a vote of the membership in their respective regions Nominations will open November 4, 2020 and must be submitted to the Returning Officer by 4:00 P.M. on November 17, 2020; the day nominations close. To be eligible for a nomination and election, a member must be in continuous good standing for twelve (12) consecutive months prior to date of nomination. No nomination shall be accepted unless the member nominating has signed the nomination form and the member nominated has indicated on the form, or by other means, their willingness to stand for office. Nominations must be sent in during the nomination period. Any nominations received before or after the nomination period will not be accepted. A complete list of candidates for office will be posted on the Local Union website on November 18, 2020. After the closing of nominations all duly nominated candidates will be extended an opportunity to have a maximum of one (1) article included in the electronic voting system and posted on the Local Union website. The article may reference candidate websites but shall not contain any active links to external websites. Steve Smith will serve as Returning Officer during the election. Voting will be conducted using electronic voting over seven days, December 9 to December 15, 2020. Your participation as a candidate or as an informed voter in Union elections is crucial because those you elect will help administer the affairs of the Union. Personal email addresses should be received by the Returning Officer, Steve Smith via your RVP no later than October 29, 2020, in order to ensure receipt of ballots. In solidarity, Trish Sinclair President, COPE Local 491 |
| CAMPAIGN RULES Campaigning cannot occur during work time. Use of the Employer’s voice mail or email to circulate election material is not permitted. Candidates are asked to conduct themselves with dignity at all times. Any behaviour or material that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment will not be tolerated. Each duly nomination candidate may submit a maximum of one (1) article to be published on the Local Union Website and included in the electronic voting system. Website posting of articles begin November 20, 2019. Steve Smith Returning Officer, COPE Local 491 |
| DATES TO REMEMBER October 20, 2020 Election Call October 29, 2020 Personal email address deadline November 4, 2020 Nominations open November 17, 2020 4:00 p.m. EST Nominations Close November 18, 2020 Complete list of candidates Will be posted on the Union’s Website November 19, 2020 Website posting of articles begin December 9 – 15, 2020 VOTE |