| 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. |
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Nomination Forms – Election December 2020
Nominations for the upcoming elections open on November 4, 2020. 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.
Nomination-Form – Education/Communication Officer
Nomination-Form – Trustee – Three Year
Nomination_Form_RVP_Region_blank
Bylaw Amendment Vote – October 2020
| Bylaw Results – October 2020. |
| The Bylaw Amendment vote has closed and the results are in. The bylaw amendments have passed. Please see below the details of the results of the vote and link for the official results on Big Pulse. COPE491 By-Law Amendments Report date: Thursday 22 October 2020 13:09 EDT COPE491 By-Law Amendments Poll ID: 163200 As at Poll close: Wednesday 21 October 2020 23:59 EDT Number of voters: 80 · Group size: 235 · Percentage voted: 34.04 Vote counting method: V1 FPTP (first-past-the-post) Ranked by votes |
| Rank | Vote Option ID | Vote Option | Votes | % |
| 1 | 16070119 | Yes | 73 | 91.25 |
| 2 | 16070120 | No | 7 | 8.75 |
https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1340568AWHttEuwYxDB6b2M7QEz
Returning Officer
COPE Local 491
Bylaw Vote Coming October 14
Watch your email inboxes on October 14 for the upcoming vote on changes to the Constitution and Bylaws for COPE Local 491. We have many changes to make to our Bylaws, and instead of overwhelming everyone all at once, it has been decided to break these changes down to a couple of steps.
This first step (vote to start October 14th) is to bring our Constitution and Bylaws in line with current practices and to make other housekeeping changes to clean up some articles. The next stage is planned for early 2021 to start making language and changes. More information on that will be coming later.
Click on the buttons below to review the proposed changes to the Constitution and Bylaws that are being put forward to vote on. The document has the proposed changes shown in highlighted yellow with the rationale for the change shown in italics. The changes are presented as a package and will be voted on as such.
Please review these changes so you are prepared for the upcoming vote. The vote will be coming through Big Pulse and all documentation will be attached to that ballot you receive by email. If you do not receive a ballot and link to the vote on October 14, please contact your RVP. The vote will be open for one week.
If you have any questions, please forward to them to your RVP.
Thank you.
DRAFT_Constitution_and_Bylaws_and_Policy_Manual_September_2020
Sick Leave Bank Committee VACANCY
| COMMITTEE VACANCY COPE491 has one (1) vacancy on our Sick Leave Bank committee and are canvassing members to find out who is interested in working on this committee. The vacancy is for one of the positions that deals with requests from the National Office. Therefore the member must be from outside the National Office. The COPE491 Bylaws/Constitution/Policy states the following: 2.08 – Committee Appointments Local Union committee appointments will be reviewed and renewed as necessary. If a member is interested in holding a particular committee position, he/she should notify the Executive by advising their Regional Vice-President. The Executive will review the applications and make appointments. 2.05 – Sick Leave Bank Committee The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consist of one (1) representative from the Employer and four (4) representatives from the Local Union (two from the field to deal with member’s requests at National Office and two from National Office to deal with members’ requests from the field). National Office will administer the Sick Leave Bank. |
| If you are interested in this position and meet the requirements, please fill in the information on the Application Sheet available through the button below and reply to your RVP as well as send in a copy to: 2019cope491president@gmail.com by October 15, 2020. In Solidarity, Sister Trish Sinclair President COPE491 |
More Questions about Vacation Pay Out
Thank you to all that answered our first set of questions. If you have
not yet, please see the original email below and forward your answers.
For everyone, even if you answered the first set, please answer the
following questions:
Vacation Accruals:
If you were not paid out any vacation days but did carry some over to 2020 please answer the following:
- Balance of vacation as of December 31, 2018.
- Amount of vacation allotted in 2019 (in days please)
- Amount of vacation used in 2019
- Amount of vacation paid out in 2019 (that was requested by you)
- If you asked for your vacation to be carried over, when and did you get a response?
- How many days are you carrying over in 2020?
- What is your allotment for 2020?
Please send your answers directly to Sandra Lenuik at sandral@telus.net
Questions about Vacation Pay Out
Many members recently received notice regarding pay out of vacation credits. In order to ensure we have as much information as possible to discuss this matter properly and fully, we need information in what has happened, and who has been affected.
Where you paid out any vacation days in January 2020 that you were not expecting; if so, please answer the following questions and send your answers directly to Sandra Lenuik at sandral@telus.net
- How many days did you have left in 2018 that carried over into 2019?
- How many days did you use in 2019?
- Did you request to be paid out anytime at all in 2019? If so, how many days?
- How many days did you receive as your vacation allotment in 2019?
- How many days in 2019 where you expecting to carry over to 2020?
- Did you request to carry over your days? If so, when did you submit that request? Did you ever get a response?
- Were you on any long term sick leave or approved absence?
Thank you for taking the time to assist us in gathering information on this important issue.
Note: as your Education/Communication Officer, I am committed to
fulfilling my duties regardless and as such this email is being sent
using my cell phone while on vacation in California – please excuse any
errors or omissions in the above as my WiFi isn’t great and using a tiny
screen to set this up is difficult. I thank you all for your
understanding and cooperation in this.
Nomination Forms – Elections December 2019
Nominations for the upcoming elections open on November 5, 2019. Click below to access the nomination form for each position up for election. The attached nomination forms are in pdf format as well as word version.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Returning Officer.
Nomination-Form – President (Word)
Nomination-Form – President (pdf)
Nomination-Form – Treasurer (Word)
Nomination-Form – Treasurer (pdf)
Nomination-Form – RVP Region blank (Word)
Nomination-Form – RVP Region blank (pdf)
Nomination-Form – Trustee – Three Year (Word)
Nomination-Form – Trustee – Three Year (pdf)
Nomination Forms sent by email
Nominations for the upcoming elections open on November 5, 2019. To access the nomination forms for each position up for election, please see your personal email; as they were emailed out today.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Returning Officer.
Election Call – December 2019
Between December 10 and December 16, 2019 members will elect two (2) Table Officers; eleven (11) RVP’s; and one (1) Trustees in accordance with the COPE 491 Bylaws.
Officer Positions:
President
Treasurer
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
Trustee Positions:
3-year Trustee
Elected by a vote of the full membership.
Nominations will open November 5, 2019 and must be submitted to the Returning Officer by 4:00 P.M. on November 18, 2019; 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 19, 2019.
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 10 to December 16, 2019.
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, 2019, 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 22, 2019
Election Call
November 5, 2019
Nominations open
November 18, 2019
4:00 p.m. EST
Nominations Close
November 19, 2019
Complete list of candidates
Will be posted on the Union’s
Website
November 20, 2019
Website posting of articles begin
October 29, 2019
Personal email address deadline
December 10 – 16, 2019
VOTE
See Official Election Call here: http://cope491.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Election-Call-December-2019-2.pdf