The elections for the regional positions on the Bargaining Committee are almost over – be sure to check your personal emails for the electronic ballot and get your vote in.

During the process of the regional position election, the Executive has chosen a Table Officer to sit on the bargaining committee as well according to our bylaws.  Sister Lindsay Mills will be the Table Officer on the Bargaining Committee.  Congratulations Sister Lindsay.

Stayed tuned for a full list of Bargaining Committee members after the regional elections are concluded.

Good afternoon Sisters and Brothers,

Congratulations to CDU for reaching a settlement late last night.

FYI, COPE 491 was informed by CDU at approximately 2:00pm EST on Friday, September 22nd that they were in mediation and there could be job action as early as Monday September 25th. At 10:00am EST on Saturday September 23rd CDU informed COPE they reached a settlement.

In Solidarity,
Karen Carle

Sisters and Brothers,

COPE 491 has 2 vacancies on our committees and are canvassing members to find out who is interested in working on these committees. The committees that have vacancies are: Sick Leave Bank Committee and the Women’s Committee. If you are interested in either of the vacant positions, please fill in the required information in the form attached to the letter and reply to president.cope491@gmail.com by OCTOBER 6, 2017.

Please see the link below for the letter from Sister Karen Carle regarding these vacancies and the process for filling them.

COMMITTEE Vacancy Letter to Membership September 2017

COPE 491 Trustee Report – March 2015

Taking Unions to the Next Generation

Temporary Vacancies in Permanent Positions

SFL Pension and You