There was a problem with the posting of the last update regarding the Education/Communication Officer.
Sister Kristine Dupuis resigned the position in October, and subsequently Sister Rachel Roberts was appointed to serve as Interim Education/Communication Officer.
WEST:
Sister Trish Sinclair
ONTARIO:
Sister Collette Calvelli
NATIONAL:
Sister Abigail Manangan
EAST:
Sister Karri Patterson
Thank you to all nominees who let their names stand for this extremely important committee. Your dedication to the Local is appreciated.
This now completes our Bargaining Committee for this round of bargaining! The committee consists of the above members, as well as Executive members Sister Lindsay Mills and Sister Karen Carle.
Below you will find the Big Pulse official results.
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.
Effective immediately, Sister Julie Fenton has resigned her position as National Vice-President. Please forward any concerns or comments on this matter to your RVP.
Please see the links below to view the bio’s submitted by the candidates in the upcoming Bargaining Committee Election. Note: that the names will link to a bio if one was submitted, if it does not link, no bio has yet been provided.
WEST
EAST
Sheila Bourque
ONTARIO
Collette Calvelli
NATIONAL
Angela Lavigne
Mia Warwick
The list of nominees that have agreed to allow their name to stand for election are as follows (by region and alphabetically):
WEST
Heather Dillabaugh
Patty Kinahan
Trish Sinclair
Connie Taylor
EAST
Sheila Bourque
Karri Patterson
ONTARIO
Collette Calvelli
Steve Smith
NATIONAL
Angela Lavigne
Abigail Managan
Mia Warwick
The election will take place October 20-26, 2017. Good luck to all candidates!
Just a reminder that the nominations for bargaining committee members close tomorrow. Be sure to have your completed and signed forms into the Returning Officer prior to 4:00pm EST.
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
By-Election – Education/Communication Officer
Poll ID: 139220
As at Poll close: Thursday 21 September 2017 09:24 EDT
Number of voters: 131 · Group size: 243 · Percentage voted: 53.91
Ranked by votes
| Rank | Candidate ID | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | 15905065 | Dupuis, Kristine | 60 | 45.80 |
| 2 | 15905064 | Roberts, Rachel | 47 | 35.88 |
| 3 | 15905063 | Sinclair, Trish | 24 | 18.32 |
Nominations are now open for the Bargaining Committee positions. Completed nomination forms will be accepted by our Returning Office, Sister Crystal Fournier. The email address for the Returning Officer is: returningofficercope491@gmail.com. There is a place on the nomination forms for both yourself as nominator to sign and for the person you are nominating to sign. If possible, please have the person you are nominating sign to accept prior to sending in to the Returning Officer. Once the form is completed you can scan and email to the Returning Officer.
Below you can click on the blue buttons to access the nomination forms. Please ensure you are using the correct nomination form for the position you are nominating a candidate for. There are four (4) nomination forms; one for each of the areas.
Reminder that all nominations forms must be received by the Returning Officer prior to 4:00pm EST on October 12th, 2017. No exceptions will be made.
Nomination Form – Barg Committee EAST
Nomination Form – Barg Committee National