Bargaining Survey

Below you will find the document regarding the Bargaining Survey from our Bargaining Committee.  The first page of text is below, but the document in its entirety can be accessed by clicking the link.  Thank you.

Click here, BARGAINING SURVEY

 

Plain Text, first page:

Sisters and Brothers,

Your Bargaining Committee has been elected. We are preparing for the next round of negotiations with the Employer and we want to hear from you! Attached is a survey to assist us in identifying what you want changed in OUR Collective Agreement and what our priorities are for this round of bargaining.

Please take some time and think about your work environment, wages and benefits. Let us know your concerns, issues and what improvements to OUR Collective Agreement you would like us to propose. At the end of the survey you will find the form “Amendments to the Collective Agreement”, use this form to suggest specific language changes and/or additions (make as many copies of this form as you need to!)

This survey should take you approximately 5 to 10 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey by November 24, 2017 and return it to cope_bargaining_committee@hotmail.com with a copy to your Regional Vice-President.

Your individual response is confidential and will not be reported. We will only use summary information (for example: 45% of members want improvements to the benefit plan).

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact any member of the COPE Local 491 bargaining committee or send an email to: cope_bargaining_committee@hotmail.com

In Solidarity,

Your COPE Local 491 Bargaining Committee
Karen Carle
Lindsay Mills
Trish Sinclair
Karri Patterson
Collette Calvelli
Abigail Manangan

ELECTION Time

The election process for the positions listed below has begun.  If you are not receiving communication by email during this process, please contact your RVP.  The positions currently up for election are:

  • President
  • Treasurer
  • Trustee (3 year)
  • National Vice-President (1 year left in term)
  • Education/Communication Officer (1 year left in term)

 

Nomination forms have been sent out.  All nominations must be received by the Returning Officer prior to 4pm EST on November 15th, 2017.  Voting on these positions will begin on November 24, 2017.  Stay tuned for more information.

Bargaining Committee Election Results and Update

Congratulations to the successful candidates for the Bargaining Committee!

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.

Bargaining Committee Election Update

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.

Bargaining Committee Candidates BIO’s

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

Heather Dillabaugh

Patti Kinahan

Trish Sinclair

Connie Taylor

 

EAST

Sheila Bourque

Karri Patterson

 

ONTARIO

Collette Calvelli

Steve Smith

 

NATIONAL

Angela Lavigne

Abigail Managan

Mia Warwick

Bargaining Committee Nominee List

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!

CDU Reaches Settlement

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