CUPE Local 379 UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2017

CUPE Local 379 UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2017 #102-4268 Lozells Avenue, Burnaby, V5A OC6 Phone: 604-257-4700, Text: 778-927-2873 (for deaf & hard of hearing only) Fax: 604- 291- 7806, email: [email protected], web page: cupe379.ca

Roll Call Present – Paul Simpson, John Delima, Tommy Fagan, Patti Tonks, Drew Parris, Paul Chateauneuf, Shona Kelly, Corrina Chase, Richard Tonn, Mike Vanderlans, Sylvia Auger Excused – Gwen Stafford, Simi Hundle, Karen Sunner

Reading of the Aboriginal Acknowledgement Welcome Reading of the CUPE Equality Statement

New Members: 20 Student Supervisors – Keeley Saunders, Malini Vasan Security Guard – Jamieson Lee, Daniel Kim EA - Aria Burns, Kai Peters, Kulwinder Kaur, Jaswant Malhi, Isabella Ricci EA III - Aoi Tajiri, Arliss Kusel Support Worker – Anna Nguyen Clerical – Angela Yee, Ariane Chavez Luvicaro Custodian – John Fong, Roger Hamilton, Kyou Chae Hwang, Gilbert Pera, Allan Briones, Rahman Ghahramani

Treasurer’s Report for June 2017 Income for the month – $69,765.78 Expenses for the month - $76,291.19 M/S/C

Treasurer’s Report for July 2017 Income for the month – $68,832.03 Expenses for the month - $64,962.58 M/S/C

Treasurer’s Report for August 2017 Income for the month – $49,928.21 Expenses for the month - $61,271.27 M/S/C

Correspondence - Letter from Trina Harrison regarding Energy Project work - Letter from Trina Harrison regarding a Grievance – Leave of Absence & Benefits. - Letter from Trina Harrison regarding a Grievance – Loss of Seniority - Fall 2017 Weeklong School Oct 29 – Nov 3 - Letter from Craig Nichols re Summer Vacation Schedule - Thank you from the Burnaby Community Services for the 2 donations of $525. - Thank you from the Alpha Dry Grad Donation. - Thank you’s from Richard Salmon, Julie Vanstone, Samir Hamze, Jimmy Chiou, Raj Chouhan, Labour Heritage Centre, Ann Whalen. - Scholarship Committee selected 4 applicants – Alivia Ungaro, Claire Chateauneuf, Jordan Earl, and Jimmy Chiou.

President’s Report – P. Simpson. -Trina Harrison in HR will be retiring. CUPE might feel the effects of this as she did help us address issues. There will be a new Assistant Director of HR for CUPE. - Custodians are under attack. The way schools are serviced are under attack. Management is saying they are improving this but it is the opposite. They plan to have 18 schools with no custodial until 10:30 am so no one to open the schools. This is all in the planning stage but the union will be fighting this. Some sites would lose afternoon hours. This is not acceptable, it violates our collective agreement. - Custodians have always bid on runs in a school. No custodians should take a different run without bidding on it. - Reminder to all members that Under Clause 25 – Volunteers shall not be used to displace or replace CUPE employees. e.g. Parents /students/non CUPE doing cleaning, working on lockers or doing clerical work. - Shind Chand has left the Finance Department.

Chief Shop Steward’s Report – D. Parris Grievance for a trade and had the vacation time changed to sick time. A Custodial had a leave for Bereavement denied. Once we met with HR it was resolved. A Noon Hour Supervisor was terminated and the union got her job back for her. A day custodial was denied the use of gratuity time. The union resolved this.

Health & Safety – M. Vanderlans Health and Safety meetings are mandatory. Any accident investigations – WCB states that a CUPE member needs to attend the investigation.

CUPE Metro – J. Harsch Meeting was Thurs. Sep 14 CUPE 1004 - PNE has ratified. CUPE 391 – The Library’s’ have a new contract. Little Concessions. CUPE 561 - they want to remove benefits for retired members.

Union Education – J. Delima 0 Applied, 0 approved Fall Weeklong School – Nanaimo Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2017. If you see a course you want to take at CUPEBC.ca website please call our union office to apply for the course.

Job Related Education – A. Lee This is a contracted benefit, you are able to apply for up to $500/ year. We spent the whole $20,000 allotment for the 2016 - 2017 school year. We have another $20, 000 for 2017 – 2018 school year. The board is coming up with new guidelines to qualify for funding. Alice Lee has given her resignation. Paul thanked Alice for all her many years of helping the union and for all her work.

Job Evaluation – S. Hundle. EA’s pay rate was increased but we still wait for the board to make the change in pay.

New Business

· Notice of Motion: to donate $1000 to the Red Cross Fire Evacuees Relief fund.

Good of the Union - A moment of silence to respect the passing of Brothers Wilfred Lopez and Retiree Klaus Birlie. Service for Klaus is tomorrow Sep 17th. - Can a moment of silence be at the beginning of the meeting? - Sep 24 – 9:30 am Truth and Reconciliation Walk – 650 Cambie St. Afterwards CUPE Metro has Word Vancouver at Library Square. Check out the CUPE Metro Facebook page.

- 50/50 Draw -$124.50 to member $124.50 to food bank. Won by – Jocelyne Chow

- $1100 Snowball Draw – Cailin Lau would have won if they had attended.

In Attendance 69 members

11. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 am

The October General Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 14th.

An Interpreter will be provided for deaf members who wish to attend the meeting, provided notice is received by the Union Office one week in advance of the meeting date.