All the Executives would like to thank the members whom attended last nights GMM. We feel there were a lot of good conversations and information shared at the meeting.

Mike Eckert was acclaimed  as our new President of our Local for the duration of the previous term. Elections for President will occur again at the June GMM.

We now have a vacancy for the Vice President position and nominations took place. Mona Bauman and Shannon Parsons were nominated. The Election will be held at the next GMM which is scheduled for April 9th, 2019. Nomination will still be accepted for the position on the night of the election.

We hope to see you all there.

We finally have an approved copy of the Collective agreement, we are still waiting for the City to officially sign off on the final copy. Printed copies will hopefully be available soon.

Click the link below to view. Please note only Job Titles that have been through the Job Evaluation process by January 15, 2019  will be shown in this Collective Agreement.

Collective Agreement

The Executives have made the decision that due to the inclement weather and the safety of all our members the GMM for tonight has been cancelled. All matters that were on the agenda for tonight will be deferred to next months meeting and any new items arising will be shown on the agenda that will be sent out no later than March 12, 2019.

Nominations for President will again be accepted on the night of the election which is now scheduled for Mar 19, 2019.

An election for the Vacant President position  will be held at the next General Membership Meeting on February 12, 2019.

Nominations can still be accepted on the night of the election.

Justin Harris, President CUPE 791 and Mona Bauman, Member at Large present the cheque for $1500 to Angela McCall of The Waterloo Region Food Bank from the proceeds of ticket sales from the CUPE 791 Christmas Party.  We were told that our donation would provide 4500 meals for the residents of Waterloo Region.  Thank you to all those who came out from the City of Kitchener and WWLHIN.

I am pleased to announce that after today’s meetings and the final one at the Auditorium, the votes were counted and were in favour of ratification for the City of Kitchener inside workers.  Next step is to wait for council next Monday and we will have a new collective agreement!!  Big thanks to our national rep Jill Smyth and the entire bargaining team for the months of hard work.  Stay tuned to the website for more details.  The entire collective agreement will be uploaded once it has been updated to reflect all of the changes.

Justin Harris

CUPE 791 President

I am pleased to announce that after a long, hard fought day, your negotiation team has reached a tentative agreement with the City.

Please come out to one of the meetings on Monday November 27th to hear the presentation and cast your vote.  We will be holding several sessions to accommodate those who can not make the evening meeting due to shift work or other commitments.

First session at the Union office, 120 Ottawa St N. at 11:00 am and then every half hour after that until 2:00 pm.

Last session at 5:30 pm in the viewers lounge at the auditorium.  We will tabulate all votes after that time in hopes of having a new collective agreement.

Many thanks to your negotiation team, Mona Bauman, Danny Pimentel, Marc Hilker, Luanne Geisel, Mike Eckert, Justin Harris and our National Union Rep, Jill Smyth.

Justin Harris

President, CUPE 791

Please see the attached form for more information on the negotiation process as reported at the special meeting on November 7, 2017.

Forms – THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS

Here are the list of Nominees and results….

Election Results – CUPE 791 – June 13, 2017

Executive Board

• President – Justin Harris (Acclaimed) – 2-year term
• Vice President(City) – Mike Eckert (Acclaimed) – 1-year term
• Vice President(LHIN) – Dale Hanke (Acclaimed) – 2-year term
• Recording Secretary – Siobhan Delaney (Acclaimed) – 2-year term
• Secretary Treasurer – Luanne Geisel (Acclaimed) – 1-year term
• Grievance Chair(City) – Shannon Parsons (Acclaimed) – 2-year term
• Grievance Chair(LHIN) – Patsy Ruigrok (Acclaimed) – 1-year term
• Members at Large(City) – Mona Bauman (Acclaimed) – 1-year term
• Members at Large(LHIN) – Tanya Kelly (Acclaimed) – 2-year term

Boards and Committees

Membership Officer

• Scott Gibson – 1-year term

Trustees

• Julie Kalbfleisch – 3-year term
• Michelle Boegli – 2-year term
• Scott Gibson – 1-year term

Stewards(City) – 1-year term

• Danny Pimental
• Brigid Loveday
• Marc Hilker
• Lyn McNulty
• Laura Anderson

Health and Safety(City)

• Pauline Freeman
• Scott Gibson

Job Evaluation Maintenance Committee(City)

• Chris Roth
• Brigid Loveday
• Justin Harris (President)

Labour Management(City)

• Mona Bauman
• Marc Hilker
• Justin Harris (President)

• LHIN will do separate elections for their committees on Thursday June 15, 2017.

For incoming Stewards or Anyone who would like to learn about Stewarding.

Introduction to Stewarding (Feb 25) – Introduction to Stewarding

Strategic Planning for Bargaining (date to be determined) – Strategic Planning for Bargaining

At the Bargaining Table (April 1) – At the Bargaining Table

for any questions please contact the Union Office at 519 575-8358 or by email Questions

CUPE Local 791