The Workers’ Day of Mourning was created by CUPE members more than 40 years ago to remember those who lost their lives on the job and to inspire workers to fight to prevent further tragedies. For more information, please visit: https://cupe.ca/event/workers-day-mourning
This Saturday, September 30, 2023 is National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Since 2013, September 30 has been commemorated as “Orange Shirt Day”, inspired by the story of residential school survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad.
As a young girl, Phyllis was gifted a new orange shirt by her grandmother before she was taken to a B.C. residential school. The shirt was confiscated and destroyed by her teacher on the first day of classes. The story has come to symbolize the colonial assimilation goals of the residential school system.
Please wear an orange shirt to work on Friday, September 29, 2023 to commemorate the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
General Membership Meetings will be held on the following dates:
September 16, 2023
October 14, 2023
November 18, 2023
December 16, 2023
January 20, 2024
February 10, 2024
March 23, 2024 – Change of date
April 20, 2024
May 11, 2024
June 15, 2024
Please note; All meetings begin at 9:30 am. Meetings will be held both virtually and in person at our Local office. The office is located at: 14-540 Clarke Rd., London
Childcare will be provided.
Postings for September are now live on Apply to Education. If you have checked recently and only saw one posting, please check again, more postings have been added.
Thank you to all who came out and voted at our last GMM
Election Results are as follows:
| Position | Name |
| President | Tracey Cooper |
| Vice President | Jan Ramsey |
| Grievance Officer | Patty Kleber |
| Recording Secretary | Natasha Jackson |
| Financial Officer | Caroline Hall |
| Health and Safety Officer | Antoinette Annan |
| WSIB/Injured Worker Officer | Lori Berry |
| Information Officer | Danielle Powell |
| Membership Officer | Stasha Medeiros |
CUPE 4186 is holding executive elections at the June 10th General Membership Meeting.
Come out and vote for your local executive.
I am pleased to announce that the members of CUPE Local 4186 have ratified the tentative collective agreement reached with the employer on April, 13, 2023.
Just a reminder that voting credentials have been sent out for our Local Collective Agreement and runs until Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 12:00 pm. If you have not received them, please let me know so that I can have them sent out to you again. I can be reached at: president@cupe4186.ca
Tracey