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
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
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iEPKcG0Je4
https://cupe.ca/event/workers-day-mourning
By now, you should have received the CUPE Transfer Information. This is a great way for permanent CUPE staff to move to a new location, but make sure that it is something you want to do.
Once you submit the paperwork, you are agreeing to be moved to one of your choices without further consultation and you cannot refuse to move.
More information can be found in the Collective Agreement under Article 35. Make sure you read this before submitting any transfer paperwork.
Paperwork needs to be submitted no later than end of day on April 14th and you will receive an answer by end of day on April 28th. You can only transfer within your current classification and you cannot increase your FTE through the transfer process.
Transfer requests should be sent to: hr@ldcsb.ca
Please note – “CUPE Transfer Process” in the subject line.
If you have any further questions, you can send them to the above email or ask myself or Patty.
Just a friendly reminder to check the seniority list and make sure that your seniority date is correct.
This has to be done no later than April 5, 2023. After this date, the list will be deemed correct.
This is especially important if it is your first time appearing on the list.
The list can be found on myldcsb.ca, search for “Cupe Seniority List”
If you have any questions or concerns about your date, please email Nicole Bowman at the board.