Your CUPE 748 Executive Team
These are the members who work hard and volunteer their time to help you! Contact information for the executives can also be found on your CUPE board at your work site. If your location does not have the information posted, you can email the Secretary at cupe748secretary@gmail.com.
If you have a grievance, please contact a shop steward who will connect with you to get all the details and take it to the Lead Steward and the grievance committee.
Shop Stewards:
Stacey Finley cupe748steward3@gmail.com
Candi Jones cupe748steward2@gmail.com
Alicia Martin cupe748steward1@gmail.com
Pat Waterstreet cupe748steward4@gmail.com
Glenna Planden cupe748steward5@gmail.com
Chris MacLean cupe748steward6@gmail.com
Lead Steward:
Alicia Martin
cupe748leadsteward@gmail.com
Your area reps are here to help keep you informed and to help answer any general questions you may have.
Area Reps:
Nelson – Pat St.Pierre
Kaslo – Bob Reimer
Slocan Valley – Cindy Martin
Crawford Bay – Shannon May
Creston – Carol Sanders
Salmo – Janet Pierce cupe748repsalmo@gmail.com
Each work site has a safety committee. We also have CUPE reps at the district committee.
Safety Reps:
Alicia Martin cupe748safetyrepw@gmail.com
Candi Jones cupe748safetyrepe@gmail.com
Your administrative team is here to help!
President:
Michelle Bennett – on leave
cupe748president@gmail.com
Vice President, East:
Vacant
cupe748vpeast@gmail.com
Vice President, West:
Kathy Centrone – on leave
cupe748vpwest@gmail.com
Secretary:
Anne Cavicchi
cupe748secretary@gmail.com
Treasurer:
Robin Sheppard
cupe748treasurer@outlook.com
And there are others who help our local too!
Membership Officers:
Arlene Anderson
Trustees:
Dervila O’Dowd
Shelia Rae
Susan Kosinec
What do we do?
President – 2 year term
Duties:
- Involved with CUPE National, Local Unions, and Executive Boards
- Bargaining
- Sub-Locals
- Attend various meetings when needed both locally and provincially
- Preside at all membership and executive meetings
- Decide points of order and procedure
- Have signing authority and be bonded
- Oversee all other executives
Vice President – 2 year term
Duties:
- Assist the President
- Assist other executives
- Attend various committee meetings and council meetings
- Represent the Local when necessary, locally and provincially
- Attend meetings
Secretary – 2 year term
Duties:
- Minutes at executive and member meetings
- Record and keep Correspondence
- Website
- Duties as needed by President and VP’s
- By-laws
- Bursaries – Circulation, collection and notices
- Signing Authority
Treasurer – 2 year term
Duties:
- Receive all revenue, initiation fees, dues, and assessments
- Ensure that the Local funds are used only as authorized or directed by the bylaws, budget, or motion passed by the membership
- Be responsible for maintaining all financial records of the local
- Make a full financial report to meetings of the Local Executive Board
- Make a written financial report to each regular membership meeting
- Be responsible for payment of bills
Shop Stewards (10 positions: 8 area stewards, 2 EA stewards) – 1 year term
Duties:
- Assist in the grievance process
- Be knowledgeable of the Collective Agreement
- Membership engagement
- Promote your union
- Attend select committee meetings
- Communicate with other Executives
- Provide written reports
Lead Shop Steward (1 position: voted from the 10 stewards) – 1 year term
Duties:
- Assist the Shop Stewards
- Report Grievances
- Attend Meeting
- Provide necessary reports
Area Reps 6 – 1 year term
Duties:
- Represent your area
- Attend meetings
- Attend appointed meetings
- Communicate with PAC in your area
- Be a member of the By-law and Policy Committee
- Communicate between executive board and membership
- Ensure communication during strike/lockout
- Present reports
- Assist Executive when necessary
- Communicate with other union members / promote the union
- Sit on committees as directed by the executive
- Forward news pertaining to the Union or SD8 news to the Secretary
Trustees – 4 positions – 1, 2, and 3 year terms
Duties:
- Audit books of Treasure
- Make a written report of their findings and recommendations and/or concerns