The incoming CUPE BC Executive Board will be appointing new committees for the 2015-2017 term in June, with the One Big Committee Meeting to be held October 15-16, 2015. The list of committees is below, with an attached document of all of their Terms of Reference. Members of CUPE 23 who are interested in serving on a committee should notify the office – admin@cupe23.ca by May 22, 2015.
Post-Secondary Education Scholarship from CUPE BC
CUPE policy supports a truly public post-secondary education system – one with no economic barriers to education. Until that happens, some CUPE locals have set up bursary programs for members and their children to help them attend a college or university.
CUPE BC offers the Aubrey Burton/Reg Ford Memorial Scholarship. (CUPE 23 offers the Ethel Lau Scholarship – more information here) Both awards are available to members or their children who are entering their first year of post-secondary education.
Application form – Scholarship-ABRF- 2015
Application deadline – 15 July, 2015
Upcoming Health & Safety training – May 4 – 8
The BCFED Health & Safety Centre is providing the following 8 hour courses in New Westminster during the week of May 4 – 8. CUPE 23 members interested in taking one of these courses should fill out our internal application form – Course Application 2015
2015 Safetypalooza flyer NewWestminster
Preliminary 2015 Election Results
Thanks to the dedicated members of the Election Committee, the members who registered voters all day, vote counters, scrutineers, and the candidates who ran for office.
2015-2017 CUPE 23 Secretary – Geraldine Wall
2015-2016 CUPE 23 Outside Division Chair – Bruce Campbell
Come out to the meeting tomorrow night for official results and to see the full slate of CUPE 23 officers being sworn in.
We won the United Way Community Spirit Award for Engagement!
CUPE 23 was awarded the United Way Community Spirit Award for Engagement because we did everything in our power to show people that every donation does make a difference. Presentations, videos, agency tours, special thank you’s – we did it all. We used successful strategies to engage our members through all levels of our organization in order to maintain or increase dollars given directly to United Way of the Lower Mainland, and the Engage Award recognizes this achievement. Through United Way, we help create possibility for over 400,000 people in our local community!
Gary Campbell Award applications now accepted
‘Gary Campbell Award’ designed to assist members to take academic or non-academic courses that will expand their horizons. Applications are now being accepted. See this page for details and eligibility – Gary Campbell Award
Fill out this application and send in with your essay – Gary Campbell Award application
CUPE 23 Elections – April 14 – REVISED
See the election notice below. Please note that Outside Division members will be voting for their Chairperson and all CUPE 23 members will be voting for the Secretary.
(There will be no election for Inside Division 1st Vice-Chair – John Neilson is acclaimed to the position.)
Save the Date – June BBQ
Please contact the office to volunteer for organizing our event.
