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The Member of the Month for November is Dylan Michels! Hello! I’m Dylan Michels. I have been a part of Brock since 2015. Having completed my undergraduate studies in Sociology and Philosophy, with a concentration in Criminology, I enrolled in the Masters of Philosophy program in 2019. During that time, I had the benefit of … Read more…
We are pleased to introduce the Member of the Month for October 2020 – Nadine Brundrett! Nadine Brundrett has been a member of CUPE 4207 Unit 1 since she began teaching at Brock in September 2000 as an Instructor and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Classics. Recently, Nadine has become more active in the … Read more…
Our September Member of the Month is Fatemeh Salahi. Congratulations Fatemeh, and good luck on your future pursuits! Fatemeh joined the union on September 2017 and since then she has participated in a range of Union events and activities such as health and safety training, local executive school, introduction to stewarding, etc. She also served … Read more…
In August, we have the pleasure to introduce Sabrina Hill. She offered her skills for the creation of our new logo, and is the photographer in chief of our Who is Who project. Hello, my name is Sabrina Hill. I was born in Toronto, but moved to St. Catharines whilst in middle school. Being that … Read more…
We are pleased to introduce new feature – each month we will present Member of the Month, an active and engaged member in good standing (elected positions are excluded from consideration). The very first one for the month of July 2019 is Neivin Shalabi. Neivin grew up in Egypt where she earned several degrees in … Read more…
We have six member mobilizers to start in September.
The creation of the NEW Bargaining Research Committee has been moved and passed at our October GMM. The Bargaining Research Committee would be comprised of four members. The method of filling in the positions is by appointment by the Executive Committee. The task of the BRC is to gather information, and process and analyze data … Read more…
This GMM is significant as we are going to elect five members to Unit 1 Bargaining Committee. This election is conducted nine months prior to our collective agreement expiry date (September 7, 2019). Preparations for bargaining is a lengthy and labourious process that requires serious engagement of all members elected. After all, the language in … Read more…
OUR LOCAL’S UNIT 3, all instructors in ESL services, have been negotiating a new contract for a a few months now. The employer is wielding a heavy hand, pressuring the instructors to accept conditions existing before their unionization. Come to the Special General Membership Meeting to learn about the current status of Unit 3 bargaining … Read more…
Friday, February 5th Place: GLENRIDGE building, room 164 Time: 4:30 PM * Elections for the position of Recording Secretary * Bargaining Committee Report * Trustees Report * Ad-hoc Committee on Allocation of Resources Report * Bylaw Amendment Vote Amending bylaw 7.3 by adding subsection 2. The President may assign a designate from the Executive Committee … Read more…