Contract academic workers at Brock University
We are meeting for our February GMM on Thursday, the 27th at 5 pm in the Sankey Chamber.
AGENDA for the meeting:
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 
in Sankey Chamber at 5 pm
GUEST SPEAKER: There will be a guest speaker from OSSTF district 22, Shannon Smith, President. OSSTF is a labour union representing primarily high school teachers. Together with the elementary school teachers, education workers have waged a long battle to push off changes to public education that would negatively impact students, their parents and society in general. Come to the GMM to hear about the plans of the provincial government to usher in measures to invite private for profit forms of education!
AGENDA: Members are, of course, free to add items on the agenda either by emailing the info@cupe4207.org email or directly at the GMM!
We are holding general meeting in December this year.Why?
Because we are in BARGAINING!
MONDAY, DEC. 16 at 4 PM in WELCH HALL 209
We do a random draw for a gift card at the end of our general meetings!
AGENDA: Electing the two remaining faculty stewards for the term ending April 30, 2020.
Our November GENERAL MEMBERS MEETING is on TUESDAY NOV. 19 at 4 pm in the POND INLET
We will start with a guest speaker from CUPE Niagara District Council who will briefly speak on the CUPE Ontario campaign Communities, Not Cuts.
AGENDA
BARGAINING UPDATES – this is your time to ask questions and discuss bargaining issues!
elections for Steward positions in
elections for two delegates to the Disability and Work conference in Ottawa
We hold our General Members Meeting on the 17th at 5 pm in the Sankey C
hamber.
We will be discussing the following items on the agenda, and any item you wish to bring up!
At the July 18th meeting, a notification of proposed changes to our bylaws and policies was given. Here they are to be discussed and voted on.
Bargaining Updates
Elections
– for four open positions of Faculty Stewards (see our bylaws article 8)
– for five delegates to Health and Safety Conference Nov. 12-16
– for one Trustee for the duration ending April 30, 2022 (for duties see our bylaws, article 7.11)
– to represent the local at CUPE National convention – we elect four delegates and ONE alternate = five members to go as delegates to the convention.
Our annual general meeting is on
Monday, April 15, at 3:30 pm in STH 217 (STH = Academic South)
It is at the AGM that we elect members into all positions on the Executive Committee; faculty 
stewards; international steward; Unit 1 instructor steward; health and safety officers; one trustee with term ending April 30th 2022; and labour council delegates. See full list of positions open for elections below.
The amendment to bylaws that will be discusses and voted on concerns the addition of a new position to the Executive Committee – Health and Safety Officer. If this motion to create this H&S officer passes, the position will be a part of the general election at this AGM. This means that it will be open for nominations and members can run for it.
Any member in good standing can run for a position. A member in good standing is a member who has filled and signed CUPE Application for Membership card. We will have these cards available at the meeting for you to sign if you haven’t done so already.
The bylaw changes that are to be discussed and voted on. https://4207.cupe.ca/files/2019/02/BylawNoticeFebruary2019.pd
Ten delegates to CUPE Ontario Convention
Full agenda can be accessed here: https://4207.cupe.ca/files/2019/03/GMM-Agenda-26-3-2019.pdf
Any member in good standing can run for the position of a delegate to the CUPE Ontario annual convention. This year, the convention will be a site of many discussions, planning and organizing to push back the provincial government’s attack on public social programs, people who need them and the workers who work for them. https://cupe.on.ca/event/convention-2019/
Our February general meeting is after the reading week, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 at 3 pm in Welsh Hall room 207.
ON AGENDA:
*These bylaw proposals are going to be voted on separately:
Notice 1 – Benefits Committee proposal
Notice 2 – Vice President Duties
Notice 3 – Two-Year Term for President and Treasurer
Notice 4 – Vacancy/Recall Language
A big item on the agenda is OUWCC Conference. We will be electing five members to go as delegates to the conference in February 21 to 24 (reading week)
The OUWCC stands for Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee, a sectoral committee of CUPE Ontario. CUPE-organized workers at any Ontario university campus choose their campus representative for two years duration to serve on the OUWCC board and act as a liaison between the committee and the CUPE workers organized on campus. Each university CUPE local can choose to affiliate with the OUWCC and send delegates to the conference of the university sector – the OUWCC conference.
The aim of the conference is to benefit form shared strength and experience under and one common employer — the university industry. The conference is held at the CUPE Ontario headquarters in Markham. Registration and accommodation is covered by our local.
80 Commerce Valley Drive East, Markham, ON L3T 0B2
This GMM is significant as we are goi
ng 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 our collective agreement (the contract negotiated between the union and the university for the next period) has serious bearing on the working conditions of the 1,000 members in Unit 1, and by extension also on members of Units 2 and 3. We know well that our working conditions both directly and indirectly affect students.
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