Stewards

General Membership Meeting

Calling all members!
Join in person or Zoom – November 26th at 4:30 p.m. for an important union meeting. A light dinner will be served in person in Plaza 600F.

We’ll provide bargaining updates, answer your questions about the process, and hold key elections:

  • Elect the Unit 3 Bargaining Committee
  • Elect the Vice-President for Unit 1

We also have our Steward Elections!!!: Unit Stewards, Instructor Steward, International Student Steward, and Department Stewards. More information can be found in our bylaws 8.1.1 & 8.1.2 (pages 14-15). A list of departments can be found on pages 28-29.

Stewards are the heart of CUPE 4207. They’re the connection between members and the union by supporting coworkers, sharing updates, and making sure our collective agreement is respected. It’s a great way to build leadership experience, strengthen our union, and make a difference in your department.

If you care about fairness at work and want your coworkers’ voices heard, consider running for Steward. Your voice matters, and so does your leadership.

In order to vote, you must register 24 hours in advance to be eligible to vote either in person or online. You must be a Member in Good Standing to attend union meetings.

Your participation is essential — make sure your voice is heard!

Get Involved – Become a Department Steward!

Interested in getting more involved in your union? Why not become a Department Steward? As per our Bylaws:

8.2 Duties of Stewards
(a) Departmental Stewards shall:
i. Recruit and organize members in their departments and encourage them to become active in the Local.
ii. Act as representatives of the Local to the employees in their departments.
iii. Serve as the liaison between the members they represent and the Lead Steward, and, where applicable, the Faculty Steward and Vice-Presidents.
iv. Advise the members of the departments with regard to matters involving the Collective Agreement.
v. Organize the members to attend GMMs and other Local events.
vi. Distribute information of the Local.
vii. Attend, once per term, a Stewards Council meeting to report on any issues and findings from their work in the departments.
viii. Where appropriate, process the grievances of the members in their departments and represent their members in grievance meetings.
ix. Submit monthly written reports to the Stewards’ Council to report on their activities since the previous meeting. Stewards must submit reports to at least 50% of the Stewards’ Council meetings called to receive out of pocket expenses.

Contact Unit 1 Lead Steward – Brigitte Cecckin if you are interested in learning more: leadunit1@cupe4207.org