Friends and comrades,
In this week’s Dispatch, we are covering contract details, our Local contract vote schedule, educational opportunities, and upcoming committee meetings.
Before getting to that, I just want to bring attention to the upcoming Basic Shop Steward course. There are two potential dates to attend with applicants from the cancelled course in January being given priority. Find more details about this below in the Education section.
Solidarity,
Kyle Turner, Communications Officer
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Contract Updates
The most recent bulletin from National about tentative agreement contract details focuses on wages. According to this bulletin, these contracts will have the highest raises we’ve seen since 1982, as well as the benefits of having our wages for the final two years of our agreement tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). To read the full bulletin, click HERE.
To find digital copies of the tentative agreements for review, click HERE.
Contract Vote Schedule
The Edmonton Local’s vote schedule is now posted online and print copies of the schedule will be sent out for posting on union bulletin boards this week. You can find the schedule on our website HERE. The website will have the most up-to-date information if anything changes.
Education
To make up for the cancellation in January, two blocks of the Basic Shop Steward course will be offered. If you applied for that original session, your application will be given priority and you will be contacted shortly. There are still a few openings remaining, so there is still time to apply!
- Local
- Basic Shop Steward: Two upcoming opportunities, April 14th-16th and April 21st-23rd. Deadline to apply is end of day on Thursday, April 2nd. For more information, click HERE.
- Pension Seminar: There are still a few spaces left for the April 18th date. Deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 8th. For more information, click HERE.
- National
- Union Education Program: CUPW’s flagship education initiative is accepting applications. Deadline to apply is April 1st. For more information, click HERE.
Committee Meetings
Click HERE for more details about the following committee meetings.
- Social Committee: Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 19th at 7 pm via Zoom. This committee is open to all members in good standing.
- Women’s Committee: Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 19th at 5:30 at the McDonalds located at 12810 167 Ave. The Women’s Committee is open to all Cis-Women, Trans-Women, and Non-Binary persons comfortable with centering the experience of women.
- Temporary Workers’ Rights Committee: Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 23rd at 7:30 pm via Zoom. This committee is open to all members in good standing.
Reminders
- National Women’s Conference: Deadline to apply is April 17th. To read the bulletin, click HERE. To apply to attend, click HERE.
- Movie Showing – Norma Rae: For more information about the Social Committee’s showing of Norma Rae at the Garneau Theatre, click HERE.
- Social Committee Survey: Help the Social Committee decide what to do in the coming year. Complete the survey HERE.
- Slo-Pitch Survey: Interested in playing slo-pitch once it warms up? Help the Social Committee by filling out the survey HERE.
- Staying Connected: Sign up for the text service or email list HERE.
- Special Assessment: The Local’s Special Assessment is suspended for the fiscal year (July 2025-June 2026), but will return in July 2026. So you should see a decrease in dues payments by slightly less than $15/month.
- Disability Supports: To access the Disability Supports portal, which provides a list of programs and services in your community, click HERE.
- Union Savings: To take part in these savings, you can register at unionsavings.ca/.
- Buy Union: Looking for a list of union-made goods and services? Click HERE.