November 2011 - CUPE Locals 2331-01-02

CUPE Membership p CardsIf you are a new member and have not yetreceived a union card, or if you have lost yourcard, please e-mail Giulia Morra or Marie Dunkleyon First Class. You will require your Union Card forwhen we go into ratification and the up comingLocal 2331 Elections in 2012.First Class UseThe Board has requested that all memberscheck their first class e-mail/conferences on aregular basis. Many notifications are sent outfrom Board and Union using e-mail.PLEASE NOTE: First Class email should not beused for personal and confidential issues.ECE’sThe job description was presented at the Octoberlabour Management Meeting by HumanResources and will be finalized shortly. We willkeep you informed as to when it is available.Seniority ListsWe have been informed by Human Resourcesthat our Seniority lists will be provided by the endof November.General Meeting DatesOur next General meeting will be on WednesdayNovember 30th at CCCHS in the Lecture Hall at5:00pm. You can also find all the dates of ourGeneral Meetings on our CUPE website atwww.cupe.2331.ca. With the tough economictimes that are ahead of us we encourage you tocome to the meetings and keep up to date withcurrent issues. Elections will be coming up inJune 2012 and in order to run for any of theExecutive positions you must be in attendance for50% of the meetings.The draw this year for the prize will be an E-Reader.Friendship CommitteePlease remember when members at yourworksite experience a death/illness in the familyor if they are off ill/have had a baby; pleasecontact Heather Lundberg at Sacred Heart 905-895-3340.Please remember the following membersand their families in your prayers.Carolyn Dewulf brother passed awayAnne Marie Vanderzon mother passed awayChristine Schiavo father passed awayMai Lin Bozian mother passed awayLina Scoleri (Staltieri) mother passed awayPat Trentinifather passed awayMary Ann Savoia husband passed awayPalma D’Alimonte father passed awayMargaret Henelly brother-in-law passed awayJulie Johnston mother-in-law passed awayPlease keep Nina Martino and her family in yourprayers as Nina passed away last month.Nina was a CUPE member and worked in theCurriculum department at the CEC.Our Prayers and thoughts are with Nina’s family at thisvery difficult time.Adriana Staley had a new granddaughterMargaret Hennelly became a grandmotherMary Rizzuto became a grandmotherRosemary Trabucco had another grandchildEileen Castillo had a babyCongratulations to all !Marie DunkleyMarina Felicewas off illoff caring for her husbandThe Graduating class of 2011A graduation celebration was held on October 12 th2011 for the graduates of The Child and Youth Workerapprenticeship program.Congratulations to all!!!Retirement RecognitionCongratulations to ALL York Catholic District SchoolBoard Retirees. On October 19, 2011 a retirementrecognition evening was held at Le Parc BanquetCentre for all YCDSB employees that retired in 2010.It was a memorable and enjoyable evening.Happy retirement to ALL!!!!Joint Health and Safety CommitteePlease note: Health & Safety Information is availableon First Class. Find it at:First Class >Desktop>Employee Area/Health & SafetyPlease contact Joe Runco for any Health and SafetyIssues at your worksite.Worksite VisitsA reminder that Your Shop Steward and I are availableto do worksites visits. We enjoy visiting and meetingwith our members in smaller groups.This enables us to spend time together talking aboutconcerns and chat about issues pertaining to ourLocal, (contractual issues etc.) I am available beforeor after school, or lunchtime. Your Shop Steward cancome after school. Give us a call to arrange a time.Reminders:SE50 Forms(CASES OF AGGRESSION)SE50 Forms (Cases of Aggression) are available on the FirstClass. Please fill in these forms for all incidents of aggression.They can be downloaded from the Boards website. Please fillthem in for ALL acts of aggression. This is extremelyimportant. Ensure to retain a copy for yourself.ADMIN 10’S - WSIB INCIDENT REPORTSIt is extremely important that members fill in incident reportforms for ALL work related injuries. Please ensure that it issigned by your Administrator and please keep a copy of allreports for your own files.

Your Bargaining Committee for 2012Elena Di Nardo CUPE 2331PresidentJoanne WilsonCUPE REPRose SannaHead SecretaryFather. Michael McGivney CHSDiana DilleySenior SecretaryLight of Christ CESCatherine Tremblay Educational Asst.Good Shepherd CESPatricia DignardEducational Asst.St. Maximilian Kolby CHSSherry FazzalariECEHoly Spirit CESRosanna Murarotto Library TECHFather Bressani CHSAlternate:Michelle Campbell Educational Asst.Our Lady Of Hope CESPlease ensure to return your surveys in anenclosed envelope to either:AnnMarie Katchin @Our Lady of Annunciation CES orDenise Piech @Our Lady of the Lake CESArea MeetingsTimes, location and dates for our Area Meetings:EAST AREA:Wednesday, February 15, 2012St. Augustine CHSNORTH AREA:Wednesday, March 7, 2012Sacred Heart CHSWEST AREA:Wednesday, March 28, 2012St. Jean Jde Brebeuf CHSSOUTH/CENTRAL AREA:Wednesday, April 11, 2012St. Theresa of Lisieux5p.m.5p.m.5p.m.5p.m.A light supper will be provided for these AreaMeetings so please R.S.V.P. your confirmedattendance.CUPE National ConventionCatherine Tremblay, Karen Oldfield, PatriciaDignard and I had the opportunity to attend theCUPE National Convention in Vancouver. This wasthe largest National Convention ever held withwell over 2,500 in attendance. In 2013 it will beCUPE National 50 th anniversary.The week was full of debates, discussions anddecision making that guides our unions’ directionfor the next 2 years. Paul Moist was re-elected asPresident. Hours of time were spent going overresolutions, committee reports, and policies that werevoted on for the good of CUPE as a whole.It was a unanimous vote to launch a nation widecampaign for fair taxes at the Federal, Provincial andlocal government levels.Many locals are facing down sizing, cuts andprivatizing.This is something that has become province wide allover Canada and it’s time for us to fight back. It is inour back yard and could affect all our futures. Thechallenge before us will be the fight of our lifetime; weneed a strong united front in order to push forward.Labour ManagementOur next Labour Management meeting will be held onDecember 8 th 2011.At our October labour Management meeting issuessuch as the ECE’s Job Description, Workload ofSchools for Secretaries, Equitable Supervision for EA’setc.Dates to RememberNovember 11, 2011 Remembrance DayNovember 18-20, 2011 OSBCC BargainingConferenceNovember 21-25, 2011 Ontario Federation ofLabour ConventionNovember 30, 2011 General Meeting CCCHSDecember 1, 2011 World Aids DayDecember 3, 2011 International Day ForPersons with DisabilitiesDecember 6, 2011 National Day ofRemembrance and Actionon Violence againstWomenDecember 10, 2011 International HumanRights DayNever AgainIt was ninety years ago,The end of a terrible war,Millions say, Never Again!Never again the pain and sorrow,Never again the bombs of tomorrow,Never again the smell of gas,Never again the death of mass,Never again the bombs and red sky,Never again all who die,Never again the rations of starvation,Never again the sadness of evacuation,Never again the air raids and dying,Never again the shooting and crying,Never again the horror of war,That’s why we sayNever again