OE News Special Edition June 2014

Message from the Chairmanbership and finances on very stable footing. Withyour assistance, we will be successful in reachingthese goals which will in turn, over time, increaseour market share, increase our bargainingstrength, and continue to provide strength to ourbenefits and pension plans.Our organizing efforts continue to focus onbuilding the Union. Your organizers cannot dothis in isolation, we all have a large stake in thisand we all need to play a role. The best contributionyou can make is to be informed and engagedwith the growth of the Union by helping to signup new members.Anti-worker groups continually try to discreditthe rights of our members who benefitfrom plans such as ours. We at the IUOE believeworkers have the right to “Rise Above” and thatthe best way to reach that goal is a sound definedbenefit pension plan and a well-designed benefitsplan such as ours.Friday August 1st Save On Food held itsFriends and Family opening celebration forits new store located in Columbia SquarePlaza (OEPP Owned). Save On Foodscorporate and store management were inattendance, as was New Westminster CityCouncillor Jaimie McEvoy. However, themost notable attendees were Darrell Jones,President of the Overwaitea Food Group,Glen Clark, former BC premier and nowPresident of The Jim Pattison Group, and,Jimmy Pattison himself!Jimmy Pattison and Columbia Square PlazaProperty Manager Roy Hamilton.Jimmy Pattison and Dennis Van denHooff, IUOE Local 115 Controller.Save On Foods store and corporate management ribbon cutting ceremony.2 News Special Edition Fall 2014