Executive and stewards
Kim Bell
President
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Shaun Baddeley
Vice-president
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Ken Pearce
Chief Steward
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Alyssa Lunney
Recording Secretary
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Debbie Clark
Secretary Treasurer
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Debbie Jardine
Membership Secretary
Dianne Conner
Health and Safety Representative
Stewards
- Greg Duff
- Jessica Beardsley
- Scott Woods (on leave)
Committees
Health and Safety Committee
The health and safety committee is dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. The committee works collaboratively to identify potential risks, implement effective solutions, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Through regular meetings, training sessions, and open communication, the committee strived to foster a culture of safety and well-being, where everyone feels empowered to contribute to a secure work environment.
The committee is comprised of:
- elected Health & Safety Representative—Dianne Conner
- selected Return to work/Accommodation (WSIB) advocate: Emily Gibson
- three (3) elected members: Jessica Beardsley, Scott Woods
This committee will:
- Work to educate members on the importance of workplace health and safety.
- Prepare and present reports to the regular membership meetings.
- Encourage members to attend an April 28th Day of Mourning ceremony.
- Participate on the Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committees (JWH&SC) at their workplace.
- Ensure that the worker representatives on the JWH&SC meet separately from the employer to prepare for meetings with the employer.
- Promote safe work procedures and environments so as to prevent illness and injury as a result of workplace factors.
- Immediately bring to the attention of the employer any workplace hazard that has the potential to cause members’ illness or injury.
- Work to eliminate all workplace hazards, be they physical, environmental, or social.
- Keep an up-to-date file of all minutes and correspondence received.
- Maintain and update the union’s health and safety library.
- Committee members shall have Health and Safety certification (both levels) or be willing to take the next available course.
- The Return to Work/Accommodation (WSIB) Advocate shall be a standing member of the committee (elected every three (3) years).
Equality statement
Union solidarity is based on the principle that union members are equal and deserve mutual respect at all levels. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working together to strengthen our union.
As unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding are our goals. We should neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic or homophobic hurts and thereby divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis of ability, age, class, religion, language and ethnic origin.
Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment should not be treated as a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that it creates are not feelings that help us grow as a union.
Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different; and they reduce our capacity to work together on shared concerns such as decent wages, safe working conditions, and justice in the workplace, society and in our union.
CUPE’s policies and practices must reflect our commitment to equality. Members, staff and elected officers must be mindful that all persons deserve dignity, equality and respect.