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January 10, 2024

Dear Members,
We are excited to announce the kickoff of a logo design contest to create a new logo for our Local!

The contest is open to all current CUPE Local 374 members in good standing, their spouses, and their dependents.Please submit your logo design by February 24, 2024. You can find the full contest rules and submission details at cupe374.ca/logocontest.

The winning logo will be announced at the General Membership Meeting on March 13.

This is a great opportunity to showcase your creativity and leave your mark on our Local. The selected logo will represent CUPE Local 374 on our website, newsletters, apparel, and more. We look forward to seeing submissions that capture the spirit of our diverse and dedicated membership.

If you have any questions, please email us at admin@cupe374.ca.

In Solidarity,

Shireen Clark
President, CUPE Local 374

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Been a CUPE member since 2007. Been an active union rep since 2016 or so.
Was asked to step up as a Shop Steward by then VP. Suddenly before I could say “no thanks” I found myself elected Vice-President of Esquimalt.
Remained VP since, whether that’s due to doing a good job or no one else wanting to do the job, it doesn’t matter to me.
I enjoy constantly learning, achieving victories as they come our way and meeting new people with which to exchange ideas and strategies.
Getting to see new places I would never otherwise go to has been a massive bonus.

Been with my Gabrielle for 20 years now, for which we celebrated earlier this year by going on a 20 night cruise from Miami through the Panama Canal up the West Coast and back home to Victoria.
G is my rock and my engine who keeps me going day to day.
Our family welcomed a surprise little boy to the world two years ago who was named Cruze. He is my nephew and our family treasure. The funniest, sharpest, wildest of the Migliareses.
My life outside work and family has been music. The longest running band by far is Acorn Hell with my old school brutha and PW co-worker Craig Stewart on drums while I play guitar and make vocal noises.
The most notorious project was Meatlocker Seven; video on Muchmusic, Canadian Tour, multiple Western Canadian tours and with many great bands both famous and not so famous… all great nonetheless.
Rotterdam was my full on frontman vocalist experiment band which expelled one album.
Currently I play bass and vocalize in Run Like Hell which has nothing to do with Pink Floyd.

Managing to go to work almost every day while living with a painful permanent partial physical disability and not using it as a way to get special treatment.

Nevermind what everyone else is doing or getting away with…just do your work thoroughly and safely and if you want some new experiences to fall back on later, consider getting involved with union work.
There’s so many things needing to get done. The variety is endless.
Get involved.
If you don’t get involved, give support and respect to your co-workers that do. It can be rewarding as much as thankless depending on who and where it is happening.

Read your Collective Agreement and get to know it.
If your issue is not covered under the CA, Labor Law or Human Rights, then it is merely a complaint and you may be SOL.
Remember… we can’t force employers to do what you want though we wish we had such magic powers!
Lastly… solidarity is our greatest strength. If we stand together for what is just and fair, it’s an offer no one can refuse.

• Sarah Fairbrass
• Stacy Chappel
• Andrew McNeill
• Sarah Monaghan-Covacic
• Gabrielle Whitters
• Shaun Bradley

November 8, 2023

Dear Members,

This is a reminder that we will have our annual general membership meeting Wednesday, November 15th @ 7pm via Zoom.

Highlights of Meeting Agenda:

• Elections for the following positions:
  • Recording Secretary – 3 Year Term (ending Fall 2026)
  • Trustee – 3 Year Term (ending Fall 2026)

Please click here to register for the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact your Unit VP.

Thank you,

CUPE Local 374

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Congratulations to the four recipients of our 2023 CUPE 374 Scholarships, whose names were drawn at our General Meeting on June 14:

• Mia Penney (Don Penney, Member, North Saanich)

• Tija Dalep (Stacey Dalep, Member, Sooke)

• Kennedy Cox (Rick Smith, Member, Colwood)

• Brock Gill (Leanne Gill, Member, Sidney)

Each year, CUPE 374 awards 4 scholarships to dependents of members through our scholarship program. Recipients receive $500 to be used towards their studies. Thank you to everyone who applied this year!

Dear Members,

Happy New Year to everyone! The schedule for General Meetings for 2022 is listed below.

As of now, meetings will take place via Zoom. Please visit our website here to register for each individual meeting.

Meeting Dates:

• Wednesday, March 9th @ 7pm
• Wednesday, June 8th @ 7pm
• AGM: Wednesday, October 12th @ 7pm (updated)

If you haven’t already subscribed to our mailing list and would like to receive Union Bulletins and Updates, please subscribe here. If you have any questions, please contact your unit VP. Thank you.

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Dear Members,

This is a reminder that our AGM will take place Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 at 7:00pm.

Please register for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Highlights of the meeting include:

• Elections:
  • Treasurer (3 Year Term)
  • Trustee (3 Year Term)
• Housekeeping Updates to Bylaws

If you are interested in running for either the Treasurer or Trustee position, please have another member email president@cupe374.ca with the subject line “Treasurer Nomination” or “Trustee Nomination”. Nominations will be accepted until 4pm, Friday, November 19th, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact your unit VP.

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September 24, 2021

Dear Members,

Thank you to all the members that took the time to come to our Special Meeting, Wednesday, September 22, 2021. The motion to increase the dues was voted on. The results were 57% in favour and 43% not in favour.

According to our National Constitution it requires a majority vote (50%+1) of members in attendance to make any changes to member’s dues. However, upon reviewing Local 374 Bylaws we are in contradiction of the Constitution requiring a 2/3’s vote of members in attendance to make any amendments to our Bylaws. The Executive has not put forward an amendment to that article when reviewing Bylaws.

The Local will need to amend that article in future reviews of the Bylaws. Given that we have not put it forward to the membership, the Executive is upholding the current article and requiring a 2/3’s vote (of members in attendance) to pass the motion to increase the union dues.

Therefore, the motion put forward to the membership on Wednesday, is defeated. Union Dues will not increase at this time. We will discuss going forward.

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September 2, 2021

Dear Members,

Just a reminder that our next General Membership Meeting will be Wednesday, September 22,
2021.

We will hold the Special Meeting that was postponed first at 6:30pm then follow with regular
Union Business in the General Membership Meeting.

Register for the meeting here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
meeting.

An agenda package will be sent out to all registered participants before the meeting day.

If you have any questions, please contact your Unit VP or email us at admin@cupe374.ca.

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RE: Local Trustee Interim Vacancy 

July 6, 2021 

Dear Members, 

We have recently had a vacancy in one of our Trustee Positions. There is one (1) year left on the term and the Local needs to complete an audit before the next General Meeting. 

We are calling for nominations from all units. Any member is eligible. The audit will take place before the end of September over two (2) days in the Local’s office. You will be booked-off of work for the time. 

Duties of a Trustee: 

The Trustees shall act as an auditing committee on behalf of the members and audit the books and accounts of the Treasurer and Recording Secretary, and the Committees at least once every calendar year. 

Please send all nominations to admin@cupe374.ca with the subject line “Trustee Nomination”. Please include name, employer and contact for member. If you are interested in filling the position, please have another member nominate you. 

If you have any questions, please direct them through your unit VP. 

Thank you. 

In Solidarity, 

Shireen Clark 

President, CUPE Local 374 

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

CUPE BC COMMITTEES | 2021-2023 TERM

Dear members,

This message is to announce that CUPE BC is now accepting nominations online for all 21 committees for the 2021-2023 term.

PROCESS CHANGE:

Please note that the 2022-2023 committee nomination process is slightly different than previous years. The nomination process has been revised to bring it into closer alignment with CUPE National processes. In addition, we are asking nominees (applicants) to submit their own nominations, which will allow us to capture information to help build more inclusive committees.

APPLICATION:

At this time, we are asking nominees to complete the form themselves (not nominators: Locals or District Councils) and to self-identify as members of any equity-seeking groups. If you are a nominator completing the form online on behalf of the nominee, please consult and obtain permission from the nominee prior to submitting the form.

Online Nomination Form: Click here

Submission Deadline:  Monday, July 5, 2021 (end of day)

COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE | COMMITTEE STRUCTURE CRITERIA

Please click here to view the Terms of Reference for all 21 CUPE BC Committees.  Kindly note that certain CUPE BC Committees have specific appointment criteria, as outlined below:

Pensions Committee

Members are appointed by the Executive Board and should whenever possible include a retiree, a young worker and a non-municipal pension plan member.

Political Action Committee

All Committee members must maintain membership in the New Democratic Party throughout the term of the committee, failure to do so may result in the removal from the committee by a majority vote of the Executive Board.

Young Workers Committee

With the exception of the Chairperson appointed by the Executive Board, Members of the committee should be 30 years of age or younger.

Transportation Committee

A member shall be appointed by the Executive Board whenever possible from the airline sector.

Universities & Colleges Committees

Members of both the Colleges and/or Universities Committees must be Presidents of their CUPE Locals.  If you are a President of a CUPE Local at a BC Post-Secondary Institution, we still ask that you complete the online nomination form to ensure we have your current contact information.

Should you have any questions with regards to the CUPE BC Committee Call for Nominations, please contact the CUPE BC Office (info@cupe.bc.ca) for further assistance.