About us

Executive and stewards

President: Liz James
president@cupe1479.com
613-885-5580

Vice-President West: Jennifer Connor
vpwest@cupe1479.com
613-827-5922

Vice President East: Steve Caswell
vpeast@cupe1479.com
613-876-3645

Chief Steward: Lisa Wolsey
chiefsteward@cupe1479.com  

Treasurer: Marrianne Merrithew
treasurer@cupe1479.com

Recording Secretary: Treva Birtch-Bryan
secretary@cupe1479.com

Shop Stewards:

 

 

Committees

By-Law Committee:

Treva Birtch Bryan: secretary@cupe1479.com

Cheryl Cooper: westmobilizer@cupe1479.com

Nicole Crockett: Nicolecrockett1976@hotmail.com

Cathy Richmond: catharine.d.richmond@gmail.com

 

Barganing Committee: The Bargaining Committee will be elected one year prior to the collective agreement

President plus:  

Unit 1  

  • Educational Assistants/ Lisa Wolsey
  • Youth Workers/ Jennifer Connor
  • Caretaking-Maintenance/ Steve Caswell
  • Secretarial-Clerical/ Linda Chapman
  • IT/ Paul Viera
  • Member at large Rhonda Storms

Negotiating Committee Unit 2 

  • DECE/ Nancy Troiani
  • Instructor/ Vacant
  • Member at Large/Pam Turcotte

Negotiating Committee Unit 3 

  • Vacant
  • Vacant

 

 Health & Safety Committee:

Liz James-president@cupe1479.com 613-885-5580

Tawnya Stringer -tcstringer@yahoo.ca 613-583-4810

Mike Sammon- mikemesir@gmail.com (613) 329-1592‬

Pam Turcotte- turcottepamela65@gmail.com (613) 453-3014

 

Joint Job Evaluation Committee:

Chris Turcotte- tucotte1@hotmail.com

Jennifer Conner- vpwest@cupe1479.com

Richelle Glenn- richelle0472@hotmail.com

Charlene Newberry ( Alternate)- charlene.newbery@yahoo.com

 

Social Committee:

East:  Lori Coulter
West: Richelle Glenn, 

Please email social@cupe1479.com if you know someone that fits into the following donations under the bylaws

Section 8.8 

  1. As an expression of condolence a donation or flowers (not to exceed $75.00) will be spent for immediate family (parent, spouse, or child) of our Local members.
  2. As an expression of condolence, a donation (not to exceed $25.00) will be spent for family (brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law or grandparent) of our members.
  3. In the case of the death of a member, a remembrance of up to two hundred dollars ($200.00) will be made in the form of flowers and/or a donation.
  4. Get well wishes (flowers or a fruit basket) are not to exceed fifty ($50.00) dollars or a gift card in the amount of fifty ($50.00) dollars, and are to be sent when a member has a major illness, surgery, or is on a leave from work exceeding one month (30 days).

Trustees:

1 Year Term: Carrie Moncrief- moncriefcupe1479@hotmail.com

2 Year Term: Andrea Miller- andidawnmiller@hotmail.com

3 Year Term: Tammy Kennedy- kennedytam613@gmail.com

 

ALCDSB Catholic Education Foundation: Steve Caswell

Mobilization Leads:

Book off/ West- Cheryl Cooperwestmobilizer@cupe1479.com

East – Erica Posthumus mobilizer@cupe1479.com

 

What we do

CUPE 1479 represents permanent and causal non teaching employees who work for the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, as well as employees of Triboard Transportation.

Our workers are made up of a variety of job classifications, including Information Technology, Youth Workers, Educational Assistants, Secretary/Clerical, Route Planners, Designated Early Childhood Educator, Certified Trades, Custodial, Adult Education Instructors, and Yard Supervisors performing a range of work that keeps our schools running.

We all make up our union. We elect representatives to be on the Executive Board, Stewards, Health and Safety committees and Bargaining Teams.  Our goal is to represent the workers views to the very best of our abilities and to advocate on your behalf. In addition, we advocate for the safe and respectful work environment.

Being a keeping member entitles you to voting rights during all union elections, the right to participate in union activities, surveys, functions and to union benefits. I urge you to attend the next union meeting and become an active member. 

Together, we are the union, and together we are the power of public education!

 

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.