Please be reminded that the CBTU Ontario Canada Chapter's Annual Membership Meeting and Chapter Elections shall be taking place on November 13, 2012 at 6:30pm at the OFL Building, 15 Gervais Drive. If you have an interest in running, please notify Chris Wilson who will be in charge of the Elections Committee for this year's elections. Thank you.
Please remember to contact Janice or Marcia or the CBTU e-mail address to request the purchase of your tickets. Out-of-town members of the Ontario Canada chapter should identify themselves as such when making the purchase to be eligible for a discount and receive nearby hotel information.
The Chapter’s next General Membership Meeting will be on Monday September 10, 6pm, at the PSAC Office at 90 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 608 (Just east of Yonge & Eglinton). There is Green P parking across the street and the office is easily accessible by subway. If you live outside of the GTA and need to participate by phone, the conference bridge number is Toll-free 1-866-440-4486, ConferenceID 4665531. Thank you and hope to see/hear you there!
A delegation of 19 members were in attendance at the Region 1 Conference out of an approximate 120 total participants. Marie Clarke-Walker, Isabelle Miller, Holmann Richard, and Chris Wilson were all speakers/panellists bringing the Canadian perspective to the Women's, Men's, and Strategy sections of the conference. Yolanda McLean and Megan Whitfield assisted newly-acclaimed first-ever female Region 1 Director Sharon Lovelady-Hall with her Leadership workshop. Hans-Woosly Balan, Pierre-Richard Joseph and Holmann Richard arrived ready to man our fundraising booth, but unfortunately the border patrol denied our Chapter access to carry our promotional goods across the border so there was no chapter fundraising done this time. Thanks to Andrea McCormack for making the attempt to transport our goods, and next time, we may have to ask you to show a little leg:) Kidding!
Our Chapter President Janice Gairey recently took a tumble down the front steps of the OFL Building, suffering major bruising to her legs and face. Luckily the extent of the physical damage was not more serious, but as a result she is not at work and was not able to be present at the Region 1 conference. We all wish Janice a speedy recovery, and I am sure she will be good to hit the dance floor at the dinner dance!
Media attention has been focused on the education system recently with talks of legislation and instability in the sector. CUPE members want people to know that they are there for the students who rely on them and that they will ensure schools keep running efficiently in the fall and throughout the school year.
One of our members, Liam Joseph, has submitted a new Region 1 logo design to the Region's officers for approval. The design is a little more consistent with our Chapter's new logo that debuted earlier this year, in an attempt to revamp the CBTU look. So far the logo received positive reviews. We'll keep you posted on whether the Regional approves it for use or not.
WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS
Athens, August 17, 2012
PRESS RELEASE
The World Federation of Trade Unions expresses its deepest condolences to the families of all victims at the outrageous conflict in Lonmin mine in South Africa. We are on the side of the SACP and NUM and we express our solidarity with their efforts to defend the real rights of workers and the freedom of trade union action.
