Month: January 2020

Spiritual Care Practitioner/ Chaplain Unit – Vote

Tuesday, February 4th

St. Joseph’s:    9:30 – 10:30 (Cafeteria)
St. Michael’s:  11:00 – 1:00  (Upper Marketeria)
Providence:       2:30 – 3:30  (Seasons Café Lounge)

Motion to Formally Transfer Jurisdiction to CUPE Local 5441

Transfer of Jurisdiction Agreement between Spiritual Care Practitioners & Local 5441 Unity Health Toronto:

BE IT RESOLVED that the Spiritual Care Practitioners of Unity Health Toronto, agree to transfer jurisdiction to Local 5441 Unity Health Toronto according to the terms and conditions outlined herein:

  1. That upon approval from the Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE National, the new Local Union number would be CUPE Local 5441.02 (or as assigned by CUPE National).
  • That in order for the members of the Spiritual Care Practitioners to have representation on the Local 5441 Executive, in accordance with the Local 5441 Interim Structure Document, a Unit Vice-President of the Spiritual Care Practitioners will be elected as soon as possible upon approval of the transfer of jurisdiction.
  • That once approval has been received from the CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer for the transfer of jurisdiction, Union dues will begin to be deducted at the CUPE Local 5441 rate of 1.7% of regular wages and be remitted to CUPE Local 5441.
  • That the existing rules and practices shall continue for each of the Locals/Unit until a By-Law Committee (as constituted by Local 5441’s Interim Structure Document) has drafted by-laws which are approved by the general membership of the new Local 5441 in accordance with the National Constitution. Such by-laws shall be completed no later than the May 2020 membership meeting.

CORONAVIRUS (2019-nCoV) (Wuhan coronavirus)

The Wuhan coronavirus is a new virus that has been widely reported in the media lately. Originating in Wuhan, China, the coronavirus “2019-nCoV” is an illness in the same family as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).

Workers in the sectors of health care and transportation are at a greater risk of exposure to the virus. Employers in these sectors should already have effective plans in place for regular day-to-day interactions as well as protocols to follow for pandemic events.

CUPE National’s Health and Safety Branch has developed an information fact sheet that includes measures of control to prevent exposure to the coronavirus in the workplace.

Please use the following link to access more information from CUPE, and to get fact sheets on respiratory protection and pandemic influenza:

English:  https://cupe.ca/coronavirus

French:  https://scfp.ca/coronavirus-de-wuhan

Upcoming Important Dates

Site Meetings:

Mon. January 27th   Providence:    1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Room: A102 Computer Lab
Wed. January 29th   St. Michael’s:  11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Bond Hotel, Piccadilly Room
Thurs. January 30th  St. Joseph’s:     11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Auditorium A

Nominations for Site V-Ps and Site Lead Stewards:

Tuesday, February 4th – Deadline for Recording-Secretary, Elkin Greig (recordingsecretary@cupe5441.ca) to receive nominations for each Hospital site:

Site Vice-President
Site Lead Steward-Clerical
Site Lead Steward-Service

Nomination Paper: I, (Name of person making the nomination), nominate (Name of Candidate) for the position (Title of the Position & Site) of Local 5441.

Both the nominator and the Candidate must sign and date the document.

CUPE 5441 Update

It has already been a busy start to the new year for our Local. Here is the latest update as of January 10, 2020.

Service Composite Collective Agreement was ratified on January 8th. C&W Services at Providence

The C&W Unit voted to join CUPE Local 5441, and CUPE Local 5441 voted to receive the C&W Unit within our Local Union Structure. We are awaiting formal approval from CUPE National Office.

Nominations and Elections

Nominations were held on January 9th at our General Membership meeting. President: Daniel Callaghan (acclaimed)
1st Vice-President: Marcel Comeau (acclaimed)
Recording-Secretary: Elkin Greig (acclaimed)
Executive Chief Steward: Mailo Padillo (acclaimed)

Elections for Secretary-Treasurer, Trustees, and By-Law Committee will occur on January 23rd, from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. at each site. St. Michael’s: Upper Marketeria; St. Joseph’s: Room SB-113; Providence: Season’s Café Lounge

The list of candidates can be found below. The list contains links to the candidate’s campaign material, if material has been submitted.

Reminder: We need your personal email addresses in order to communicate effectively. Please be sure to send it to kdevoe@cupe.ca if you are from St. Mike’s, or your Local officers at St. Joe’s & Providence if you have not already done so. Thank you!

Candidates for election on January 23

Secretary-Treasurer:
Michael Couto – view campaign flyer
Ann Piper – view campaign flyer

Trustees (3 positions):
Olga Khorounji
Anna Kinnunen
Wendy McGrath
Karen M. Miller
Hayat Monfaredi
Beverly Semple
Lisa Wilson
Ellen Wu – view campaign flyer

By-Law Committee (2 positions per site):

St. Joseph’sSt. Michael’sProvidence
Marcian Cotter Sarah DanielJannette Graham
Joseph DiasStacy GobinElkin Greig
Alexia DinhamOlga KhorounjiAnna Kinnunen
Julian HarneyHayat MonfarediWendy McGrath
Jenny MyersAlison Miller
Ann PiperKaren M. Miller
Donna Moores
Lisa Wilson

Notice of General Membership Meeting

Thursday, January 9th, 2020
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Health Centre (30 The Queensway) Room: The Collaboratory (adjacent to the Cafeteria)

Agenda includes:

➢ Updates on Local issues (Bargaining, Seniority Lists, Dues implementation, etc.)

➢ Nominations for the position of Local 5441 President, 1st Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Executive Chief Steward, three Trustees and the By-Law Committee (6 positions: 2 per site). In order to be nominated you either need to be at the meeting to accept your nomination, or you need to submit your nomination to someone who will be present at the meeting on your behalf. The nomination should be presented in the following format:
I, (Name of person making the nomination), nominate (Name of Candidate) for the position (Title of the Position) of Local 5441. Both the nominator and the Candidate must sign and date the document.

If more than one candidate is nominated for a position, elections will take place on January 23rd. Voting details to follow.