General Membership Meeting on ZOOM – Wednesday, October 19, 2021 (5pm-7pm)
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Passcode: 180991
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CUPE 5441 Notice of Nominations for Site-Vice Presidents, Bargaining Unit Vice-Presidents, Trustee, and Equality Co-ordinator:
The following eight (8) positions are open for nominations:
Site specific and Bargaining Unit specific voting (only members of the Site and/or Bargaining Unit may nominate/vote for these positions):
[10 (c) 5]
Site Vice-Presidents (1 for PHC, 2 for SMH, 1 for SJHC) ~ 3-year term
Bargaining Unit Vice-Presidents (1 for GDI, 1 for Spiritual Care, 1 for Compass) ~ 3-year term
General Membership voting (any member from any Site/Bargaining Unit may nominate/vote for these positions):
Trustee (1 position) ~ 3-year term
Equality Co-ordinator (1 position) ~ 2-year term
Nominations will be received at the General Membership Meeting in accordance with CUPE Local 5441 By-Laws Section 10, as outlined below. The complete by-laws can be found on our website: www.cupe5441.ca
- (a) 3. Nominations will be accepted from members in good standing in attendance at the nomination meeting(s).
- (a) 4. A member seeking nomination shall be present when nominations are called at the membership meeting, or have provided consent to stand for a position, in writing prior to the meeting (See Appendix E Consent Form). This signed copy of consent of the nominee to let their name stand for a position, co-signed by the nominator, must be provided to the Recording-Secretary either by a physical paper copy or via email no later than noon of the day the nomination meeting is held. The Recording-Secretary will present such nomination on the nominator’s or nominee’s behalf if they cannot be in attendance. Nominations received under this paragraph will be open twenty (20) calendar days prior to the membership meeting.
- a) 5. To be eligible for nomination, the nominee must have been accepted into membership and continue to be a member in good standing.
In accordance with the above, nominations made in writing on the proper form must be received by the Recording Secretary between September 29 and October 19 at noon. Members can also be nominated at the GMM on October 19, 2022, if they are in attendance to accept the nomination in person over Zoom.
Stewards will be nominated at the November General Membership meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, with elections to follow on November 24 – 27, 2022, if necessary. Nominations in writing for Stewards will be open from October 28, 2022 to November 16, 2022 at noon, or in person over zoom at the GMM on November 16, 2022. Another notice will follow in November.
CUPE 5441 Notice of Elections:
The names of candidates running for each position will be posted after the Nomination Meeting on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
Site and Bargaining Unit Specific Voting:
Ballots for Site and Bargaining-Unit Vice-Presidents will be emailed on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at noon. The vote will end on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at noon.
General Membership (all Sites and Units) Voting:
Ballots for Trustee and Equality Co-ordinator will be emailed on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at noon. The vote will end on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at noon.
Please join the zoom below during the following times if you are having problems voting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7040688153?pwd=cTk0UHlYYkJtQnJrYlNpTDB2dFd0dz09
Meeting ID: 704 068 8153
Passcode: 5441
Thursday, October 27, 2022 & Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 28, 2022 & Friday, November 4, 2022 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2022 & Saturday, November 5, 2022 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 30, 2022 & Sunday, November 6, 2022 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
If you have any questions about joining the General Membership Meeting, please contact support@cupe5441.ca.
If you have questions about the Nomination or Voting process, please contact your Voting Committee:
PHC – Lisa Wilson lisa.wilson@unityhealth.to
SMH – Nadine Dawkins nadine.dawkins@unityhealth.to
SJHC – David Streit david.streit@unityhealth.to