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First Quarter – February 2019         AREA MEETINGS

Area	Date	Time (Location)
Cosmo Civic Centre Summer Months –  Holiday Park Golf Course, Silverwood Golf Course, Gordie Howe Park & Campground Winter Months – Cosmo, Kinsmen, Archibald Arena	Thursday, February 21	12 noon – Lunch Room – Cosmo CC
Police & Fire Protection Services	Monday, February 25	12 noon – Police Services – Room 1206B
Remai Modern Art Gallery	Tuesday, February 26	12 noon – Remai Modern Art Gallery Lunch Staffroom (4th Floor)
City Hall Departments (all areas), Field House, TCU Place, SaskTel Centre	Wednesday, February 27	12 noon – Committee Room “E” City Hall
Community Services (Trades, Parks, Woodlawn, Urban Forestry, Landscape Construction, Nutana Kiwanis)	Thursday, February 28	12 noon – Greenhouse Boardroom Vic Rempel Yards

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE MEETING FOR YOUR AREA,

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ATTEND ANOTHER MEETING.

ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME AT ANY LOCATION!

***PLEASE POST FOR ALL CUPE LOCAL 59 MEMBERS TO SEE***

TO ALL CUPE LOCAL 59 MEMBERS

CUPE 59 is needing to appoint three members to the newly established Executive Compensation Ad-Hoc Committee that was passed at our AGM in October, 2018.  The details of the Committee, as presented at the AGM are as follows:

Establish an Ad-Hoc Committee to research funding options for Executive Board positions.  The Committee shall present recommendation(s) by April 30, 2019 to the Executive Board.  The Committee is to consist of three (3) members of the Executive Board, including the Secretary-Treasurer and three (3) non-executive members appointed by the Executive Board.

The Committee’s function shall be to:

• Research funding strategies in union locals of similar size
• Determine if positions should be compensated
• Determine which positions should be compensated
• Determine the amount of compensation (e.g. benefits, pension, wage)
• Report on the financial implications of the recommendation

We do not know what the actual time commitment would be.  The member shall be granted leave with pay and without loss of seniority for periods of time spent working on the Committee.  The member should possess the skills needed to work within committee environments where consensus decisions need to be made.

The deadline has been extended until December 14, 2018.  Please notify our office at cupe59@sasktel.net, if you are interested in being a member on the Executive Compensation Committee.  Please include the following information in your email:

Department and position

Reason for wanting to be involved in this committee

Any relevant skills that you bring that would be useful given the mandate set out

In Solidarity,

Executive Committee

CUPE Local 59

To all CUPE 59 Members,

On December 31^st, 2018 our existing Collective Bargaining Agreement will expire. In the New Year, your Executive Board will begin the bargaining process with the Employer to work towards a fair contract. In anticipation of this new round of bargaining, we have prepared a quick 5-10 minute bargaining survey that we would like you complete. We would like to use this information to help capture the issues that matter most to you, the membership. We will use this information as a baseline to help formulate our bargaining priorities.  All submissions are kept confidential.  In early 2019 we will share aggregate response results with the Membership.

The survey can be filled out online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019bargaining

For those that don’t have access to a computer, hard copies can be submitted through internal mail (CUPE 59 office #301-125 5^th Avenue North) or through your Area Representative.

In Solidarity,

Executive Committee

CUPE Local 59

CUPE 59 – 2018 Bargaining Survey Final

TO ALL CUPE LOCAL 59 MEMBERS

CUPE 59 is needing to appoint three members to the newly established Executive Compensation Ad-Hoc Committee that was passed at our AGM in October, 2018.  The details of the Committee, as presented at the AGM are as follows:

Establish an Ad-Hoc Committee to research funding options for Executive Board positions.  The Committee shall present recommendation(s) by April 30, 2019 to the Executive Board.  The Committee is to consist of three (3) members of the Executive Board, including the Secretary-Treasurer and three (3) non-executive members appointed by the Executive Board.

The Committee’s function shall be to:

Research funding strategies in union locals of similar size

• Determine if positions should be compensated
• Determine which positions should be compensated
• Determine the amount of compensation (e.g. benefits, pension, wage)
• Report on the financial implications of the recommendation

We do not know what the actual time commitment would be.  The member shall be granted leave with pay and without loss of seniority for periods of time spent working on the Committee.  The member should possess the skills needed to work within committee environments where consensus decisions need to be made.

Please notify our Office by November 30, 2018 (cupe59@sasktel.net), if you are interested in being a member on the Executive Compensation Committee.  Please include the following information in your email:

Department and position

Reason for wanting to be involved in this committee

Any relevant skills that you bring that would be useful given the mandate set out

In Solidarity,

Executive Committee

CUPE Local 59

 

TO MEMBERS OF CUPE LOCAL 59:

 The Adult Christmas Party will be held on:

 SATURDAY, December 15, 2018

Western Development Museum

(2610 Lorne Avenue)

 6:00 p.m. – Cocktails

7:00 p.m. – Dinner

7:00 – 10:00 pm WDM Self Tour

8:00 p.m. – Entertainment

9:00 p.m. – Dance/Social  

 

TICKETS $20/person

Two (2) tickets per member (cut-off for ticket sales is Tuesday, December 11, 2018)

Payment: cash or cheque made payable to CUPE Local 59. (please do not send cash or cheques in the mail)

 TO PURCHASE TICKETS: Contact List To Purchase Tickets.

There is a limited number of tickets so get your tickets early! 

Please note: seating is on a first come basis – no reserved seating available.

 

In Solidarity,

CUPE Local 59

Executive Committee

TO MEMBERS OF CUPE LOCAL 59:

The Children’s Christmas Party will be held on:

Sunday, December 2^nd, 2018

Saskatoon Field House

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(Includes Lunch & Entertainment)

Santa will also be there!!!

This function is open to children of CUPE Local 59 members and their parents/guardians.

 As a reminder, the cut-off age for gifts is up to and including 10 years of age.

Please Note:  If you have registered for a gift but are unable to attend, pick-up for gifts will be on TUESDAY, December 4^th at the CUPE 59 office between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (#301 – 125 5^th Ave N – door code 18).

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS NOVEMBER 21^st, 2018

2018 Registration form

In Solidarity,

Executive Committee

CUPE Local 59

Saturday, December 15^th at the Western Development Museum

Tickets will be available on November 20^th for $20 each (more information to follow)

Sunday, December 2^nd at the Saskatoon Field House

Registration information will be sent out on November 5^th (more information to follow)

CUPE 59 contract for January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2018 has been approved by City Council ( Ratification Package – September 20, 2018).

We are working with the Employer to confirm when the new pay rates will take effect and when back pay will be paid out.

Congratulations to Catherine Sun (99.36%) and Taylor Noehring (94%) on being the successful recipients of the CUPE 59 / City of Saskatoon Joint Scholarship Program for 2018.

Catherine is attending Western University in the Medical Sciences Program.  Her Father, Yinshe Sun, works in CP Information Technology.

Taylor is attending the University of Saskatchewan in the Arts and Science Program. Her Mother, Tammy Kreller-Noehring, works in Police Services.