TO ALL MEMBERS OF CUPE LOCAL 59

CUPE Local 59 will be holding our election on:
THURSDAY JUNE 11, 2026, via ON-LINE VOTING

*On-line voting was approved by the Membership at the CUPE 59 AGM held on October 3, 2020
and approved by CUPE National.*

The nomination form is attached and must be returned (by email) to admin@cupe59.ca
by 1:00pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Any nomination forms submitted after 1:00 pm will not be accepted.

The following positions are up for election:

~ President

~ Secretary Treasurer

~ Area Vice President – Area 1: Financial Services & Information Technology

~ Area Vice President – Area 3: Transportation & Construction, Clerks & Solicitors, CY Planning & Development, Building Standards & Community   Standards

~ Area Vice President – Area 5: Parks, Facilities & Fleet Management

~ 2 Trustee Positions (One 3-year term & One 1-year term)

~ 3 Steward Positions – Area 3:  Transportation & Construction, Clerks & Solicitors, CY Planning & Development, Building Standards & Community Standards

~ 3 Steward Positions – Area 4: Police & Fire Protection Services, Remai Modern, TCU Place, SaskTel Centre

Note: All positions are for a 2-year term unless stated otherwise.

***As a reminder for the Area Vice President positions, you must work in the area
in which you are submitting a nomination form, and only people working in, for
example, Recreation & Community Development can vote for the Area Vice
President of Recreation & Community Development.

2026 CUPE 59 EXECUTIVE LIST: 2026 Cupe 59 Executive List
2026 ELECTION FILLABLE NOMINATION FORM: 2026 ELECTION FILLABLE NOMINATION FORM
2026 ELECTION PROCESS: 2026 ELECTION PROCESS

Sun Life becomes the City of Saskatoon’s new Benefits Provider.

January 1, 2026: Go Live Date
The new plans takes effect and becomes available.

Details of the new plan
The flex plan includes three levels of coverage for both health and dental benefits:

• Option 1 – Base level of coverage
• Option 2 – Higher level of coverage
• Option 3 – Greatest level of coverage

Eligible employees can choose the level of coverage under each of the health and dental plan options that works best for them and can select their coverage type – single, couple, or family.

Regardless of the coverage type, Option 1 for both health and dental will be fully paid by City.
If an employee chooses to upgrade to Option 2 or 3 – for either health, dental, or both – they will only pay the difference in cost.

As part of the updated health and dental plan, employees will be provided with access to a virtual Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP is intended to supplement services that employees already have with our own City EFAP program and will include supportive tools and access to short-term support including financial planning support, work and career support, legal support, mental health support, family and relationship support, women’s health support, manager coaching support, and more.
Sun Life has industry-leading technology so we expect that much of the enrollment processes and ongoing access and support will be available fully online.

Participating Groups

Currently CUPE 47, CUPE 859, ESA, SCMMA  (TSOUP Local 222) and CUPE 59, are the groups that have committed to these new benefits plans.

As amended at the 2025 National Convention. The CUPE Constitution determines the union’s objectives and how the union operates. It forms the basis for the functioning of the more than 2,100 CUPE local unions across Canada.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is Canada’s largest union. CUPE represents 800,000 workers in a wide range of occupations from coast to coast. CUPE is a democratic union in which the members make the decisions and set the policies. At all levels, it is the rank and file members who determine by majority vote what the Union does.

The CUPE Constitution came into existence at the Founding Convention in 1963 when the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and the National Union of Public Service Employees (NUPSE) merged to form the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Changes to the Constitution can only be made by the delegates at the Union’s Biennial Convention.

The CUPE Constitution accordingly belongs to the members of CUPE. It determines the Union’s objectives and how the Union operates. It forms the basis for the functioning of the more than 2,100 CUPE local unions across Canada.

Link to the article: CUPE 59 condemns City of Saskatoon’s plan to contract out Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre | CUPE Saskatchewan

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Water damage is the most frequent and costly cause of property damage in Canada.

That’s why it’s crucial for your plan members to understand how they can protect their homes and assets from water-related risks.

We’re committed to providing essential knowledge for your team. Here are two valuable resources you can share with them.

Reduce and prevent potential water damage and its costs

There are quick and easy steps that you can take to reduce – even prevent – potential water damage and its costs. Download our Preventing Water Damage info sheet French version.

Download and Share

Protection from water damage

Download our Comprehensive Water Coverage info sheet. French version.

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Please download and share these today. And reach out to me anytime — I’m always here to help.

Aimee Fode
Account Executive
403-463-0658
aimee_fode@cooperators.ca