 GET ENGAGED!CUPE 70 Membership Newsletter Keeping CUPE 70 members informed and engaged in the work of the union. Read on below for updates on meetings, social events, and important news!SAVE THE DATE: Holiday Movies and Mini-Golf on Sunday, Dec. 20Learn Your Collective Agreement and Win Prizes!Strike Prep: Virtual Information SessionsUpcoming Workshops and Educational OpportunitiesGO VOTENext General Membership Meeting: Nov. 3 at 6:00 p.m.Hurricanes Party Deck: Wednesday, Jan. 6Good of the Union  SAVE THE DATE! Join your fellow CUPE 70 members on Sunday, December 20 for a holiday party at the Movie Mill with free movies, mini-golf, prizes, food and lots of fun! Mini-golf will run from 9:30-11:00 a.m. with movies to follow at noon. More info coming soon!Have some movie suggestions of what you want to watch? Email engage@cupe70.ca to let us know what you want to see on the big screen!  To encourage members to read and learn their current Collective Agreement, we’re doing a monthly prize draw! Email engage@cupe70.ca with the correct answer to this question by October 31 and you’ll be entered to win a 4-pack of Lethbridge Hurricanes ticket vouchers. All correct answers will also receive a new CUPE 70 t-shirt!An Employee shall have the right to _____________ at any meeting with their supervisor/management, which the Employee believes might be the basis of disciplinary action or may lead to disciplinary action. Find your collective agreement below:City of Lethbridge Inside/Outside WorkersLethbridge Public Library WorkersTown of Fort Macleod Inside/Outside WorkersTown of Raymond Inside/Outside Workers Congrats to last month’s winner Jamie Kambeitz who correctly answered that “Employees required to work on their regular scheduled days off will be paid double (2x)their hourly rate for all hours worked.”  As we enter into bargaining, CUPE National is holding Virtual Information Sessions for members to learn about strike preparation. Being strike-ready is one of the best ways we can have strength and leverage at the bargaining table. October 20 at 7:00 p.m.November 12 at 12:00 p.m.November 17 at 1:00 p.m.December 9 at 6:00 p.m.Register for one of these upcoming Strike Information Sessions and help fight for better wages and working conditions in the next round of Collective Agreement bargaining! CUPE regularly offers both in-person and online educational opportunities. Workshops are presented at various times to make sure that as many members as possible can attend union education events. Upcoming learning opportunities include:Challenging Racism: Oct. 25 (online)Introduction to Stewarding: Nov. 2-3 (Calgary)Duty to Accomodate: Nov. 19-20 (Calgary)Health and Safety — Introduction: Nov. 27-28 (Edmonton)Conflict Skills for Union Activists: Nov. 29 (online)See the full CUPE educational workshop calendar here DON’T BE A POOCH — GO VOTE!!!Advance voting in the Alberta Referendum is open now until Saturday, October 17. Election Day is Monday, October 19. Find your voting location here!  The next General Membership Meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6:00pm, both in-person (420 Mayor Magrath Dr N) or online (link emailed). To encourage attendance, everyone who comes will receive a new CUPE 70 shirt! We will also have a draw for 5 pairs of ticket vouchers for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Be there! Thanks to those who joined us on the Lethbridge Hurricanes party deck Wednesday night! Socializing, solidarity, and slap shots–good times! CUPE 70 will be taking over the party deck again on Wednesday, January 6. Want to get in on the action? Email engage@cupe70.ca to reserve your tickets today! Know a union member who has recently gone through a difficult time or experienced a loss? Or has a success to celebrate? Suggest their name for a “Good of the Union” basket to be delivered to their home in solidarity by emailing engage@cupe70.caQuestions? Concerns?inbox@cupe70.ca403-329-8584CUPE70.ca |
