About Us

Senior Executive

For problems in your workplace, please contact your local shop steward or unit chair (see sub-local reps under your specific unit) before contacting members of the executive.  If you do need to reach us, here’s how:

Senior Executive:

President: Shelie Best president@cupe608.com

Vice President: Lori Plotzki vicepresident@cupe608.com

Treasurer: Amanda Lust treasurer@cupe608.com

Recording Secretary: Julie Holowaty secretary@cupe608.com

Membership Officer: Sean Ryan membershipofficer@cupe608.com

Trustees

CUPE 608 has three trustees with the 3 year position being elected every year at the November general elections.

3 year term: Tamara Morgan
2 year term: 
Wyatt Nelmes
1 year term: 
Story Kishineff

 

Committees

CUPE Local 608 has the following committees:

Education: Amanda Lust, Tamara Morgan, Josh Scott, Matt Lougheed

Questions about Education opportunities should be directed to education@cupe608.com

SOBLC: Adam Swan

OMDC:  Amanda Lust, Sean Ryan

OH&S: Cam DeLeeuw, Michelle Jones, Rumneek Padda

If you have questions, or need support regarding health and safety matters, please email healthandsafety608@gmail.com

Ways and Means: Amanda Lust, Krista Lyver, Holly Walton, Michelle Jones

 

Communication Policy

1.
All members who wish to have a particular issue or concern taken forward as a grievance must, whenever possible, submit said issue or concern in writing to their Shop Steward including all particulars and relevant articles of the CA or legislation believed to have been breached, along with suggested resolutions of said issue or concern. Should assistance in documenting issues or concerns be desired, Shop Stewards will aid members where necessary. This does not preclude members talking to their stewards about any issues or concerns they wish to clarify before formally addressing them in writing.

2.
All issues or concerns brought forth will be addressed in a timely manner, in good faith, without prejudice or discrimination, and with the utmost possible discretion and confidentiality by union representatives.

3.
The line of communication for such issues and concerns will be as follows:

Member >>> Shop Steward >>> Unit Chair >>> Vice President >>> President >>> National Representative

4.
Any member who wishes to bypass their Shop Steward for whatever reason and go directly to the Unit Chair, must first submit their reasoning in writing, whenever possible, to the Unit Chair for approval to do so. Where a member has a significant concern regarding the representation within their unit, they may seek approval from a Table Officer.