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Waiting on the Bylaws but this is what I submitted to the Executive in March of 2023. Not sure if any of it was different. The Proposal Also if you haven't put in for the remaining of your Health and Spending Account. Do it before end of Feb. HSA H&DP 2021 12min

HSA 2021 Video Every year you have to claim it to get it or you lose it. Follow the information and get back the health spending account back from the last year. You have until Feb to do this. Must be able to sign into GSC and must have your last pay advice of the fiscal year.

The only thing I would add is that The President, Treasurer, and Administrator are not from the same Province. Constitutional Resolution for the NEB and Committee/Working Groups. Be it resolved that CUPE National will be comprised of 28 National Executive Board Members. 3 of whom will handle the day-to-day workings of the labour organization, 13 Provincial/Terrtitory Orientated Regional Vice Presi...

Speed on Green and Red Light Camera Tickets are now the repsonsibility of the Employer. You can thank an arb in Edmonton for this.

I can say I am both extremely happy and mad at this recent meeting. You can be that when you are a member. Next meeting is the second tuesday of every month.

No quorum makes for a rough update. Apologies for the lack of publishing. I have been working and there just hasn't been a lot I can officially speak to. The letter of understanding on rest for 8hr in between shifts is a go. Big news since the next day would be paid for the full shift even though you may not make it with the required rest in between. Next episode we find out the new executive.

Once again we have another year of time that has passed and you may not have used your health spending account. Let me know you how you can upto any amount owing with some simple yet usually forgotten methods of putting it back in your pocket. Please watch the video linked in the description. https://youtu.be/fMn92hb0V3g Or simply just search out Scott Cush on YouTube, and look for the video title...

We are nearly into November and the union is still plugging away. Thanks for listening to the October 2022 update. We did not have quorum.

For those of you thinking of retirement. There are some deadlines approaching fast. Here are the rules to getting the right outcome. Employees will be eligible to receive the Retirement Allowance provided they submit their Notice of Intent to Retire and their last day of work is on or before the date of ratification of a new collective agreement. Example A: Last Day Worked by employee June 30, 202...

Quick update.  Local 37 to vote sometime in July. TBA. Local 38 Ratifed. 

I'm back in Local 37. CBA language is finalized, going to be voted on soon. Can't say much, but it is likely going to be good for those that are not red circled.  Probably should thank L38 for failing to acheive an monetary agreement, and choosing to go through mediated settlement. Everyone else was able to get what was mediated.

Today I speak to how CUPE Alberta is handling Bill 32. We speak about Jason Kenny, the UCP, attacks, and the NDP. This is my first ever interview style conversation on this podcast. I got to speak to Rory Gill. President of CUPE Alberta. We go back aways when I was working on the Executive of CUPE Local 37 and when I was sitting in the CUPE Alberta Executive. Please enjoy and thanks for listening.

While we remember the day of Mourning on April 28, 2022. I wanted to share one of the moments I realized why it is important to report product failure.

Want to highlight the amazing accomplishment of the ALU. Amazon Labour Union seems to have done the work, and now in the process of bargaining their first collective agreement.

Another year, another election.

The Greenshield portal has changed and so too has the ways in which we can redeem last years remaining Health Spending Account. There are deadlines on this. Usually the end of Jan/Feb of the following year.  I made a video which can be found at https://youtu.be/fMn92hb0V3g or https://www.cityworker.ca  

Super excited to find out that there is another CUPE podcast in the ether. CUPE Cast from Ontario has three CUPE member anchors that speak on CUPE and many other things union. I really like the episode on the CLC. And of course my brief comments on CUPE National Convention.

It is highly unlikely I will be saying this speech given where it sits on the order paper. Considering the motion to raise the minimum strike pay was referred... I'm going to say this is the only place your going to here this.  This isn't a popular motion, not even we wanted to realize this was a possible option. Given the Bill in how it is written. Unions are going to be silenced when it is procl...

With only a few technical glitches and over 2000 in attendance virtually, yesterday will be the tone for tomorrow. The word of the day will be control. That can be a good thing in context. I think we may see some bonkers debate, but for the most part convention is going off without a hitch. A BC President is running unopposed. The Secretary Treasurer is a lock for Ontario. Makes me want to learn F...

Resolutions are a plenty. Will Bill 32 be spoken of? Probably not, but we should talk about it before convention.

Every time we have elections as civil servants most day to day activities are independent of who sits on council. That is what I thought when I started. Now I am starting to see those who are council are very important to the vision of the City. What they decide moves its way across the corporation. Today I am not as worried as I was a week ago. Thanks to CalgarysFuture.ca, and Cross Border Interv...

Big meeting this month. July, August were non-meeting months. Plus we have whatever needs to be voted in. Join the online zoom meetings. Its so easy. You just have to be a card carrying member.

Hindsight is 20/20. Foresight is being able to see what might happen down the road.  Your contract watches out for you. In recent proclamations you now have a new holiday. Whether you respect the reasons for it or not. Pat your union on the back if they included language that allows for automatic enrollment in new proclaimed holidays.