Demonstration on July 17 – Bill 195

 

  • Please take a few minutes of your lunch break to demonstrate with us.
  • Placards will be available on Site.
  • Please respect social distance.
  • If you would like to help us organize this event, please contact David Tremblay or Lindsy Sauve.

Election Part 1 – Memo

Hello everyone:

Nominations for the position of President, First Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Secretary Treasurer and Trustees have closed. Eligible members who have accepted their nominations are:

President: (in alphabetical order)

  • Lise Morrissette
  • Lindsy Sauve
  • David Tremblay

First Vice-President:

  • Dave Stamplecoski (Acclaimed)

Recording Secretary:

  • Jamie Nyman (Acclaimed)

Secretary Treasurer:

We did not receive any nominations for the position of Secretary Treasurer. We will reopen nominations on July 17, 2020.

Trustees:

We did not receive any nominations for the three (3) Trustees positions. We will re-open nominations on

July 17, 2020.

Having said that, we will hold elections for the position of President. You will find attached a brief summary of each candidate.

Election timelines:

  • Tuesday July 14: Electronic / Call in vote begins at 06h00.
  • Thursday July 16: Polls close at 18h00
  • Thursday July 16: Election results announced

If you need technical assistance, please send an email to election@local1623.ca or call
our office at 705-674-7557.

In Solidarity,

Martin Coursol

Administrator L1623

***For any information, updates or ways to contact CUPE Local 1623, please use one of the following official communication resources: your local website (www.local1623.ca), your local emails (admin@local1623.ca & election@local1623.ca), and consult your union bulletin boards at the workplace.

Read the Memo Election Part 1 (PDF)

Brief summary of each candidate:

Lise Morrissette (PDF)

Lindsy Sauve (PDF)

David Tremblay (PDF)

 

Notice Of Elections Part 1

CUPE Local 1623

Notice of Elections

 

Positions up for Election

  • President
  • First-Vice President
  • Recording Secretary
  • Secretary Treasurer
  • Trustees (3 positions)

 

The elections will exceptionally have the following timelines:

 

  • Notice of Election will be sent on Thursday, July 2, 2020, and nominations shall be received by Thursday, July 9, 2020, 18h00. Nominations and acceptance of nominations in writing can only be accepted from the Election Committee. A scanned copy or picture via e-mail with both the candidate and nominators signatures are acceptable. Nominations must be emailed to election@local1623.ca.   Nominations must be received no later than Thursday, July 9, 2020, 18h00.
    1. Nominations will include:
      1. Name of Candidate
      2. Position being sought
  • Statement from the Candidate accepting the nomination
  1. Name of Nominator
  2. Resume (each candidate can provide the Election Committee with a one page resume)

 

  • To be eligible for election to an Officer or Trustee position, on the date of being nominated, a member must be a member in good standing.
  • A member may accept nomination for one office

 

  • The Trustee receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for three [3] years, the Trustee receiving the second [2nd] largest number of votes shall be elected for two [2] years and the Trustee receiving the third [3rd] largest number of votes shall be elected for one [1] year. Subsequently, one Trustee shall retire each year as the term for which such Trustee was elected expires.

 

  • In the event that there is only one (1) nominee for any position, the election committee shall declare that nominee elected by

 

  • When two or more nominees are to be elected to any office by electronic vote, each member voting shall be required to vote for the full number of candidates otherwise the electronic vote will be declared spoiled.

 

  • The Election Committee shall declare the elected candidate(s) in each contest who receive the greatest number of unspoiled electronic votes (plurality/first past the post).

 

  • In case of a tie vote, there shall be a second electronic vote run-off amongst the tied candidates within fourteen (14) days.

 

 

  • Elections will open on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 06h00 and close on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 18h00.

 

  • The mandate for the President, First Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Secretary-Treasurer shall be from the day they are elected by the membership as a whole, until the next even year 2022 and nominations will follow their course as set out in section 10.

 

  • The local will use Simply voting in order to complete Election Part 1. Members will be able to vote online or by phone.

 

  • Only the members in good standing can vote.

 

  • Resume’s of the candidates will be available on the local’s website and on the union’s bulletin boards.

If you need technical assistance, please send an email to election@local1623.ca or call
our office at 705-674-7557.

RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY 18H30 VIA EMAIL AND POSTED ON BULLETIN BOARDS

 

Notice_Of_Elections_Part_1_(PDF)

Bylaw Amendments Part 2

 

The bylaw amendments voting process will open on Monday, July 6, 2020, at 06h00 and close on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 18h00.

 

Please note that ONLY members in good standing can vote on bylaw amendments per the CUPE Constitution.

 

In order to ensure secrecy of the ballot, Simply Voting Inc. has been hired as an independent third-party election provider.

 

Ballots will be encrypted and stored anonymously on their Canadian servers. The union will not be able to consult your

ballot or voting receipt. Election results will be certified by Simply Voting.

 

 

Online and call-in votes are accepted.

 

For members who have provided an email address on the Application for membership to CUPE local 1623 form, a PIN will be sent via email (Monday, July 6, 2020, at 06h00).

 

If an email address was not included, a PIN was mailed to the address provided.

 

 

 

The Part 1 amendments, which included fifteen sets of proposed bylaw amendments, were adopted in 2019.

 

The proposed amendments related to phase 2 was prepared by the Bylaw Committee. The Part 2 included five sets of proposed bylaw amendments;

 

Motion 19-08 Revised: (The motion was referred back to the committee in 2019)

Motion 19-11 Revised: (The motion was referred back to the committee in 2019)

Motion 19-17 Revised: (The motion was referred back to the committee in 2019)

Motion 19-18 Revised: (The motion was referred back to the committee in 2019)

Motion 20-03: Rationale/Comments;

  • increase voter accessibility to the ballot
  • Independent third-party
  • The local covers a large area (Parry Sound to Kapuskasing)

 

Read the proposed Bylaw amendments (PDF)

 

If you need technical assistance with internet or telephone voting, please send an email to election@local1623.ca or call
our office at 705-674-7557.