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Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

CUPE is Canada’s largest union
CUPE represents public sector workers
More than 700,000 members

CUPE in Alberta

Approximately 182 Bargaining Units (Groups of workers belonging to a our Union)
CUPE members are service-providers, technicians, labourers, skilled trades people and professionals. More than half of CUPE members are women.

Who is CUPE 1505?

You and your colleagues belonging to a 1505 Bargaining Unit.
CUPE Local 1505 has 6 units: RMWB (includes Fort Chipewyan), RRC (Mac Island), Transit, Airport, Wood Buffalo Housing, and Rotary House.

What is a Collective Agreement?

A Collective Agreement is a legal, binding document between the Union and the employer that outlines the working conditions, payment of wages, benefits, rules of work and the obligations of both parties to the agreement

What Does the Union Do?

The foundation of the Union are the Collective Agreements. Elected members bargain with the employers to achieve these agreements.
Union members are given the ability to make formal, written complaints (grievances) when the Collective Agreement is being violated. They can do this individually or with the support of other members, usually Shop Stewards or elected Executive Members.

Members who go through Shop Steward Training are given processes and guidelines to holding their coworkers and employers accountable when the collective agreements are being violated.

What Can You do for your Union?

Take Shop Steward Training
- Information is available at cupe1505.org/training when Shop Steward Training is happening
Read your Collective Agreement
- If you know and understand your collective agreement, this empowers you to know how you should be treated and compensated.

What’s in it for you?

Representation
Access to grievance procedure
Healthy workplace
Fair compensation for work assigned
Voting rights
Meetings
Union functions
Financially healthy union
Union education

CUPE Local 1505 Executive

President Craig Milley
Vice-President, Nikki Peddle
Health Officer, Vacant
Chief Shop Steward, Ray Shaw
Lead Shop Steward, Deanna Cameron
Recording Officer, Dianne Williams
Financial Officer, Helen Yu
Communication Officer, Crystal Clark
1 Year Trustee, Florence Maeco
2 Year Trustee, Sizwie Mpofu
3 Year Trustee, Asma Amin
Membership Officer Angela MacLeod
Wood Buffalo Housing Corporation Unit Vice-President, Vacant
Wood Buffalo Housing Corporation Rotary House Unit Vice-President, Vacant
Regional Recreation Corporation Unit, Cam Watson
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Unit Vice-President, James Hawkins
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Unit Vice-President Alternate, James McIlveen
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Transit Unit Vice-President, Rene Sibanda
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Fort Chipewyan, Cam MacDonald
Fort McMurray Airport Authority Unit Vice-President, Dennis North

What is the role of the CUPE local executive?

The Local 1505 Executive is elected by the membership and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the local and its Collective Agreement

Union Committees

Negotiations/bargaining
Grievance (consists of Shop Stewards)
Bylaws
Membership Support
Social

Shop Stewards (Union Representatives)

Shop stewards are your frontline representatives and your link to the local Union executive.
Stewards will listen to your ideas, suggestions and concerns and liaise with your CUPE local
Your voice in the union
Members have a voice, informally and formally
You can contact members of your CUPE executive or your Shop Steward
In your local membership meetings, you have a say in contract/negotiation proposals
In your local membership meetings, you have a vote on your Collective Agreement
In the Annual Membership Meeting (May), you vote for executive officers

Executive Board Meetings

The CUPE Local 1505 Executive Board meets on a monthly basis to ensure responsible and productive administration of the local

Regular Membership Meetings

CUPE Local 1505 holds its membership meetings on the second Wednesday of every other month at 7:00 p.m.

Unit Membership Meeting

Unit Membership Meetings are held in accordance with the CUPE local 1505 Bylaws.

Attending Meetings

All CUPE Local 1505 meetings are conducted in a hybrid setting. This means there are 2 ways to attend the meeting
- Attend virtually using Zoom. You can attend meetings virtually from mobile phones, tablets or computers by logging into the meeting via Zoom
- Attend in person at the following address:
  380 MacKenzie Blvd Unit 4E
  Fort McMurray Alberta
  T9H 4C4