Convention 2019

The following people were elected to positions with CUPE Alberta:

President: Rory Gill (Local 709)

Recording Secretary: John Vradenburgh (Local 474)

General VP South: Elizabeth Bonk-Richards (Local 4731)

Diversity VP: Bukola Abiona (Local 8)

Young Worker VP: Tiffany Out (Local 8)

Trustee (3 Year): Inderjit Gakhal (Local 1158)

Area VP Medicine Hat: Sam Ferrier (Local 46)

Alternate Area VP Calgary: Sasha Wallis (Local 38)

Alternate Area VP Edmonton: Jagdishwar Singh (Local 474)

Alternate Area VP Fort McMurray: Danielle Danis (Local 2559)

Alternate Area VP Lethbridge: Lawrence Silver (Local 408)

Alternate Area VP Medicine Hat:  Jason Fenske (Local 46)

Alternate Area VP NE: Mary Morin (Local 2550)

Alternate Area VP Red Deer: Joan Keough (Local 838)

The work of reforming this province to serve every-day working Albertans has just begun, Environment Minister Shannon Phillips told CUPE Alberta convention delegates on Thursday.

Phillips warned that the progress Alberta has made over the last four years could easily be undone by a UCP government—which is why it’s crucial we re-elect Premier Rachel Notley to a second term.

“The conservatives are back, and they haven’t learned anything,” said Phillips, the NDP MLA for Lethbridge-West. “Jason Kenney has literally said he will undo every piece of legislation we fought to bring in together.”

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“We have our work cut out for us, nationwide and right here in Alberta,” CUPE National President Mark Hancock told convention delegates Sunday morning.

Hancock stressed the urgency of re-electing Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP. “Jason Kenney has been very clear he is planning on gutting the services that Alberta families rely on—the services that are provided by our members,” he said. “But it does not have to end up like that.”

Hancock reminded delegates of all Alberta has achieved under Rachel Notley’s leadership, including building new schools and hiring new teachers and education assistants, introducing affordable child care, putting a price on carbon, and cutting child poverty in half.

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Miss an event or the morning brief? Couldn’t make it to Convention 2019? Download newsletters from all three days of convention below to catch up on what you missed:

• DAY 1 – March 19
• DAY 2 – March 20
• DAY 3 – March 21

Click here to see photos from Alberta Convention 2019.

Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan spent the morning arming convention delegates with information to share with family, friends and neighbours during this election.

McGowan took members through Kenney’s falsehoods, shattering each one as he went. From blaming Alberta’s economic woes on Rachel Notley – when in fact oil prices have dropped in all jurisdictions, not just in Alberta, to declaring the $15 minimum wage a job killer in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, McGowan underscored the importance of re-electing Rachel Notley and the NDP.

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Brenda Reid, CUPE Alberta Area VP for Red Deer, is the recipient of this year’s Equality and Justice Award.

She was given the honour at this year’s CUPE Alberta convention, held in Lethbridge.

Reid was cited for her tireless commitment to fairness and equality, for work that includes division liaison for CUPE Alberta Aboriginal Council and AHEC, president of Local 4733, trustee of CUPE Alberta Central District Council, and a representative for Alberta on the CUPE National Health Care Issues Committee.

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CUPE National Secretary Treasurer Charles Fleury wants us to invest in our future—starting today.

In his address to CUPE Alberta convention delegates, Fleury said CUPE’s latest budget included seventeen new staff positions across the country to handle growth in membership and workload. To date fourteen permanent jobs have been posted, including one new servicing representative in Calgary.

“Since I was elected in 2011, more than two hundred and sixty-five staff retired,” said Fleury. “Thirty-four percent of our staff now have fewer than five years on the job.”

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Delegates welcomed outgoing President Marle Roberts with a standing ovation. Roberts is retiring after serving eight years as CUPE Alberta’s president.

“I’m proud of the progress we’ve made over the last eight years,” said Roberts. “And I’m humbled and grateful for the support and friendship you’ve given me over that time.”

She talked about significant changes for workers in the second half of her term, with the election of an NDP government in Alberta. “Since the Notley government was elected in 2015, we’ve seen improvements for workers, for parents, for patients in hospitals, and for all Albertans,” said Roberts.

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To view the 69th Annual Convention Call please click here.

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Monday March 18, 2019
For more information click here.
To Register click here.

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The Southern Alberta District Council’s (SADC) 2019 Alberta Division Convention Committee respectfully requests a donation of any kind to provide as door prizes to the attendees at the 2019 Convention.

Winning a Door Prize always makes for Convention to be just a little bit more fun. 

Your generosity would be greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions, please contact Colleen Petryshyn through email @ cpetrysh@telus.net.

Donations can be dropped off with Colleen in Medicine Hat, or during convention.

Thank you in advance.

In solidarity,

Colleen Petryshyn, Recording Secretary – SADC

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