Your CUPE 748 Executive Team

​These are the members who work hard and volunteer their time to help your Union thrive!

All contact information for the executives can be found on your CUPE board at your work site.
If your location does not have the numbers posted, you can email the Secretary (link at the bottom of the page)

Due to privacy on the internet, the executives do not wish to have their numbers and emails posted on the webpage

Please see below for the executive positions up for election May 2019  

Michelle Bennett

President

Nina Latham

Vice-President​​

Bob Reimer

Treasurer

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Chief Shop Steward

Anita Early

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Shop Stewards

Chad Boucher

Carol Sanders

Robin Sheppard

Rhonda Kirby

Vacant

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Area Reps

Chantal Lunardi 
Crawford Bay

Harmony Faust
​Salmo

Kathy Centrone
​Nelson

Rena Bens
​Kaslo

Laura-Lee Arsenault
​Creston

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Trustees

​Peter Kozak

Christophe Valls

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SAFETY REPS

Carol Sanders

Gary Peterson​

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Sargent at Arms

Chris Reil
East

Shannon May
West

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SECRETARY

Kyla Allenback

EMAIL KYLA

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Positions up for elections this year:
President - 2 year term
Duties:

• Involved with CUPE National, Local Unions and Executive Boards
• Bargaining
• Sub-Locals
• Attend various meetings when needed both locally and provincially
• Preside at all membership and executive meetings
• Decide points of order and procedure
• Have signing authority and be bonded 
• Oversee all other executives

Average over 80 hours of volunteer time per month


Vice President East and West - 2 year term
     Duties:

• Assist the President
• Assist other executives
• Attend various committee meetings and council meetings
• Represent the Local when necessary, locally and provincially
• Attend meetings

Chief Shop Steward (1 position: voted from the 10 stewards) - 1 year term
     Duties:

• Assist the Shop Stewards
• Report Grievances 
• Attend Meeting
• Provide necessary reports

Shop Stewards (10 positions: 6 area stewards, 2 EA stewards) - 1 year term
     Duties:

• Assist in the grievance process
• Be knowledgeable of the Collective Agreement
• Membership engagement
• Promote your union
• Attend select committee meetings
• Communicate with other Executives
• Provide written reports

​​Area Reps - 1 year term
​    Duties

• Represent  your area
• Attend meetings
• Attend appointed meetings
• Communicate with PAC in your area
• be a member of the By-law and Policy Committee
• Communicate between executive board and membership
• Ensure communication during strike/lockout
• Present reports
• Assist Executive when necessary
• Communicate with other union members / promote the union
• sit on committees as directed by the executive
• Forward news pertaining to the Union or SD8 news to the Secretary

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Secretary - 2 year term
Duties

• ​Minutes at executive and member meetings
• Record and keep Correspondence
• Website
• Duties as needed by President and VP's 
• By-laws
• Bursaries - Circulation, collection and notices 
• Signing Authority

Trustees - 2 positions - 1 year term
Duties

• Audit books of Treasure
• Make a written report of their findings and recommendations and/or concerns

Positions for Election next year
Treasurer (1 position)
     Duties:

• Handle all Local 748 monies in and out
• Keep accurate records
• Present financial records
• Attend meetings

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