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

Michelle Bennett

President

Email Michelle

Michelle Cell: 250-505-2712

Anita Early

Vice President​​ - West

Rhonda Kirby

Vice President - East

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Robin Sheppard

Treasurer

Rena Bens

Head Shop Steward

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Shop Stewards

Pat St.Pierre

Kathy Centrone

Rhonda Kirby

Anne Cavicchi

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Area Reps

Vacant
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Crawford Bay

Vacant
​Salmo

Shannon May       Vacant 
​Nelson                   Slocan

Vacant
Kaslo

​Laura-Lee Arsenault
Creston

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Trustees

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SAFETY REPS

Ken Kusiner

Anita Early

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Sargent at Arms

Chris Reil
East

Bob Reimer
West

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SECRETARY

Stacey Finley

EMAIL CUPE Secretary

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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 - 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: 8 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 6 - 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 - 1 positions - 3 year term
Duties

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