Calling All Members! Third and Final call for Congress!
Do you want to participate in what makes this Union work for YOU?
Join the Twenty-Fifth Annual Congress of Unifor Local 2000, which will be held Saturday, October 28, 2023, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
WHAT IS CONGRESS?
Congress is an annual meeting of member representatives, to bring forward and vote on resolutions to change the local’s by-laws, and to discuss all variety of issues affecting members within the local. Each council sends its representatives, as chosen by the members of that council.
NUMBER OF DELEGATES
Here are the number of delegates still vacant for this year’s Congress. I urge you to consider attending as a delegate. Have a say in your Union!
These are based on membership as of March 31, 2023
Black Press/Thompson River 3 delegate vacancies
Glacier Media/Continental 3 delegate vacancies
Pacific Newspaper Group 5 delegate vacancies
Purdys Chocolatier 11 delegate vacancies
Printing Industry 4 delegate vacancies
Bell Media 3 delegate vacancies
All Executive Board members are automatic delegates to the Annual Congress in addition to the above numbers.
HOW TO BE NOMINATED
If you would like to attend Congress as a delegate, make it known, so that you can be nominated.
Delegates must be nominated, and then accept the nomination.
If there are more nominees than allowed delegates, then a vote is taken.
Nominations should be sent to your council chair or chair-designate as soon as possible.Contact emails are shown in the list of councils following. Council chairs are asked to have their delegates selected, and to forward their names to Bill Catterall by email to [email protected] and office support staff, [email protected].
ELECTIONS
The following positions are up for election at Congress:
President, three-year term, Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2026. This is a full time, paid position.
Vice-president, three-year term, Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2026. This is an un-paid position.
Elections Committee, three-year term, ending Congress 2026.
Audit Committee, three-year term, ending Congress 2026.
LIST OF COUNCILS – WHICH COUNCIL AM I PART OF? Who can I ask?
If you are unsure to which council you belong, here is a list of employers and councils, with the Council Chairs, or acting chair-designates:
Black /Thompson Council
Contact: Lonnie Inglehart, [email protected]
Abbotsford News
Chilliwack Progress
Surrey Classifieds
Hope Standard
Kamloops This Week
Langley Advance Times
Maple Ridge News
Mission City Record
Peace Arch News
Surrey Now Leader
Trail Daily Times
Glacier/Continental Council
Contact: Bill Catterall, [email protected]
Alaska Hwy
Burnaby Now
Dawson Creek
Kelowna Daily
New Westminster Record
Penticton Herald
Prince George Citizen
Tri-City News
Purdys Chocolatier
Contact chair-designate: Brian Gibson, [email protected]
Printing Industry
Contact chair-designate: Bill Catterall, [email protected]
Marine Printers
Mitchell Press
Speedee Printing
Sun Chemical
Pacific Newspaper Group Council
Contact: Larry Hoare, [email protected]
Bell Media
Contact chair-designate: Brian Gibson, [email protected]
Bill Catterall
Secretary-Treasurer
BC/mc
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