Elections will be taking place at the November 17th Union Meeting. See details below provided by our vice president:

“This month’s Union Meeting on Monday November 17th is elections. Please see CUPE 2254 Election Primer 2025 which is a one-page summary of the positions that are up for election this year. We have two Committees that need new members for the upcoming year and they are:

Board Trustees: One vacant position — Once a year sit down for a day to audit the local’s finances (Note: you don’t have to be a math whiz, basic calculator skills are all you’ll need).

Time commitment: One day per year at the Trail Admin office (wages covered by the local)

What you’ll be doing: Review the local’s finances for the previous year and present the findings to the treasurer

Bargaining Committee for the RDKB contract: Five vacant positions

Requirements: Must be a RDKB employee

Time commitment: As required throughout the bargaining process (several training days, 3 or more bargaining days, and other ad hoc meetings as needed).

What you’ll be doing: Reviewing the local’s contract with our CUPE National Rep, attending bargaining training and sessions, and remaining available for questions throughout the life of the next contract.

Outside of elections we are also looking to fill three shop steward positions at the City of Greenwood, Village of Slocan, and McKelvey Creek Landfill.

If you are interested in running for a Shop Steward please let us know so that we can organize a worksite election if there is more than one nominee. Send an email to Heather Potter to express your interest or find out more at cupevicepresident2254@gmail.com. Contact your local shop steward if you have any questions about the roles, the elections process for your worksite, or for the Union as a whole.”

We will see you on November 17th at 5:30pm!

In Sol,

The Grand Forks Library staff recently completed a successful bargaining for a new three year collective agreement. A CUPE member had the following to say about the bargaining process:

“On August 12th, 2025, representatives from the Grand Forks and District Public Library, along with our local Shop Steward and CUPE representative, met with the Library Director, Board Chair and their hired representative to negotiate a 3 year agreement. The bargaining was completed before the end of the day and we left the table feeling recognized and satisfied that our wage increase will bring us closer to regional standards for library workers. Due to a lot of previous legwork, including sharing our benefit requests a head of time with management, this round of bargaining went very smoothly.

The members of sub local 2254 negotiated a wage increase of 14% over 3 years as well as meaningful changes to our benefit package; including an increase in dental, vision and expanding the description of family for our bereavement and sick time clauses. In addition, a wellness benefit and hearing aid package were negotiated.

Big thanks are due to Nicki Watson for her clean and concise communication and dedication to representing us throughout the negotiations and to Darryl Funk for his continuing support.”

Congratulations on the new collective agreement!

In Solidarity

We’re excited to launch this site to help keep members informed about everything that’s happening in our local.  This website is a work in progress and will be regularly updated.

Please let us know if you have any feedback or if there’s anything else you’d like to see to make your participation in CUPE local 2254 as easy as possible!