Thursday, May 20, 2010

Local 009 Council meets for Annual General Meeting

Hello Everyone!
As noted before we have completed the Chapter AGM's and on May 18,19 council just completed the Local's AGM.  
Thanks to all of council for the work you do on behalf of Local 009 members. From Stewarding, preparing for bargaining and the mobilization focus, all the council members have been quite busy.They have traveled  many miles in the past year to attend meetings to enhance Local 009 and AUPE.
Council believes that education is a great tool for empowerment, we continue to attend and promote more educational opportunities for all Local 009 members.  Please keep checking back on this blog and the aupe.org site for upcoming courses.  
Please contact your Chapter Executive or your Local Executive if you have any questions.
We will do our best to keep you informed on issues or events. For sure there will be further bargaining updates, and mobilization meeting to attend, so please keep yourself informed and please show your support when you can.

Till next time
Penny Bates 
Local 009 Chair


Sunday, May 02, 2010

Local 009 Chapter AGM's now complete

Hello Everyone:

Well it is AGM season again and we are making through it just fine.  A personal thanks to all of the Chapter Chairs and their executives for hosting wonderful AGM's this year.  In all we are satisfied with the turn out, and encouraged by new faces as well.  So here is an update of your Chapter Executives, they change at the helm was in Chapter 002 as Chris Dickson had to give up her position as Chapter Chair as she has assignments at AUPE, she will be missed.

Chapter 001- (Calgary and area)       Ramona Price Chapter Chair
                                               Robert Lawrence Chapter Vice Chair
                                                     Mel Roy Chapter Secretary

Chapter 002 - (Edmonton and area)  Dan Purcell Chapter Chair
                                                     Pervis Fisher Chapter Vice Chair
                                                     Tracy Levesque Chapter Secretary

Chapter 005 (Red Deer and area)     Dave Brzak Chapter Chair
                                                     Penny Bates Chapter Vice Chair
                                                     Anita Lerch Chapter Secretary

Local 009 AGM is coming up May 18 and 19 at HQ in Edmonton.  Please send us your thoughts or suggestions,  And if you are able to attend, we would truly welcome you.
  
Please take the time to check out some photos from the AGM's we have posted as well.

Our focus in the next few months will be mobilization so please is you can attend these meeting in your area or if you want more information please contact your Chapter executive and Local executive members as well.

In Solidarity;
Penny Bates 
Local 009 Chair