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Search for Recording Secretary (4/2/2025)Good afternoon
I forgot to mention in my last email that we will also be searching for a new Recording Secretary, if you are interested in that role please let us know, or you can put your name forward on the day and we will vote on that position at the same time as the President’s position.
We will also be looking for one more person to be on our negotiating Committee as an alternate, If that position interest’s you we will vote on that position at our next meeting on April 9th.
Thank you for considering any these position’s
Regards,
Barry Joyce,
Union President,
CUPE 5791
President Barry Joyce is Stepping Down (4/2/2025)Good afternoon,
As some of you may have heard I announced in our union executive meeting today that I will be stepping down from my role as Union President for personal reasons.
My wife Helen will also be stepping down from her role as recording secretary as she mainly took the role because I asked her to help me out.
I have already heard there is rumours that I’m going to jail or joining a cult or other random reasons for leaving this role.
It is much less exciting than that, and as I have stated it is for personal reasons and I ask that people respect that.
Both myself and my wife will remain in the role’s until we can have a vote for a new president and secretary which will be as soon as possible.
I will assist the new person in getting started in the job and show them the direction we were on should they chose to take the same path.
I do apologise to anyone who may be upset with me, sometimes life just doesn’t play ball.
I will say I have tried my best in the short time I have been in this role and will continue to do so until we have a new president.
Kind regards,
Barry Joyce,
Union President,
CUPE571
Presidents March Message (4/2/2025)Good morning,
I just wanted to update everyone on what we are up to and where things are at in our union.
Since my last update we have filled all of our board and committee positions.
We have set our budget for the year and had it passed.
We are preparing to go into bargaining negotiations for The Mackenzie Art Gallery who’s executive have prepared well ahead of me getting involved and CUPE National have been a huge help.
Our own Bargaining committee has been picked and is going for Bargaining training along with the MacKenzie Committee this Monday (today), we will be meeting soon and making a strategic plan and timeline for our bargaining.
We will be sending out a survey in the coming months which will ask what you want from bargaining, please be sure to fill it out and send us any suggestions you may have through the survey.
It will give everyone the chance to have their say on what they would like to see dealt with at bargaining and will give us a list of priorities.
I am looking into some merchandise that fits into our budget to make our membership more visible coming into negotiations.
Our website has been reviewed and brought up to date with more to come.
Our bylaws are ready to be voted on, and once ratified by our membership, we will just have to wait for Cupe national to rubber stamp them and then we can have Hybrid meetings.
I’m sure there is more that I am forgetting but we will update you again in the future.
The last thing I want to do is thank everyone who has gotten involved in the union, since I have been voted in.
Our executives, Stewards, Trustees and general membership thank you all for your hard work and attending meetings where possible, your participation is what makes this union function and I appreciate all the help I have recieved.
Kind Regards,
Barry Joyce,
Union President,
CUPE 5791
Presidents January 2025 Message (3/12/2025)Hello everyone,
Happy New year to you all.
For those of you that do not know, my name is Barry Joyce. I was elected as Union President in a later than usual December election and started on January 2nd.
I just want to give the membership a brief overview of what is happening in CUPE 5791 currently.
We are working on elections for our executive officers and Committee members which will be coming up on February 5th. This vote usually takes place during the November meeting, so we are playing a bit of catch up here. The February agenda along with the positions to be filled were sent out. Further details about the meeting will be sent out before the meeting.
We are in discussions to change our general meetings to Hybrid (online and in person) as this is needed for our union. This will allow for more inclusion from all our groups who cannot attend in person meetings, however this will take time as it requires a bylaw change.
This brings me to our bylaws, they are in need of updating, including the online meetings as they have been the same since 2014, our board are meeting soon, with our CUPE National Rep, to discuss this and get the ball rolling to finish what was started in 2022 and add what we need to bring it up to date.
Our Think Tank (budget meeting) which usually happens in December , will be happening in mid February and we will present our budget at the March general membership meeting. The meeting is a little late this year as our Treasurer is away for all of January, she is a key member during the Think tank meeting, therefore we cannot have the meeting any sooner.
I want to point out our Treasurers holidays were booked ahead of time; she had no idea we would be in this position in January, and she has completed work for the union on holidays.
This covers the key points of what we are working on for now,
Please come and vote if you can at our elections.
Regards,
Barry Joyce,
Union President,
CUPE 5791
Notice to All Members (7/25/2024)Attention Members,
Shane Belter is no longer a member of CUPE 5791 as of April 30, 2024, therefore he is no longer the president of CUPE 5791. Please refrain from contacting Shane for CUPE business, as he is unable to act on your behalf.
If you have a concern, or need assistance, please contact the union office at 306-585-5791 or cupe.5791@uregina.ca, and one of the table officers (James, Sherri, Helen) will respond as soon as possible.
Thanks for your co-operation and patience during this transition,
Your Executive Team
CUPE 5791 First Nations University of Canada Collective Agreement 2022-2026 (1/25/2024)Collective Agreement between CUPE 5791 and First Nations University of Canada
First Nations University of Canada Collective Agreement 2022-2026
University of Regina Collective Agreement 2022-2025 (1/11/2023)University of Regina Collective Agreement
CUPE 5791 University of Regina Collective Agreement 2022-2025
President’s Message March 2022 (4/26/2022)As we head into spring, I would like to give a long-overdue message to all our dedicated members. Two years ago, all our lives stopped and were turned upside down by COVID. As we fight to get back to a normal schedule and way of life, there have been and continue to be, many challenges and obstacles.
As a CUPE 5791 members you have all done an amazing job at keeping your respective workplaces running smoothly and efficiently and you should all be very proud. It has not been easy and we continue to sacrifice day in and day out to get our jobs done.
Going into April we will be bargaining for Chartwells, then the UofR CUPE 5791 Contract, then Mackenzie Art Gallery, followed by the First Nations University of Canada and the CUPE 5791 Researchers group in early 2023. These contracts are not to be taken lightly, and I will work tirelessly to get a fair and equitable agreement for each contract.
If you are new to the CUPE 5791 Family, Welcome. We are so happy to have you join us. Please join us at our meetings and introduce yourselves. I will continue to work to keep things moving forward in a direction that will help us all feel valued and respected in our workplaces.
In Solidarity,
Shane Belter
President CUPE 5791
Our own Bargaining committee has been picked and is going for Bargaining training along with the MacKenzie Committee this Monday (today), we will be meeting soon and making a strategic plan and timeline for our bargaining.
It will give everyone the chance to have their say on what they would like to see dealt with at bargaining and will give us a list of priorities.
I’m sure there is more that I am forgetting but we will update you again in the future.
Hello everyone,
Happy New year to you all.
For those of you that do not know, my name is Barry Joyce. I was elected as Union President in a later than usual December election and started on January 2nd.
I just want to give the membership a brief overview of what is happening in CUPE 5791 currently.
We are working on elections for our executive officers and Committee members which will be coming up on February 5th. This vote usually takes place during the November meeting, so we are playing a bit of catch up here. The February agenda along with the positions to be filled were sent out. Further details about the meeting will be sent out before the meeting.
We are in discussions to change our general meetings to Hybrid (online and in person) as this is needed for our union. This will allow for more inclusion from all our groups who cannot attend in person meetings, however this will take time as it requires a bylaw change.
This brings me to our bylaws, they are in need of updating, including the online meetings as they have been the same since 2014, our board are meeting soon, with our CUPE National Rep, to discuss this and get the ball rolling to finish what was started in 2022 and add what we need to bring it up to date.
Our Think Tank (budget meeting) which usually happens in December , will be happening in mid February and we will present our budget at the March general membership meeting. The meeting is a little late this year as our Treasurer is away for all of January, she is a key member during the Think tank meeting, therefore we cannot have the meeting any sooner.
I want to point out our Treasurers holidays were booked ahead of time; she had no idea we would be in this position in January, and she has completed work for the union on holidays.
This covers the key points of what we are working on for now,
Please come and vote if you can at our elections.
Regards,
Barry Joyce,
Union President,
CUPE 5791
Attention Members,
Shane Belter is no longer a member of CUPE 5791 as of April 30, 2024, therefore he is no longer the president of CUPE 5791. Please refrain from contacting Shane for CUPE business, as he is unable to act on your behalf.
If you have a concern, or need assistance, please contact the union office at 306-585-5791 or cupe.5791@uregina.ca, and one of the table officers (James, Sherri, Helen) will respond as soon as possible.
Thanks for your co-operation and patience during this transition,
Your Executive Team
Collective Agreement between CUPE 5791 and First Nations University of Canada
First Nations University of Canada Collective Agreement 2022-2026
University of Regina Collective Agreement
CUPE 5791 University of Regina Collective Agreement 2022-2025
As we head into spring, I would like to give a long-overdue message to all our dedicated members. Two years ago, all our lives stopped and were turned upside down by COVID. As we fight to get back to a normal schedule and way of life, there have been and continue to be, many challenges and obstacles.
As a CUPE 5791 members you have all done an amazing job at keeping your respective workplaces running smoothly and efficiently and you should all be very proud. It has not been easy and we continue to sacrifice day in and day out to get our jobs done.
Going into April we will be bargaining for Chartwells, then the UofR CUPE 5791 Contract, then Mackenzie Art Gallery, followed by the First Nations University of Canada and the CUPE 5791 Researchers group in early 2023. These contracts are not to be taken lightly, and I will work tirelessly to get a fair and equitable agreement for each contract.
If you are new to the CUPE 5791 Family, Welcome. We are so happy to have you join us. Please join us at our meetings and introduce yourselves. I will continue to work to keep things moving forward in a direction that will help us all feel valued and respected in our workplaces.
In Solidarity,
Shane Belter
President CUPE 5791