Our local committees, with the exception of the Membership, AGM and Education committees, mirror the National UTE committees.
You can start your involvement in the local by becoming an active member in a committee. The committees are always looking for people with skills that can and will assist. For example, one of the responsibilities of the Communications committee is this website and the committee can always use new ideas on layout and people with web design skills to help.
Check out the full list of Committees below and see where you could help out, today
Then you should contact one of our stewards. They can help you to understand your rights under the collective agreement and deal with issues of harassment or discrimination at the workplace and much, much, more.
Then feel free to contact any of the local executive to find out what is going on and available. There are also courses available that can educate you on how to interpret the Collective Agreement, Health and Safety and many other things.
| Picture | Position | Name |
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| | President* | Johann Ackermann |
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| Vice President*/Steward | Angela Marafon |
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| Financial Officer* | Michael Small |
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| Recording Secretary* | Renae Heppner |
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| Officer*/Steward | Grant Coldicott |
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| Officer*/Steward | Meena Ghag |
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| Officer*/Steward | Sunny Gil |
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| Officer**/Steward | Jagdeep Thandi |
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| Officer**/Steward | Nancy Knight |
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| Officer**/Chief Steward | Sandy Smith |
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| Officer**/Steward | Trish Bradshaw |
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| EO Rep*/Steward | Theresa Greenough |
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| EO Rep**/Steward | Pam Jabal |
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| Term Rep**/Steward | Gurbir Kaur |
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| Steward | Danny Yu |
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| Steward | Heather Kenny |
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| Steward | Judy Leischner |
(*Term of office ends in 2012 - ** Term of office ends in 2011 - Note, “EO” means Equal Opportunity)
| To contact a member of the executive or a steward by email, the address is their surname plus their first initial followed by @bcute.org e.g.: ackermannj@bcute.org |
| Committees | Chair and Members |
|---|---|
| Remember: that you do not have to be a member of the Executive to be on one of these Committees, and they are always looking for people to help. If you have a skill or interest in any of these committees please contact the chair of the committee as listed below. | |
| Bargaining | Michael Small |
| Bylaws | |
| Equal Opportunities | Pam Jabal |
| Employee Assistance Program | Nancy Knight |
| Finance | Michael Small |
| Honours and Awards | Renae Heppner |
| Workforce Adjustment and Staffing | Sandy Smith |
| Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) | |
| Harassment | Renae Heppner |
| Technological Change | Michael Small |
| Communications | Sandy Smith |
| Political Action | Angela Marafon |
| Membership | Michael Small |
| Annual General Meeting (AGM) | Nancy Knight |
| Education | Sandy Smith |
| Convention Resolutions | Angela Marafon |
| Social/Benevolent | Theresa Greenough |