CUPE 389 Volunteers needed this week!

The provincial election is fast approaching (Election Day is October 19th with advance polls open on October 10th), and we need to speak to our community on the importance of re-electing a progressive labour-friendly government that has a history of listening to the needs of working people.

If this resonates with you, let’s put those boots to the ground, talking to people about how the NDP platform will tackle the issues that matter most to the working people of British Columbia!

NEW and EXPERIENCED volunteers are welcome. Vehicle is not required as volunteers will be paired up with a driver or there will be opportunity to use transit!

NDP Candidates:

SUSIE CHANT (North Vancouver – Seymour)
https://susiechant.bcndp.ca/
Sign up to volunteer in your community for Susie: https://volunteer.bcndp.ca/NVS/

BOWINN MA (North Vancouver – Lonsdale)
https://bowinnma.bcndp.ca/
Sign up to volunteer in your community for Bowinn: https://volunteer.bcndp.ca/NVL/

SARAH EFTEKHAR (West Vancouver – Capilano)
https://saraeftekhar.bcndp.ca/
Sign up to volunteer in your community for Sarah: https://volunteer.bcndp.ca/WVC/

BCNDP Platform: https://www.bcndp.ca/actionplan
North Shore Candidates Office – 845 15th St W, North Vancouver
Office #: 236-662-0398
Braeden (volunteer coordinator): 604-789-4275

Debate Watch Party at North Shore Candidates Office: October 8th between 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
RRSP: https://volunteer.bcndp.ca/NVS/rsvp/ff352b45-a7e0-4a7f-b567-3f8d04b6a9c8/

Dear CUPE 389 members,

We are happy to announce the return of the Children’s Christmas Party!
Please click on the link below to view the full poster and registration form, which is on page 2.

Please submit the registration form to no later than October 25, 2024. The party can only occur if members volunteer.

-The Cupe 389 Social Committee

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September Membership Meeting
September 23, 2024
6:00 pm

Date: September 17, 2024

To: CUPE Local 389 Members

Agenda:
• Guest speaker, Sarah Bjorknas, from CUPE BC
• A review of the June, July, and August financial reports
• the notice of motion of constitutional amendments.

All our current email subscribers will have received a email from yesterday September 16, 2024 with the link to attend the meeting. Please make sure to check in your junk mail folder to ensure you do receive it.

If you do not receive the link, please email our office () and we will look into it further.

Date: September 5, 2024

To: CUPE Local 389 Members

The Special Meeting will be next Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 6:00 pm, where the sole agenda is the 2023 Audit. The membership meetings will be held via Motion Meetings.

All our current email subscribers will receive a email from with the link to attend the meeting. Please make sure to check in your junk mail folder to ensure you do receive it.

If you do not receive the link, please email our office () and we will look into it further. Thank you.

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

AT 6:00 P.M.

SPECIAL MEETING VIRTUAL

Date: August 15, 2024

Dear CUPE 389 Members,

Due to the deadline in September, we require a special meeting on September 11, 2024, where the sole agenda will be for the Trustees to give the 2023 Trustees Audit Report to the membership.

The invitation link will be sent out one week prior to the meeting.

Thank you.

Dear CUPE 389 Members of the following 8 units only:

• City of North Vancouver
• North Vancouver City Library
• District of North Vancouver
• North Vancouver District Public Library
• Northlands Golf Course
• North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission
• The Village of Lions Bay
• North Vancouver Museum & Archives Commission

Yesterday, the office emailed out the 2025 bargaining survey to members of the above units. If you did not receive the email, you might not be one of our active subscribers. Please update your contact information via our website’s front page.

To ensure that we develop effective strategies, we kindly ask that you complete this survey as soon as possible.

https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/962749

Please note that the deadline for submitting the survey is August 18, 2024. This timeline is crucial for our team to prioritize and strategize effectively for our units.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to the local office for assistance.
Thank you for your participation and support.

CUPE Local 389

Members of CUPE 389, we have been challenged for urgent support against those who wish to undermine our healthcare system. The labour movement has fought hard for extended health benefits. For many union members, those benefits are provided by Pacific Blue Cross (PBC).

Right now, we as PBC plan members can vote to elect new directors to the PBC Board. The health and well-being of plan members, and their families are directly impacted by the decisions made by the PBC Board of Directors.

There is a lot at stake in this election.This year, Dr. Brian Day is running to be a director of the PBC Board. Dr. Day has a long and well-documented history of trying to dismantle public health care. He wants to be on the Board so he can promote his own privatization agenda, not because he has the best interests of PBC members at heart.

CUPE 1816, which represents PBC workers, has endorsed three candidates for the Board:

– Jaime Matten

– Dr. Patricia Gerber

– Dr. Chuanyi (Johnny) Nie

These candidates are also endorsed by CUPE BC and the BC Federation of Labour. All three of them want PBC to remain a strong, not-for-profit health insurance provider. Electing them is the best way to keep Dr. Day from joining the board and pursuing his agenda to privatize the public health care you rely on.

How to vote: · Voting is happening right now online via the PBC website. Click here to vote for our endorsed candidates.

• The voting period closes Monday, June 17 at 4:30 p.m. You must vote online during this period for your vote to count.
• To vote, you will need your Policy Number and ID Number, which you can find on your PBC ID card. You’ll also need your birth date.
• If you are on an FNHA plan: vote using your FNHA plan. In the policy number field, enter 40000. Enter your Status Card number in the ID Number field.
• If you have trouble voting, you can contact PBC for help during business hours at 604-419-2098

Let’s make sure that PBC’s Board of Directors remains committed to prioritizing people over profits.

Vote today for Jaime Matten, Patricia Gerber, and Chuanyi (Johnny) Nie to help us protect the benefits we’ve fought so hard for.