Education Committee
CUPE believes in the power of education to change the world. As a Local, we believe in creating a powerful membership by providing union training in a variety of topics to our members, our stewards, and our Executive. The Local has access to a variety of courses through CUPE National and CUPE BC from health & safety and stewarding training to union supervisor and women in leadership training. The Local sends out information about training opportunities regularly. If you are interested in taking training that hasn’t yet been offered by the Local, please contact CUPE@viu.ca for more information.
- CUPE National Education Information–http://cupe.ca/union-education
- CUPE BC Education Information–http://www.cupe.bc.ca/resources
Sunshine Committee
Here at CUPE 1858 we are dedicated to supporting our fellow members. The Sunshine Committee provides recognition for those special events like births, weddings, retirements and even reaches out in cases of extended sick leave and loss of immediate family members.
- Contact for Nanaimo Campus: Brenda Wheatley
- Contact for Cowichan Campus: Naomi Knodel
- Contact for tiwšɛmawtxʷ Campus: Vacant
If you know a member who is in need of some sunshine, please e-mail the Sunshine Committee representative for your campus (if no one is in that position, please email Jennifer Calder). If you would like to volunteer for the position on your campus, let an executive member know and we can get you set up.
Click here for the Sunshine Committee Guidelines_2024
Grievance Committee
The Grievance Committee acts as a second set of eyes on grievances that have failed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure. The purpose of the committee is to review cases that has been denied at Step 3, but that a steward believes should be taken forward to arbitration. The steward presents the case to the Grievance Committee, in the presence of our National Rep, and argues why this case should be taken to the next level. The Committee then discusses the case and makes a decision about whether the case will move forward, or if it will be closed.
The Grievance Committee is made up of the Chief Steward, the 1st Vice President, one general member, and the steward who is representing the member in a particular case that is being reviewed.
Bargaining Committees
Local 1858’s Bargaining Committee is struck as needed. Bargaining Committee members for the next round of negotiations (2025) will be elected by the fall of 2024.
Local 1858’s Strike, or Defense, Committee is convened at the start of each round of bargaining as mandated by CUPE National.
CUPE Cares Committee
Committee members are in charge of managing the social and community engagement activities of the local—for example, planning the Summer Social and the Holiday Social. The Terms of Reference are currently under development, and the new committee members will participate in the development process.
The general goals of the committee are:
- to provide social activity opportunities to members and their immediate families;
- to provide community outreach and engagement activities;
- to organize and implement membership recognition activities and programs;
- to ensure offered activities and/or resources are sufficiently disbursed to be inclusive of all membership regions.