LOCAL 1329 ELECTION 2026
Update: April 15, 2026
DATE: May 12, 2026
TIME: 5:15PM
LOCATION: Town Hall in Council Chambers
BY-LAW REQUIREMENTS: All formal nominations for Executive Committee Member positions will only be accepted at the Election Meeting. To nominate a fellow union member for a position, you must be in attendance at the meeting. To accept a formal nomination for a position, you must be in attendance at the meeting. Proxies will not be accepted.
A list of Executive Committee Member positions and their descriptions, as well as early nomination submissions, are listed below.
If you have not yet provided your home/personal email address, please email secretary@cupe1329.ca
We are currently accepting nominations. To nominate a member, or if you wish to nominate yourself, please submit to secretary@cupe1329.ca
Prior to nominating yourself or someone else, please read the position descriptions for each below. Position descriptions are based on the Local By-laws https://1329.cupe.ca/resources/bylaws/
The Executive team meets bi-weekly at lunch. There may be additional union work required after hours/weekends.
General Membership Meetings are held four times a year.
NOTE: The information on this page may change at any time.
Position Descriptions:
Additional duties are outlined in our Local By-laws https://1329.cupe.ca/resources/bylaws/
President (1)
Position Description:
The President shall:
• Enforce the CUPE Constitution and these by-laws;
• Preside at all membership and Executive Board meetings and preserve order;
• Decide all points of order and procedure (subject always to appeal to the membership);
• Have a vote on all matters (except appeals against his rulings) and in case of a tie vote in any matter, including elections, have the right to cast an additional vote to break the tie;
• Ensure that all Officers perform their assigned duties;
• Shall appoint members to committee vacancies;
• Introduce new members and conduct them through the initiation ceremony;
• Sign all cheques and ensure that the Local’s funds are used only as authorized or directed by the Constitution, by-laws or vote of the membership;
• Be allowed necessary funds, not to exceed $50.00 (fifty dollars) monthly, to reimburse for expenses of his or any other officers, supported by vouchers, incurred on behalf of the Local;
• Have first preference as a delegate to the CUPE National Convention.
Incumbent: Chris Clapham
Members Nominated:
Vice President (1)
Position Description:
The Vice-President shall:
• If the President is absent or incapacitated, perform all duties of the President;
• If the office of the President falls vacant, be Acting President until a new President is elected;
• Render assistance to any member of the Board as directed by the Board;
• Have second preference as a delegate to the CUPE National Convention.
Incumbent: Mandip Sahota
Members Nominated:
Secretary (1)
Position Description:
. The Recording-Secretary shall:
• Keep a full, accurate and impartial account of the proceedings of all regular or special membership and Board meetings;
• Record all alteration in the by-laws;
• Answer correspondence and fulfill other secretarial duties as directed by the Board;
• File a copy of all letters sent out and keep on file all communications;
• Prepare and distribute all circulars and notices to members;
• Have all records ready on reasonable notice for auditors and trustees;
• Preside over membership and Board meetings in the absence of both the President and Vice-President;
• Be empowered, with the approval of the membership, to employ necessary stenographic or other assistance to be paid for out of the Local’s funds;
• On termination of office, surrender all books, seals and other property of the Local to his successor.
Incumbent: Neil Gallant
Members Nominated:
Treasurer (1)
Position Description:
The Treasurer shall:
• Receive all revenue, initiation fees, dues and assessments, keeping a record of each member’s payments, and deposit promptly all money with a bank or credit union;
• Prepare all CUPE National per capita tax forms and remit payment no later than the last day of the following month;
• Record all financial transactions in a manner acceptable to the Board and in accordance with good accounting practices;
• Regularly make a full financial report to meetings of the Local’s Executive Board, as well as a written financial report to each regular membership meeting, detailing all income and expenditures for the period;
• Be bonded for not less than $1,000.00 (one thousand dollars) through the master bond held by the National Office, and any Treasurer who cannot qualify for the bond shall be disqualified from office;
• Pay no money unless supported by a voucher duly signed by the President and one other member of the Board, or any two other members of the Board. No voucher shall be required for payment of per capita fees to any organization to which the
Local is affiliated;
• Make all books available for inspection by the auditors and/or Trustees on reasonable notice, and have the books audited semi-annually;
• Provide the Trustees with any information they may need to complete the audit report forms supplied by CUPE;
• Not later than February 28 each year, furnish each member, on the forms supplied by the National Office, with a statement showing the net amount of tax-deductible dues paid by him during the preceding calendar year, if not shown of the employees’ T4;
• Be empowered with the approval of the membership, to employ necessary clerical assistance to be paid for out of the Local’ s funds;
• Notify all members who are one month in arrears and report to the Board all members who are two or more months in arrears in the payment of union dues;
• On termination of Office, surrender all books, records and other properties of the Local to his successor.
Incumbent: Agnes Goddard
Members Nominated:
Chief Steward (1)
The Chief Steward shall:
*Act as the local’s direct representative in meeting with the employer in an effort to rectify any violation of the Collective Agreement;
*Be directly involved with all Stewards in any investigation and grievance as required through the grievance procedure of the Local’s Collective Agreement;
* Co-ordinate, direct, and/or assist all Stewards in their duties and education; d. Liaise directly with the employer to ensure all investigations, grievances, and arbitrations are progressing through the procedures outlined in the Collective Agreement in a timely manner;
*Record and track all investigations and grievances through their process in a manner acceptable to the Executive Board, and in accordance with good organizational practices, using an electronic tracking form and saving the data on an external hard drive;
*Provide a high-level updated report of the number of ongoing investigations, grievances, and arbitrations at general membership meetings;
*Assist the Executive Board with duties as requested;
*On termination of Office, surrender all property of the Local to the Recording Secretary, including any external usernames and passwords.
Incumbent: Dana Swan
Members Nominated:
Steward: (5)
Position Description:
A steward shall:
• At the request of a member(s) or at the direction of the President, investigate complaints which may/may not be in violation of the Collective agreement.
• Keep a full, accurate and impartial account of all information regarding the alleged violation.
• Notify the Executive Board of the alleged violation in order to determine what actions are to be taken.
• Ensure that the recording-secretary has a copy of all grievances and that the wording of such grievances is approved by the President and/or Vice President prior to its submission.
• Act as the local’ s representative in meeting with the employer in an effort to rectify any violation of the collective agreement.
• Act as liaison between the member and the employer and/or the executive board regarding decisions involving the alleged violation.
• Submit all notes and conclusions to the recording-secretary upon completion of any grievance filed.
• When appointed by the President, act as a member to any committee unless a reasonable explanation is submitted to the President for not being available to do so.
Incumbent(s) Joshua Shrum, Nnamdi Amajor, Alice Xue, Sophie Lacroix-Nissan, Harmit Samra
Members Nominated:
Trustee: Positions are currently filled.
Position Description:
The Trustees shall:
• Act as an auditing committee on behalf of the members and audit the books and accounts of the Treasurer, the Recording-Secretary, and the Standing Committees semi-annually;
• Report their findings to the first membership meeting following the completion of each audit;
• Be responsible to ensure that monies are not paid out without proper constitutional or membership authorization;
• Ensure that proper financial reports are made to the membership;
• Audit the record of Attendance;
• Inspect at least twice a year, any stocks, bonds, securities, office furniture and equipment, and titles or deeds to property that may at anytime be owned by the Local, and report their findings to the membership;
• Use audit forms supplied by the National Office and send a copy of each half yearly audit to the National Secretary-Treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of the CUPE Constitution
Trustee (0)
Member Nominated: NA