Dear Members,

A warm hello to all our CUPE4070 members and welcome to January 2022 - Typically known as the saddest month of the year, your Occupational Health and Safety committee has decided to look at this month through a different lens. We have decided to take back January and call it the month of Recovery and Resilience. We say this because as we look back at recent events thrown our way - busy holiday planning, unpredictable schedules, stressed travelling public, and not to mention the dreaded Covid 2.0 we are still standing, and WE did that together!  

As we settle into what comes next for our CUPE 4070 family, we want to remind all of you that you are not alone! We have heard, read, and seen first-hand the impact these last few months have had on your personal and mental health. We will continue to shed light and bring forward the concerns of our membership. We understand that there will be challenges and that some changes may take time, but we want to remind you that regardless of the obstacles, this committee is dedicated to standing firm in advocating for safe working conditions and holding the company accountable. We want everyone in our membership to feel that they can comfortably say they ‘’Love where they're going’’.  

As for Recovery and Resilience: Our committee understands that not everything is done out of one location. Our network is vast, full of diverse, colourful, and different peoples. We understand that a ‘one-size-fits-all' approach is not always effective when it comes to dealing with individual struggles. In this communication we would like to introduce your committee reps and share some other resources available to you, should you need them. Please remember that we are also here to help, and we will try to answer any questions you may have to the best of our abilities and within the scope of our limitations.  

Bell ‘Let’s Talk’ Day has been a big part in shedding a light on the stigma and concerns surrounding mental illness. One in 3 Canadians are touched by this in one way or another. As a collective, that means that two out of our six OSH committee members have had this hit close to home. And although everyone's journey is different, we can say that we stand with you and feel your frustrations and so again we want you know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE.   

Additional Resources: 

https://www.cupe4070.ca/crisis-hotline  

https://cupe.ca/mental-health 

CUPE4070 WS Occupational Health and Safety Committee:  

‘’When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it’’.  Henry Ford  

Contact your WS OHS Committee: ws.ohs@cupe4070.ca 

YVR  

Pam Garinger 

Derek Mansfield  

YYC  

Shauna Brady 

Kore Burke 

YYZ 

Wendy Garcia 

Dionne Klassen 

 In Solidarity, 

Your CUPE 4070 WS Occupational Health & Safety Committee