Dear Members,

The General Membership Meeting (GMM) of CUPE 4070 to take place on December 3, 2020 in Calgary - has been: CANCELLED

As a result of the announcement by the Government of Alberta yesterday which by law requires businesses which “include banquet halls, conference centres, trade shows, etc.…” to close immediately; the next CUPE 4070 GMM has been cancelled.

As a result of the announcement, the General Membership Meeting was scheduled to take place at the Calgary Airport Courtyard by Marriott Hotel. This conference space will now be closed by law for at least the next three weeks. This GMM was to be broadcast live via dial-in access for Members wherever they may be, and host Members on-site. This GMM included voting access for all Members in Good Standing, as required at an all-Membership GMM.

Additionally, your Local 4070 Executive cannot meet at this conference facility or any other joint location to remotely produce the GMM for call-in only; as all gatherings outside of the household are now prohibited by law by the Government of Alberta.

We have investigated the possibility of remote production of the entire GMM, with every elected Executive participating from home. This is simply not possible to enact particularly with only eight (8) days until this meeting. The practical realities of producing a live voting meeting with remote access for over 4,100 Members, as well as the ability to effectively conduct business and keep decorum have lead to this decision.

Your CUPE Local 4070 Executive is committed to ensuring that two (2) GMMs take place each year, as per our Local Bylaws. We are disappointed that in 2020 our first GMM scheduled for May had to be cancelled as well due to COVID-19. This was replaced by a GMM that occurred in Vancouver – YVR in August 2020 when infections were more manageable. Having this second GMM which was scheduled in December cancelled is a disappointment to all of us.

Please be assured that while this pandemic has now caused the cancellation of another Union GMM, your Local Executive is committed to ensuring that the democratic process remains well within our Local. While we cannot yet announce a new date for this GMM as restrictions are changing daily, we do commit that as soon as the COVID-19 restrictions are eased to a manageable level, we will schedule a replacement GMM as soon as we have some level of certainty that we will actually be able to follow through with it based on Government restrictions.

Should you have any specific questions, please contact us via: www.cupe4070.ca/contact.

In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team