Special Membership Meeting Part 3
Special Membership Meeting Part 3 - December 7, 2022
Dear Members,
We held part 2 of our Special Membership Meeting (SMM) in October.
Due to the length of the meeting, there was a motion to continue the SMM at a future date. The rescheduled date was set to December 7, 2022, per a motion on the floor. The motion further stated that we would submit the amendments made to this point to CUPE National for approval. Since then we were advised by CUPE National that we are to submit all amendments together.
This SMM will be a continuation of SMM part 2, and is specific to amendments to the CUPE 4070 bylaws that have not yet been presented and voted on.
As a Reminder:
Special Membership Meetings differ from General Membership Meetings in that “no business shall be transacted at the Special Membership Meeting other than that for which the meeting is called, and notice is given.” More information on Special Membership Meetings can be found in Section 5b of the CUPE 4070 Bylaws.
Previously, a bylaw amendment was facilitated by providing the Membership with a package and voting period. Upon further review of the bylaws, the Union Executive has determined that this process was not as it was written or intended in the bylaws. Which lead us to these SMMs and the by-law amendments proposed so that this can be an option if approved.
SECTION 17 - BYLAWS
(b) Amendments
These bylaws can only be amended if:
(i) the amendment does not conflict with the CUPE Constitution;
(ii) the amendment is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting at a General Membership Meeting or at a Special Membership Meeting called for that purpose; and
(iii) notice of the intention to propose the amendment was given at least seven (7) days before at a previous membership meeting or sixty (60) days before in writing.
SMM Part 3 Info:
Members in Good Standing (that have signed a Union Card and completed the membership process as outlined in By-Laws section 3) are asked to register for our Teams meeting using this link:
The SMM will take place on December 7, 2022 at
10:00 PT / 11:00 MT / 13:00 ET
*Membership status will be verified*
Meeting Agenda
Bylaw Amendments
Bylaw Amendments FAQs
We look forward to seeing you there!
Rules of Order:
Official meetings of the Union are conducted using Rules of Order as outlined in the Local Bylaws. Rules of Order allow meetings to proceed efficiently.
When the Chairperson rules a member out of order it's a result of not being compliant with the Rules of Order such as speaking out of turn, or not speaking to the motion on the floor.
Please refer to Appendix C for full reference.
A few key rules to note are:
5) A motion must be moved and seconded. The mover and seconder must rise and be recognized by the Chairperson.
13) The Chairperson will keep a speakers list and, in all cases, will determine the order of speakers including those circumstances where two or more members rise to speak at the same time.
(14) A member, while speaking, will speak only to the issue under debate. Members shall not personally attack other members. Members will refrain from using language that is offensive or in poor taste. Members will generally not speak in a manner that reflects poorly on the Local Union or other members.
(27) The Local Union’s business and the proceedings of meetings are not to be divulged to any persons outside the Local Union, or the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Other Information:
If you have difficulty accessing the SMM and are a Member in Good Standing, please email communications@cupe4070.ca for immediate assistance.
If you experienced difficulties accessing the last SMM please email communications@cupe4070.ca with what the error was, if you were able to fix it, how the error was fixed. We are hoping to eliminate these errors in the future.
If you can't make it to the SMM and have questions for us, please use the "Hot Topics" form so that we can answer them in a future issue of our monthly newsletter: Hot Topics For CUPE 4070 Newsletter
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us: cupe4070.ca/contact
In Solidarity,
Your CUPE 4070 Executive Team
CUPE 4070 President, Alia Hussain
Interim CUPE 4070 Vice President, Colleen Tracey
CUPE 4070 Secretary-Treasurer, Alex Grigoriev
CUPE 4070 Recording Secretary, Calvin Gautschi
WestJet YVR Base VP, Chris Brewer
WestJet YYC Base VP, Brandy Whitby
WestJet YYZ Base VP, Bryan Hansraj
WestJet Encore YYC Base VP, Adrian Dayrit
WestJet Encore YYZ Base VP, Mauricio Mejia
Swoop Base VP, Sherrie Moore