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Collective Agreement - Effective September 1, 2024

Typo in the collective agreement on page 49:

- It reads 1.25% or 3% increase whichever is greater.

- Should read $1.25/hour or 3% increase whichever is greater 

***If you want a copy of the current collective agreement, from your home email send: your name, your site/school, your position (ie: EA3, TASL, TAOT, Lab Tech, etc.) please email @email

Upcoming Important Dates to keep in mind:

April 15 - Executive check-up with classification groups - Administrative Assistant 5

T.B.A. -  Executive check-up with classification groups - (will be meeting with each group)

May 6 - Board of Directors Mtg.- the executive meets with committee members once a month, but any member may attend

May 28 - Annual Banquet 

June 3 - Board of Directors Mtg.

June 16 - General Mtg.

Our Executive members - WHO DO I CALL?

Executive of the Local (Liaison between the Local and the National Union)

President - Elaine Cardinal  @email  780-910-2149
Vice-President - Vacant
Secretary - Linda DeRose  @email
Treasurer - Janice Bowman  @email
Trustee 1 - Beverly Norton
Trustee 2 - Nellie Siver
Member-at-Large - Maureen Bertrand

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Executive of the Unit (Liaison between the Members and the Employer)

Chair - Kristine Maudsley   780-203-1331    @email 
               **contact for Collective Agreement questions**
Vice-Chair - Elaine Cardinal  @email  780-910-2149
Secretary - Linda DeRose