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The meeting will be virtual on Zoom. For this meeting it is required to register prior to, so that the local can validate that you are a member in good standing. You will receive an email with your own personalized link that allows only you to vote once you are registered. Registration will close June 9, 2025, at 2359. To pre-register please use the link below. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_0LcwF1BQj2sH5AwI0RZ8Q As per the CUPE Constitution only members in good standing will be granted access to the meeting. (B.VIII Membership B.8.1) AGENDA Call Meeting to order Swearing in of new officers. Roll call of officers. Land Recognition. Equality Statement. Approval of the Agenda. Reading and approval of the minutes. Matters arising from the previous minutes. President’s report. Treasurer’s Report. Unfinished Business. Three-year Trustee nomination Destruction of any outstanding ballots. New Business. Trustee’s report. Operating Budget for 2025 -2026. Motion: That the local will allocate up to an additional $1,000,000 (one million dollars) to deal with outstanding grievances, mediations and arbitrations. Nomination and vote for three (3) members at large for TOH bargaining committee

Ontario celebrates May 19th as Personal Support Workers’ Day! CUPE 4000 would like to thank all our PSWs for their tireless efforts in delivering compassionate care to all our patients. PSWs are an integral part of our healthcare team providing our patients with better care and quality of life. PSWs provide emotional, mental, and physical support, ensuring that our patients receive the very best care. We salute our healthcare sisters and brothers and wish them all the very best.

(From CUPE National website) May 12, 2025 to May 18, 2025 During National Nursing Week, CUPE celebrates the incredible work and dedication of nursing team members across Canada, including the tens of thousands of nurses represented by CUPE. This week, we pay tribute to the skill, compassion, resilience, professionalism and leadership of nurses, and we call on governments at every level to do the same, by adopting policies that respect and support nurses and all front-line health care workers. Our health care system depends on the commitment and hard work of registered practical nurses, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses. But Canada is facing a crisis in hiring and retaining nurses. To address this crisis, governments must increase staffing levels and reduce workloads. They must pay higher wages and offer the pensions and benefits nurses deserve. And they must build healthier and safer workplaces, free from violence, harassment and discrimination. Improvements are needed. But, governments must stop trying to use private options, like paying an estimated $1.5 billion to for-profit nursing agencies in 2023-2024, to solve the problems. Instead, improvements can and must be made within our public and universal health care system. For more information about public solutions in health care, visit our campaign page Public solutions deliver better results and higher quality of care for less money. With public solutions our health care system can grow to meet the needs of CUPE members, our families and our communities.  As CUPE members, we will continue to fight for better and expanded public services that meet the health care needs of the public and provide good jobs for nurses and all health care workers. We must ensure minimum standards and hours of care in long-term care facilities. We must also recognize the full scope of practice, and make sure all members of the health care team are recognized. Happy National Nursing week! We thank you for your hard work and dedication. Together we will continue to campaign for quality public health care for all!

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As a clerk, you are an important and valued part of our healthcare team. On April 23rd, CUPE representatives circulated through our three campuses’ wards, clinics, fertility center, and ERs to pass out CUPE swag to clerks to show our appreciation for their tireless commitment to patients and their colleagues. Each employee was presented with a CUPE 4000 pen and comic-book themed sticky notes. If you are a clerk and have not received our gift, please reach out to your site VP today. Civic – Luc Anderson landerson@cupe4000.com   General – Sam Kombargi skombargi@cupe4000.com   Riverside – Barry Gilchrist bgilchrist@cupe4000.com The Ottawa Fertility Centre – Sonia Mullins smullins@cupe4000.com

Did you know that CUPE members came up with the idea of creating a day to recognize workers who were killed or injured at work? In the early eighties, Colin Lambert, CUPE National Health and Safety director and fellow activist Ray Sentes came up with the concept of Day of Mourning. The idea was floated and adopted by the CUPE National Health and Safety committee which declared the event would take place on May 1st , to coincide with May Day, celebrated in Europe and elsewhere. In 1984/1985 the proposal was presented to the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). In February 1986 the CLC announce on the first day of their convention the 1st National Day of Mourning. However, rather than May 1st, the CLC chose a date which reflects the anniversary of Ontario’s first workers compensation law, passed on April 28, 1914. This year, we mourn the lost of four CUPE members who lost their life in the function of their work: ·       Micheal Adams, local 4707, Ontario ·       Dennis Lo, local 718-05, British Columbia ·       Sara Sarabosing, local 561-01, British Columbia ·       Jean-Eudes Doiron, local 1190, New Brunswick Please remember to hold a moment of silence on April 28th and pay respect to those who where injured and killed on the workplace. Pascal Lavigne 1st Vice-President  CUPE local 4000

In person March 27, 2024 at 1930 32 Colonnade Road N Suite 200 Education Hall For the sole purpose of the following 3 (three) items below AGENDA :   Annual trustee report Local 4000 Operational Budget 2025-2026 Motion : That the local will allocate up to an additional $1,000,000 (one million dollars) to deal with outstanding grievances, mediations and arbitrations.

October 31 and November 1, 2024 brought the traveling Trojan Horse to Ottawa. They started out at Riverside, onto Mont Fort and ended the day at the Royal Ottawa. Bruyere Health, Pearly Rideau and The Queensway Carleton rounded out the second day of the tour. The purpose to this Trojan Horse Tour was to bring attention and awareness to the privatization and outsourcing of services within the health care sector in Ontario. This Privatization of Hospital Services

If you are interested in participating in ant education course offered by CUPE, please reach out to Sam Kombargi at skombargi@cupe4000.com     Coming in 2025 Arbitration—Dec 2024—Niagara-on-the-Lake Stewart Course—Send Sam an email letting him know you are interested.

2024 has been a momentous year for CUPE L4000.  Our bargaining teams for The Ottawa Hospital and Bridlewood Trails successful negotiated tentative agreements that went on to be ratified by membership with significant gains to both collective agreements.  Through our strike avert campaign (Operation Care-Giver) we successful maintained pressure through targeted information pickets, online petitions and radio ads leading into interest arbitration for Prince of Wales Manor, Barrhaven Manor and Windsor Park.  The employer is stalling to continue meaningful negotiations for Valley Stream while we wait for the release of the awards.  After the employer of Marianhill LTC requested a no-board in conciliation the Local is preparing for interest arbitration for their new CA with protection against contracting out work to agency workers a high priority. Looking toward to 2025 we have several initiatives in the works including the continued fight against the privatization of healthcare, assurances on P3 “new” Civic Campus, pending provincial elections and expanding the Local by exploring new membership opportunities.  With the expiry of some CA(s) will be heading back to the bargaining table for Prince of Wales Manor, Barrhaven Manor and Windsor Park (Cogir) early in the new year and The Ottawa Hospital in the fall.  I want to thank the membership for their continuing support and wish everyone the best for the holidays.  See you in 2025!! ROBERT GAUTHIER                                                                 President—CUPE Local 4000                                                  613-722-0652 ext. 273                                                           robgauthier@cupe4000.com

This committee has been hard at work trying to put together different activities to involve our members. The committee is proud to announce that in our 3rd year we were able to have a great turn out for the annual local Christmas party, we were able to sellout all 400 tickets. We will be working hard at trying to find other activities for you the members. In the past members have given the committee suggestions and we welcome them. The committee is only able to work within the budget that you the members approve. If you have any suggestions please feel free to email the local at cupe4000@cupe4000.com with suggestions that we can look into. So stay tuned.  In solidarity, Marilena Fox Chair of Cupe Local 4000 Social Committee Chair