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Labour unions have long played a central role in shaping Canada’s workplaces and social landscape. By giving workers a unified voice, unions help ensure fair treatment, improve working conditions, and protect essential rights that many Canadians rely on today. Unions empower workers by negotiating better wages, stronger benefits, and safer environments. They also advocate for policies that promote equality, fairness, and social justice. Many of the workplace standards Canadians often take for granted—such as minimum wage, overtime pay, workplace safety regulations, and maternity leave—exist because unions fought for them. What Do Unions Provide? · Negotiating Power: Unions offer workers a collective voice to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions—strength that individual employees often lack. · Better Wages and Benefits: Unionized employees typically earn higher wages and receive stronger benefit packages, including health, dental, and pension plans. · Improved Workplace Safety: Unions advocate for and help enforce safer and healthier working environments. · Job Security: Union contracts often protect workers from unfair discipline or dismissal and promote long‑term employment stability. · Fair Treatment: Unions challenge workplace discrimination and harassment, ensuring equitable treatment for all members. · Advocating for Workers’ Rights: Historically, unions have been instrumental in shaping labour laws and securing rights that significantly improve working conditions across the country. · Social Justice: Beyond the workplace, unions support broader social issues such as public education, accessible health care, and human rights. · Political Influence: Unions engage in the political process to advocate for policies that benefit both workers and the broader community. · Economic Growth: Higher wages among unionized workers boost consumer spending and contribute positively to Canada’s economy. · Income Security: Many union contracts include pensions and additional benefits that help ensure financial stability, especially during retirement. · Reducing Wage Inequality: Unions help narrow wage gaps between genders and racial or ethnic groups. · Support for Marginalized Communities: Unions actively advocate for women, racialized communities, Indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ2S+ community, youth, and persons with disabilities.

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Every year on the last day of February, the occupational health and safety community raises awareness about Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSIs), also known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These injuries affect tendons, muscles, nerves, and joints, often causing recurring pain in areas such as the neck, shoulders, forearms, wrists, hands, elbows, and lower limbs. RSIs can result from forceful exertion, rapid or repetitive movement, overuse, static loading, awkward postures, or maintaining constrained positions for prolonged periods. Awareness is essential because RSIs represent a significant portion of workplace injuries in Ontario—accounting for about half of all lost-time days and 40% of lost-time claims approved by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Despite their prevalence, many RSIs go unrecognized or unreported. Workers may overlook early symptoms, failing to link everyday aches and pains to their work activities. Left unaddressed, these warning signs can lead to serious, sometimes irreversible injuries that can severely impact mobility and quality of life. Preventing RSIs requires a comprehensive approach focused on designing work to fit the individual rather than forcing the individual to adapt to poorly designed tasks. Under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, employers must identify, assess, and control hazards that contribute to RSIs and ensure workers receive appropriate training. This training may include safe techniques for repetitive or physically demanding tasks, correct tool and equipment use, proper manual lifting practices, maintaining ergonomic workstations, taking rest breaks, and recognizing early symptoms of injury.

March 10, 2026 at 1930 VIRTUAL MEETING Registration Link https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RimkeLEQTCO9aTe-E-_prA   Registration link will be available until March 9, 2026, at 1600 *****To be able to participate in this virtual meeting only persons with proper names identified and are a member in good standing will be admitted into the meeting. For this meeting to take place as per the Bylaws we will need a quorum of 40 members************ Call Meeting to order 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 - Bargaining updates   Treasurer’s Report -Operational Budget approval for 2026-2027   Unfinished Business ·       Destruction of all ballots in the office New Business ·       Trustee for 1 year term  ·       Trustee for 2 year term

Dear CUPE 4000 PSW Members, We want to extend our sincere apologies for the recent confusion regarding the PSW Tax Credit. It was communicated that the credit would begin for the 2025 tax year; however, this information was incorrect. The tax credit is not  scheduled to start for the 2025 year, but it comes into effect the 2026 tax year. Please find below additional information in regards the Tax credit; Understanding the new Personal Support Worker (PSW) Federal Tax Credit | Canadian Union of Public Employees

VIRTUAL MEETING January 13, 2026 at 1930 Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/MO08z0j4QX-EYfYxS_P6NQ *****To be able to participate in this virtual meeting only persons with proper names identified and are a member in good standing will be admitted into the meeting. For this meeting to take place as per the Bylaws we will need a quorum of 40 members************ Call Meeting to order 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 • Destruction of all ballots in the office New Business • Trustee for 1 year term • Trustee for 2 year term

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November 10, 2025 at 19:30. This meeting will be virtual For this meeting it is required to register prior so that the local can validate that you are a member in good standing. You will receive an email once you are registered. Registration will close November 8, 2025, at 2359. To pre-register please use the link below: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85262952211?pwd=9U0QjPAxOXWAsbcJGD5RwTVKaJ9csX.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 ·        Nomination and vote for: ·        One year trustee ·        Two-year trustee   New Business ·        Motion: To increase our conference budget to send four (4) executive council members and one (1) member at large and Marilena Fox to the upcoming CUPE Ontario Human Rights & Racial Justice Conference on November 24th to November 27th, 2025, in Toronto.   ·        Should the motion pass then we there will be nomination for member at large to attend the upcoming CUPE Ontario Human Rights & Racial Justice Conference on November 24th to November 27th, 2025, in Toronto. ·        Draw for 2 sets of tickets to the upcoming CUPE Local 4000 Christmas party on Dec 6, 2025   Adjournment As per the CUPE Constitution only members in good standing will be granted access to the meeting. (B.VIII Membership B.8.1)

December 6 ,2025,17:30 Location: Algonquin College 1385 Woodroffe Ave Ottawa, Ontario K2G 1V8 Event and Banquet Salons (A & B & C) located in the D Building by entering the Robert C Gillet entrance. Paid parking Lot P8- $6.00 Tickets: $30.00 each per member and spouse/ partner Cash only tickets no layaway and no pickup at the door. Limited tickets. Doors open at 5:30 pm Buffet dinner at 6 pm The Buffet Table-- Served with fresh artisan rolls and butter, Herb roasted potatoes and fresh seasonal vegetables as well as brewed coffee and steeped tea. Elaborate Cold Table -- Antipasto tray including assortment of olives, pickles and marinated vegetables, Fresh cut crudités with dip, Seasonal Garden salad served with our house vinaigrette, Classic potato salad, Greek salad, Citrus Quinoa Hot Entrees-- Chef carved roast sirloin of beef au jus, Medallions of chicken Coq Au Vin, Asian Style sir fry vegetables with tofu and Curried chickpeas and potatoes. Deli meat platter Dessert Table -- Fresh cut seasonal fruits Assorted cheeses Wide variety of cream puffs, cakes, and tarts ** Cash Bar All prices include tax ** House Wine (Red & White) $9.25 Beer Domestic $7.50 Premium $8.00 Imported/Craft $9.25 Mixed Drinks $8.25 Coolers $8.50 Cider $9.50 Non-Alcoholic (pop/juice) $2.50 Music provided by Momentum Music Dinner, dancing, raffles, and door prizes. Tickets for sale after October 27 until November 27, 2025. Civic: Elisa Trudeau 613-889-3721 General: Sam Kombargi 613-816-5840 Riverside: Barry Gilchrist 613-805-5307 Marilena Fox 613-315 2690 or Office 613-722-0652 ext. 282 Tickets also available at the CUPE Office 32 Colonnade Rd N Suite 200 Ottawa Ontario K2E 7J6

This meeting will be Virtual For this meeting it is required to register prior so that the local can validate that you are a member in good standing. You will receive an email once you are registered. Registration will close Sunday September 8, 2025, at 2359. As per the CUPE Constitution only members in good standing will be granted access to the meeting. (B.VIII Membership B.8.1) To pre-register please use link below https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82173189272?pwd=DCDtjNQlYCcgD0tbKEBnkVFdcPHcjp.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: - Nomination and vote for a two-year trustee New Business: - Nomination and vote for a member at large to attend the National Convention October 6 - October 10, 2025 - Nominations for : * President * First Vice President * Recording Secretary * Secretary Treasurer * Executive Lead (Chief) Steward - Nominations and vote for the position of chairperson for the election committee