Posted January 18, 2019
Civic Service Union 52 is currently seeking one Member-at-Large to join the CSU 52 and EPL Labour/Management Consultation Committee.
This committee provides an opportunity for Union and Management representatives to discuss issues that affect our membership/employees as a whole and to work together to come up with solutions.
Posted 1/15/2019
The Social Committee once again presents the snowtube/ski/snowboard event, still just $5 a ticket!
Posted 11/28/2018
The CSU 52 Young Workers Committee is seeking up to 25 volunteers for the CP Holiday Train on December 10, 2018.
Posted 11/28/2018
Recently, a disheartening experience concerning a member of CSU 52 was shared at a union event. Apparently, at one particular location, management has implemented a policy restricting the number of “bathroom breaks” and the amount of time per visit.
Updated 11/29/2018
City & EPS Members, the current Collective Agreement expires on December 22, 2018. Your Negotiations Committee needs your input.
Updated August 21, 2018 Update: Drainage Employees Classification Appeal August 14, 2018 The CSU 52 classification appeals will be heard by an Appeals Committee of EPCOR leaders who are knowledgeable in a variety of functions/disciplines and the Hay Job Evaluation
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Posted August 13, 2018 On April 28, 2018, Civic Service Union 52 held its Annual Spring Banquet to honour their members who retired in 2017! Photography credit: Delbert Kostura
Posted August 9, 2018 All notices of motion passed by the Membership at the April 3, 2018 General Meeting regarding changes to the Constitution, both Bylaws, and the Objectives have been implemented.
Posted August 7, 2018 The CSU 52 Public Events Committee is seeking volunteers to assist the Edmonton & District Labour Council (EDLC) in their 29th Annual Labour Day BBQ for the unemployed and underemployed.
Updated July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 President Lanny Chudyk read out the following statement to City Council on July 5, 2018. Thank you, Joe Childs, for articulating where the parties remain divided on this process. The Union can
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Posted June 19, 2018 The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act establishes minimum standards for healthy and safe practices in Alberta workplaces. These laws are enforced through inspections, investigations, orders, administrative penalties, fines and prosecutions. OHS Act changes took effect
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Posted June 22, 2018 Interested in playing slo-pitch this summer with fellow Union Members? The Young Workers Committee invites you to join at no cost to you – all fees are covered by CSU 52 for dues-paying Members.
Posted June 18, 2018 The Public Events Committee is looking for CSU 52 Members who would be interested in volunteering on Canada Day by handing out glow sticks to the general public prior to the fireworks. Members will receive a
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Information regarding EPCOR Negotiations will be posted here. Updated June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 To be eligible for Retroactive Pay, the request form must be received by EPCOR Payroll on or before 4:30 PM on Sunday, July 15,
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Posted April 17, 2018 The Edmonton and District Labour Council would like to invite you to attend their Day of Mourning Ceremony on Saturday, April 28. The ceremony is to recognize those workers killed or injured at work and to
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Posted March 22, 2017 Please join your fellow CSU 52 Members of the City of Edmonton at the April 17th Contractual Unit Meeting at the Norwood Legion. Items of discussion include:
Posted March 26, 2018 Albertans have the opportunity to provide written submissions to help government devise the new regulations. The deadline for submissions is April 6, 2018. The new OHS Act, which takes effect June 1, 2018, defines workplace harassment
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Posted March 12, 2018 Dust off your shoes and come out to socialize with friends and colleagues! What Annual Spring Banquet Honouring 2017 Retirees When Saturday, April 28, 2018 Cocktails at 5:00 p.m. Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Posted March 8, 2017 Please join your fellow CSU 52 Members of the Edmonton Public Library at the March 22nd Contractual Unit Meeting at the Union Office. Light snacks will be provided at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting commencing at
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On Wednesday August 22, 2018 the Union will be offering a training session for new Shop Stewards, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lunch will also be provided from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for this event. This training is
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Posted February 26, 2018 Every year in Edmonton and around the world, men and women gather to celebrate the legacy of those who have fought for women’s rights and to call for action to continue to work against sexism and
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Posted February 28, 2018 Chief Shop Steward, Amanda Hall, invites all CSU 52 Members across all five Bargaining Units to attend this informative Shop Steward Training Session featuring special guest, Dewey Funk (OH&S Advisor, United Nurses of Alberta), who will
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Posted January 11, 2018 Nominations and elections for various Committee positions took place at the January 9, 2018 General Membership Meeting. ‘Committee Election Results 2018’
Posted November 30, 2017 City of Edmonton and Edmonton Public Library Members, the deadline to allocate your Alberta Blue Cross 2018 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) credits is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2017. If you do not allocate by
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Posted November 24, 2017 LAPP Board reduces member and employer contribution rates Through prudent planning and effective risk management, the LAPP Board of Trustees has significantly improved the funded position of the Plan over the past few years to where
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Posted November 14, 2017 Event: Annual Children’s Christmas Party Location: Galaxyland Amusement Park, West Edmonton Mall Date: November 12, 2017 Photographer: Lan Diep-Young
Welcome to the Elections 2017 page. Updates on the CSU 52 Board of Directors Election will be posted here. Updated November 22, 2017
Posted October 27, 2017 Please join your fellow CSU 52 Members of the Edmonton Public Library to the November 16th Contractual Unit Meeting at the Union Office. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting
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Posted January 4, 2018 The Social Committee has put together a new and fun event exclusively for CSU 52 Members and family! Saturday, February 3, 2018 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunridge Ski Area, 10980 – 17 Street $5 per
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Updated October 17, 2017 The Social Committee has put together a fun event exclusively for CSU 52 Members and their children/grandchildren! Sunday, November 12, 2017 9:00 AM to Noon only 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM only Galaxyland, West Edmonton Mall
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Posted September 21, 2017 CSU 52 Brothers and Sisters, For your consideration, please see the below notice from the Coalition of Edmonton Civic Unions (CECU) regarding the upcoming municipal election. The Coalition has met with many candidates and is happy
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Posted August 31, 2017 Photography credit: Delbert Kostura Looking for high-resolution versions? Please send an email to Lan Diep-Young, Multimedia Administrator, at lan.diep-young@csu52.org indicating which photo(s) you would like in hi-res.
Posted August 23, 2017 City of Edmonton Unit Meeting – September 7, 2017
Posted August 14, 2017 Civic Service Union 52 is currently seeking one CSU 52 Shop Steward and one CSU 52 Member-at-Large to join the Library Labour/Management Consultation Committee in September.
Posted January 11, 2018 Effective the pay period that immediately begins after January 11, 2018 (pay period dates differ for each bargaining unit), the ratio portion of CSU 52 dues will increase to 3/4th of 1% (or 0.0075) of the
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Posted May 17, 2017 General Meeting & Open House BBQ – June 6, 2017
Posted April 25, 2017 City of Edmonton Unit Meeting – May 2, 2017
We asked the edmonton law firm Chivers Carpenter Lawyers for their legal opinion on binding a subsequent city council and obtaining documents from Epcor, here is what they had to say:
Here is the link to the Call Your Councillor tool http://www.progressalberta.ca/drainage_call_your_councillor Click here to download suggested social media and email copy to send out to your lists and push out through your social media accounts.
Good Evening, as you may be aware CUPE Local 30 has withdrawn from The Coalition of Civic Unions. The Coalition was notified by email and no substantive reasons given for the withdrawal other than a reference to a budgetary issue
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City of Edmonton Contractual Unit Meeting Learn about your rights as an employee based on your contractual agreement. Topics include: • Bereavement leave • Unpaid leave of absence • Vacation time • Coffee and lunch breaks • Overtime and am
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Read the report written for the Edmonton and District Labour Council and the Coalition of Edmonton Civic Unions by Robin Shaban and prepared by Barret Weber
Lanny Chudyk, president of Civic Service Union 52 is quoted in this Edmonton Journal story on the EPCOR drainage proposal
Posted April 4, 2017 EPCOR Unit Meeting – April 19, 2017
Posted April 6, 2017 Interested in playing ESSC slo-pitch with fellow Union members? The CSU 52 Young Workers Committee invites you to join! Deadline for signing up is April 28, 2017 on a first come, first serve basis. The season
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Posted March 27, 2017 CSU 52’s Annual Spring Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017. This year we are honouring members who retired in 2016. If you are unable to purchase your tickets from the CSU 52 Office,
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Posted March 14, 2017 Source: www.ibew424.net/labourcode.html Double Breasting should be a concern to all Albertans It is very concerning about the ability of employers to avoid their relationships with unions by creating a separate non-union or ‘alternative union’ spin-off companies. We
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Posted March 6, 2017 Olav Rokne, Alberta Federation of Labour Coalition of coal workers unveils transition plan Report examines how Alberta can be a leader in phase out of emissions from coal-fired electricity Edmonton – A coalition of workers who
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Photography credit: Delbert Kostura
Posted February 9, 2017 TELUS World of Science Members’ Meetings – February 15 & 21, 2017
Posted January 31, 2017 Library Unit Meeting – February 16, 2017
Posted January 17, 2017 Committee Elections took place at the January 10, 2017 General Meeting and the results are as follows: Download Election Results
Updated May 11, 2016
Updated October 20, 2016 Ensure you and your colleagues are heard! Download Poster
Welcome to the Elections 2016 page. Updates on the CSU 52 Board of Directors Election will be posted here. Updated October 27, 2016 Election Results Thank you to all Members who voted in this year’s Board of Directors Election! The
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Posted September 26, 2016 To All CSU 52 Members at The City of Edmonton and Edmonton Public Library: As you are aware, every pay period you are deducted premiums for Long Term Disability (LTD) Plan coverage. This coverage is critical
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Posted September 16, 2016 Download Collective Agreement
Posted June 3, 2016 Interested in playing ESSC softball with fellow Union members? The CSU 52 Youth Committee invites you to join! Deadline for signing up is June 17th, 2016, applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve
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Posted May 16, 2016 The Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI) invites CSU 52 members to commemorate the thirty-year Anniversary of “The Summer of ’86” on Saturday, June 4, 2016. This is a free event; please RSVP to Alvin Finkel via
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Posted April 29, 2016 May 1st is international Workers’ Day. Each year events are organized across the country to celebrate gains in quality of life which unions have secured for union members and society as a whole. This year’s Edmonton
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Posted April 1, 2016 CSU 52’s Annual Spring Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016. This year we are honouring members who retired in 2015. Download Poster
Posted April 14, 2016 EPCOR Unit Meeting – April 27, 2016
Posted April 14, 2016 TELUS World of Science – Edmonton Unit Meeting – April 20, 2016
Posted April 1, 2016 City Unit Meeting – April 19, 2016
Posted February 19, 2016 Download Collective Agreement
Posted February 5, 2016 City Shop Steward Meeting – February 25, 2016
Posted February 5, 2016 Library Unit Meeting – February 16, 2016
Posted January 29, 2016 The next Collective Agreement has been ratified (https://csu52.org/epcor-negotiations/) and is currently in the drafting phase (June 2018). Download Collective Agreement
Posted December 9, 2015 Updated January 21, 2016 An election was held at the January 12, 2016 General Membership Meeting. The results are as follows:
Posted January 21, 2016 As of Monday, January 18, 2016, our address became: 10212 – 112 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5K 1M4 All telephone/fax numbers and email addresses have not changed.
The Social Committee held the annual Kids’ Christmas Party at Galaxyland, West Edmonton Mall, on November 21, 2015.
Posted November 25, 2015 The General Membership Meeting for the month of December will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Norwood Legion (11150 – 82 Street) at 5:30 p.m. All Members are invited to attend. A turkey
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Updated November 25, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Please be advised that the Memorandum of Agreement between CSU 52 and Capital Power was ratified on November 17, 2015 by the membership with an excellent voter turnout. Thank you for taking
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Posted November 18, 2015 Please be advised that nominations and an election took place at Shop Steward Training on November 17, 2015 for one (1) Chief Shop Steward position and one (1) Assistant Chief Shop Steward position, terms commencing January
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Updated November 12, 2015 ELECTION RESULTS An election was held November 4, 10 and 12, 2015 for the Board of Directors position of Chief Trustee (one position for a 1-year term). The result is as follows: CANDIDATE VOTES RECEIVED Donna Demyen
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Posted November 9, 2015 Bargaining Update #8 This information is intended for CSU 52 members and for Capital Power Managers who oversee unionized staff falling within the CSU 52 Bargaining Unit at EPCOR Tower and Genesee. The parties are pleased
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Posted October 29, 2015 Exclusively for CSU 52 Members only. Ticket sales November 2nd to November 18th only. Download Poster
December 5, 2017 Good evening all and welcome to the December General Membership Meeting and Christmas Dinner. I’ll try to keep my report as short and simple as possible. As 2017 winds down and looking back over the last few
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I would like to begin my report by congratulating and thanking our membership for their decision to move forward and authorize the purchase as recommended by our Executive Board of a new office building for CSU 52. The new office
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Photography credit: Vasilly Kim
Posted October 16, 2015 The Union will be holding two meetings to provide clarification regarding the scheduling language that is contained in the Collective Agreement and to gather information regarding some scheduling concerns that we’ve been hearing from our members.
Posted October 9, 2015 Please be advised that quorum was not met at the October 6, 2015 General Membership Meeting. Due to lack of a quorum, an extended General Membership Meeting has been scheduled for: GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 3:00 p.m. on
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Posted September 16, 2015 Revised September 21, 2015 2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS Nominations for the CSU 52 Executive Board will be accepted at the next General Membership Meeting Tuesday, October 6, 2015 @ 5:30 p.m. Norwood Legion 11150 – 82
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Posted September 2, 2015 Leave for Medical and Dental Appointments City, Article 8.03.01.04 (EPL, reference Article 9.06): Permanent and probationary employees will schedule and attend their medical and dental appointments on their own time. Only when this is not possible
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Posted August 26, 2015 Please note that a New Business item will be brought forward at the September General Membership Meeting regarding the tentative purchase of an office building for relocation of CSU 52. A presentation will be made to
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Posted August 13, 2015 COMING TO A WORKPLACE NEAR YOU!! CSU 52 will be holding EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS OCTOBER 2015 & SHOP STEWARD ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 2015 Watch for more details to come! [ PDF version to post ]
Posted August 13, 2015 Due to member feedback from the June 2nd General Membership Meeting, future scheduled union meetings will no longer be held at the Stanley Milner Library. Please be advised that, effective September 1, 2015, General Membership and
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Posted July 29, 2015Updated November 28, 2018
Posted July 3, 2015 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival Sponsored by the Members & Community Support Committee of the Union 52 Benevolent Society.
Posted May 29, 2015 Please be advised that the June 2nd General Membership Meeting location has been changed to: NORWOOD LEGION 11150 – 82 Street 5:00 PM Come rain or shine! This invitation is for ALL CSU 52 Members. A
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Posted May 22, 2015 City of Edmonton The 2014-2018 Collective Agreement between CSU 52 and the City of Edmonton is currently being proofread between the parties. It is expected to be finalized in late June 2015. Edmonton Public Library The 2014-2018
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Posted May 15, 2015 The next Collective Agreement is currently in negotiations (November 2018). Download Collective Agreement
Posted May 15, 2015 RE: Executive Meeting Minutes, Union 52 Benevolent Society – February 10, 2015 It has recently come to my attention that an item in correspondence of the above-noted minutes is not correct or factual. After reviewing them
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Posted May 5, 2015 Bargaining Update This information is intended for CSU 52 members and for Managers who oversee unionized staff falling within the CSU 52 Bargaining Unit. This update has been issued jointly by the Company and the Union.
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Updated April 29, 2015 Please be advised that the Memorandum of Agreement between CSU 52 and EPCOR has been ratified by the membership with an excellent voter turnout. Thank you for taking the time to attend the Information Meetings and casting
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Posted April 28, 2015 Brothers and Sisters, As you are aware, Premier Jim Prentice has called an election and Albertans will be going to the polls on May 5. As a Coalition we have been paying close attention as news
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Posted April 21, 2015 Please note that due to the May 5th Provincial Election falling on the same day as the May 2015 CSU 52 General Membership Meeting, the Executive Board of CSU 52 has, by motion, cancelled the May
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April 10, 2015 This information is intended for CSU 52 members and for managers who oversee unionized staff falling within the CSU 52 Bargaining Unit for EPCOR Utilities Inc. The Parties have concluded negotiations and have reached a tentative Memorandum
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Your Negotiations Committee has attended two mediated sessions (March 20 and 23, 2015) with EPCOR. We have another meeting scheduled for April 9, 2015 and remain committed to negotiating a Memorandum of Agreement to bring back for a membership ratification
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Tracy Foran, CSU 52 Chief Shop Steward, would like to invite all CSU 52 Members, Shop Stewards and Union Office Staff to a presentation on Family & Workplace Violence that will be taking place at the May 19, 2015 Shop Steward
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Posting #2015-02 Business Agent (Labour Relations Practitioner) 1 Permanent Position Closed: March 27, 2015 Posting #2015-03 Developmental Business Agent (Labour Relations Practitioner) 2 Positions (Term: up to 2 years) Closed: March 27, 2015
Your Negotiations Committee has been working hard to negotiate a fair and reasonable agreement for all CSU 52 Members at EPCOR. Our last bargaining session was February 13, 2015; the parties were not able to reach an agreement. As a
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The Capital Power CSU 52 Collective Agreement expired on December 13, 2014, and the Negotiations Committee members are already at work. Your committee members are: Joe Childs, CSU 52 Chief Spokesperson Amanda Pickett, CSU 52 Business Agent Kevin Parry, Genesee
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Civic Service Union 52 held two Information Meetings/Ratification Vote on January 21, 2015 and January 24, 2015 on the proposed 2014 – 2018 Collective Agreement. The vote was in favour of acceptance. The contract has been ratified. TELUS World of
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Civic Service Union 52 held an Information Meeting on January 18, 2015 and a ratification vote on Sunday and Monday January 18 and 19, 2015 on the proposed 2014 – 2018 Collective Agreement. The vote was in favour of acceptance.
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Civic Service Union 52 held two Information Meetings on January 13, 2015 and a ratification vote on Monday and Tuesday, January 12 and 13, 2015 on the proposed 2014 – 2018 Collective Agreement. The vote was in favour of acceptance.
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Information Session & Ratification Votes TELUS World of Science – Edmonton, Lunch Room 1 Wednesday, January 21, 2015 @ 4:45 PM to 6:30 PM Saturday, January 24, 2015 @ 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM 5BargainingUpdate.Jan2015
The following items which appear in the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Union have been CORRECTED: The 40 hour EDO program Letter of Understanding references “under this addendum” in the first paragraph. The 40 hour
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Commencing with our January 6, 2015 General meeting, all CSU 52 General Membership and Shop Steward Meetings will be held in the Edmonton Room on the lower level of the Stanley Milner Library in downtown Edmonton.
The 2015 Shop Steward Meeting Dates have been set. With the exception of the February training session meetings will commence at 5:30 pm. At the October 1, 2013 General Membership Meeting a motion was passed to hold only five (5)
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An election was held on November 4th 2014 at the General Membership Meeting at the Norwood Legion for the various Committees of CSU 52. It was great to see so many new people interested in joining committees. It is a
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City of Edmonton IT Reclassification Review Communication Update December 17, 2014 2ITClass.Review(Dec172014)
Your Negotiations committee is issuing this update on the status of negotiations and to advise you of the next step in the process. Your committee has met with the City of Edmonton on both October 30th and November 6th for
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Bylaws September 11 2014 v0.22 (for Website Posting) (110914)
An Executive Board Election was held on October 28, 2014. The result of the election is as follows: Lanny Chudyk was elected to the position of President for a two year term Darlene Woodham was elected to the position of
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The Bargaining unit has meetings scheduled with the City of Edmonton Management team on October 30 and November 6, 2014. As you have been made aware through communications from our President Lanny Chudyk, this has been a difficult round of
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Since we are at the end of July and have no General Membership Meetings scheduled for July or August, I thought it would be important to update you, the Membership, on a number of issues and if possible get your
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By acclamation Lori Jeffery‐Heaney has been appointed to the position for a (2) two year term. LIBRARYElectionResults
Posted September 5, 2017 ANNUAL BOWLING NIGHT Presented by the Young Workers Committee Date: Saturday, September 23, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes, 8330 – 82 Avenue Cost: $5 per person (includes shoe rental)
Updated May 30, 2017 The Society of Retired City of Edmonton Employees Social Club is a casual group of retirees, including members from all City of Edmonton departments (Management, all unions and out-of-scope). Membership in the Society is free. CSU
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