⚠️ YOU CANNOT BE FIRED FOR PARTICIPATING IN A STRIKE.

✅ THERE WILL BE NO INTERRUPTION TO YOUR BENEFITS.

Pay Schedule Update

Cheques will be issued starting March 7. Like any other job, there is a one-week delay, so we cannot issue cheques this Friday.

BARGAINING AND STRIKE UPDATES

February 26, 2025

Wednesday Communication

Contact Information

There appears to be some confusion as to who to contact for what, please see the email addresses below for who to contact:

Picket Coordinators

Troy Killam takillam@live.com

George Kutzak gkutzak@gmail.com

*Send them emails about picketing duties and they can direct your emails to the appropriate person, have patience, someone will respond to you.

*If you are sick or have an appointment, you could be excused from picketing duties, have patience, someone will respond to you.

Finance

Abbie Mitchell cupe40treasurer@gmail.com

*Send Abbie the completed EFT forms and anything financially related.

Send Vik and Maritza emails about the Hardship Fund

Vikramjit Chand vchand1113@gmail.com

Maritza Delfin delmar_3821@hotmail.com

Please do not contact any of the other Executive or Pillar Leaders with questions or concerns about the matters above.

I know you have some people’s contact in your phones, but we all have certain duties we are trying to do and we can not be inundating people with requests and questions that have nothing to do with the work they’re trying to do.

None of us have done this before and we are trying our best to accommodate and answer everyone, please have patience, we are doing the best we can.

If your Supervisor or School contacts you…

Tell them that we are on strike and you’ll see them when we have a new contract, you have no obligation to answer any of their questions and we would appreciate it if you didn’t.

Picket Line for the rest of the week (February 26-28)

Our afternoon shifts are not well attended, making our lines look weak! To keep the line full and to stand in solidarity with Local 520, we will only be having one picket line for the rest of the week at Sir Winston Churchill.

Today, Thursday, & Friday

📍 Sir Winston Churchill High School

📍 5220 Northland Dr NW

🕖 8-12 Shift

🕖 12-4 Shift

Strike Pay

To receive Strike Pay you must work 20 hours a week on the picket line, that is 4 hours a day. Accommodations are based on need, not want, our expectation is that you report to the picket line for 4 hours a day.

March 7 will be the first day that we are issuing cheques, it just like any other job, there is a week delay, we can not pay you until the week is complete, that is why we are not issuing cheques this Friday.

Our number one priority is to make sure you receive your Strike Pay.

I know this is stressful, but if we stick together, we can win this fight.

⚠️ YOU CANNOT BE FIRED FOR PARTICIPATING IN A STRIKE.

✅ THERE WILL BE NO INTERRUPTION TO YOUR BENEFITS.

The Longer the Line, the Shorter the Strike!

February 25, 2025

Important Tuesday Communication

Picket Line for the rest of the week (February 26-28)

Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday Picket Line

📍 Sir Winston Churchill High School

📍 5220 Northland Dr NW

🕖 8-12 Shift

🕖 12-4 Shift

Canceled Bargaining & Strike Pay

The CBE canceled the bargaining we had scheduled for tomorrow, the government agent that is leading their bargaining has a scheduling conflict. We will continue to provide dates to the employer and our availability to the employer, we are committed to return to the table.

To receive Strike Pay you must work 20 hours a week on the picket line, that is 4 hours a day.

Accommodations are based on need, not want, our expectation is that you report to the picket line for 4 hours a day.

Bus to Edmonton for Budget Day!

The Government will release Budget 2025 on February 27th (Thursday) and we have 4 buses heading up to Edmonton.

If you have responded to the survey, you have a spot saved on the bus:

📍 CUPE Area Office (2618 Hopewell Place NE)

🕖 9:45 am

📍 Southcentre Mall (SW Corner of the parking lot)

🕖 10:00 am

Complete the survey below to let me know which bus you’re getting on:

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Alternate Picketing Duties

If you are unable to attend the specified picket hours, please email:

Picketing Coordinators

Troy Killam takillam@live.com

George Kutzak gkutzak@gmail.com

Hardship Fund & Medical Accommodations

To apply for the Hardship Fund, please reach out to:

Vikramjit Chand vchand1113@gmail.com

Maritza Delfin delmar_3821@hotmail.com

Vik & Maritza will be able to forward you the applicable forms. Please remember, just because you apply, it does not mean you automatically receive funds. We have to consider everything when we are accessing the Hardship Fund.

For Medical and Religious Accommodations, please reach out to:

Abbie Mitchell cupe40treasurer@gmail.com

Clay Gordon cupe40president@gmail.com

Our number one priority is to make sure you receive your Strike Pay, please reach out to myself or Abbie if you need an accommodation.

I know this is stressful, but if we stick together, we can win this fight.

The Longer the Line, the Shorter the Strike!

February 21, 2025

Communication & Weekend Events

Good Afternoon Folks,

After the Townhall last night I received too many emails and texts about next steps, I can not keep up with replying and doing the work that needs to be done. Please have confidence that we will update you as we have updates, nobody will be flying blind.

If you know of coworkers who are not receiving emails, it is important that you direct them to myself or our Recording Secretary Grace Dizon at recordlocal40@gmail.com. Receiving emails and checking our website is key to being informed.

⚠️ YOU CAN NOT BE FIRED FOR PARTICIPATING IN A STRIKE.

Monday’s Action – February 24th

🚶‍♂️ Protest at McDougall Centre

📍 455 6 St SW

🕖 7 AM – 9 AM

This is where you will be signing in for your Strike Pay.

🚶‍♂️ March and Protest at Calgary Board of Education’s Education Centre

📍 1221 8 St SW

🕖 9 AM – 11 AM

Tuesday and Going Forward – February 25th Onwards

Updates will be sent as soon as plans are solidified.

Budget Day!

The Government will release Budget 2025 on February 27th (Thursday), I think it would be a great idea to support our brothers & sisters who are planning a protest at the Legislature that day.

Please indicate with the survey below if you would like to take the trip up on a bus.

This counts as 4 hours towards your Strike Pay time.

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