Mario is now the third member of the LL2468 Grievance Committee (RRC).  He is replacing Carole Pearson who retired late last year.
We wish Mario all the best in his new role with LL2468!

Kudos to Colin Adams and Juliette Martin for volunteering at the Old Brewery Mission last week.

Well done Brothers and Sisters!

Wishing everyone the very best for 2016!

The following positions are open:

Grievance Committee Member – RRC

Educator – Siemens or RRC

Nominations for the position of Grievance Committee Member – RRC will be held at the first Monthly General Meeting on January 12, 2016.

The position of Educator is by appointment.

The Grievance Committee Member’s responsibilities involve ensuring that the Collective Agreement is being respected and participating in any procedures involving the Collective Agreement, e.g.: grievances, interpretation, representation of members, etc.

The Educator’s role is to assist in carrying out education and training programs approved by the Grand Lodge and related to educating and training the local membership on all issues affecting workers and their families.

Please contact Shahira or Matt concerning the Grievance Committee Member’s position.

Please contact George, Matt, Nathalie or Juliette concerning the Educator’s position.

Carol started as a temporary employee in 1977, and became a permanent employee in 1979. In her 36 years of service she has mainly worked in production control in different roles and ended in Inspection Support.  Carol is known for her dedication and passion for her work.

During her retirement, Carol is looking forward to spending more time with her husband Courcey Bishop, travelling, and enjoying reading over 1000 books that she has never had the time to read.

Happy Retirement Carol!

NOUS NOUS SOUVIENDRONS

We had the opportunity to meet Dirk Linder, who represents Siemens Global Union Network, earlier this week.  Amongst the topics of discussion was union representation within Siemens companies across the globe, in particular the US.  With so-called Right to Work (for less) bills, unions are currently facing strong resistance to organizing in the US.  By networking with Siemens employees from both unionized and non-unionized shops, the hope is to raise awareness about the benefits of being unionized.  As a comparison, Siemens has 360 000 employees globally; of those employees, 120 000 work in Germany and the vast majority are unionized.  In the US, 60 000 employees work for Siemens, the vast majority of which are non-unionized.  If being unionized was so bad, why would Siemens tolerate this in Germany?  The company remains highly profitable, after all…

I’m very pleased to present to our members our latest Trustee and Auditor:  Daren Legault and Trina Swiednicki, respectively.  As many of you may know, Daren is a member of the Negotiation Committee and Trina is a former Auditor.  The Executive team welcomes them and looks forward to working together for a stronger Local Lodge 2468!