Committees

Committees are a great way to get involved in your local.

Your union embraces the appointment and/or election of general members (AKA rank-and-file members) to various committee seats. If you are looking for a way to become involved in the union, serving as a committee representative is a great way to do so!

What do committee representatives do?

Committee representatives attend committee meetings, take notes, report to the CUPE 411 executive and membership, and advance the needs of the membership in committee matters.

How do committees work?

Most committees schedule meetings between the beginning of the school year to the end of the school year. Some meetings occur before or after work and some occur during working hours. Committee Reps will be booked off for committee meetings that occur during working hours.  As vacancies on the various committees arise the Union will communicate to the membership through an Expression of Interest the commitment, expectations, responsibilities, and timelines required for the said committee, and the union’s bylaws will direct the selection process.  Successful applicants will be notified via email and provided further details.

COMMITTEES LIST

Joint Committees

(SD 33 + CUPE 411)

  • Advisory for Health and Safety (2 Reps)
  • Joint Occupational Health and Safety (JOHS) Site Reps (2 CUPE Reps/Site)
  • Allies for IDEA (2 Reps)
  • Budget Advisory (1 Rep + Alternate)
  • CUPE Professional Development Planning (2 Reps)
  • Education Policy Advisory (EPAC) (2 Reps)
  • Joint Early Intervention Service (JEIS), Public Employee Benefits Trust (PEBT), Long Term Disability (LTD) (President + 2 Reps)
  • Joint Job Evaluation Committee (JJEC) (2 Reps + 2 Alternate Reps)
  • Labour Management (up to 3 Reps + 2 Alternate Reps)
  • Mentoring (1 Rep)
  • Performance Review Committee (2 Reps)
  • Service Improvement Fund – Clerical Hours Fund Committee (3 Reps) – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
  • Service Improvement Fund – EA Hours Fund Committee (3 Reps) – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
  • Service Improvement Fund – Skills, Training and Enhancement Committee (3 Reps) – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
  • Three-Month Casual Replacement (President + 1 Rep)

CUPE 411 (Local) Standing Committees

  • Bursary Committee (Treasurer + 2 Reps)
  • Bylaw Committee (President, Chief Shop Steward + 1 Exec Rep)
  • Education Committee (2nd Vice President + 2 Reps)
  • Fraser Valley Coordinated Bargaining (President + 5 Division Reps)
  • Grievance Committee (Chief Shop Steward + 2 Reps)
  • Health and Safety (Chief Shop Steward + 2 Reps)
  • Health and Wellness Fund (Pilot) (President + 2 Reps) – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
  • K-12 President’s Council (President + Alternate)

CUPE 411 AD Hoc Committees

  • Budget Committee (Treasurer + 5 Division Reps) – currently INACTIVE
  • Member Engagement Committee (2 Elected Reps & 3 Rank-in-File Members) – currently INACTIVE
  • Negotiating (Bargaining) Committee (President + 5 Division Reps) – ACTIVE
  • Sick & Visiting Committee (2 Reps) – ACTIVE

CUPE BC Committees

  • CUPE BC issues a call for Committee Reps bi-annually for a number of provincial committees.
  • CUPE 411 will forward a list of these committees to members for expressions of interest when the call comes from CUPE BC
  • View the current CUPE BC Committees HERE

Congratulations and appreciation go out to all CUPE 411 members selected for CUPE BC Committees!

COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES for CUPE 411

Joint Committees

(SD 33 + CUPE 411)

  • Advisory for Health and Safety
    • Kari Miller
    • Dale Obirek
  • Joint Occupational Health and Safety (JOHS) Site Reps
    • Site List Available via Union Office or at Work Site
  • Allies for IDEA
    • Aggie Malecki
    • VACANT
  • Budget Advisory
    • April Mancinelli
    • Debbie Street (alternate)
  • CUPE Professional Development Planning (2 Reps)
    • Sheri Bawtinheimer
    • April Mancinelli
  • Education Policy Advisory (EPAC)
    • VACANT
    • VACANT
  • Joint Early Intervention Service (JEIS), Public Employee Benefits Trust (PEBT), Long Term Disability (LTD)
    • April Mancinelli
    • Tammy Lambert
    • Jeff Kasper
  • Joint Job Evaluation Committee (JJEC) (2 Reps + 2 Alternate Reps)
    • April Mancinelli
    • Kari Miller
    • VACANT (Alternate)
    • VACANT (Alternate)
  • Labour Management
    • April Mancinelli
    • Kari Miller
    • Dale Obirek
    • VACANT (Alternate)
    • VACANT (Alternate)
  • Mentoring (1 Rep)
    • April Mancinelli
  • Performance Review Committee (2 Reps)
    • April Mancinelli
    • Dale Obirek
  • Service Improvement Fund – Clerical Hours Fund Committee – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
    • April Mancinelli
    • VACANT
  • Service Improvement Fund – EA Hours Fund Committee – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
    • Kari Miller
    • Sheri Bawtinheimer
    • VACANT
  • Service Improvement Fund – Skills, Training and Enhancement Committee – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
    • April Mancinelli
    • Jeff Kasper
    • Dale Obirek
  • Three-Month Casual Replacement
    • April Mancinelli
    • Dale Obirek

CUPE 411 (Local) Standing Committees

  • Bursary Committee (2024-25)
    • Debbie Street
    • Carlene Lafreniere
    • Kari Miller
  • Bylaw Committee
    • April Mancinelli
    • Kari Miller
    • Sharon Jackson
  • Education Committee
    • Dale Obirek
    • Debbie Street
    • Jeff Kasper
  • Fraser Valley Coordinated Bargaining
    • April Mancinelli
    • Fraser Fairweather, Jocelyn Holden, Kari Miller, Ruth Neufeldt, Robert Werner
  • Grievance Committee
    • Kari Miller
    • VACANT
    • VACANT
  • Health and Safety
    • Kari Miller
    • VACANT
    • VACANT
  • Health and Wellness Fund (Pilot) – on HOLD as of 06/30/25
    • Dale Obirek
    • Debbie Street
  • K-12 President’s Council
    • April Mancnelli
    • Dale Obirek

CUPE 411 AD Hoc Committees

  • Budget Committee – currently INACTIVE
  • Member Engagement Committee – currently INACTIVE
  • Negotiating (Bargaining) Committee – ACTIVE
    • April Mancinelli
      • Assistants: Kari Miller
      • Clerical: Jocelyn Holden
      • Custodial: Ruth Neufeldt
      • Maintenance: Fraser Fairweather
      • Transportation: Robert Werner
  • Sick & Visiting Committee – ACTIVE
    • Tammy Lambert
    • Jeff Kasper (Alternate)
    • April Mancinelli (Alternate)

HOW TO BE SELECTED TO SIT ON A UNION COMMITTEE

Please contact the CUPE 411 office for more details at 604-392-1411 or via email at unionoffice@cupe411.ca