Memo #13Attention: All Support Staff
In the 2019 round of collective bargaining, the District and CUPE Local 728 negotiated an annual training fund for CUPE 728 members to access (Article 19.14). To apply for the training funds, please complete the online form link below. Deadline to apply for 2022/23 fundsis May 27, 2022. Applications must be submitted using the form below. Please read the terms and conditions before applying. If you have received funding in the last two years, you are not eligible for this year. Only those successful in applying will be notified by HR.
High Workload
As we are aware of the high workload that you are all facing,
Some things to consider:
- Please take your breaks! Do NOT work through them, and do NOT take work home.
- As per WorkSafeBC on workload, if your workload is too high, please address your manager on how to adjust your day by prioritizing the work.
- Advise them in writing that the workload is too high, and that they need to advise on pr8iorities for the day/week. If your concerns are not being met, please reach out to your department shop steward.
Red Dress Event
We are settlers on this stolen land, we call Canada. We would like to take a moment to recognize that we are on the unceded, stolen land of the Coast Salish People, specifically the Katzie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo First People. We would like to thank the Elders, past, present, and emerging for their contribution for to our communities and their continuing contributions.
Huy ch q’u
We would like to give thanks to the Stars of the North Drummers for sharing with us their stories through song and drum, thank you, Louella Vincent, for inspiring us to do this event. To CUPE BC Diversity VP Shelley and CUPE National Diversity VP Debra for teaching us and guiding us on what allyship is. This was our first time putting on this event for the missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two spirited peoples. We will continue to do this every year to bring awareness to all those who have been stolen from us. Thank you, Nora, Shannon, the Women’s committee and the Human Rights and Equity Committee for your support and volunteering to helping. Thank you for the donations from CUPE BC, CUPE Metro, Daun Fredrickson from CUPE 1091, MOVE UP, the Human Rights and Equity Committee of 728 and CUPE 728 Executive. To our Membership thank you for your continued support and to all those who volunteered to make this event a success. You shared in this event with us and are witness to the injustice of the missing murdered indigenous women, girls and two spirited people. Share this story, do not stand silent, be an ally.
EA/ABA Classificastion
If you are qualified as an EA or an ABA SW and are wanting to post at the posting meeting but are currently working in a different job classification please let HR know as soon as possible in order to get your name on the list.
For example: you are currently working as a Outreach Worker but are also qualified as an EA and are wanting to post for an EA position. Being that you are not working in the role right now you are not entitled to attend the meeting in person. You must send your choices in by email to hres-office@surreyschools.ca and to your union office at office@cupe728.ca in preference order no later than Thursday, June 23 by 1:30 pm. Anything received after 1:30 will not be accepted.
May 5th Red Dress Gathering
Join us for our inaugural May 5 Red Dress Gathering on The National Day of Awareness for MMIW also known as Red Dress Day. This is a commemoration day for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Non-Binary people.
It will take place on the unceded shared territory of the Katzie, Kwantlen, and Semiahmoo First
Peoples.
The event starts at 4:30
(Please use the 140th Street – East Side Entrance – look for the Red Dresses in the trees)
We invite you to wear RED, as many Indigenous nations believe that Red is the only colour spirits see. For more information about how The Red Dress Project started, check out artist Jaime Black https://www.jaimeblackartist.com/exhibitions/
We are accepting Red Dress donations in all sizes (infant – adult), any style and any fabric at our union office 5681 177B St, Surrey BC. You can also bring Red Dresses to the event. All dresses will be smudged (cleansed) before being hung at our event location in Bear Creek Park.
We thank the CUPE locals, the regional office, Metro Labour Council, HEU (Hospital Employees Union), Move Up and all who gather to learn, share, dance, experience and be part of our first May 5th Red Dress event. Hy cepka (thank you all)
Incident Reporting
March 7th,2022
Please will everyone please take note of the reasons of why we do Incident Reporting and what to Report.
Why is it important to report an incident?
They provide a reminder of possible hazards. Reporting them provide a way to monitor potential problems and root causes as they recur. The documentation of these problems and root causes increases the likelihood that repeating failures will be noticed and corrected before they develop to more serious incidents.
Why should all incidents be reported?
Incidents, whether they result in injury, are warnings that there are uncontrolled hazards. We want these hazards identified and removed from the workplace. It is critical that all injuries and incidents, including near misses, be reported so that they can be investigated, and the causes determined and eliminated.
Why is it important to report workplace incidents?
It is usual practice for schools to hold an incident book. It is vital to ensure that any incident, their cause and the subsequent injury symptoms are recorded. When verified against medical records, it provides important proof that an incident has happened.
What should be in an incident report?
An incident report should be:
- All data must be clear and specific. …
- An incident report should be objective and supported by facts. …
- Ensure that all essential questions (what, where, when why and how) are covered in the incident report. …
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- Why Report Near Misses?
A Near Miss is an unplanned event that did not result in an injury or property damage but had the potential to do so. Given a slight shift in time or position, damage or injury easily could have occurred. Such incidents are estimated to occur at a rate of 50 near-misses for each injury reported.
Identifying and investigating near-misses is a key element to finding and controlling risks before workers are injured. The information gathered through near-miss reporting is evaluated to determine root causes and hazard mitigation strategies. “Lessons learned” are shared in a general way (you are not identified) so all employees can benefit from the findings and your near miss does not turn into someone else’s injury!
Remember:
If you are being repeatedly hit, kicked, punched sworn at, threatened or even been slightly injured a few times in a year, it can take a toll on you mentally and physically. It is important these things are documented so if in future you are started to feel the effects you will have documentation of why it has occurred.
New Website is now live for CUPE 728
Welcome to the new CUPE 728 website where we will be sharing a ton of very important information to keep our members up to date.