Executive Committee
Table Officers:
President- Liz Charles (Cook AFCS-Bettye Hyde) president@cupe2204.ca
Vice President- Mary Zhang (Vanier Co-Op Educator) vicepres@cupe2204.ca
Secretary-Treasurer - Chris Tennuci (Cook AFCS-5th Ave) treasurer@cupe2204.ca
Recording Secretary- Bridget Klinger (Preschool Educator AFCS-Bettye Hyde) recording@cupe2204.ca
Member Engagement Officer -Caline Tetteh (Preschool Educator, Dalhousie Parents' Daycare) engagement@cupe2204.ca
Past Executive Officer (optional position) - VACANT
The local has 3 positions available for Trustees. The Trustees complete our yearly audit and ensure the local is in good standing.
Trustee #1: Rose Ann Cotter
Trustee #2: Tammy Quilty
Trustee #3: Ernest Blais
What we do
We are CUPE 2204.
Our members are:
- Early Childhood Educators
- Cooks, Cleaners, Clerical and Administrative Staff
- Co-ordinators, Home visitors, Resource Teachers
- Integretion Advisors, Bus Attendants, Home Visitors and Assistant Teachers
Together we:
- Work in community based not for profit child care centers
- In schools, churches and federal goverment sites
- Are almost 300 hundred members
- Are front line workers caring and educating children ages 3 months to 12 years old
Our history:
- Local 2204 was founded in 1978 following a series of serious provincial cutbacks
- Has improved salaries and provided us with an effective voice in the workplace
- Remain committed to achieving a high quality, universally accessible system
Equality statement
Union solidarity is based on the principle that union members are equal and deserve mutual respect at all levels. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working together to strengthen our union.
As unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding are our goals. We should neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic or homophobic hurts and thereby divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis of ability, age, class, religion, language and ethnic origin.
Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment should not be treated as a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that it creates are not feelings that help us grow as a union.
Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different; and they reduce our capacity to work together on shared concerns such as decent wages, safe working conditions, and justice in the workplace, society and in our union.
CUPE’s policies and practices must reflect our commitment to equality. Members, staff and elected officers must be mindful that all persons deserve dignity, equality and respect.