Standing and Joint Union/Employer Committees
Information about committees is available in Article 16 of the union bylaws. Members who are interested in serving on a committee can submit a request to the Executive Board outlining their interest. All appointments will be made in January and will be for a one (1) year period.
Grievance Committee
- Leanne Opheim (Chair)
- Erwin Marbella
- Bryan Shain
- Alan Bohle
- Cheyenne Jones
Bursary Committee
- Lisa Shiffman
- Ted Toporowski
- Erwin Marbella
Communications Committee
- Jeff Van de Voord (Chair)
- Bryan Shain
- Lisa Shiffman
- Cheyenne Jones
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
Diversity Committee
- Lisa Shiffman (Chair)
- Diana Casimiro
- Ann Forget
Education Committee
- (Chair)
- Bryan Shain
- Bobbie Genereux
- Ryan Heisler
Employee Assistance Program (Joint)
- Cheyenne Jones
Grievance Appeal Committee
- Bobbie Genereux
- Peter Tahn (Alternate)
Membership Assistance Committee
- Erwin Marbella (Chair)
- Alan Bohle
Non-Academic Pensions Benefits Committee
- Alan Bohle
- Bryan Shain
- Erwin Marbella
Occupational Health & Safety Committee (Joint)
- Alan Bohle
- Ryan Heisler
- Bobbie Genereux
- Peter Tahn
President’s Service Awards Committee (Joint)
- Lisa Shiffman
Reclassification Appeal Committee (Joint)
- Ted Toporowski
- Erwin Marbella
- Ryan Heisler
Retirement and Long Service Social
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
- Lisa Shiffman
Swag Committee
- Bryan Shain
- Lisa Shiffman
- Ryan Heisler
- Erwin Marbella
- Cheyenne Jones
- Ann Forget
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
Social Committee
- Bobbie Genereux
- Bryan Shain
- Ryan Heisler
- Ann Forget
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
Strike Appeal Committee
- Executive board, as per bylaws
Negotiating Committee
The Negotiating Committee is a special ad-hoc committee that is established at least two months prior to the expiry of the Local’s Collective Agreement and automatically disbanded when a new Collective Agreement has been signed. The function of the Committee is to prepare collective bargaining proposals and to negotiate a collective agreement. The Committee shall consist of the President and four (4) members from and elected by the current Executive Board. The CUPE National Representative assigned to the Local shall be a non-voting member of the Committee.
2025 Negotiating Committee
- Alan Bohle
- Erwin Marbella
- Jeff Theis
- Bryan Shain
- Will Bauer (CUPE National Representative)
2021 Negotiating Committee
- Bob Jones
- Ryan Klassen
- Jeff Theis
- Sherri Duggan
- Erwin Marbella
- Will Bauer (CUPE National Representative)