About CUPE 15

CUPE Local 15 Executive Board Table Officers:

President: Warren Williams
Interim Secretary-Treasurer: Cynthia Schadt
1st Vice President: Santino Scardillo
2nd Vice President: Henry Lee

Sector Representatives:

City: Aaron Cook, Susy Mckay
College: Sophie Bennett
University: Mark Somo
Cultural: Anna Bondartchouk
Health/HSSCBA: Edith Hole
Health/HSPBA: Lucia Rincon
Parks: Bernie Dionne, Starla Bayley
K-12: Cynthia Schadt, Vanessa Mani

Trustees:

Ravina Lal, Sheri Nielsen, Stephen Anderson

Staff Representatives:

Kathie Currie, John Geppert, Gail Johnson, Steve Salsman,
Joy Tullos

Office & Administrative Staff:

Mark Gloumeau, Accounting Coordinator
Tia Tang, Office Manager
Genèvieve Dubuc, Office Assistant
Justin Wong, Office Assistant
Michelle Yim, Office Assistant

CUPE National Representatives:

Dan Todd, Rachna Singh

How CUPE 15 Works

Some of the key services Local 15 provides to its members are:

  • Negotiates with employers for fair and respectful wages, benefits and working conditions.
  • Ensures that all members work in a safe and healthy workplace
  • Supports members against unfair treatment and harassment
  • Ensures that all provisions of the Collective Agreement are upheld by employers
  • Represents members’ interests to employers, governments, and in the community
  • Has specialized staff to fully represent members including Job Evaluation and Legal Representatives

 

CUPE Local 15 Structure

Structure

CUPE Local 15-VMECW members work for 18 different employers which are separate individual bargaining units. All Local 15 bargaining units are divided into six sectors.

 

City

  • City of Vancouver
  • Vancouver Fire Fighters’ Union – Local 15 (Support Staff)

College/University

  • Chartwells (Langara College Cafeteria)
  • Emily Carr University
  • Students’ Union of VCC
  • Langara College
  • Langara Students’ Union

Cultural

  • H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
  • Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Vancouver Maritime Museum
  • Museum of Vancouver

Health

  • Vancouver Coastal Health

Park

  • Britannia Community Services Centre Society
  • Carnegie Community Centre Association
  • Ray-Cam Cooperative Association
  • West End Community Centre Association (Little Sprout Pre-school)
  • Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

K-12

  • Vancouver School Board