UPSE

Remembrance Day - Observed this date
2023-11-13

FULL - Planning the Future/Financial Management
2023-11-08 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
Planning the Future / Financial Management

This course is for all members interested in learning more about pensions, investing, life insurance and health care benefits.
The course will assist those who want to secure their financial health for themselves and their loved ones.
There is no prerequisite for this course.

Local 12 meeting
2023-11-07 17:30 - 18:30 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
November 7, 2023
5:30 pm
UPSE Office – Main level
Agenda:

Review of Convention kits
Local issues/concerns
Other

Local 12 Director: Rick Brazel

Locals 11 & 14 meeting
2023-11-07 17:00 - 18:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
November 7, 2023
5:00 pm
UPSE Boardroom (use back parking lot)
Agenda:

Review and distribution of Convention kits
Confirmation of attendance for Convention
Review Convention Resolutions
Update from Exective
New Business

Directors: Trevor MacKinnon (14) and Marsha Doyle (11)

Locals 3 & 5 meeting
2023-11-06 19:15 - 20:30 | Probations Services – back entrance, 109 Water Street, Summerside, PE, Canada
November 6, 2023
7:15pm
Probation Services – 109 Water Street (back entrance)
Agenda:

Distribution of convention kits
Proposed Constitutional Changes/Resolutions
Bursaries
Other

Directors: Local 3 Arlene Bowness; Local 5 Tim Yorke and Kathlene Smallman

Local 15 meeting
2023-11-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Access Montague, 41 Wood Islands Road, Montague, PE, C0A1R0, Canada
November 2, 2023
6:00 pm
Access Montague
Agenda:

Distribution of Convention Kits
Discussion of Convention Kits
Other

Director: Jane Young

Locals 6 & 9 meeting
2023-11-02 16:15 - 17:30 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
PLEASE POST
MEETING NOTICE
Locals 6 & 9
DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2023
TIME: 4:15 p.m.
PLACE: UPSE OFFICE – Boardroom (use back entrance)
AGENDA

Convention Books
Last minute convention paperwork
Other Business

Local 6 Director
Audrey Wallace

Local 9 Director
Melanie Cahill Gallant

Locals 1 & 2 meeting
2023-11-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Access O’Leary – Boardroom, 45 East Drive, O'Leary, PE, C0B1V0, Canada
November 1, 2023
6:00 pm
Access O’Leary Boardroom
Agenda:

Distribution and Review of Convention kits
Local Issues/concerns
Other

Local 1 Director: Connie Smallman
Local 2 Director: Connie Brennan

Local 13 meeting via Zoom
2023-11-01 12:00 - 13:30
November 1, 2023
12:00 Noon
Zoom – See below
Agenda:

Review Convention kits
Discuss Convention resolutions
Update from Executive
Other

PEI UPSE is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Local 13 meeting via zoom
Time: Nov 1, 2023 12:00 PM Halifax
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85183179089?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 851 8317 9089
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Local 16 meeting
2023-10-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Riverview Manor, 142 Fraser Street, Montague, PE, C0A1R0, Canada
October 30, 2023
6:00 pm
Riverview Manor Boardroom
Agenda:

Review and distribution of Convention kits
Other business

Local 16 Director: Lyn Higginbotham

Local 7 meeting
2023-10-30 17:30 - 19:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
October 30, 2023
5:30pm
UPSE Office
Agenda:

Distribution and discussion of Convention kits
Local issues/concerns
Other

Local 7 Director: Kim Stewart

Chief Steward meeting
2023-10-27 09:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
Re-scheduled from September 29th

Mental Health and the Workplace
2023-10-18 09:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
Mental Health and The Workplace
This course emphasizes the importance of maintaining good mental health and understanding mental health conditions. You will learn about the nature of stress in the workplace and This course emphasizes the importance of maintaining good mental health and understanding mental health conditions. You will learn about the nature of stress in the workplace and some strategies to manage stress. Attendees will discuss the ways people can help themselves cope with the aftermath of dangerous or traumatic situations at work so they can minimize the risk of suffering long term impacts on their mental health.
Prerequisite: Completed Welcome to UPSE

Education committee meeting
2023-10-16 10:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
October 16, 2023
10am – 4pm
UPSE Boardroom

Agenda:

Review upcoming educationals
Meet Bryan Burt, new Education and Organizing Officer
Other

Linda MacKinnon, Chairperson

Take a Break Walk - Sponsored by the Women's Committee
2023-10-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Montague Confederation Trail
Where: Montague Confederation Trail
When: Saturday, October 14
Time: 10:00 A.M.

Parking near the Tourism Information Center at the waterfront. The walk will be postponed if the weather is not good for walking!
Families – Dogs on leash, children in strollers, grandparents etc welcome!
Win a Door Prize!!

Sponsored by the UPSE Women’s Committee

Young Workers Committee meeting
2023-10-13 09:00 - 15:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
YOUNG WORKERS COMMITTEE
MEETING NOTICE
DATE: October 13, 2023
TIME: 9 – 3
LOCATION: UPSE Office (Boardroom)
PLEASE NOTE: Please use the back-parking lot and enter through the Boardroom
Door (right side of building).
AGENDA:
1. Membership Survey
2. Activities 2024
3. Young Workers Forum
4. Convention Resolutions
5. Education and Training
6. Other
Please contact the PEIUPSE office at (902) 892-5335 if you plan to attend the meeting

Local 19 meeting
2023-10-10 14:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada

Thanksgiving Day
2023-10-09

PR-Rec committee meeting
2023-10-06 10:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
PR REC & CONVENTION COMMITTEE

October 6, 2023: 10:00am – 4:00pm
UPSE Office – Boardroom
AGENDA:

Discussion on Convention
Bursary application
Other

Lyn Higginbotham, Chairperson

CANCELLED - Violence in the Workplace Educational
2023-10-04 09:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
Violence in the Workplace
Violence in the workplace is a serious issue. All workers have a right to a safe and healthy workplace. The course will address:

What constitutes workplace violence and how prevalent it is?
The difference between harassment and violence?
What extent is the employer accountable for workplace violence?
What can be done to reduce incidents of workplace violence?

Prerequisite: Completed Welcome to UPSE

Truth and Reconciliation Day - Observed this date
2023-10-02

Steward Level 1
2023-09-20 09:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
Steward Level 1
An UPSE Member contemplating taking on a Steward role within their local but are not yet trained are encouraged to register for Steward Level 1. No Member may represent until they are trained as a Steward. At Steward Level 1 you will learn:

The important role Stewards play in the union.
What tools are required to act effectively in the role of the Steward.
What makes unions strong?

Prerequisite: Completed Welcome to UPSE

CANCELLED - UPSE Golf Tournament
2023-09-16 11:00 - 17:00 | Brudenell Golf Course, 82 Dewers Lane, Georgetown Royalty, PE, C0A1G0, Canada
DUE TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OF HURRICANE LEE, UPSE HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

Welcome to UPSE Educational
2023-09-13 09:00 - 16:00 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
Welcome to UPSE is a very informative course for any UPSE member who would like to learn more about their union. It includes a review of the history of the Union, the union’s organizational structure, what PEI UPSE does for Union members, the role of the Steward in a union as well as a brief review of grievance and collective bargaining processes. Pensions and benefits of members are also discussed. Finally, the course informs members of their role within the Union and how to carry it out effectively.
Welcome to UPSE is the first step for any member who would like to become involved in PEI UPSE.
Welcome to UPSE is a prerequisite for most PEI UPSE sponsored educational offerings.

Local 19 meeting
2023-09-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Summerside Community Church, 150 Industrial Crescent, Summerside, PE, C1N5N6, Canada

Labour Day
2023-09-04

Locals 1 & 2 meeting
2023-08-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Access O’Leary – Boardroom, 45 East Drive, O'Leary, PE, C0B1V0, Canada
August 31, 2023
6:00 pm
Access O’Leary Boardroom
Agenda:

President/Executive Update
Election of Stewards
Local Issues/Concerns
Other

Locals 3 & 5 meeting
2023-08-24 19:15 - 20:30 | Summerset Manor, 15 frank mellish st, Summerside, PE, C1N0H3, Canada
MEETING NOTICE
Locals 3 & 5
DATE: August 24, 2023
TIME: 7:15 p.m.
PLACE: S’Set Manor (Bee Hive Rm – formally chapman centre)

AGENDA

Last call for Election of Voting Delegates for Convention
Last call for submission of Resolutions to put forward to Convention
Other

PLEASE NOTE: Anyone wishing to put name forward as a Voting Delegate for convention and you are unable to attend this meeting, please submit your request in writing to Arlene Bowness Local 3 Director; Tim Yorke Local 5 Director; Kathleen Smallman Local 5 Director
Arlene: arlenebowness@pei.sympatico.ca
Tim: tjyorke@gov.pe.ca
Kathleen: kasmallman@gov.pe.ca
Directosr: Arlene Bowness/Tim Yorke/Kathleen Smallman

Local 12 Meeting
2023-08-24 17:30 - 18:30 | UPSE Office – Boardroom, 4 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, PE, C1E 1E6, Canada
August 24, 2023
5:30pm
UPSE Boardroom
Agenda:

Resolutions
Other

Local 12 Director, Rick Brazel

Gold Cup Parade
2023-08-18 08:00 - 14:00
