Hello all:
Well, we received a fax at noon today regarding the purchase of the building on 4th Street. The tenant matched our second offer and it was accepted by the Steelworkers. They are not going to entertain any additional offers and so this concludes this project. I know that we are all going to be disappointed but don’t get discouraged, we’ll find something that we like just as much; maybe even more. Thanks for all of the enthusiasm you showed at the opportunity to do this. Although we’re back to the drawing board, everything happens for a reason so don’t despair.
Janice
President
CUPE Local 439
Brother Ed Jones shared this story with us during his CLC report at the general meeting held this morning.
Read the entire article here: http://cupe.ca/clc/clc-old-dutch-boycott
Support our Brothers and Sisters in UFCW Local 401!
URGENT POST – Please read and direct your Member friends to this article to ensure that this notice is distributed as quickly as possible…
Notice of Motion was hereby given at the CUPE 439 General Membership Meeting held may 23, 2009
that:
CUPE 439 purchase 391-4th St., Courtenay BC
AND that
CUPE 439 participate in K-12 President’s Council for bargaining 2010.
A Special Membership is Hereby called to be held at 9:00am on Saturday, May30, 2009 at 1507B McPhee Avenue in Courtenay, BC.
The workers at the Holiday Inn in Longueuil, Quebec (a suburb of Montreal), mostly women and new Canadians, have been locked-out since 17 July 2008.
They are requesting messages of support. Visit their website’s English support page to send a message to their employer with a copy to the workers:
http://www.sttholidayinnlongueuil.com/anglais/accueil_anglais.htm
Just to let you know that CUPE439.com is undergoing a facelift in accordance with discussion had this morning (April 18th) at the regular meeting of the Local. Please be sure to check back VERY soon for the latest developments. The new format will offer faster, easier posting of news items, and will not require a member login to view information that is posted. The old site is gone, but the new cupe439.com will be live in just a few hours…. Stay tuned!
Norman Wilson
Editor