Executive Members
President: Juanita Kaminski
president@cupe2843.ca
Vice-President: Sharon Olsen
vpresident@cupe2843.ca
Recording Secretary: Char Taylor
secretary@cupe2843.ca
Secretary-Treasurer & Privacy Officer: Nikki Gordon
treasurer@cupe2843.ca
Hello membership!
This is my 18th year with the Lethbridge School Division. I am an Advanced Educational Support worker at Lethbridge Alternative Schools and Program's Community Outreach School (COS) housed in Victoria Park High School. I went to Lethbridge College and graduated from the Special Needs Teacher Assistant progam then went back and received my Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder certificate as well. I'm a Lethbridge native and went to Wilson Jr. High then Winston Churchill. I've worked at a wide variety of schools in our district, Paterson, Lethbridge Outreach High School, WCHS, Galbraith, GS Lakie, Nicholas Sheran, Westminster, Resiliency Program, Wilson, VPHS, and COS.
I'm divorced with 2 adult children, 2 beautiful granddaughters and 3 dogs. I love to work out at the Y and play video games, and enjoy reading and walking.
Executive Officers:
Jane Cameron
Tracie Truscott
Linda Heggs
Sergeant at Arms
Leanne Turner
Committees
Negotiating Committee
Juanita Kaminski
Sharon Olsen
Tasha More
Wendi Legge
Policy Committee
Maggie Taylor
Poverty Committee
What we do
CUPE 2843 represents Lethbridge School Division support staff workers with representation, grievance reporting, collective agreement negotiations and safe workplace mandates.
Our schools include:
- Coalbanks Elementary School
- Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary School
- Dr. Robert Plaxton Elementary School
- Ecole Agnes Davidson Elementary School
- Fleetwood-Bawden Elementary School
- Galbraith Elementary School
- General Stewart Elementary School
- Immanuel Christian Elementary School
- Lakeview Elementary School
- Lethbridge Alternative Schools and Programs
- Lethbridge Christian School
- Mike Mountain Horse Elementary School
- Nicholas Sheran Elementary School
- Park Meadows Elementary School
- Senator Buchanan Elementary School
- Westminster Elementary School
- G.S. Lakie Middle School
- Gilbert Paterson Middle School
- Senator Joyce Fairbairn Middle School
- Wilson Middle School
- Chinook High School
- Immanuel Christian Secondary School
- Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
- Victoria Park High School
- Winston Churchill High School
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.