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**************************************************DISTRICT VOTING INFORMATION/19SEP2014***********************************************************************

We want to encourage everyone to use the online voting process. Electronic voting is safe, fast, secure

and convenient. You will be able to access it, within the posted 72-hour period, from anywhere you can

get an internet connection.

Electronic Voting times for the following positions will be as follows:

District Chairperson:

September 29th starting at 00:01 to October 1st ending at 23:59

Vice Chairperson and Health & Safety Representative:

October 9th starting at 00:01 to October 11th ending at 23:59

To vote, simply visit www.unifor2002.org and click on the voting link during the listed election periods

and then enter the Elector ID and Password that was provided to you.

Make sure to add your correct personal email address when you vote. This will guarantee that you are

informed if additional rounds of elections are necessary for your district and/or base.

As electronic voting for upcoming elections is a new process for us, we will also provide workplace

balloting as a secondary alternative. Workplace voting times will be posted in each work location, but

we urge you to make electronic voting a success by participating online.

The workplace balloting dates will be as follows:

District Chairperson: October 3rd and 4th

Vice Chairperson and Health & Safety Representative: October 16th and 17th

Important: If you have not received your user name and password by mail by Thursday September 25,

2014 please contact your Regional Vice President:

• Pacific: Luis Melendez (E: luis@unifor2002.org T: 604-889-2655)

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Update for you,

Last week we met the Company in Montreal at the UMHQ. We presented a few lingering issues for resolution. I took the opportunity to discuss the LOD.( Letter of Discussion). In essence I told the Company to cease this practice as our membership find them annoying and threatening. We discussed that it appears that these letters are being handed out instead of coaching and mentoring. The Company said they will look at this and get back to us. We felt the meeting went well their seemed some will on the Company's part to work with us on the issues presented. I will post the minutes when they are delivered.

I want to give a big thanks to our shift committee. Despite the disadvantaged requirements from the 8 FTE returning to PT and the shift in Vaction patterns where the 1-9pm employees are now cycling into their vacations. They worked hard and under the gun, given 2 days to develop the schedule. It is the most unforgiving job that a union employee would ever do and my hat goes off to them.

Everyone have a great week, suns still shining.

Ross,

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A quick note,

Jane and I will be in Montreal at our UMHQ meeting on Tuesday Wednesday next week. The phones schedules are being developed and will be bid Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 11th. of September. Please keep in mind this is an open Bid, the schedule should be available for viewing this Friday check this Web site.

Take Care,

Ross.

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Message from Luis VP Pacific.

Dear Members,

The 3 year term for district officers is coming to an end. Nominations for the upcoming district elections are now open. Nominations must be received no later than September 1, noon, eastern time. Please see your bulletin boards or www.unifor2002.org .

Luis Melendez

Vice President, Pacific Region

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Message regarding up and coming shift bid, August 19 2014

Hello everybody, a couple of things you need to know about the up and coming Bid,

The support center hours are going back to cover almost all hours of the operation, there will be 16 700 am starts 5/2 and 4/3 shifts in addition there will be some 1300 to 2100 shifts . The largest number of shifts left at 0900 to 1700.

For part time we will revert from 20 and 30 hour shifts to 20 and 24 hours shifts on a 4/3 shift it will be a 25 hour shift. Please fill out your preferences based on the new allotments.

Thanks

Ross

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message from Our VP. August 7 2014

Dear Members of Unifor Local 2002 Pacific Region,

My name is Luis Melendez and I am the Pacific Region Vice president of Unifor Local 2002.

In my role as Pacific Region Vice President I am in regular contact with the District Chairpersons of Air Canada, Aeroplan, CLS Catering, Handlex and Servisair. I provide support to the districts through their respective chairpersons in the areas of training, education, communications, expense administration and activism. I represent the Pacific Region at the Local 2002 Executive board. The Board meets every three months and we discuss issues related to the administration of our Local Union and also issues such as labour campaigns and reports on workplace issues going on across the country.

I am working towards our Pacific Region continuing to be active and engaged. You are all welcome to participate in that goal by joining our Local’s different standing committees, becoming involved as a district officer, by joining and supporting other workers in their labour struggles, or participation as simple yet significant as making the effort to stay informed, attending a membership meeting, or voting at elections.

We will have the opportunity to coincide and meet at a membership meeting, rally, or while supporting other workers in their picket lines.

In Solidarity,

Luis Melendez

Vice President, Pacific Region