Executive

The Executive is the legislative and administrative body of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 363. The Executive is responsible for the general supervision, management and conducts of the Local’s business, funds and property. The Executive also carries out the provisions of the CUPE Constitution and Bylaws of the Local and adopts, subject to membership approval, agreements and measures calculated to advance and protect the rights, interest and welfare of the Local and its members.

President: Joel Martin

  • Has worked for the city since 2010.
  • Is currently in the Public Works Department as a Carpenter.
  • Joel was the Local’s past Vice President for and now the Local’s President for 2025.
 The President is the Local’s elected leader and responsible for:

  • Enforcing the CUPE Constitution and the Local’s Bylaws.
  • Presiding at all membership and Executive meetings.
  • Deciding on all points of order and procedure.
  • Filling committee vacancies where elections are not provided for.
  • Introducing new members and conducting them through the initiation ceremony.
  • Identifying problems affecting the members and proposing strategies for dealing with these problems.
  • Ensuring that the membership is informed about the activities of the local union, the settlements negotiated by other locals and the programs, campaigns of CUPE and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
  • Knowing how the members feel about issues to properly represent them.
  • Developing, justifying and presenting concrete ways of dealing with the problems experienced by the membership when facing the employer.
  • Encouraging others to get involved and ensuring that all officers perform their assigned duties.
  • Motivating the Executive and committee members, stewards and the membership.

Vice President: Meghan MacIsaac

  • Has worked for the city since 2011.
  • Currently works in the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department as a Recreation & Facility Program Coordinator. 
  • Since 2022, Meghan has been a Shop Steward and part of the Communications Committee and is now part of the Local’s Executive as the Vice President.
 The Vice President is the President’s understudy and assistant and is responsible for:

  • Performing the responsibilities and duties of the President as assigned or in the absence of the President.

 Recording Secretary: Katy Mills

  • Has worked for the city since 2021.
  • Currently works in the Parks Recreation & Culture Department as an Administrative Receptionist..
  • Since 2023, Katy has been a part of  the Local’s Executive as the Recording Secretary.
 The Recording Secretary is responsible for:

  • Record keeping and written communication.
  • Keeping the members informed about what activities the local is doing to deal with problems.
  • Keeping and maintaining records of decisions.

Secretary Treasurer: Lara Davis

  • Has worked for the city since 2023 
  • Currently works in the Parks, Recreation & Culture Department as the Facility Booking Clerk.
  • Lara is new to the Local’s Secretary Treasurer position as of 2024!
 The Secretary Treasurer is responsible for:

  • The local’s money.
  • Seeing that spending priorities reflect the local’s goals and that the money is spent in accordance with the wishes of the membership.
  • Seeing that dues income is sufficient to carry out activities needed to advance the members interests.

Lead Shop Steward: Richard Zimmer

  • Has worked for the city since 2021.
  • Currently works in the Utilities Department as a Utility Operator.
  • Richard has been a representative of the Local in the Chief Shop Steward position since 2023.
 The Lead Shop Steward is responsible for:

  • Policing the collective agreement and reporting any violations to the President.
  • Investigating and processing all grievances.
  • Attending grievance committee meetings.
  • Maintaining the grievance files and report the status of all grievances to the Executive.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Steve Olsson

  • Has worked for the city since 1995.
  • Currently works in the Public Works Department as a Heavy Equipment Operator.
  • Steve has continued to be involved with the local since 2017.
 The Sergeant-at-Arms is responsible for:

  • Guarding the inner door at membership meetings and admit no one but members in
    good standing or officers and officials of CUPE, except on the order of the President
    and by consent of the members present.
  • Assisting in maintaining the record of membership attendance at meetings.
  • Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Executive from time to
    time.

CUPE BC Regional Office

Staff Representative: Rachel Champagne

 Staff representatives support locals by:

  • Providing advice on bargaining, grievance handling, political action campaigns and on union administration.
  • Acting as the spokes people at negotiations and at the final stage of the grievance procedure and at arbitration hearings.
  • Coordinating activities with other CUPE locals.
  • Coordinating local union involvement in campaigns to lobby politicians.
  • Working with locals to implement decisions by delegates at CUPE Conventions.

CUPE staff representatives are located in over 60 regional and area offices.

 
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