From Convention 2012

Our new Provincial Trustees are: Gary Bergstrom, Paul Vetrano & Tony Viddola

Our new Provincial Returning Officer and Provincial Assistant Returning Officers are : George Webber & Punita Moudgill

The candidates for Provincial President are Chris Abbot & Richard Goode.


The candidates for Provincial 1st Vice President are Jeremy Bryant & Jacques Percival.

The candidates for Provincial 2nd Vice President John McDonald & Shawna Walsh.

The candidates for Provincial Secretary Treasurer are Kelly Carson & Kevin Lee

Tentative Agreement

59% OF THE MEMBERS WHO VOTED HAVE DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

Ratification Vote

The Provincial Returning Officer, Sister Lynne Rankin, has directed a ratification vote to the full membership be conducted on the Proposed Tentative Agreement (Memorandum of Agreement) between BCFMWU and BCFS.
Ballots and instructions have been mailed today January 10, 2012 to all members in good standing. Only Ballots received in the Union Office by 16:30 hours, Thursday, February 9, 2012 will be counted.

If you don’t receive a ballot in the mail or have recently changed addresses, please contact the Union Office.

Union Office Telephone: 1-800-663-7009 or 250-716-3454
Email: mailroom@bcfmwu.com Fax: 250-716-3455

Meeting December 28th

Meeting Dec. 28th -
Our Provincial Executive have accepted a contract proposal / extension from the Company. A copy of the proposal has been mailed to each members home. There will be a mail - in vote for Members to accept or reject this offer from the Company. Members of the Bargaining Committee will be travelling to Prince Rupert to explain the offer and ask any questions.
Meetings will take place at the Crest Hotel , December 28th at 1200 and 1900 hrs.

Delegate Elections

Election Day!
Thank you all members who turned out to Vote today.
The Shipboard Members you've elected to represent you at Convention will be: Marilyn Letendre, Peter Milton, Punita Moudgill and George Weber. Lynne Maksymyszyn will represent Prince Rupert terminal and Tammy Bruner will represent Skidegate. Ed Koloszko will attend as Local President.
We also had a successful meeting tonight - several Resolutions were reviewed and will be passed on to the Provincial resolutions Committee.

Local 10 Meeting

There will be a Meeting of Local 10 on November 30th , 2011
The meeting will take place at the Fisherman's Hall, Prince Rupert at 1900 hrs.
Agenda : Further voting for Local 10 Delegates & Reviewing Resolutions.
All Memebers of Local 10 Welcome!

Local 10 Delegate Election

Due to the high number of Nominations for Shipboard Local 10 Delegates to Convention, we'll be having an Election on November 30th.
The election will take place at the Prince upert terminal from 1000 to 1400 hrs.
Punita Moudgill will be the Elections Officer in charge.
 The election is open to all Local 10 Shipboard Memebers.

Convention Delegates

Delegate Nomination forms will be available shortly at the Prince Rupert Terminal, Port Hardy Terminal, Skidegate Terminal and on board the Northern Expedition. If you'd like to nominate a Delegate ( one from - Port Hardy, Prince Rupert, Skidegate and one from the Northern Expediton/Adventure ), please fill out a nomination form and return it to - Peter Milton, Prince Rupert, Northern Expedition, A Watch before November 12th.

Nov. 2nd Meeting

Special guests at our Meeting  - Kevin Hall and Brett Joyce!

Convention

The BCFMWU will be holding a Bargaining/ Constitutional Convention in April 2012. Resolution forms are available at P.R. Terminal, Port Hardy Terminal, Skidegate Terminal and on board the Northern Expedition. If you have any resolutions that you'd like considered, please fill out the appropriate form and return it to Peter Milton , Northern expedition, A Watch before Novenber 15th.

Ed

Ed Koloszko continues to recuperate after his fall in April. He is doing well and is available for calls or e. mails.

Local Meeting

There will be a B.C.F.M.W.U. Local 10 Meeting at the Fishermans Hall in Prince Rupert at 1900 on Nov. 2, 2011. Everyone welcome! Agenda  - 2012 Convention.

Welcome

Welcome to our Local 10 "web page"!
I'm hoping to use this space to keep you up to date and informed of important Local and provincial news and events.