Nominations were opened for a variety of In-plant and Executive Board positions on July 23rd and were closed on August 3rd according to the process required by the CAW Constitution. If necessary, elections were to be held on August 10th and 11th. Elections will not be necessary.

As a result of the nomination process, Paul Fillion has been acclaimed to the position of Committeeperson for the Services group. All other vacancies will be filled at the discretion of the Executive Board in consultation with your Bargaining Committee.

Danny Ansara

Election Committee Chairperson

August 4th, 2010

Cc: Dennis Couvrette

Ben Lefebvre

Executive Board

Vice-President- 1

Financial Secretary – 1

Trustees – 2

Guide – 1

You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else.

Nomination forms are available at the Metsite Gatehouse, at the CAW town office, at Bupont Motors or from Frank Siebert. Nomination forms are to be deposited in the ballot box provided at the various locations, given to Frank Siebert or to an Election Committee member.

Nominations will open on July 23rd and will close on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:00 A.M.

A list of names will be posted after nominations are closed.

Nominees will have until 4:00 PM on August 4th to withdraw their names from the candidates’ list.

Your Election Committee members are:

Dan Ansara, Ivan Ainsworth, Reg Montrose, Gord Lapierre

Elections will be held on August 10th and 11th, 2010 at the Metsite Gatehouse, the CAW Offices

at 75 Balsam St. South, at Bupont Motors and in Kapuskasing on a subsequent day

Danny Ansara

Election Committee Chair

268-2463 Posted July 22nd, 2010

As per the CAW National Constitution, the following election rules apply to all elected positions presently posted.

1. Executive Board members will be elected by simple majority. Board members include President, Vice-president(s), Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, Trustees, Guide, and Sergeant at Arms.

This means that to be declared the winner all candidates must have received 50% of the eligible votes cast plus one. If this requires run-off elections then they will be scheduled as soon as possible after the initial voting takes place.

Trustees are elected in a somewhat different manner. If there are more than two nominees, the two members who receive the most votes are declared elected.

2. The positions for In-plant Committeepersons and Alternates are filled by the member with the highest number of votes.

If you have any questions about the upcoming elections please do not hesitate to call.

Danny Ansara

Election Committee Chair

268-2463 Posted July 22nd, 2010

In-Plant Committee

Committeeperson – Operations – 1

Committeeperson – Services – 1

Alternate Committeeperson – Trades – 1

Alternate Committeeperson – Operations – 1

Alternate Committeeperson – Services – 1

Explanation of Changes to In-plant Committee Structure

The Executive Board recommendation to reconfigure the in-plant committee was approved at the membership meeting

held on June 23rd, 2010. Stewards will now be called Alternate Committeepersons. Their roles will be expanded to include replacing their respective Committeeperson when on vacation or off sick. Committeeperson – Operations will represent all shift workers in the Concentrator. Committeeperson – Services will represent all non-trades dayshift workers.

You can nominate yourself or be nominated by someone else

Nomination forms are available at the Metsite Gatehouse

Forms are to be deposited in the metal ballot box located in the Metsite Gatehouse

Nominations will open on July 23rd and will close on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:00 A.M.

A list of names will be posted after nominations are closed.

Nominees will have until 4:00 PM on August 4th to withdraw their names from the candidates’ list.

Your Election Committee members are:

Dan Ansara, Ivan Ainsworth, Reg Montrose, Gord Lapierre

Elections will be held on August 10th and 11th, 2010 at the Metsite Gatehouse

Danny Ansara

Election Committee Chair Posted July 22nd, 2010

268-2463

Elections

Nominations are now opened for a number of positions on the Executive Board and for the in-plant committee at the Kidd Metsite. The nomination period will close on August 3rd at 8:00 AM and elections will be held on August 10th and 11th at the Metsite gatehouse, at Bupont Motors and at the town office for our sisters and brothers at Brinks.

Voting for the GM cold weather testing station in Kapuskasing will be held that same week. These elections are necessary to fill several vacancies left by the recent downsizing exercise at Xstrata Copper. Keep in mind that Executive Board positions may be filled by members from any one of our units while in-plant positions must be filled from the rank and file in that particular workplace.

Stay tuned, voting times and location(s) will be announced shortly after nominations close on August 3rd. Please see the call for nominations on our homepage at the above web address for more details.

Labour Adjustment Center (LAC)

Training for part-time peer helpers and office staff began on July 26th and will go on all week. It is expected that the office will be fully operational right after Labour Day but the coordinator will begin taking calls as of August 3rd.

Members affected by the recent downsizing at Kidd may call the above number to leave a message if you need services before September. Brian Watson has been selected as the LAC Office Coordinator and will return your call. A full explanation and list of services that will be made available at the LAC will be posted on our website as soon as possible.

It is expected that more peer helpers will be needed and another training session will be held in early fall. The peer helper is a paid, part-time position. Should you be interested in finding out more about becoming a peer helper please call Brian or leave a message indicating your interest with Ben at 235-8121 ext. 7599.

Other comments

In closing I hope that you are spending a great summer with family and friends and that impacted members are finding employment or educational opportunities as required.

Dennis Couvrette