Local Voice and Financial Report Summer 2016

VOLUME 11 | Issue #2
Summer 2016
Quarterly publication for members of MoveUP, The Movement of United Professionals
Learning From Each Other
ALSO INSIDE
Sharing Our Strengths

United Way Welcomes Refugees
Fight for a Fair Agreement
Prepping for the Provincial Election
TransLink Fare Review
In This Issue
CONTENTS
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
By David Black
TRANSLATIONS
RECONCILIATION BELONGS
TO US ALL
MAKING NOISE OVER THE

DECIBEL LEVEL AT HANDY PACK
9 SHARING OUR STRENGTHS

By Alicia Gallo
10

BC NURSES UNION LOCKS OUT

OWN STAFF, TRIES TO
ATTACK SICK LEAVE
6
Reconciliation
11 WINNING A
FAIR AGREEMENT AT ABSU
12 COPE-SEPB:
BUILDING A BETTER WORLD
TOGETHER
14 PREPPING FOR THE
PROVINCIAL ELECTION

By Karl Riley and Lori Mayhew
15 CAN MY BOSS MONITOR MY
ONLINE ACTIVITY?
By Leigha Worth
8
Making Noise
16 YOUTH IN ACTION
17 WHAT GOES INTO A FARE REVIEW?
18 UNITED WAY WELCOMES
SYRIAN REFUGEES
19 REP ASSIGNMENTS
20 OUT & ABOUT WITH
MOVEUP MEMBERS
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Fare Review
Presidents Opening Message

MoveUP, the Movement of United Professionals, is affiliated
with the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union,
the British Columbia Federation of Labour, the Canadian Labour
Congress, UNI Global Union and IndustriALL.
MoveUP Executive Board Members:
President: David Black
Secretary-Treasurer: Lori Mayhew
Vice Presidents: Annette Toth (ICBC), Gwenne Farrell (Utilities),
Alicia Gallo (Combined Units)
Accenture Business Services: Melanie Greenlaw
BC Hydro: Rysa Kronebusch, Bruce Sarvis
ICBC: Yasmin Carroll, Bryan Finstad, Joyce Galuska, Inner Johal,
Robert Starcevich
FortisBC Energy: Joe Nex
Fortis-Hydro: Kathryn Prinz
Combined Units: Susan Orr, Dana Richmond, Tim Weigelt
MoveUP Communications, Campaigns & Research:
Communications Director: Sage Aaron
Communications Officer: Jen Holmwood
Research Officer: Iain Reeve
MoveUP Senior Union Representatives:
Brad Bastien, Kevin Smyth
David Black
MoveUP Union Representatives:

Carrol Edwards, Tony Geluch, Noel Gulbransen, Trevor Hansen,
Cathy Hirani, Barry Hodson, Barbara Junker, Cindy A. Lee,
Sarah Melsness, Brian Nelson, Cheryl Popeniuk, Kelly Quinn,
Karen Rockwell, Ryan Stewart, Stephen Von Sychowski
President, MoveUP
MoveUP Administrative & Office Staff:

Joanne Banfield, Karen Caston, Elaine Chilman, Lise Cluff, Adele
Earwaker, Yudon Garie, Sarah Hall, Lisa Jeffery, Shelley Lockhart,
Carol McLuskie, Karen McRae, Michelle Mihaichuk, Kim Smith,
Barbara Stephen, Marilyn Vassell
This summer, were focused on taking lessons from

the people and organizations around us, and offering
what we can of our knowledge to help others.
MoveUP Financial Staff:

Controller: Barbara Liang
Sylvia Chan, Pardeep Singh, Valerie Sherst
Occupational Health & Safety & WCB Appeals:
Steve Milne
We walk this talk. Member-to-member education forms an important part

of our activist and skills training curricula at MoveUP. Nearly every class we ran
in the spring Job Stewards Seminar was co-taught by a union staff person
and a member. I believe we learn best by grounding theory in the day-to-day,
and by sharing our experiences.
That brings me to an important reconciliation event our council took
part in at the end of June. A year ago, Canadas Truth and Reconciliation
Commission concluded its work investigating the abuses suffered by
indigenous people in residential schools. In concluding, the TRC put out a
series of recommendations to address the damage done to First Nations
communities, and on how to move forward as a country. The TRC made
it clear that reconciliation was not just the work of indigenous people it
belongs to all of us. Im very proud of the willingness, vulnerability and strength
displayed by MoveUPs executive councillors, who embraced the opportunity
to open a dialogue with First Nations people about the impact of residential
schools, and learn about the kind of country we can build together. You can
read more about this event on page 6 and 7.
One last thing to note I was recently elected to serve as National
President of COPE-SEPB, at the national convention. COPE-SEPB has about
35,000 members across Canada, in each province and territory, including
all the members at MoveUP. Now, Im not going anywhere. I will still serve
as president of MoveUP. The COPE-SEPB presidency is a set of added
responsibilities. I am incredibly honoured to have been chosen by the
delegates and Ill work hard on their behalf. I want to keep trading knowledge
and help all of COPE-SEPBs locals learn from each other. Thats the key to
success to providing the most effective representation for our members.
Organizing:
Georgi Bates, Caitlin Gilroy
LTD Trust Administrator:
Jim Moynham
Human Resources and Organizational Development Director:
Ram Atwal
The Local Voice is the official quarterly magazine published

for the members of MoveUP.
ISBN 1918-9753 COPE 378 Voice
Letters to the editor are welcome but may be edited for
brevity and clarity. Please contact MoveUP for permission to
reprint articles, graphics, or photographs.
Address all correspondence to:
MoveUP Communications
Suite 301 - 4501 Kingsway,
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Editor: Sage Aaron
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FIRST
NATIONS
Reconciliation Belongs to Us All
Right Photo: Barney Williams
I never really knew much about the

residential schools. I wish I had known
about the long-term and generational
affects these schools had on
indigenous people and their cultures.
Tobin Dirk
n a bright and sunny June morning, Musqueam

drummers and singers clad in traditional
clothing led members of MoveUPs executive
council into the Musqueam Community Centre gym to
take part in a reconciliation healing circle.
The impacts of colonization and residential schools
have deeply harmed Canadas indigenous people. First
Nations children were torn away from their parents
and forced to abandon their cultures and languages
in residential schools. Many were abused mentally,
physically and sexually.
To address this, the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission began in 2008 and concluded in 2015.
As part of their work, the TRC issued a report asking,
among other things, for all Canadians to engage in the
reconciliation process with First Nations in order to heal
and move forward together.
MoveUP's executive councillors decided to take
part in a reconciliation circle to take on that work. It
was a day of listening, learning and charting concrete,
collaborative actions to build that future. They were
joined in this work by Musqueam elders and facilitators
from the Bright New Day Reconciliation Circles
educational group.
The participants gathered in a large circle that took
up most of the gym. There, Nuu-chah-nulth elder and
counselor Barney Williams told his story. He was just five
years old in 1944 when he was taken from his family and
put in a residential school. I didnt know how to speak
English, and I wasnt aware that I had to. Williams was
punished for speaking Nuu-chah-nulth by the same
priest who would later sexually abuse him. He lived in
that residential school for 13 years.

After spending the morning in the large circle,
councillors were broken out into smaller circles for
the afternoon. Each circle included an elder and a
facilitator. Everyone was encouraged to share, break
down barriers, confront preconceived ideas, and learn
from each other.
The experience touched many of MoveUPs
councillors deeply. For several councillors, this was
their first time learning about residential schools and the
treatment of First Nations children.
I learned that one of the main goals of the schools
was to wipe out the indigenous culture through fear
and abuse, said ICBC Councillor Tobin Dirk. I never
really knew much about the residential schools. I wish
I had known about the long-term and generational
effects these schools had on indigenous people and
their cultures.
Not all of what was shared was centred on pain.
In one smaller circle, elder Mervyn Point asked the
participants to kwa hook-ah shwallowen*, a Musqueam
term that means open your hearts and accept what
you hear. Point spoke to his circle about Musqueam
traditions and history. He explained the Musqueam
way of always referring to someone as "musteemah*"
(proud people), meant that they were taught to speak to
anyone as though that person came from a very proud
and honorable lineage. He also shared some Musqueam
oral history, including the names of places that we now
call Vancouver, Surrey and the Lower Mainland.
When asked why unions should participate in
reconciliation events, Dirk said, The values that unions
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FIRST
NATIONS
After spending the morning in the large circle, councillors were broken out into smaller
circles for the afternoon. Each circle included an elder and a facilitator. Everyone was
encouraged to share, break down barriers, confront preconceived ideas, and learn from each other.
stand for, such as equality and equal opportunity should

be enough reasonas a union activist I should recognize
it, speak out and fight for change when our values are
being violated.
FortisBC Councillor Lea McNaughton agreed. We
need to become activists on this issue, and help other
unions understand these struggles. We can join together
to make a difference for future generations to be more
open and educated than we are.
Really, the purpose of the circle was to strengthen
us, collectively as a society, which I think is also the
purpose of a union, said Brody Darough-Hardekopf, also
an ICBC councillor. Learning where others came from
and what they went through helps us work together.
This is not an aboriginal problem, explained
MoveUP Board Member Joyce Galuska. This is a
historical Canadian problem, whose history has
been kept from most people for far too long. And
as ugly a piece of history it is, the story needs to be
revealed. Not just every union needs to take part in
a reconciliation circle, every Canadian should take
part. It's the first and most important step towards
true reconciliation.
At the end of the day, each circle was asked to bring
back solid, actionable and achievable recommendations
on working towards reconciliation. Some councillors
made a commitment to advocate for more inclusion
of indigenous languages in Canadian society. Others,
having learned more about the crisis of unsafe drinking
water in over 90 aboriginal communities, decided they
would take part in a campaign demanding clean water
for all.
A few councillors decided to focus on the union

as a vehicle. They decided to approach the unions
education committee to talk about how to integrate
reconciliation in the unions training programs. Others
promised to share what they had learned that day with
their family and friends, and to ask others to take on the
responsibility of reconciliation.
Galuska was born on a reserve and has been doing
reconciliation work for a few years. "I learned about my
family, that their dysfunction wasn't normal, that their
silence was necessary to keep their sanity, that my two
aunties left Haida Gwaii because of their history, and the
significant impact that residential schools had not just
on my family - but my community, she said. I wish I
knew this growing up. We never talked about it. So even
as a First Nations person, Im always learning about the
impacts this legacy has had on so many people.
The secrets that were kept are now being revealed.
And in so doing, the healing of First Nations families and
communities can begin."
* spelling is phonetic
** Four councillors were named
as witnesses: Jordan Mcrae and
Annette Toth from ICBC, Sal
Ruffolo from BC Transit and Rysa
Kronebusch from BC Hydro.
The Musqueam Speaker gave
them responsibility of reporting
faithfully on the days events and
sharing what was learned with
their communities. The witnesses
have vetted this article.
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HEALTH &
SAFETY
Making Noise Over The Decibel Level At Handy Pack

BY JEN HOLMWOOD, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Mike Novak
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n 2013, during their last round of collective bargaining,

MoveUP Union Reps Mike Novak and Cindy Lee went
down to visit members at Handy Pack. Handy Pack is
a nail and screw packaging plant on Annacis Island in
Delta, BC. Its a busy worksite with sorting machinery
running most of the time. And its loud. So loud, in fact,
that Novak and Lee were shocked by the clamor the
employees where working in.
It was incredibly loud, said Novak. And all these
guys were working for hours every day without real ear
protection.
Novak noted that the employer had provided the
minimum ear protection in the way of foam earplugs
for the workers, but it wasnt enough. I had earplugs
in during the visit, and the noise was still too much to
handle.
Novak and Lee decided to test how loud it really
was. They got an app for their phones to record
and test the decibel level. It was way too high for
comfort, said Novak.
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Concerned about the safety of the workers and

the potential damage to their hearing over time, Novak
and Lee brought up the issue with the employer. The
employer is a good guy, said Novak. He listened to our
concerns.
The employer followed through and purchased a
few pairs of industrial-grade earmuffs for the workers
that were most exposed to the noise machinery.
They loved the earmuffs! Novak said. The workers
hadnt really realized how much noise they were being
exposed to. They were used to it and didnt think there
was much that could be done to make the conditions
better and safer, until they tested out these ear muffs.
Feeling like the problem had been solved,
Novak visited the worksite recently. What he found
concerned him. While some of the workers still had
their industrial ear muffs, there were new workers
performing the jobs close to the noisy machinery
and they werent wearing the proper protection, said
Novak. It turned out the workers didnt really want to
share the ear muffs. And they shouldnt have to, as
that brings up sanitation concerns.
Novak will be making sure safety is addressed in
the next round of bargaining, with hearing protection
as a focus.
Novak said he was overwhelmed with the response
from the workers on the unions work on this issue. We
have a great relationship with the members at Handy
Pack, he said. They were grateful that we showed up,
raised concerns and took action to help them out.
I told them:
thats what your union is here for.
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COMBINED
UNITS
Sharing our Strengths

BY ALICIA GALLO, VICE-PRESIDENT
ts been 10 months since I was elected as MoveUPs

Vice-President for Combined Units. The learning curve
has been steep, and Im grateful to all those whove
helped me on this journey. Im focused on delivering on
my mandate.
MoveUPs vice-presidents are responsible for certain
sections of the unions membership, based on overall
numbers and sector. Annette Toth represents our ICBC
members, Gwenne Farrell does the same for all of our
members who work for utilities including BC Hydro,
Accenture and Fortis and I represent the combined
group, which includes all other work places. The diversity
of this group is pretty amazing. We have members who
work at credit unions, car rental companies, language
schools, other unions, private insurers, in transit and
transportation across the province and western Canada,
and more. Some of the workplaces are large; others
have a handful of members.
I come out of the Coast Mountain Bus Company
and have seen first-hand how effective job steward
meetings are how ideas get shared and how everyone
learns from each other. Im glad theres language in my
collective agreement that obliges the employer to pay
for these meetings, and I strongly believe that everyone
should receive that same opportunity.
I identified the need to have group job steward
meetings for the combined units. Many of the
worksites dont have employer-paid book offs (where
the employer pays for union training and meeting
time) which means it can be hard for stewards to get
together, exchange information, and discuss issues in
their workplaces. Additionally, many of the combined
worksites are spread all over the province. Other than
at executive council meetings and the job stewards
seminar they dont have the chance to meet. I decided
that it was time to change this.
At my second board meeting I proposed a budget
for combined units job steward meetings. I realized
that in order to have strong, empowered and supported
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stewards we needed meetings that were sector

specific. This would give stewards and councillors
the opportunity to network with stewards from other
similar but separate employers and work through
common concerns. At the same time, these meetings
are designed to deepen skills in grievance handling and
mentorship.
We had our first meeting with the credit unions
on the island on February 23 in Nanaimo. We had a
great turnout, with an overwhelming response from
our members. Since then weve held four more similar
meetings in the lower mainland, Kelowna, and Victoria.
We have two more lower mainland meetings planned
for September, and plans are also in the works to visit
Calgary and Winnipeg.
Our stewards are some of the most committed
people I know. Its MoveUPs duty to mentor them and
provide them with the tools to be confident in their roles.
I truly believe that no matter what the size of the unit is
you come out of you should receive the utmost attention
and support from your union, and thats exactly what I
intend to do.
"
Alicia Gallo,
Vice-President
for Combined
I come out of the Coast

Mountain Bus Company and
have seen first-hand how
effective job steward meetings
are how ideas get shared
and how everyone learns
from each other."
Alicia Gallo
Units
BC Nurses Union Locks Out Own Staff,

Tries to Attack Sick Leave
DEFENDING
OUR RIGHTS
I
Were asking
our friends
and supporters
to talk to any
nurses they
know, to tell
them what their
union is doing.
Leisa Smith
ts a counter-intuitive man-bites-dog story: a union

locking out its own staff in an effort to roll back a
collective agreement. Yet, thats exactly what has
happened. On July 22, the BC Nurses Union locked
out its administrative employees, who are members of
MoveUP, in order to force them into accepting a contract
that slashes their sick and medical appointment leave.
The BCNU demanded concessions and refused to
negotiate a fair collective agreement with its employees,
said MoveUP President David Black. This is an employer
that represents health care workers and they are trying
to claw back their own employees access to medical
appointments.
The BCNU is trying to slash sick leave, medical
appointment leave and family responsibility leave. Their
proposals also dont address many of the employees
key demands for a fair and reasonable collective
agreement. The parties remain at odds on a range of
issues, from wages to an improved grievance handling
process.
After locking out their employees for an hour, the
BC Nurses' Union ordered MoveUPs members to return
to work under the employers unilateral conditions. To
avoid being forced back to work under an untenable
collective agreement, MoveUPs members voted in
favour of strike action.
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Our employer tried to force us into a contract

that would prevent a lot of us from going to necessary
medical appointments, said MoveUP member and
BCNU employee Leisa Smith. Many of us have kids or
elderly parents that count on us to take them to the
doctor. Its a truly uncaring move to take this away from
us.
Black noted that MoveUP has encouraged the
BCNU to get back to bargaining or enter into mediation.
The BCNU leadership is hypocritically using tactics
against their own employees that they would fight if used
against their nurses, said Black. And unfortunately, their
actions are forcing us to take a strike vote on Friday.
MoveUP will continue to do everything necessary
to support our members to make sure they get a fair
deal.
MoveUP represents approximately 75 dues-paying
office and administrative employees who work for
the BCNU. The current collective agreement expired
on December 31, 2015 and the parties have been
negotiating a renewal of the collective agreement since
January 2016.
Were asking our friends and supporters to talk to
any nurses they know, to tell them what their union is
doing, said Smith. Nurses are caring people, and they
have the power to get their union back to the table.
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BARGAINING
WINS
Winning a Fair Agreement At ABS

BY JEN HOLMWOOD, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Left Photo: Tony Geluch,

MoveUP Union Representative
Right Photo: Melanie Greenlaw,
ABS Bargaining Committee
argaining a fair collective agreement is often a

challenge. Trying to get what members want
and deserve can mean months of negotiations,
rejected offers and sometimes outright battles with
employers. MoveUPs last round of bargaining with
Accenture Business Services (ABS) was no exception.
It was grueling, said MoveUP Union Representative
Tony Geluch. The bargaining committee went into
negotiations with the goal of improving a number
of conditions for members that hadnt seen positive
changes for years. We knew it was going to be tough.
Among a number of other proposals, the committee
was pushing for more benefits and job security for casual
employees, improved anti-discrimination language,
protection of seniority, increased allowances, improved
working conditions for all employees, and a wage
increase which they hadnt seen in nearly nine years.
Unfortunately, the employer came to the table with
a very concessionary package right from the beginning.
The employer told us to that to get what we wanted
in terms of a wage increase, we would have to give up
some of the benefits our members had fought hard for
over the years, said Geluch.
The employer came with a list of concessions that
felt like it was a mile long, said Melanie Greenlaw, an
ABS employee on the bargaining committee. Then they
tried to sway the membership into accepting a twotiered agreement by releasing the monetary package
directly to the membership.
Another bargaining committee member, Doug Jeffs
said that it was a very difficult set of negotiations, almost
equivalent to a first time contract. The company was
adamant that they wanted to give less and get more,
said Jeffs.
Negotiations continued for almost 10 months.

There were almost 150 proposals and 50 meetings
between the union and the company.
Jeffs noted that progress was contentious.
During negotiations, the employer continued to feed
employees partial information from our sessions in an
attempt to sway our members to pressure the bargaining
committee, he said. Fortunately, for the most part the
members saw through those communications and kept
the support to hold the line.
Throughout negotiations, the members were
clear: they believed that they deserved a fair wage
increase, and wouldnt take concessions or a two-tiered
agreement in order to do it. They also made it very clear
that after nearly nine years without a raise, it was time
for a change.
In late April 2016, a fair deal was finally reached
and members voted to ratify the agreement. Members
won wage increases over five years, a number of new
enhancements, protections and improvements for all
employees.
During the almost 10 months of bargaining it was
the strength of the committee and membership that
helped us get a fair increase, without concessions or a
tiered agreement, said Greenlaw. We stood together,
as a union, for what we deserved.
Members won
wage increases over
a number of new enhancements,

protections and improvements
for all employees.
April 2016
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5 years,
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NATIONAL
UNION
COPE-SEPB:
Building a Better World Together
BY SAGE AARON, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
MoveUP
is part of the
35,000
Member
National
COPE-SEPB
Union
oveUP is part of the 35,000 member National

COPE-SEPB union, which stretches across
Canada from coast to coast to coast. On
June 17-19 COPE-SEPB held its National Convention
in Toronto, centred on the theme of Building a Better
World Together. Delegates debated resolutions, elected
their National executive board including new National
president David Black and heard informative and
thought-provoking talks from guest speakers.
Former MP and NDP leader Ed Broadbent joined
the delegates to speak on behalf of the Broadbent
Institute about electoral reform. If [the last federal
election]was representative we would have a minority
Liberal government and the NDP with a third of the
seats, heexplained.
Since Canada currently has a winner-takeall system, a lack of proportionality can rob all
caucuses of much needed regional perspectives. In
Atlantic Canada 100 per cent of the federal seats are
Liberal, with about39 per cent of vote, he said. With
proportional representation, it wouldbe six Liberal, six
NDP and one Green. Issues like fisheries, equalization
payments and other regional issues are important to
Atlantic Canadians, and they deserve to bedebated in
all caucuses.
Broadbent noted that a proposal for new
legislation would likely be coming by the end of
the year.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan added her voice
to the growing conversation about a guaranteed basic
income. Currently being considered in Ontario to
address poverty,basicincome most often has an obvious
characteristic: everyone isguaranteed a basic income.
In Canada, the most common amount discussed is
$1,500 per month. Making it clear she was offering
her own perspective, not that of the CCPA's, Yalnizyan
provided a handful of critiques. Simply giving everyone
in Canada $1,500 per month wouldcost $30 billion, she
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explained, an onerous ask in the current environmentof

sustained slow growth. But what if we could take half
of the amount needed for basic income $14.7 billion
and invested it in things like child care, primary
dental care for all, affordable housing, pharmacare,
public transitinfrastructureThis approach, she stated,
wouldnt pit sections ofsociety against each other, and
would build solidarity. The question is: is income the
best way of addressingpoverty, or is it services?
At the podium giving his last presidents report,
outgoing National President Simon Berlin reflected
on the separation from the international union which
birthed COPE-SEPB. Here we are, 12 years later, with12
years of solidarity and pride under our belts, gathered
to open our fifth Triennial Canadian Convention I
could not be more proud of you, of us, proud of our
extraordinary union.
After listing the many reasons trade unionists still
have to organize and fight declining union density,
sexist and inequitable retirement annuities, the lack of
affordable childcare he described the many reasons
to be hopeful, including the grassroots groundswell
behind Fight for $15. He ended his address by thanking
all his electedcompatriots, the staff who supported his
work, and hisfamily for their love.
As befitting the pragmatic, responsible tenor of her
term as National Secretary-Treasurer, Gwenne Farrells
final report to convention focused on the nuts and bolts
of COPE-SEPBs finances. Farrell spoke with justifiable
pride about COPE-SEPBs organizing program, which
encourages locals to be resilient.
On the National unions Strike and Lockout Benefit
and Defence Fund, Farrell explained how it had started
with a modest seed loan of $100,000 from the the
Canadian Auto Workers (now known as Unifor). By the
end of 2007 COPE-SEPB had nearly $1.9 million in the
fund. Now, we have nearly $11 million, said Farrell. I
give credit to our strong membership, said Farrell. Im
proud of what weve done, and I look forward to seeing
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COPE-SEPB:
Building a Better World Together
NATIONAL
UNION
BY SAGE AARON, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
it hit $15 million. I ask all of you to commit to staying

sustainable and fiscally responsible through the future.
Canadian Labour Congress President Hassan
Yussuff brought greetings to the COPE-SEPB delegates,
and delivered a wide-ranging speech.
If it was not for the labour movement, we would
still have Steven Harper as Prime Minister, said Yussuff,
speaking of the 2015 federal election. Yussuff had words
of cautious praise for the Liberals. This government is
consulting with us on issues that affect working people,
he said. Its a refreshing change.
On asbestos, he noted the toxic material is still used
in certain types of manufacturing and remains in many
buildings, despite the fact it causes debilitating and fatal
diseases. Twenty to thirty years after touching it, it will
kill you, said Yussuff, who was exposed to asbestos as
a worker in his youth. We need a comprehensive ban
on asbestos in every wayimport and export, he said.
Turning to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade
deal, Yussuff explained why he was urging caution. Its
a far reaching agreement, with big implications, he
warned. Some 20,000 auto sector jobs would be at risk
and there would be a devastating impact on Canadas
dairy industry. Yussuff said there needs to be broad
public hearings as most Canadians are not aware of the
details, and a parliamentary committee will be traveling
and, hopefully, will spark a public debate.
Continuing with the challenges of the future,
Yussuff spoke about global warming. Climate change is
real, he said. It will have a devastating impact on us and
our future. Yussuff said the labour movement cannot
sit on the sidelines and leave this challenge for others to
figure out. He said the changes needed to the way we
work, commute and more will be significant, making
it all the more important workers take their place at the
table where the decisions about transitioning to a lowcarbon economy are made.
One of the last topics Yussuff touched on was the
need to expand the Canadian and Quebec Pension
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Plans. The week following his speech the federal

government announced it had secured a deal with
the provinces to expand the CPP. Every generation
has the obligation to fight for a better life for the next
generation, Yussuff concluded. We cant take this for
granted and we have to do better.
Special guest Trevor Johnson traveled to Toronto
all the way from Trinidad and Tobago, where he is
the president of the Banking, Insurance and General
Workers Union (BIGWU).
Johnson taught delegates a little bit about his
union and his context. As Trinidad and Tobagos total
population is about 1.6 million people, his unions
membership of 6,000 is relatively big. BIGWU represents
nearly all his countrys banks, and several credit unions,
and has members in the media, the energy sector and
supermarkets.
About five years ago, BIGWU organized the
workers at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Trinidad
and Tobago. They already had members at CIBC and
Scotiabank. RBC, this so-called good corporate citizen,
put up every possible barrier to prevent unionization,
said Johnson. RBC tried a number of manoeuvers, even
denying the workers were their employees until BIGWU
produced paystubs and timesheets.
Johnson and BIGWU decided to bring the fight to
RBC. With the support of UNI Global Union they will be
planning a protest in Canada in the coming months.
Without a doubt, COPE-SEPB members will be there in
support and solidarity.
The last business was to hold elections for the
National Executive. The convention concluded shortly
after elections for the National Executive. MoveUP
President David Black was elected as National President
and SEPB Quebecs Kateri Lefebvre was elected as
National Secretary-Treasurer.
"I'm incredibly honoured and humbled to be your
voice," said Black. "I look forward to taking on these
responsibilities and working with you all."
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Every generation
has the obligation
to fight for a
better life for the
next generation,
Yussuff concluded.
We cant take this
for granted and we
have to do better.
-Yussuff
2017
ELECTION
Political Action Report

Prepping For the Provincial Election
BY KARL RILEY AND LORI MAYHEW, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
oveUPs Political Action Committee is beginning

to gear up for the 2017 Provincial Election. After
15 years of the BC Liberals, life has become
less and less affordable for regular British Columbians.
Our members who work for ICBC and BC Hydro have
witnessed first-hand the BC Liberals' mismanagement.
We need to elect a new, progressive government
that puts British Columbians first, instead of selling
our province off to the highest bidder. To make this
happen, your Political Action Committee has made
a commitment to support training for a number of
activists who want to help make this change.
In late June, the BC NDP held its Forward 2016
training conference at Thompson Rivers University in
sunny Kamloops, BC. The conference brought together
over 450 activists from across British Columbia as well
as Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, who
are all committed to electing a BC NDP government in
2017.
Keynote speaker, and author of The Victory Lab,
Sasha Issenberg gave a presentation on cutting-edge
campaign tools being used in the 2016 United States
Presidential Election and how lessons learned there
can be used here in B.C. Representatives from 270
Strategies, a political consulting company heavily
involved in the 2012 Obama presidential campaign,
also gave workshops on modern campaign tactics and
strategies.
MoveUP sent a team of committed union activists
who want to see a progressive government in B.C. to
Forward to receive training so they can help on the 2017
BC NDP Campaign.
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Kelly Cammack, a member from BC Hydro, praised

the energy of the conference: I couldnt be more
enthused and excited to be an NDPer and a member of
MoveUP. I cant wait to get started either in my riding or
Courtenay-Comox.
Lori Watt, a job steward from CUPE BC and a former
school board trustee, was also able to attend what she
said was a very valuable conference. She noted that
she was able to meet one of the candidates running
for the nomination in her constituency and start the
conversation about the campaign.
I love when we can learn together and start
implementing strategies right away, Watts said. Im
excited to get going and to be part of the change wave
that will see the NDP successfully take government after
all these years of cuts and underfunding thanks to the
BC Liberals.
We will be sponsoring interested members for
further training opportunities put on by the Canadian
Labour Congress early in the New Year.
MoveUP is also looking at offering its own training
sessions in the fall for members who want to learn more
about provincial politics and gain the skills they need
to play an important role in electing a new government
in spring 2017. If this is something you are interested
in, please contact your MoveUP PAC Chairs. We are, as
always, happy to provide you with more information
on how to get involved with your local BC NDP
constituency association.
pac@moveuptogether.ca
MOVEUP Local Voice
Can My Boss Monitor My Online Activity?

BY LEIGHA WORTH , LAWYER AT ALLEVATO QUAIL & WORTH
hen was the last time you went offlinetruly offline?

Im talking about actually turning off your phones,
computers, tablets, laptops, Fitbits, Apple Watches, or any
of the many other ways we connect electronically.
Now, do you ever use work devices for personal reasons? Do
you occasionally check Facebook, plan your next vacation, maybe
do a bit of banking or search Cuteoverload for stress-relieving
kitten GIFs? (No judgement.) Are you one of the vast majority
of us who keeps your entire life on your devices: contacts,
appointments, banking, passwords, email, family photos, medical
information, and yes, work presentations and documents? Now
ask yourself whether you want your employer to know what your
doctor said during your last visit? To see your vacation pictures? To
read what you say in an email to your union rep?
The problem is that we text, email, and surf our way through
our days without giving much thought to the elephant in the room
or rather, the elephants Orwellian big brother. Employers are
now tuning in to their employees keystrokes, browser activity,
emails and even taking random remote screenshots for review.
Does your employer have carte blanche to monitor your
electronic activities during work hours? On a work device? After
hours? On your own device?
In most cases, the short (and much simplified) answer is
no.Canadian courts and arbitrators have recognized that employees
have a right to privacy, dignity, integrity, and autonomy that cannot
be extinguished through workplace surveillance policies;
If an employer is surveilling its employees, there are certain questions that need to be answered:
1. Did the employer have sufficient reasons to carry
out the surveillance? (i.e. a specific complaint of
misconduct, or a very strong basis upon which
to justify this means of gathering the evidence
of misconduct. It is important to note that mere
suspicion is not enough)
2. Was the surveillance reasonable?
3. Was the purpose, focus and actual conduct of
the search sufficiently linked to the nature of the
misconduct alleged and the evidence needed?
For example: a complaint that someone is wasting

time at work surfing the internet does not justify
reading their personal emails or other private
activities. This kind of complaint justifies only a
survey of the time they spend in private pursuits on
company time.
4. Were other, less intrusive, alternatives available to
obtain the evidence sought?
Workplace privacy in Canada is still your right most of the time, but it is a right
that is constantly under fire. Lets all work together to protect it going forward.
Leigha Worth practices utility regulation, union-side labour, employment, human
rights and privacy law at Allevato Quail & Worth.
The content of this post is intended to provide a general guide on the subject matter.
Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
MOVEUP Local Voice
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PRIVACY
COMMITTEE
Youth in Action
M
Above Left Photo:
Alina Teymory
and Milena Kollay
ilena Kollay and Alina Teymory have a lot in

common. Their first names rhyme, theyre close
in age 25 and 26 respectively and as cochairs of MoveUPs Youth Action Committee (YAC), they
share a passion for learning about the labour movement
and infecting their peers with their enthusiasm.
Russian-born Alina works as a recovery benefits
coordinator at ICBC. It was supposed to be a summer
job, but that was five years ago. Shes served as a job
steward for four years, and as the co-chair of the YAC
for one year.
Milena is an administrative assistant at the TWU,
USW Local 1944. Shes been a job steward for a year
and a half, and started as YAC co-chair with Alina.
The YAC has twelve members, and the co-chairs
have plans to expand. It was the biggest meeting last
timewhen we first started [as co-chairs] at the first
meeting I think there were four of us, Alina said. And
one person on the phone. We were like, This room
needs to get bigger.
As part of their recruitment efforts, Alina and Milena
asked MoveUP activists at the spring Job Steward
seminar to take YAC posters back to their places of work
and give them to young workers. They sweetened their
request with a bribe: Timbits. It worked.
The BC Federation of Labours Young Workers
School at Camp Jubilee is a yearly event for the YAC.
Thanks to their outreach, Milena and Alina had 20
applicants for the school, even though there were only
13 spots open. Only half of the attendees who were
selected sat on the YAC. The school offers a weekend
of courses, like Internal Mobilizing, Political Action,
Leadership for Justice, and intros to both the labour
movement and labour history.

The courses werent the only important aspect of
the school. There were so many interesting people
there from other unions, people I would have never got
the opportunity to meet, said Alina. Milena agreed. Its
great to meet other people our age interested in the
same things that we are. We all work at such different
places. Even though we have very different jobs we are
all facing similar challenges.
Both Alina and Milena see the Youth Action
Committee as a friendly, social access point for
younger members to the union. People are busy, said
Alina. So we try to draw our peers in with activities to
get people familiar with us, then hopefully they will get
more involved.
By the time the Local Voice goes to press, the YAC
will have marched in the Pride Parade with the BC Fed
Young Workers Committee. Were going to have a lot
of fun, said Milena, excitedly. Following the parade, the
committee will be holding a bowling night in August.
As with many of MoveUPs employers, ICBCs
workforce is older and many people will be approaching
retirement age within the next few years. A whole lot of
new people will be coming on board, and Im targeting
the youth from the get-go, said Alina. Its important for
the next generation of ICBC employees to be influential
within their union.
Milena is of the same mind. I want to spread the
word and help younger people understand first that they
have a union, and then what it does for us, said Milena.
"I'm looking forward to a great year for the Youth Action
Committee and hopefully we'll see even more young
MoveUP members at events soon!"
Memories from Camp Jubilee

Photo Credit: Varun Maria
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MOVEUP Local Voice
What Goes Into a Fare Review?
TRANSIT
BY IAIN REEVE, RESEARCH OFFICER
ransLink has just initiated the first transit fare review

in over 30 years. Over the next two years they will
consult riders and advocacy groups, businesses
and governments in order to redesign the fare system.
Since approximately 70 per cent of our members
live in TransLinks service area and we have members
employed at both TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus,
MoveUP is taking a keen interest in this review.
There are a surprising number of goals someone
can seek to achieve through fare design, and a great
number of possible systems to match those goals. Lets
take a closer look at some of the goals and systems
TransLink and transit riders will be considering.
What goals should we seek to accomplish with
our transit fares? Fairness is often the first word people
mention, but fairness can mean many different things.
Is it fair for everyone to pay the same amount no matter
what, or should seniors, students, or other low-income
people pay less? Is it fair to pay the same amount no
matter how far or how long you travel, or should those
who go further pay more? Should all modes of transit
cost the same? Should lesser served areas pay less?
Accessibility is another value that gets mentioned a
lot, but again it has many definitions. Does accessibility
require us to change fares based on ability to pay? What
does a value of accessibility mean for people who live
far from transit? And what about people with physical
disabilities, can fares be designed to improve their
mobility?
Many will also argue that transit fares should give
good value for money. This is particularly true if we want
to encourage more people to consider transit for their
daily commutes and weekend trips. Increasing ridership
means more money comes back in for the investment
made in transit.
The problem is that almost all of these values are at
least somewhat important to everyone. Thus, the goal
of the fare review wont be to pick one over others, but
rather to decide the right balance between them.
So what different fare systems could be used to

balance these different values? We can start with one
we are familiar with: the zone system. While imprecise,
the zone system attempts to charge fares based on
rough distance traveled. However, this causes problems
for people who travel short distances across zone
boundaries.
With the new Compass Card there are now more
accurate ways to charge by distance or time traveled.
These will definitely be considered. Compass could
also allow fares to be easily adjusted based on time
of day, type of vehicle (bus vs. Skytrain or Seabus), or
other factors.
Further, we need to consider the types of tickets
and passes we use. Should there be day, multi-day, or
week passes? How much of a discount should exist for
monthly passes? How would monthly passes fit into a
system the charges based on distance or time traveled?
On top of the fare systems, a whole variety of
groups could be targeted for discounts, including lowincome people, seniors, students, families traveling
together, people in lesser-served areas, new customers,
and people with disabilities.
The first round of fare review consultation has
recently ended, but TransLink will be looking for more
public input on what system would best meet peoples
needs before bringing a few alternative systems forward
for public input in a years time. We encourage our
members in Metro Vancouver to take part and offer
their input.
We want
to hear
from YOU!
http://www.translink.ca/en/Plans-and-Projects/Transit-Fare-Review.aspx
MOVEUP Local Voice
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REFUGEES
WELCOME
United Way Welcomes Syrian Refugees
W
In 2016,
UWLM is
investing
$2.8
million
into programs
and services to
help refugees and
immigrants from
around the world.
e all want to live in a city that we are proud

to call home. Collectively, we all work together
to build healthy, caring, inclusive communities
that are responsive to changing needs.
When Canada committed to welcoming 25,000
Syrian refugees, Canadians rallied together. United Way
of the Lower Mainland launched an urgent fundraising
appeal, United for Refugees, to help Syrian refugee
families settle and integrate into their new home.
United Way of the Lower Mainland has a long
history of helping refugee families. United Way supports
community agencies offering programs directly focused
on getting refugees settled, helping them learn a new
language and culture, and finding work. We invest in
these organizations so they have the ability the staff
and the knowledge to help when its needed most.
In 2016, UWLM is investing $2.8 million into
programs and services to help refugees and immigrants
from around the world. This includes programs
designed specifically for Syrian families such as: a dropin program for Syrian refugee families through the
Early Years Refugee program; mental health support
programming including eight 5-week group sessions
for Syrian adults and children delivered through
DIVERSECity Community Resources Society; and art
and play therapy groups for Syrian families with children
under the age of 12 in Burnaby through MOSAIC.
About 90 per cent of Syrian refugees have found

permanent homes in the Lower Mainland. In April,
the United Way of the Lower Mainland welcomed
them home at four United for Refugees welcome
lunches. These grassroots events were held in Burnaby,
Coquitlam, Surrey and Vancouver at community
schools. Community agencies set up information
tables, volunteers staffed the lunch and activities, and
new Canadians enjoyed a welcoming experience to
our community. Altogether 800 people attended the
lunches.
United Way of the Lower Mainlands vision is a
healthy, caring, inclusive community for everybody,
said Michael McKnight, President and CEO, United Way
of the Lower Mainland. We are so proud of how our
community has rallied together, has opened its arms and
doors and continues to welcome our new neighbours
to their new home.
None of the work United Way does in the community
would be possible without the support of our donors.
For more information, go to www.uwlm.ca.
PLEASE SUPPORT US AND BE A DONOR
www.uwlm.ca
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Accenture Business Services
Union Rep: Cheryl Popeniuk
Alma Mater Society
Union Rep: Kelly Quinn
Alma Mater Society Security
Aviscar
Union Rep: Cathy Hirani
BCAA SC & ERS
Union Rep: Trevor Hansen
BC Computerized Dispatch (Yellow Cab)
Union Rep: Sarah Melsness
BC Federation of Labour
Union Rep: Barry Hodson
BC Ferry & Marine Workers Union
BCGEU
Union Rep: Ryan Stewart
BC Hydro (including Powertech
Construction Services)
Union Reps: Barbara Junker, Tony Geluch
BC Nurses Union
B.C. Regional Council of Carpenters
Union Rep: Noel Gulbransen
BC Transit
Union Rep: Stephen Von Sychowski
Beach Place Ventures
Berlitz Canada
Bonnys Taxi
Boilermakers Local 191
Burnaby English Language Centre
Canadian Freightways Ltd.
Union Rep: Cheryl Popeniuk
Canadian Northern Shield/RSA
Capilano University
Union Rep: Tony Geluch
car2go
Carpentry Workers Benefit and
Pension Plans of BC
Catalyst Paper
CIATU
Coast Mountain Bus
Coastal Community Credit Union
Coastal Community
Financial Management
Coastal Community Insurance
College of Pharmacists of BC
College of Registered Nurses
Columbia Hydro
Columbia Valley Credit Union
Community Savings Credit Union

Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan
CMAW Bargaining Council
CMAW Local 1995
Coral Cabs (Richmond Taxi)
CUPE 454
CUPE 2011
CUPE 3338
CUPE BC & Locals
DA Townley & Associates
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Ecojustice
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First Canada ULC
FortisBC Customer Service Centres
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FortisBC Inc.
G&F Financial Group
Handy Pack
Hastings Entertainment Inc.
Hertz
IAMAW Transportation
District Lodge 140
IAMAW District Lodge 250
IAMAW Local Lodge 764
IBEW 230
ICBC
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Kekinow Native Housing Society
Kelowna Cabs Ltd.
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Financial
Report
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Message from your Secretary - Treasurer
Message from
your SecretaryTreasurer
Lori Mayhew
m proud to present to our members the audited

financial report for 2015. Our yearly financial
presentation to our members is your opportunity to
assess our performance as managers of your dues and
the unions other funds. We hope this report gives you
the information you need about our operations and
overall financial stability.
Rest assured this is not the only reporting out
that we do. Each month, monthly balance sheets and
income statements are reviewed by the executive board.
At each executive council meeting, held five times per
year, councillors see the collected balance sheets and
income statements as well as quarterly statements
and spending from the member protection reserve.
To ensure the council is able to perform its duty as an
oversight body and truly understand the information
presented to them, weve invested in financial literacy
training for our councillors. Hopefully this snapshot
gives you an understanding of the checks and balances
in place, in addition to this yearly report.
A few things to note as you review this report:
Our investments remain guided by our socially
responsible investment policy. However, we are still
in a period of continued low interest and returns. Our
defence fund, located on page 3, levels reflect that
reality, as well as the high cost of arbitrations and the
cost of the BCAA lockout which lasted for six months
in 2015.
As most of you know, weve made the prudent

decision of investing in Metro Vancouver real estate
and we moved into our new building last year. Weve
moved much of our training, bargaining sessions and
other meetings into our new, expanded space instead
of renting venues off-site.
Im pleased to report that the general fund (page
4), from which most of the day-to-day operations of
the union are paid, has leveled out remained relatively
stable for the last five years due to the decision to pay
for arbitrations from the defence fund.
I want to thank the audit committee for their
excellent and detailed work on behalf of our members. I
also want to thank our controller, Barbara Liang, and her
team in our finance department. Most of the people on
this team are new employees and theyve done a great
job with their first audit.
Lori Mayhew
Secretary-Treasurer, MoveUP
Annual Financial Report 2015
MoveUP
MoveUP Defense Fund 2005-2015
$24,000,000
$22,000,000
$20,000,000
Balance in fund
$18,000,000
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Year
he defence fund is often the most interesting for MoveUP members. After
all, this is the fund that will protect you if you ever have to take job action in
order to protect your rights and your collective agreement. Our defence fund
remains one of the largest defence funds, per capita, of any Canadian union that
we are aware of.
Having said that, we are in a continued period of low interest and therefore
low returns. Additionally, our employers are still keen on pursuing costly arbitrations. This year, the defence fund also supported the six month BCAA lockout.
While that has made a dent in the fund, we have a deep and abiding obligation
to stand strong with our members during strikes and lockouts. This is also the
right move, strategically. Each fight we take on and win, as we did with BCAA,
sends a clear message to all other employers that MoveUP will last one day
longer than they can.
MoveUP
2015
General Fund 2005-2015
$7,000,000
General fund
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Year
he general fund is the fund

from which most of the
unions day-to-day operations
are financed. Therefore, it is under
quite a few more demands than is
the defence fund. A record high
in 2006 started declining over
time for a variety of reasons, not
the least of which was the unions
inability to pay for big ticket legal
expenses like arbitrations from
the defence fund. Since moving
those costs to the defence
fund, the general fund has been
stabilizing and recovering over
the last three years.
The general fund contains
several reserves into which funds
are allocated. Those reserves can
only be used for their intended
purposes. The reserves include the
member protection reserve, the
organizing reserve and the carbon
offset reserve.
MoveUP
2012
2013
2014
2015
Financial Statements
MoveUP
Consolidated Statement
of Financial Position 2015
ASSETS
2015
2014
596,153 $
612,786
The next pages include financial

statements for:
Current assets
Cash & short term deposits
Temporary investments
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses
Current portion of
interfund balances
21,595,088
3,063,616
703,936
173,003
911,900
13,581,830
2,925,003
36,304,255 $
26,748,713
Property & equipment

Interfund balances
$
17,960,870
1,780,380
944,036
944,036
55,209,161
29,473,129
Current liabilities
$
Current portion of
mortgage payable
Long-term debt
$
Mortgage payable
Interfund balances
2,092,763 $
1,715,912
13,581,830
2,925,003
152,847
19,097
10,660,614
26,488,054 $
4,660,012
8,762,275
711,817
944,036
944,036
36,194,365 $
6,315,865
Internally restricted
reserves
Restricted for the
defence fund
Investment in property
& equipment
Restricted for the education
& training fund
TOTAL LIABILITIES &
NET ASSETS
General Fund Statement of

Office Employees Building Ltd.
Statement of Financial Position 2015
MoveUP
ASSETS
2015
2014
Cash & short term deposits
39,735 $
14,157
Accounts receivable
Current portion of
interfund balances
TOTAL ASSETS
18,540,066
21,263,232
192
192
10,563,828
247,815
29,143,821 $
21,525,396
18,006 $
19,972
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
Financial Position 2015
Current assets
Current interfund
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Defence Fund Statement of
Defence Fund Statement

LIABILITIES
Accounts payable & accrued
liabilities

$
TOTAL ASSETS
18,889,653
Consolidated Statement of
(9,401,344) $
(739,151)
836,138
599,027
18,465,201
21,455,991
9,045,748
1,780,380
69,053
61,017
19,014,796 $
23,157,264
55,209,161 $
29,473,129
Accounts payable &

accrued liabilities
Current portion of
interfund balances
49,433
10,660,614
Long-term debt
TOTAL LIABILITIES
10,678.620 $
0
69,405
NET ASSETS
Restricted for the
defence fund
TOTAL LIABILITIES &
NET ASSETS
MoveUP
18,465,201
21,455,991
29,143,821 $
21,525,396
Financial Statements
MoveUP
MoveUP
General Fund Statement

ASSETS
Office Employees Building Ltd. Statement

2015
2014
Current assets
Cash & short term
deposits
ASSETS
2015
Current assets
$
123,905
383,621
Cash & short term

deposits
338,739
321,008
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable
785,168
697,183
Prepaid expenses
147,011
115,460
Deposit on building
3,018,002
2,677,188
Prepaid expenses
Current portion of
interfund balances
Interfund balances
4,412,825
4,194,460
944,036
$
5,356,861
5,138,496
6,561
25,992
46,440
2,678,556
750,000
$
17,960,870
967,840
1,780,380
20,639,426
2,748,220
265,751
50,148
1,809,006
191,964
$
2,000,970
1,645,790
Current portion of
mortgage payable
152,847
19,097
247,815
Current portion of
interfund balances
13,389,866
2,627,755
1,893,605
$
Deferred lease benefit
NET ASSETS
Mortgage payable
$
Internally restricted
reserves
2,519,753
836,138
2,645,864
Interfund balances
599,027
TOTAL LIABILITIES
3,355,891
2,724,755
5,356,861
5,138,496
13,808,464
8,762,275
711,817
944,036
944,036
23,514,775
4,352,853
Deficit
(2,875,354)
TOTAL LIABILITIES &

NET ASSETS
(1,604,638)
(2,875,349)
(1,604,633)
20,639,426
2,748,220
According to the MoveUP constitution, the MoveUP executive board shall be responsible for appointing an
independent auditor to review the unions books and accounts. The executive board is also responsible for publishing
and generally distributing to the executive council and membership an overview of the auditors reports.
These statements are contained in this report.
2,697,000
NET ASSETS
Capital stock
TOTAL LIABILITIES &

NET ASSETS
2,278,256
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable &
accrued liabilities
Current portion of
interfund balances
Unrestricted
164,839
Current liabilities
Current liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
0
$
TOTAL ASSETS
374,308
944,036
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable &
accrued liabilities
Property & equipment

$
TOTAL ASSETS
2014
MoveUP
Operating Expenses
Union Government
MoveUP
General Fund
Operating Expenses 2015
Administration
2015
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Collective agreement management
1,691,358
Arbitration & grievances
16%
46%
32%
3%
3%
Organizing
12,902
Bargaining & strike
1,127,510
Member education
278,649
Member maintenance
347,945
$
3,458,364
COMMUNICATIONS
265,099
ORGANIZING
362,542
ADMINISTRATION
Membership Services
Communications
Staff holidays & leaves
973,863
Office administration support
755,946
Services & supplies
573,246
Staff benefits
886,464
Office furniture & equipment leases
431,435
Office rent & occupancy costs
1,004,163
Finance department salaries
278,113
Bad debt expense
Audit fees
30,126
Staff education
15,830
$
4,949,186
UNION GOVERNMENT
Disbursements from reserves
431,744
Executive council
204,729
Conventions
154,598
Executive board
373,510
Member meetings
91,391
Committees
Honoraria
43,345
Donations
85,346
Elections
41,146
TOTAL
274,120
MoveUP
1,699,929
10,735,120
Lori Mayhew,
Secretary-Treasurer
The Secretary-Treasurer is the Chief
Financial Officer for the union.
This position was made full-time in 2008.
Lori Mayhew
Secretary-Treasurer
Barbara Liang, CPA, CGA

Controller
The Controller position was created in 2005
and is held by a Certified General Accountant
to act in a professional capacity as the Director
of Finance for the union.
Barbara Liang
Controller
Pardeep Singh, Sylvia Chan and

Valerie Sherst
Financial Staff
MoveUP staff assist the Secretary-Treasurer and Controller
in the day-to-day financial operations, including accounts
payable and receivable and data management.
Pardeep Singh
Membership
Sylvia Chan
Accounting Clerk
Valerie Sherst
Were happy to welcome Pardeep, Sylvia and Valerie to MoveUP.
Membership
If you have any questions about

the unions finances, contact
your local MoveUP councillor
or the union office.
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ts been 10 months since I was elected as MoveUPs

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Negotiations continued for almost 10 months.

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oveUP is part of the 35,000 member National

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