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**AMENDED ** 2026 - 2029 Toronto Local Executive Candidates

**AMENDED**

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Comrades,

As per Toronto Local, please find below the eligible candidates in the upcoming 2026 – 2029 Toronto Local Executive Elections.

 

PRESIDENT:

Zach Avdelopoulos

Robby Jouhal

Mark Lubinski

Qaiser (Kaiser) Maroof

Stephen Myers

Gerard van Deelen

 

1ST VICE-PRESIDENT:

Stacey Pritchard

Amit Verma

 

2ND VICE –PRESIDENT:

Reno Borg

Richard LeGendre

 

3rd VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rob Guglielmelli

Donna Leeder

Liz Parry

Inderjit Sidhu

 

5TH VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rashmi Mehta

Bruno Rossi

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TREASURER:

Sandro Petruzzelli

Victor Santhiapillai

 

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Baleswaran Kandasamy

Greg Krisa

 

E.S.S. GATEWAY WEST/INTL./TEO/AMF/NECF/CITYLINKS:

Furqan Ashraf

Sherice Douglas

Muhammad Imran

Greg MacDonald

 

E.S.S. S.C.L.P.P.:

Janet Kocur

Rana Siddiqui

 

E.S.S. GATEWAY EAST/WPDH:

Rajiv Joshi

Nikky Narewal

Sunny Philipose

 

E.S.S. WEST AREA WICKETS:

Celia Bellissimo

Nicky Jandu

Dave Khaper

 

E.S.S. WEST TRANSPORTATION:

Neil Bolen

Shaka Thomas

 

Only Members who are listed as Members in good standing shall be eligible to vote. The Elections committee asks that all Members confirm that you have already signed and submitted your Membership application, or immediately contact our Union Office in order to correct and update your Member status.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Toronto Local Elections committee by email:

[email protected] or call the Elections Committee at (416) 249-6502. More information about our election process to follow.

 

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all the candidates luck in this upcoming election. In Solidarity,

Neeka Morris – Chairperson, [email protected] 2026 CUPW Toronto Local Executive Elections Committee

January 28, 2026

 

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

JUNE 16, 2026 AT

7:00 P.M. IN PERSON

 

Sisters and Brothers,

On June 16, 2026, Toronto Local is scheduling the regular membership monthly meeting in person.

DISCLAIMER FOR THE MEETING:

It is important that we continue to respect the privacy of every member including, but not limited to all the activists, Shop Stewards and Union officers.  By participating in the meeting, you agree to the following:

You must not record, share or post the meeting documents or any photos from this meeting without prior permission from Toronto Local

Toronto Local officer (Recording Secretary or any other officer or member that the Local assigned for this duty) will be the only authorized person to take the General Membership minutes for the Local records and usage.  The General Membership meeting will facilitate under the Toronto Local By-Laws and the National Constitution.  All participants must treat each other with respect during the meeting.

Attention: E.S.S. and Shop Stewards

Please share and post all the Union Literatures and notices that you receive on the Union boards, as per the By-Laws.

In Solidarity,

 

Abdi Hagi Yusuf,

Secretary-Treasurer,

CUPW Toronto Local

May 21, 2026.

RATIFICATION VOTE *****AMENDED****

Sisters and Brothers, 

 

Listed below are the dates, times and places of where the ratification votes will take place.  Please note that it is mandatory to listen to the short presentation before casting your vote. 

 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026 – (URBAN) 

 

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 

243 COXWELL AVENUE, TORONTO, ONTARIO. 

 

* FIVE MEETINGS –   7:00 A.M.    1:00 P.M.    3:00  P.M.     4:30 P.M.  

                                                                    & 7:00 P.M.* 

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FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026 - (URBAN) 

 

HILTON GARDENS INN -   (IN THE BALLROOM) 

1870 MATHESON BLVD. MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO.   

 

SIX MEETINGS -   7:00 A.M.  11:30 A.M.   2:00 P.M.   

                             4:00 P.M.  6:00 P.M.  & 7:00 P.M. 

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SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026 - (URBAN & RSMC) 

 

UNION HALL 

47 DENSLEY AVENUE, TORONTO, ONTARIO. 

TWO MEETINGS 

    10:00 A.M. -  (R.S.M.C.) 

& 

*12:00 NOON   2:00 P.M.  (URBAN)* 

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Trusting you will make effort possible to attend one of these meetings. 

 

In Solidarity, 

 

 

Abdi Hagi Yusuf, 

Secretary-Treasurer, 

CUPW Toronto Local. 

 

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April 15, 2026 

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