GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

JULY 18, 2023 at NOON (12PM) in Person

UNION HALL

47 DENSLEY AVENUE, TORONTO, ONTARIO.

AGENDA

Roll Call of Officers
Acceptance of Members in Good Standing
Reading and Adoption of Minutes
Reading of Correspondence
Bills and Accounts
Reports of Officers and Committees
Nominations and Elections for Organization Committee
- Nominations and Elections (as per Article 8 of the Toronto Local By-Laws) for the Election Committee (3 members) for the upcoming Bi-election to fill the Toronto Local Executive vacancy
  - You must be a MIG and attended 50% of the last 12 GMM
  - Your nominator must be a Toronto Local MIG
  - Please fax or email your nominations and acceptance to the Toronto Local
- Nominations and Elections for 5 members for the Trustee Committee
- You must be a MIG and attended 50% of the last 12 GMM
- Your nominator must be a Toronto Local MIG
- Please fax or email your nominations and acceptance to the Toronto Local

Notices of Motion
Unfinished Business
New Business
Adjournment

In Solidarity,

Abdi Hagi Yusuf

Secretary-Treasurer

CUPW Toronto Local

416-241-0189

June 23, 2023

BY-LAW CHANGE

June 20/2023

ART. 9

WHEREAS, the C.U.P.W Toronto Local cannot fully guarantee complete and 100%, access to a ‘zoom’ or other ‘audio-visual’ meeting to its membership without technical glitches,

AND WHEREAS, this could affect members during the qualification period for the Union’s National Convention,

AND WHEREAS, the Toronto Local executive or membership has not introduced a transparent and glitch free method for a member to raise a point of order, leaving the President to decide what member speaks next,

AND FURTHER, an executive officer currently must attend to the operation of the ‘zoom’ or ‘audio-visual’ meeting, thereby not allowing that person(s) to fully participate in the membership meeting,

THEREFORE, the Toronto Local of C.U.P.W will not hold any ‘zoom’ or ‘audio-visual’ General Membership Meetings until such time as the executive can fully guarantee a member in good standing access to such a meeting, proposes a process for dealing with points of order and a speaker’s list during such meetings, and does not disenfranchise an executive officer or any other member from not being fully able to participate in the membership meeting. This information is to be documented in a duly passed By-Law.

The Toronto Local can hold a hybrid meeting where the in-person meeting is still held at the hall or other such building announced by the executive and an ‘audio-visual’ or ‘zoom’ meeting is offered simultaneously, but the member would accept any risk of technical glitch or non-access to the meeting if they chose the ‘zoom’ route.

In both cases, the local executive shall make every attempt to attend in person.

MOVED BY: GERARD VAN DEELEN

SECONDED BY: MANNY FERREIRA

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

APRIL 18, 2026

9:00 A.M.

UNION HALL

47 DENSLEY AVENUE

TORONTO, ONTARIO

2026 - 2029 Toronto Local Executive Elections

RESULTS OF THE EXECUTIVE ELECTION(S)(2^nd & FINAL ROUND)

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Comrades,

2^nd Round Elections commenced March 2, 2026 and concluded March 11, 2026 on or around 8:15 p.m. in compliance of Article 8 of Toronto Local By-Laws (Ver. April 15, 2025). Ballot counting occurred from March 11, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. and completed March 11, 2026. In addition to the Election Committee and independent third party, the counting of the ballots was witnessed by eight (8) scrutineers. Results are as follows:

Second Round Summary

Valid ballots received: 2463

Total rejected ballots: 27

Total ballots cast: 2456 (Computer)

Total Second Round Polling Station Hours: 320

PRESIDENT:

Zach Avdelopoulos …….. 1283 Elected

Robby Jouhal …………….. 1148

3^rd VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rob Guglielmelli ………. 1371 Elected

Donna Leeder …………. 983

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

Sherice Douglas ………. 935

Greg MacDonald …….. 1367 Elected

E.S.S. GATEWAY EAST/WPDH:

Nikky Narewal …………. 1493 Elected

Sunny Philipose ……….. 693

Congratulations to those elected and thanks to all participants.

In Solidarity,

Abdi Hagi-Yusuf,

Secretary Treasurer, CUPW Toronto Local 626

March 11, 2026

2026 CUPW Toronto Local 626 Executive Elections Voting Calendar Schedule - MARCH (2ND Round) (AMENDED)

**DATES, LOCATIONS, AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

Dates		Locations	Times
Monday, March 2, 2026		Portlands - 675 Commissioners St., Toronto (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(Front)	6AM - 10PM
Monday, March 2, 2026		Vista - 6500 Silver Dart. Dr., Mississauga (RV/Motorhome Voting Station) (Front)	6AM - 10PM
Monday, March 2, 2026		Van Kirk - 171 Van Kirk Dr., Brampton (RV/Motorhome Voting Station) (@ Sandalwood Pkwy)	6AM - 10PM
Tuesday, March 3, 2026		Oakdale - 500 Oakdale Rd, North York (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(Front)	6AM - 10PM
Tuesday March 3, 2026		Creditstone - 707 Creditstone Rd., Concord (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(Rear of Building)	6AM - 10PM
Tuesday March 3, 2026		SCLPP - 969 Eastern Ave., Toronto (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(West Lot)	6AM - 10PM
Wednesday March 4, 2026		TWDC - 66 Ray Ave., Toronto (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(North Side of Compound)	6AM - 10PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026		The West Mall - 145 The West Mall, Etobicoke (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(Front)	6AM - 10PM
Wednesday March 4, 2026		SCLPP - 969 Eastern Ave., Toronto (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(West Lot)(West Lot)	6AM - 10PM
	Thursday, March 5, 2026	Mississauga Depot 3 - 2273 Dundas St. W., Mississauga (RV/Motorhome)(Rear)	6AM - 10PM
	Thursday, March 5, 2026	Matheson - 340 Matheson Blvd E., Mississauga (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)	6AM - 10PM
	Thursday March 5, 2026	Campobello - 6616 Campobello Rd., Mississauga (RV/Motorhome Voting Station)(Front)	6AM - 10PM
Friday, March 6, 2026		Hilton Garden Inn - 1870 Matheson Blvd., Mississauga (McCallion Hall)	6AM - 10PM
Friday, March 6, 2026		Port Credit - 890 Rangeview Rd., Mississauga (Front)	6AM - 10PM
Saturday, March 7, 2026		Toronto Local - 47 Densley Ave., Toronto	6AM - 10PM
Monday, March 9, 2026		Spot One Grill & Music Hall - 289 Rutherford Rd. South, Brampton (Front)	6AM - 10PM
Monday, March 9, 2026		Toronto Civic E U - 110 Laird Dr., East York (Front)	6AM - 10PM
Monday, March 9, 2026		Primera Iglesia Pentecostal Hispana - 2104 Kipling Ave., Toronto (Front)	6AM - 10PM
Tuesday March 10, 2026		Toronto Local - 47 Densley Ave., Toronto	6AM - 10PM
Tuesday March 10, 2026		Hilton Garden Inn - 1870 Matheson Blvd., Mississauga (McCallion Hall)	6AM - 10PM

2026 - 2029 Toronto Local Executive Candidates

RESULTS OF THE EXECUTIVE ELECTION(S)(FIRST ROUND)

Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Comrades,

First Round Elections commenced February 10, 2020 and concluded February 20, 2026 @ 8:40 p.m. in compliance of Article 8 of Toronto Local By-Laws (Ver. April 15, 2025). Ballot counting occurred from February 19, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. to February 20, 2026. In addition to the Election Committee and independent third party, the counting of the ballots was witnessed by approximately twenty-one (21) scrutineers. Results are as follows:

First Round Summary

Valid ballots received: 2503

Total rejected ballots: 14

Total ballots cast: 2517

Total First Round Polling Station Hours: 320

PRESIDENT:

Zach Avdelopoulos …….. 568 Run-off

Robby Jouhal …………….. 723 Run-off

Mark Lubinski ……….. 417

Qaiser (Kaiser) Maroof .. 296

Stephen Myers …………… 115

Gerard van Deelen …….. 261

1^ST VICE- PRESIDENT:

Stacey Pritchard ………. 1,628 Elected

Amit Verma …………….. 532

2^ND VICE –PRESIDENT:

Reno Borg ………………… 1,228 Elected

Richard LeGendre …….. 890

3^rd VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rob Guglielmelli ………. 1,036 Run-off

Donna Leeder …………. 521 Run-off

Liz Parry ………………….. 373

Inderjit Sidhu ………….. 257

5^TH VICE-PRESIDENT:

Rashmi Mehta …………… 527

Bruno Rossi ………………. 1,520 Elected

ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TREASURER:

Sandro Petruzzelli …….. 1,363 Elected

Victor Santhiapillai …... 654

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Baleswaran Kandasamy .. 542

Greg Krisa ……………………. 1,444 Elected

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

Furqan Ashraf …………. 406

Sherice Douglas ………. 660 Run-off

Muhammad Imran ….. 306

Greg MacDonald …….. 878 Run-off

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

Janet Kocur ………………… 1,479 Elected

Rana Siddiqui …………….. 560

E.S.S. GATEWAY EAST/WPDH:

Rajiv Joshi ……………….. 625

Nikky Narewal …………. 854 Run-off

Sunny Philipose ……….. 632 Run-off

E.S.S. WEST AREA WICKETS:

Celia Bellissimo ………….. 1,075 Elected

Nicky Jandu ………………. 496

Dave Khaper …………….. 477

E.S.S. WEST TRANSPORTATION:

Neil Bolen ……………….. 1,268 Elected

Shaka Thomas …………. 911

Congratulations to those elected and thanks to all participants. Second Round voting is scheduled to commence March 2, 2026.

In Solidarity,

Abdi Hagi-Yusuf,

Secretary Treasurer, CUPW Toronto Local 626

February 23, 2026

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The Struggle Continues