The Bargaining process has begun for CUPE 917’s new Collective Agreement which will be effective from Apr 1, 2025 through March 31, 2029.

Bargaining is a complicated thing, which is why it takes several months to complete.

Please note that all discussions of the Steering and Bargaining committees are considered confidential for the meantime, until a proposal is prepared to be brought to our members.

 

The first step was to put together a Steering committee of 16 members + our President.

From these 16 people, comes the Bargaining committee of 4 members + our President, as voted by the Steering committee.

Click here to see who is representing us for the Steering and Bargaining committees.

 

News about Bargaining:

Jan 19, 2026

Starting in the summer of 2025, the Steering committee has been meeting with our CUPE National representative, Micha Pesta, to go through every article of the previous Collective Agreement which expired March 31, 2025.

With this process, we have found several articles that we feel would benefit our members through editing the language, and in some cases adding entirely new language to protect the rights and privileges or our members.

As well, we discussed the survey that was previously sent to our members to see what can be improved in our Benefits package.

Our final meeting for the Steering committee is set for Feb 12, 2026, and soon after that the Bargaining committee will be able to start discussions with UVic management with the purpose of trying to obtain the changes to the Collective Agreement set down by the Steering committee.

In Solidarity

The CUPE 917 Steering and Bargaining committees

Steering Committee

President                         Shane Randall

ATRS                                Quy Nguyen

CSEC                                Abdul-Basit Amadu

FMCA                               Brad Tikk

FMCS (Day)                    Kristen Lee

FMCS (Night)                 Dave Sylvest

FMEL                               Jeff Wood

FMGR                              Scott Casson

FMME                             Kristofer Pantazis

FMPA                              Christopher Petersen

FMPL                              Byron Spiers

FMWR                            Jason Insley

RESS                               Tara Genier

UNFS                              Lynne Johnson

UNFS                              Fabrizio Ceccarelli

UNIC                              Mark Hovey

 

Bargaining Committee

President                         Shane Randall

FMCA                               Brad Tikk

FMCS (Day)                    Kristen Lee

FMPL                               Byron Spiers

FMWR                             Jason Insley

 

 

Alternates:

FMEL                               Jeff Wood

UNFS                              Lynne Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting with Jan 2026, we have decided to start posting a copy of the minutes from our General meetings here on our website.

This page will be updated after each General meeting, allowing our members to keep informed as to what we are doing and what issues we face at the present time.

2026 01 21 General meeting minutes

President: Shane Randall
(250) 216-6140
Prez@cupe917.ca

Vice President: Scott Casson

Secretary Treasurer: Kristen Lee
(250) 510-5449
Treasurer@cupe917.ca

Recording Secretary: Dave Sylvest
(250) 884-1243
Secretary@cupe917.ca

Head Steward: Jason Insley
(250) 588-5273
Head_Steward@cupe917.ca

Membership Officer: Lynne Johnson

Member-at-Large (U-Club): Brett Taradash
Member-at-Large: Virgie Stewart
Member-at-Large: Paula Gough
Member-at-Large: Byron Spiers

Trustees:
Melinda Hranchuk
Spomenka Buckingham
Rommel Esteban

Head Steward:
Jason Insley
(250) 588-5273
Head_Steward@cupe917.ca

Auditorium:
Mark Hovey

Carpentry:
Kristopher Pantazis

Custodial AM:
Kristen Sernoski

Custodial PM:
Dave Sylvest
Tony Qualizza

Electrical:
Jeff Wood

Food Services:
Lynne Johnson
Virgie Stewart

Grounds:
Chelsea Bentaberry

Housing:
Daniel Smith

Mechanical:
Kristopher Pantazis

Paint:
Brad Tikk

PEARF/Athletics:
Quy Nguyen

Plumbing:
Walter Sly

Security:
Jake Werrun

University Club:
Vacant

Waste Reduction:
Jason Insley

Our local needs members to get involved with the local and help with our committees.
Work with your fellow members to make our local strong and effective.
A union works better when more people get involved, so start out by joining a committee.

Contact a steward or any member of the executive to let them know you’re interested.

Below are our Current Committees and their members.
To contact any committee, email Secretary@cupe917.ca

Bylaws:
Kristen Lee

Communication:
Dave Sylvest

Education:
Dave Sylvest

I.D.E.A.:
Dave Sylvest

Occupational Health & Safety:
Lynne Johnson

Parking:
Byron Spiers

Pensions:
Jason Insley

Sick & Retirement:
Kristen Lee

Sick Bank:  Apply to the Sick Bank
Scott Casson, Yvana Jovanovic, Walter Sly

Scholarship:
Dave Sylvest

Social:
Jason Insley, Kristen Lee

Supplemental Fund:  Apply of the Supplemental Fund
Paula Gough, Virgie Stewart, Scott Casson

 

Trustees:
Melinda Hranchuk
Spomenka Buckingham
Rommel Esteban

University Club:
Brett Taradash

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