2025 Local 709 Holiday Supper & Dance — Friday, November 28

Please join us in celebrating the Holiday Season on Friday, November 28th at the Sheraton Cavalier.

Dinner with Dance to follow with DJ Aaron.   Also, we will have many door prizes.

This year we will have a Buffet style Dinner with the feature Prime Rib, as well as more options this year than the past.

Also, there are discounted rooms available.  Taxi chips are available as well.

$25 per ticket and will include 1 beverage ticket per person. Maximum 120 person room so get your tickets soon !!

Contact President Frank for tickets.

Longtime Roads Foreman Retires

Thomas Arbour accepts a retirement cheque from President Frank Donegan.  Tom’s last day is June 19th.

CUPE AB Convention 2025 Election Results

TABLE OFFICERS ELECTED 2025
President Raj Uppal L41
Recording Secretary Kelly Spence L8
Young Workers Vice President Katey Schmidt L1825
General Vice President (South) Jason Fenske L46
Diversity Vice President Abbie Mitchell L40

Raj Uppal elected President of CUPE Alberta

Health care worker Raj Uppal has been elected President of CUPE Alberta. The forty-one-year-old mother of two was selected on Friday as the new leader of the 40,000-member strong organization, defeating incumbent Rory Gill.

Uppal has been the President of CUPE 41 for six years, representing 1,400 members at Grey Nuns and Edmonton General Hospitals. During her time as Local President, CUPE 41 focused on multiple health and safety improvements, with a successful push for better equipment and improved employer policies and practices.

Uppal says as President she will work to improve ties with other unions. “We need to have strong working relationships with other unions, especially in the public sector, to build solidarity and win gains for working people.”

Uppal has served on the CUPE Alberta executive board for two terms as the Diversity Vice President.  She is a former mortgage broker and previous member of UFCW 401.

2025 Election Results

In our last General Membership meeting we had nominations for six positions and all candidates were acclaimed.  See below.

Vice President — Dan Payne was acclaimed

Recording Secretary — Serge Lutz was acclaimed

Sergeant at Arms — Mike Hill was acclaimed

Executive at Large — James Annan was acclaimed

Trustee — Aaron Bolan was acclaimed

Trustee — Marco Nicoletti was acclaimed