The CUPE Cares Committee sends flowers or a fruit basket to the CUPE 1615 members who are in hospital or confined to their home due to illness for periods of two weeks or greater or who are celebrating the birth/adoption of a child. The Committee also extends the Local’s condolences to the family of a deceased Local member and to a member upon the death of an immediate family member.
Members
| Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Johnson (Grenfell) | TBA | djohnson@cupe1615.ca |
| Scott Quilty | TBA | TBA |
| Natalie Webber | (709) 864-8476 | nwebber@cupe1615.ca |
Mandate
- It shall be the duty of this Committee:
- to send flowers or a fruit basket to any member who is in hospital due to illness or confined to their home due to illness for periods of two weeks or greater;
- to send flowers or a fruit basket to members celebrating the birth or adoption of a child;
- to extend the Local’s condolences;
- to the family of a deceased Local member, and
- to a member upon the death of an immediate family member.
Flowers or charitable donation in accordance with the custom or wishes of the family shall express the Local’s condolences.
(Immediate family members shall include stepparents and stepchildren but not grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins). For non-immediate family members, the Local should send a card of condolence to the member and;
- to maintain a record of all gifts (flowers or otherwise) and to whom they were sent. As well a record of all charitable donations to all organizations and on whose behalf they were made.
- For the purposes of this clause all floral and fruit arrangements shall be limited to $80.00, excluding delivery charges; gifts and donations to organizations shall be limited to $50.00.
- For this Committee to fulfill its duty, it will be the responsibility of Local members to notify the Committee when one of their fellow union members is affected by either of the above situations.