Category: Elections

AGM 2026 Updates!

Hello friends,

We are pleased to announce the following updates from our recent AGM that took place on Friday, April 10, 2026!

  1. Members voted YES to the proposed bylaw amendment to add a 2nd Vice-President position for the local
  2. Members voted YES to pass the 2023 to 2025 finances for the local
  3. Members voted YES to amend the agenda and defer the election of all executives to the next AGM due to occur in Spring/Summer 2026
  4. Delegates & alternates for the CEIU National Triennial 2026 happening in Vancouver, BC were selected by President Alex Solis as per the current Local 556 Bylaws. Delegates to this year’s convention will be Alex Solis (President) and Meg Harris (Secretary/Treasurer) and our alternate/observer is Cathy Suklje (Vice-President)

The financial update is crucial as we still have members waiting for their 2023 strike pay top-up as our local did not have enough funds on hand to cover every application. Once we submit financial documents with the meeting minutes to CEIU National and CEIU Ontario, funds will be released!

We would like to thank the following executives for assisting us to facilitate this meeting!

Sue-Anne Atkins – CEIU FNMI Committee Member, Alternative National Indigenous Peoples Female representative and recently elected Chair for the PSAC Kataraki Indigenous Action Circle

Lisa Flaherty – CEIU Ontario Region Alternate National Vice-President, CEIU Ontario Chair of Finance Committee, CEIU Ontario Northern District Representative, President of Local 534 Sudbury

Phil Kingsbury – Alternate Northern District Representative, CEIU Differently Abled Committee,

Neruson Murugesamoorthy – CEIU Racialized Action Committee and President of Local 541 Richmond Hill

Mofizul Islam – CEIU National Human Rights Issues Representative

Barry Lamont – CEIU Ontario Region ESDC Departmental Representative, President of Local 576 Windsor, Chair of Windsor District Area Council and ESDC Regional Health and Safety Representative

Juanita Cole-Gonsalves – CEIU Ontario Region ESDC Alternate Departmental Representative, PSAC MDAC Rep, CEIU Womens’ Committee Representative, CEIU National HRRR Alternate Representative

Doron Jacob – PSAC Ontario Region GTA 5 Representative, Chair of Greater Toronto Area Committee (GTAC), President of UTE Local 051 Toronto West

Annual General Meeting 2026!

We are thrilled to announce our first Annual General Meeting of 2026!

Flyer for Local 556 Annual General Meeting on Friday, April 10, 2026 via Zoom.

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026
Time: 6:00PM to 9:00PM EDT
Location: Virtual via ZOOM

To register, please visit: https://forms.gle/KGJLox7avn2H3w6h7 or contact us via email for assistance.

Meeting Agenda:

1. Bylaw amendment and vote to add an additional Vice-President position. Official notice of motion was distributed via email dated Monday, November 3, 2025.
2. 2023 to 2025 budget presentation and vote
3. Election for all executive positions (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary)
4. Delegate/alternate call for the 2026 CEIU National Triennial and vote

Agenda Note:
In the event that all matters cannot be attended to due to time constraints, the agenda will be amended to move the 2023-2025 budget presentation and VOTE to a 2nd meeting at a later date to ensure the urgent matter of local elections / triennial is taken care of ahead of CEIU deadlines.

AGM Data Package
A separate email to follow containing financial information and reporting activities for the 2023-2025 period.

Convention Call: 2026 CEIU National Triennial
The 17th National Triennial Convention will take place on the traditional ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, known today as Vancouver, British Columbia, from September 14 to 18, 2026, under the theme “Rooted in Solidarity, Rising in Strength.”

Local 556 is the only local in electoral district #78 and entitled to nominate ONE delegate.  The delegates are to be democratically selected from the local executive and membership by the election committee.

Please note that if you are selected as a delegate or observer, you must provide a 300-word resume/candidacy flyer before Monday, April 13, 2026, as it must be shared with CEIU National.

Note for Attendees:
Only members in good standing (not RAND) are eligible for election and eligible to vote although everyone is able to attend.

Note for Candidates:
If you are interested in seeking a position, please ensure that you secure a member in good standing as your nominator, and another member in good standing as your seconder. If you are interested in advertising candidacy, please advise us no later than Wednesday, April 1, 2026, if you wish to provide a photo/bio/election resume/flyer to be distributed and posted.

In solidarity,
Local 556 Executive Team