Bulletin
Notice of Election – Nominations Open – Master Construction Trade Union Benefit Plan Trustees (2 Vacant Positions)
June 21, 2024
To: MoveUP members employed at CIATU employer group as follows: British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council; International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Lodge 359; International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local #2 BC; United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local No. 2404 (Pile Drivers, Divers, Bridge, Dock and Wharf Builders); Millwrights, Machine Erectors & Maintenance Union, Local 2736; Ironworkers Trade Improvement Committee; Construction and Specialized Workers Union, Local 1611; Construction & Specialized Workers Medical & Benefit Plan of BC; Construction & Specialized Workers Training Society; International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 115 Training Association; Operating Engineers Benefits and Pension Plans; International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115; International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 882; Piping Industry Apprenticeship Board; Plumbers Local Union 170 Welfare Plan; Metal Trades Division of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local No. 170; United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local No. 170; Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local No. 280; Sheet Metal Workers Welfare & Pension Plan.
Term Ending: July 2026
MoveUP is running an election to fill two (2) Trustee positions for the Master Construction Trade Union Benefit Plan.
Duties of the Board (Trust Agreement Article 5.1) include:
- (a) Operate, administer and interpret the Plan in accordance with this Trust Agreement, the Plan and Applicable Legislation;
- (b) Exercise and discharge its rights, duties and responsibilities under this Trust Agreement in accordance with Applicable Legislation;
- (c) Administer the Trust Fund in accordance with this Trust Agreement;
- (d) Keep a complete and accurate set of accounts for the Trust Fund;
- (e) Appoint, regularly monitor, terminate and replace, if necessary, a custodian or funding agent or agents to hold, administer and invest the Trust Fund; and
- (f) Appoint an Auditor and submit the accounts and financial statements to the Trust Fund for examination, checking and audit in accordance with this Trust Agreement.
If you wish to be nominated for the one (1) of the two (2)Trustee positions, please complete the NOMINATION-FORM and have a minimum of two (2) members in good standing, from within the CIATU bargaining units, nominate you.
Please send the completed nomination forms via email to returningofficer@moveuptogether.ca
Completed nomination forms must be received in the union office by 4:30pm on Friday, July 12, 2024.
In solidarity,
Carol Barrera
MoveUP Returning Officer