2025 Local 596 Barganing Team Nominations

As of June 30, 2025, our Collective Agreement will be up for renewal. We are preparing to go into negotiations with the employer and our first step is to elect a Bargaining Team. Elections will take place on Wednesday, October 16th from 6-7 pm. 

Who can be nominated?

Any signed member can be nominated to represent the membership on the team. 

You will need to have a nominator (this person must be a signed member) or put your name forward. The nominator can send an email in advance of the election to our Secretary, Jason Naughton at comms@opseulocal596.org. Alternatively, nominations can be made on the “floor” the day of the election. Once this process is completed the nominee’s name will be on the ballot for voting.

As with our previous elections, we will include advance nominations in our process to provide time for members to become acquainted with nominees. All nominees will be asked to give a one minute brief introduction on who they are and why they wish to be on the bargaining team.

Present Nominations

The present nominations for the bargaining team that will be representing the local in the 2025 CBA negotations are listed below:

1. Grace He has been nominated by Kitty Choi (Sept 16, 2024)

2. Alexandra Berceanu has been nominated by Mimi Lam (Sept 16, 2024)

3. Heather Palmer-Saettone has been nominated by Melissa Reid (Sept 19, 2024)

4. Julia Pyryeskina has been nominated by Sibat Anam (Sept 19, 2024)

5. Karen Wong has been nominated by Kitty Choi (Sept 25, 2024)

6. Aneesh Tiberias Murali has been nominated by Kella Loschiavo (Sept 30, 2024)

7. Megan Herrington has been nominated by Sibat Anam (Oct 2, 2024)

8. Kella Loschiavo has been nominated by Sibat Anam (Oct 2, 2024)

What can the members expect after the Bargaining Team is elected?

• There will be an opportunity to get to know the team at the OPSEU Fall Luncheon on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

• Training will be provided for the elected team member

• Stewards will provide information to the Bargaining Team from the members

• The Bargaining Team will meet with the Stewards on November 12th at an in-person meeting to discuss information gathered and provide recommendations

• The Demand Set survey will be created and distributed to the membership at a later date 

Once the Bargaining Team is elected, they will provide a negotiation schedule for 2025.