CUPE 4600 employs two full-time professional staff who are available to provide assistance and answer your inquiries. You can learn more about them below!
Business Agent & Organizer: Codie Fortin Lalonde
Codie (she/her) has held many roles with CUPE 4600 including Unit 2 bargaining team member, executive board member, and now staff for the Local. She has a PhD in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies from Carleton and studied how students and citizens(hip) are framed in public education policy across Canada. She likes hiking, science fiction, music, and making things with her hands. Sometimes writes for Our Schools/Our Selves. She can be reached by email at bao@cupe4600.ca
Mobilization Coordinator & Grievance officer: Pierre-Julien Blais
Pierre Blais has worked at CUPE 4600 since 2016. He has experience working in street outreach, labour organizing, educational workshops, and activism. He believes in improving working conditions for all workers, and is glad to be doing this at Carleton. He has had different roles at CUPE 4600, and is currently Mobilization Coordinator and Grievance Officer. He can be reached by email at mobcor@cupe4600.ca
CUPE 4600’s staff are unionized under Unifor Local 567.