About us

President – Cyril Wilson

As of February 2015, I was elected in as the new President of our Local due to our previous President resigning as of January 13, 2015.  The election for the President position was held on March 5, 2016 and I was re-elected as President.

I have worked for The City of Calgary for over 30 years in the Waste & Recycling Services department.  Over these years, I have seen a lot of changes in this department as well as many others.

I was born in Nova Scotia in 1956 and moved to NW Calgary in 1958.  This is where I met my future wife in 1975 and we got married in 1979.  We have four beautiful children and 10 grandchildren.

I became involved in the Union when I had asked a Job Steward a question and it was suggested that I attend a Regular Membership meeting to get more information about the Union.  In 1990, I did just that and attended my first meeting that year and have been involved in the Union ever since.  I have been on the Executive for many years now, as a Trustee, Executive Member, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Vice President, and my latest position, as President.

As your President, I will ensure to do this job to the best of my ability and I will be available for all of our Members equally.

I can be reached in the office at 403-269-5333.

Thank You

Cyril Wilson, President

 

Recording Secretary – Dustin Withers

I started with the City of Calgary within the roads department in April of 2008.  I was elected into the Recording Secretary position in 2017 after relieving in the position since 2016.  I also hold the position of the Recording Secretary position for the CUPE Calgary District Council and I also sit as a member of the Calgary and District Labour Council.

 

Treasurer – Jody Sallans

I started with the City of Calgary in the spring of 1989; I was hired as a Driver/Labourer with the Streets Department. Now known as Roads.

I first got involved with CUPE 37 when I became a Job Steward in 1996. I then joined the in-house Occupational Health and Safety Committee in 2004.

In 2006 I was accepted by the members on the Municipal Employees Benefit Association of Calgary (MEBAC) board of directors, in 2009 I was elected to the Secretary’s position on the MEBAC Board. I am also on the Communications Committee for MEBAC and was a member of the Negotiations Committee for MEBAC for the previous 3 Negotiations.

In 2007 I was appointed to the Alberta Municipal Health and Safety Association’s (AMHSA) Board of Directors where I sat for a full 6-year term.

In 2008 I was elected to the Executive-at-Large Position by the members of CUPE Local 37 and in 2015 I was elected into the Sergeant-at-Arms position.

Vice President – Matthew Sjogren

I Want to thank the Membership for the amazing support and for electing me as the Vice President for our Union.  This gives me the opportunity to represent the Membership at the highest level possible through investigations, grievances, and arbitrations.

I have been trained and educated in Labour Law and Legislation.  I am currently and actively bargaining our Collective Agreement and have prepared proposals for our many Sub-Locals.  While bargaining, I have been able to utilize my CUPE National training experience, bargaining strategies, and organizational experience at the national level.

I want to thank everyone for your continued support.  I feel communication is extremely important in these times so please reach out to me anytime, as I value your questions, concerns, and all conversations that I have with our Members.

Thank you and stay safe everyone!

Sergeant-at-Arms – Robin Orsulak

City employee for over a decade and past Chair of the Calgary Stampede Volunteer Committee. I will listen to your concerns and be a firm and strong advocate for you.  

 

Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms – Laura Petrella

I moved here from Ontario and almost immediately started with the City of Calgary.  Since 2004 I have called the Calgary Zoo home and am proud to be part of the Local 37 family there as a Zookeeper.  I have quickly come to realize that working day and day out with a variety of dynamic, formidable and sometimes stubborn animals has in a way been great preparation for union life!

In 2014 I was elected as an Executive-at-Large and I had also joined the Social and OHS&E Committees and have been appointed as Recording Secretary for the Job Stewards Committee.  I hope that my learning experiences over the next few years will continue to foster a sense of activism for the labour movement in Canada and a dedication to this Union. I can be reached at laurapetrella37@gmail.com

Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms – David Fawcett

I’ve worked for the City this last decade in the Waste and Recycling department.  I am a currently a Job Steward for CUPE Local 37 and have previously been a Union Trustee.

 

 

Executive-at-Large – Dave Knudsen

I started with the City of Calgary in 2005 in the Waste & Recycling Services department and became a Job Steward in 2010.

 

Executive-at-Large – Alonni Pedneault

Currently, I am an Executive-at-Large and on the OHS&E Committee. It has been my pleasure to serve as a Job Steward for over 10 years and I have previously worked as Trustee and was on the Social Committee as well.

                                                                                                                           

Executive-at-Large – Marcello Manzoni

-CUPE Local 37 Job Steward since 2017

-Formally a Trustee from May 2018 – March 2019

-CUPE Local 37 Social Committee Member Since January 2018

-CUPE AB APPAC (Anti-Privatization Political Action Committee) Member Since May 2018

-AFL (Alberta Federation of Labour) Committee Member Since February 2018

-Working for the Roads Maintenance Department of the City of Calgary Since April 2008                        

Executive-at-Large – Brad Smith

I have worked for the Roads’ Department since 2008. In 2018, I began volunteering with the Union as a Job Steward and Trustee. Since then, I have completed 8 courses.

                                 

Executive-at-Large – Bill Hanycz

Executive-at-Large – Dafydd Urquart

Trustee – John Andre

Trustee – Bill Stevenson

Trustee – Stuart Daniels

 

If you would like to become a Job Steward in your department download the Selection of Job Steward Form.  You will need to get a minimum of six signatures from your co-worker’s to become a Job Steward.  Complete the form and drop it off at the Union Hall to complete your application.

• Download the Job Steward Selection Form (PDF)

 

CUPE Local 37’s List of Current Job Stewards:

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	LOCATION	DEPARTMENT
STEPHANE	FONTAINE	CH-East Maintenance	Calgary Housing
JAMIE L	DOMSTAD	PK-Parks Nrth and Wst Seasonal	Calgary Parks
ALANA	FELKER	PK-N and W Park Serv-Zone 1	Calgary Parks
JEFFREY	JAROSZ	PK-Parks Nrth and Est Seasonal	Calgary Parks
RAYMOND	MACDONALD	PK-Parks Nrth and Wst Seasonal	Calgary Parks
SHELLEY	REID	PK-Nursery and Planting	Calgary Parks
GORDON	BOLEYCHUK	RC-Glenmore Reservoir Ops	Calgary Recreation
ALONNI	PEDNEAULT	RC-Shaganappi Point GC Gds	Calgary Recreation
ALONNI	PEDNEAULT	RC-BAUER-BUSH-FOOTHILLS A-A PARKS	Calgary Recreation
SHEILA	YOUNG	RC-Peppard-Glenmore A-A Pk	Calgary Recreation
VALERIE	EDWARDS	PR-Destination Africa	Calgary Zoo
JENNIFER	LONG	PR-Destination Africa	Calgary Zoo
LAURA	PETRELLA	PR-Destination Africa	Calgary Zoo
TODD	AVERILL	PS-Fleet Westwinds Team	CPS – Bureaus
DAN	ROSENTRETER	PS-Vehicle Acquis and Set-up	CPS – Bureaus
ANDREW	MASON	FM-Northwest Zone Operations	Facility Management
ARTHUR	BATOROWSKI	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
DAN	BOUCHARD	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
CURTIS	BULLOCK	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
DAN	CERNAT	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
STUART	DANIELS	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
MIKE	FISCHER	RD-Field Staff	Roads
KEVIN	GALLEY	RD-Vehicle Equipment Training	Roads
JACOB	GILES	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
JOHN	HARTUNG	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
JAMAL	HAYMOUR	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
JEREMY	LACHAPELLE	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
MARCELLO	MANZONI	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
RICHARD	MCCARTHY	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
ROBIN	ORSULAK	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
CHRISTOPHER	PENALOZA	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
MATTHEW	SJOGREN	RD-Traffic Field Staff	Roads
BRADLEY	SMITH	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
JAMES	STOFFELS	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
DAFYDD	URQUHART	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
DANIEL	VAN TASSELL	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
PAUL	VARGIS	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
FRANK	WEST	RD-Vehicle Equipment Training	Roads
BRAD	YONER	RD-Strategic Workforce Plng	Roads
JOHN	ANDRE	WR-East-Calgary-Landfill	Waste – Recycling Services
DEAN	COTTAM	WR-Commercial Collect Dist 6	Waste – Recycling Services
CHRISTOPHER	DAKIN	WR-Programs Dist 5	Waste – Recycling Services
ROBERT	DAUPHINAIS	WR-Vehicle and Equip WRS	Waste – Recycling Services
DAVID	FAWCETT	WR-Residential Collect Dist 2	Waste – Recycling Services
RANDY	FTICHAR	WR-Programs Dist 5	Waste – Recycling Services
COLE	HANNA	WR-East-Calgary-Landfill	Waste – Recycling Services
DAVID	KNUDSEN	WR-Residential Collect Dist 4	Waste – Recycling Services
JASON	LANDRY	WR-Residential Collect Dist 3	Waste – Recycling Services
ZACHARY	LAWRENCE	WR-Programs Dist 5	Waste – Recycling Services
KYLE	MOSBY	WR-Spyhill-Landfill	Waste – Recycling Services
DARCY	PERRAULT	WR-Residential Collect Dist 3	Waste – Recycling Services
DUVAL	POUNALL	WR-Residential Collect Dist 2	Waste – Recycling Services
CHRISTOPHER	ST. CROIX	WR-Commercial Collect Dist 6	Waste – Recycling Services
BRAD	WILSON	WR-Residential Collect Dist 1	Waste – Recycling Services
AARON	YOUNG	WR-Residential Collect Dist 4	Waste – Recycling Services
GORDON	ANDERSON	WB-Calgro	Water Services
ERIC	BRADY	WB-FO-O and M DWD-1	Water Services
CHAD	ENNIS	WB-FO-Op Front Line-1	Water Services
BILL	HANYCZ	WB-FO-O and M WW-1	Water Services
GREG	MARTIN	WB-FO-Op Front Line-1	Water Services
FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	LOCATION
BRENT	CAMPBELL	Canadian Rockies
JOHN	BECKETT	Heritage Park Society
GENE	THOMSON	Town of Canmore
JAMES	MCMASTERS	Town of Nanton
JONATHAN	THOMPSON	Town of Nanton
KENT	BROERE	Town of Vulcan
			Last Updated July 2021

Committee Contacts:

AMHSA

• Dafydd Urquhart
• Jody Sallans

AMEC

• Cyril Wilson
• Dustin Withers

CCDC

• Alonni Pedneault
• Brad Smith

CDLC

• Matthew Sjogren
• Dustin Withers

MEBAC

• Jody Sallans
• Cyril Wilson

RCA

• David Fawcett
• Cyril Wilson

SWANA

• David Fawcett
• Cyril Wilson

Local 37 was first chartered on August 13, 1917, as the Civic Employees Federal Labour Union No. 37, under the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada.

Our first officers were:

• F. Stevens – President
• G.F. Moore – Vice President
• J.S. Whitely – Recording Secretary
• W. Hincelwood – Secretary/Treasurer

Over time, the Trades and Labor Congress became the National Union of Public Employees, which subsequently merged with the National Union of public Service Employees to form the Canadian Union of Public Employees in 1963. Local 37 was chartered with CUPE on September 24, 1963. Local 37 has had two job actions in its history – a wildcat strike in 1974 over wages, and a legal strike in 1978 that lasted 55 days. The main issue in the 1978 strike was to maintain gross wages while working a compressed work week.

When the economy tanked in the early 1980’s, Local 37 members were re-deployed in 1984 for about 3 months. Since then, no permanent employee in Local 37’s jurisdiction has been laid off due to lack of work.

Today, CUPE Local 37 represents more than 3000 members providing excellence in public service.

CUPE Local 37 represents the City of Calgary Outside Workers and the following Sub-Locals:

City of Calgary website:

• City of Calgary

CUPE 37 Sub-Local websites:

• Canadian Rockies Regional Division #12
• Heritage Park Society
• Town of Canmore
• Town of Irricana
• Town of Nanton
• Town of Vulcan

CUPE 37 is affiliated to:

• Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) National
• CUPE Calgary District Council
• Calgary and District Labour Council