People
Here is the complete list of members that currently make up the CUPE 2278 Executive Committee.
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CUPE 2278 2010 - 2011 Executive Committee
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| Geraldina Polanco |
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| President |
| Sociology, 4th year PhD |
| My motivations for being actively involved with the Union are academic as well as personal. Academically, I have been intrigued by the interplay between public policy and economic development since my undergraduate studies. Beyond my academic interest, I am a firm supporter of quality, accessible post-secondary education. Click for more... |
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| Roger Clarke |
| Bargaining (Chair), Grievances (Chair) |
| Philosophy, 6th year PhD |
| I am actively involved with the union for two main reasons. First, because although unions have recently been publicly demonized for doing noble work, they still do noble work and I am proud to do some of that work. Second, by protecting TA’s rights—and the labour they provide—I believe that I am benefiting my academic discipline. |
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| Mohammed Alam |
| Bargaining |
| Computer Science, 5th year PhD |
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| Jonathan Easey |
| Bargaining |
| Music Theory, 2nd year MMus |
| I wanted to become more involved in this aspect of my graduate experience and to expand my perspective beyond my departmental involvement. |
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| Dustin Grue |
| Bargaining |
| English Language, 2nd year MA |
| I am interested in economic equity through collective bargaining, and effecting institutional change. |
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| David Waddell |
| Communications (Chair) |
| English Literature, 2nd year MA |
| I come from a public service employment background and am very eager to continue to lobby for the hard work and contributions that teaching assistants make as educators on the UBC Campus. |
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| Conrad King |
| Communications |
| Political Science, 2nd year PhD |
| I want to learn about the employment rights of TAs. |
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| Chandra Martini |
| Communications |
| English Literature, 1st year MA |
| I went to a general meeting and was struck by how much TA working conditions are determined by their union representation, and excited by the important issues that were coming up in bargaining. A stronger union = better rights so I wanted to help get the word out. |
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| Eda Cakmakci |
| Communications |
| Anthropology, 2nd year MA |
| I am interested in unionizing in British Columbia, and particularly unions at UBC. |
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| Jennifer Glougie |
| Grievances |
| Linguistics, 4th year PhD |
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| Christa Korens |
| Grievances |
| Sociology |
| I got involved with CUPE 2278 to gain experience and learn about how this union functions during a bargaining year. I'm motivated by my interest in labour law, but also by a family history of involvement in the labour movement. |