Stan Buday

I am honoured to have served the IT Group, its stewards and members during my tenure as President. I believe that in that time I have demonstrated my leadership and dedication to the interests of our members and to the underlying principles that define what it is to be a union.

However, I also believe it is time for someone else to step into that role and I am now seeking your support to continue serving on our national executive as a Member-at-large.

I feel that the new Group President will benefit from my extensive experience during this transition. I will remain a valuable resource providing support and information. I will facilitate maintaining and building the relationships I have developed within our union over the past years.

Recently, I have reassumed the role of the Group’s National Organizing Committee President. We will need to be more united than ever and my goal is to reenergize our efforts, not only in support of negotiations but in engaging our members through multiple ways and avenues.

My work on your behalf:

• Negotiated ground-breaking new language on contracting out, technological change, a multi-million dollar training fund and long awaited pay parity
• Challenged departments’ use of contractors as a member of the Contracting Out Action Team
• Organized member bargaining support
• Consultation with departments most recently as the co-chair of the Interdepartmental Joint Consultation Committee
• Continued to defend your rights and fight the employer’s abusive direction to return to the office
• Lobbied for action on Group concerns with MPs
• Coordinated our efforts in bargaining with other Institute Groups

Experience:

• 12 years CS-IT Group President
• 6 years CS-IT Group National Vice President
• Member, CS-IT Group Bargaining Teams
• Member, PIPSC Strategic Bargaining Committee
• 22 years member of CS-IT Group National Executive
• 8 years CS-IT Group National Organizing Committee Chair
• Recipient of:
  • 2006 Ontario Region Steward of the Year