Helen Gibb Gavel

• Development, calculation, and maintenance of Joint Job Evaluation processes for over 300 locals
• Preparing and assisting locals in complaints with Pay Equity Commission and legal matters related to Pay Equity Compliance or job classification matters
• Training and motivating local committee members through a job evaluation process
• Advocate for multiple locals in diverse sectors, including Municipal, Social Services, Hospital and Long-Term Care
• Negotiate and ensure maintenance of collective agreements through bargaining and grievance processes and discussions/presentations to employers and members
• Work cooperatively with employer advisors and joint committees
• Provide training to members and employers and fellow staff

• Development, calculation, and maintenance of Joint Job Evaluation processes for locals
• Preparing and assisting locals in complaints with Pay Equity Commission and legal matters related to Pay Equity Compliance or job classification matters
• Training and motivating local committee members through a job evaluation process
• Advocate for multiple locals in diverse sectors, including Municipal, Social Services, Hospital and Long-Term Care
• Negotiate and ensure maintenance of collective agreements through bargaining and grievance processes and discussions/presentations to employers and members
• Support committees for job evaluation, health & safety and labour/management relations
• Prepare arbitration cases, including research of facts and relevant precedents, and interviewing witnesses
• Advise locals and members on health and safety and return to work matters
• Maintain a current knowledge on workplace trends and issues
• Mentor local executives and union officers

Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.

• Provided excellent customer service to a diverse caseload of clients accessing a range of social assistance benefits
• Reviewed files to determine eligibility; addressed inquiries from staff on policy and benefits
• Researched community resources to ensure clients received much-needed assistance
• Assessed homemaker and child care subsidy applications for eligibility and entitlement
• Presented and negotiated agreements in family courts for spousal and child support issues

• Negotiate and maintain collective agreements for three employee groups
• Provide leadership and information on labour relations legislation, human rights and disability issues; chair membership meetings
• Liaise with management on collective agreement or workplace issues
• Job Evaluation Experience – CUPE Local 1764
• Negotiated a joint job evaluation system to achieve Pay Equity and internal fairness
• Co-chaired Joint Review Committee and Job Evaluation Steering Committee
• Reviewed over 300 distinct job classes affecting 1500 employees
• Trained members and assisted incumbents in the completion of job documentation, -Gavel 2 of

• Active leader of adult educational workshops on labour issues including: effective stewarding, financial officer requirements, pensions, workplace harassment issues, collective bargaining, union leadership and political action
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines

• Participated on board committees and in public consultations to increase workplace opportunities for community residents and businesses in meeting market trends

• Provided a safe, nurturing environment to children in need of care, factual documentation of events, role modeling for parents to assist in relationship building in families
• Supported education of children under care through consistent attendance to school and attentiveness to homework assignments
• Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs
• Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records

• Negotiate and maintain collective agreements for three employee groups
• Provide leadership and information on labour relations legislation, human rights and disability issues; chair membership meetings
• Liaise with management on collective agreement or workplace issues

Family Mediation II Support/custody mediation, development of agreements; meeting

/District Labour Councils, History, Political Science, Sociology, Organizing, Instructor Training, Labour Law, Political Mobilization and Lobbying Governor General’s Leadership Conference Participant –, Participated in producing and presenting an analysis of community needs and resources with recommendations to the Governor General’s Leadership team