Workplace focus
Use CAPE’s national attention and resources only for the conditions, rights and negotiations that shape members’ working lives.
CAPE election · EC Director · 2027–2029
Re-elect Jeremy Solomon as EC Director
Focused on Members. Focused on Workplace Issues.
I’m seeking another term to keep CAPE’s national attention where members need it: on workplace rights and the issues that affect us directly.
Seeking re-election for the January 1, 2027–December 31, 2029 term
Current roleAn incumbent CAPE EC Director
Member experienceAlmost 30 years with CAPE
WorkplaceStatistics Canada since 1997
Local roleDirector, Local 503 — Statistics Canada
A clear purpose
CAPE should focus only on the workplace.
CAPE has limited time, staff capacity and member resources. I believe its national work—its time, money and advocacy—should be used only for workplace issues that directly affect members: working conditions, labour relations and collective bargaining.
Working conditions. Labour relations. Collective bargaining.
What members can expect
One workplace mandate, carried out openly
Transparency
Show members how decisions are made and whether their dues are supporting CAPE’s workplace responsibilities.
Member voice
Give every member a reasonable opportunity to participate and vote on decisions that affect them.
Practical representation
Use evidence, workplace realities and direct member feedback to guide union action.
Continuity you can measure
The priorities I ran on are reflected in my first term.
I ran in 2023 on better communication, transparency, greater member involvement and a stronger workplace focus. During the 2024–2026 term, I applied the same practical test: does this directly advance members’ workplace rights and interests?
Workforce Adjustment
Keeping job security on the national agenda
I ensured Workforce Adjustment became a standing item on the National Executive Committee agenda, so WFA, workforce reductions and job-security concerns remain regularly before CAPE’s national leadership—not only when a crisis occurs.
Return to Office
Pushing back on blanket rules
During this term, I pushed CAPE to push back against the employer’s Return-to-Office approach. I believe onsite attendance should be based on genuine operational need, with meaningful telework flexibility where that need does not exist.
Transparency
Supporting openness every time
I voted in favour of every transparency motion that came before me and submitted several transparency motions myself. Some were defeated, but the principle remains: members deserve to know how their union operates.
Financial clarity
Knowing the cost before voting
As a member of CAPE’s Finance Committee, I worked to ensure clear financial costs were attached to member resolutions so members could understand the consequences of proposals before voting.
Member democracy
Your right to vote should not depend on your ability to attend one meeting.
Meetings and discussion matter. But mandatory attendance should not be the key that unlocks a member’s vote. Members with family responsibilities, disabilities, different schedules, geographic constraints or limited time should still have a reasonable opportunity to participate.
Read my commitments on transparency and member voiceAll members should be able to vote on:
- Member resolutions
- Union elections
- Bargaining-path decisions
- Ratification of collective agreements
Election information
Dates to know
Nomination deadlineSeptember 1, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
2026 CAPE AGMSunday, November 15, 2026
VotingExpected to begin Monday, November 16 · Closes Friday, November 27
MandateJanuary 1, 2027–December 31, 2029
Voting begins after the AGM and is expected to open Monday, November 16. Under CAPE’s bylaw timetable, voting closes Friday, November 27, 2026.
Stay in touch
An EC Director shouldn’t only hear from members at election time.
I have stayed active in member social-media groups, shared NEC agendas and minutes, and asked members directly for feedback. If you have a question or a workplace issue you want to discuss, please email me or contact me on LinkedIn.