The Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions has reached a tentative agreement with the seven Regional Centres for Education and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. Details of the tentative agreement will not be shared until members have had the opportunity to review and ratify the terms, which will take place as soon as possible.
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After many months of hard work, CUPE partner Momentum is launching its Vote Rainbow Equality campaign today, Monday, March 3rd! With a federal election on the horizon, the Vote Rainbow Equality campaign aims to build momentum and mobilize our communities to maximize our organizing time before voting day. Momentum’s Vote Rainbow Equality campaign is focused on empowering Canadians from all
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The members of CUPE 1190 – the general labour and trades workers in New Brunswick – voted in favour of their new collective agreement by 95%. Contract votes were conducted on February 18, in over 15 locations across New Brunswick. A total of 1246 members participated in the vote. “We had been bargaining for over two
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At a parliamentary committee meeting this morning, the CAQ instructed opposition MNAs to do a detailed section-by-section review of Bill 69. This means that the MNAs with the government will refuse to hear reports by experts from CUPE and Hydro-Québec locals, representing more than 16,000 members. In addition, when opposition MNAs who are members of the
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At a time when an exceptionally large snowfall has blanketed Quebec, Labour Minister Jean Boulet has chosen this moment to release a bill aimed at limiting the length of strikes and lockouts. This is an opportunistic but vain attempt to attack yet again the right to strike. “Minister Boulet is playing groundhog this year. He’s hoping
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On February 20, CUPE is marking Pension Awareness Day by calling attention to the benefits of workplace pension plans for Canadian workers, local communities and the economy as a whole. Every Canadian deserves to retire in dignity with a decent retirement income. Defined benefit pension plans are the best way to provide a secure and predictable
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The goal of CUPE’s National Young Workers Conference is to promote learning and engagement among young CUPE members. It will offer young workers like you a platform to mobilize, organize and share ideas to build more dynamic and resilient locals. The conference will be held from March 2 at 8:00 a.m. until March 3 at
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An opinion survey conducted by Environics Research for CUPE shows a high level of support for striking education workers. The support is evident among both the general Alberta public and (perhaps surprisingly) among supporters of the governing United Conservative Party, UCP. Over 4,000 education support workers are on strike in Fort McMurray and in the Edmonton region.
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While we understand that Nova Scotians are struggling with lack of access to mental health and addiction support, CUPE Nova Scotia does not believe that selling more of our health care to private companies is a solution. “There’s no doubt that Nova Scotians need improved and expanded access to mental health services,” said CUPE Nova Scotia