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COP26 – workers must focus on solutions, not empty promises

World leaders – including Canada’s Justin Trudeau – have again sadly under-performed with their feeble response to the climate emergency at COP26. There is little doubt that leadership from our governments is too weak, and that the influence of polluters on them is too strong. But despite the disappointing results of these international discussions, we

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SAQ: Surprise 24-hour strike hits the warehouses and delivery

780 employees working in Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) warehouses and those responsible for delivering products to SAQ retail outlets across Quebec called a surprise 24-hour strike at 9:30 am this morning. “The lack of seriousness by management at the bargaining table has forced us to walk out to show that we are determined and

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EQUALITY STATEMENT

Hello GAs and TAs As a Teaching Assistant (TA) or a Graduate Assistant (GA) at the University of Windsor, you belong to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 4580. As a strong and democratic union, CUPE is committed to improving the quality of life for workers in Canada. As CUPE members, we are

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General Membership Meeting-October 2016

Dear members, We hope you all enjoyed your reading week! We have our first General Membership Meeting on Wednesday October 19th at 6pm, in  room 108 Odette Building. There will be free pizza and beverages! Come on out and bring your GA/TA friends. Don’t forget to keep up to date on current events, and important/interesting union- and university-related information on our Twitter

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End of term THANK-YOU

Dear members, First, I would like to thank all of you for a great year, and for being dedicated to the betterment of our campus and union. Last year, I saw an increased amount of support and participation from our members, which continued this year through meeting attendance and steady communication between our executive, our

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Welcome!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our members, new and returning. This is the start of an exciting year, and we want you to remember that CUPE 4580 is here for you! Please bear with us, as this post has a lot of important information. (1) For those of you

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