Welcome to CUPE Manitoba, representing over 25,000 members in Manitoba!
Please contact us if you have any questions, or if you’d like to receive news and updates from your union.
If you are a healthcare member please visit phcc.cupe.ca for updates on bargaining.
If you are a school sector member, visit mbschooldiv.cupe.ca for news and updates.
CUPE National Convention is happening in Vancouver, BC from November 2 – 6. Among the agenda items include the election of a new President. Click here for more information.
The CUPE Manitoba Solidarity Sector Conference is fast-approaching!
This is a great opportunity to meet with fellow CUPE members from your own sector, to discuss trends, issues, and opportunities within your sector (ie: Health Care, Long-Term Care, Municipal, Social Service & Childcare, Crowns, Education, etc).
Please contact CUPE Manitoba for more information!
Come out to the huge rally in support of Tom Mulcair’s NDP!
The NDP was formed by workers, for workers, and now is our chance to see Canada’s first NDP federal government!
Thursday, August 20th from 6:00 – 7:00pm at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
RSVP at the link below!
http://www.ndp.ca/ready-for-change-winnipeg
Winnipeg – Municipal workers from across Western Canada are gathering in Winnipeg this week to discuss important issues facing the municipal sector.
The CUPE Western Municipal Conference is bringing CUPE municipal members from 30 Locals from across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba together to tackle issues including privatization, contracting out, Public Private Partnerships, as well as trends facing the sector.
“Municipal workers are often the first in our communities to be threatened by privatization” says Kelly Moist, President of CUPE Manitoba. “Municipal workers face serious challenges from right-wing decision makers, and we need to work together to push back against these threats”.
The Conference is being held in Winnipeg and concludes on Friday, June 26th.
Keynote speakers include CUPE National President Paul Moist, CUPE Senior Economist Toby Sanger, CUPE Researcher Jordana Feist, and will feature presentations on topics ranging from P3s and infrastructure to the upcoming Federal Election.
Additionally, delegates are visiting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which features a discussion on labour rights and the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.
CUPE represents approximately approximately 185,000 municipal workers in communities across Canada.
CUPE Manitoba is proud to be hosting the Western Municipal Conference, June 24 – 26, 2015!
For the full agenda and registration please see the documents below!
We hope to see you there!
Contact us for more information!
Phone: (204) 942-0343
E-mail: cupemb@mts.net
Dauphin – Over one hundred union activists from across Manitoba gathered on April 8 -11 at Credit Union Place in Dauphin for the annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Manitoba.
“We are proud to host this year’s convention in Dauphin,” said Kelly Moist who was re-elected as president of CUPEManitoba. “Dauphin has a rich history of progressive movements, from the ground breaking guaranteed wage project to our union activists today.”
Keynote speakers included Premier Greg Selinger, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre Pat Martin, and Mayor of Dauphin Eric Irwin. “We’ve seen all across Canada the role CUPE plays in fighting for equality and justice,” said Premier Selinger. “The role of the labour movement in advocating for safe workplaces is fundamental.”
“We need to build an economy that benefits everybody in the community: fair wages and working conditions, working together to create good jobs and public services,” said Mayor Irwin. “None of that would be possible without CUPE.” Irwin reminded us that while some governments “beat up on unions” we need to “work together to oppose those governments that don’t share our beliefs and values.”
Members debated resolutions over the course of four days, including a re-commitment to pushing for a national inquiry on missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. Other resolutions were passed strengthening our fight for defined benefit pension plans for school sector and long-term care sector members, continuing our fight against privatization, as well as a resolution to fight against racism in our workplaces and community.
Delegates also spoke on the importance of our relationship with the New Democratic Party, emphasizing the need to get involved in the upcoming federal and provincial elections to help elect a labour-friendly federal government in Ottawa and re-electing our party here in Manitoba.
CUPE Manitoba was proud to honour brother Mike Davidson of Local 500 with the prestigious Jack Rodie award in recognition of his long-standing commitment to the labour movement.
Kerri Irvin-Ross, Manitoba Minister of Family Services, Housing and Community Development, also stopped by the convention to meet with delegates.
Special thanks to our brothers and sisters from the labour movement including CUPE National President Paul Moist, CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Charles Fleury, CUPE Saskatchewan President Tom Graham, Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck, Canadian Labour Congress Representative Cindy Murdoch, and Carolyn Unsworth, 1st Vice-President of the Hospital Employees’ Union in B.C.
For more photos from the convention, visit the CUPE Manitoba Flickr gallery or like us on Facebook.
Dauphin – Over one hundred union activists from across Manitoba are gathering at Credit Union Place in Dauphin for the annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Manitoba.
“We are proud to host our annual convention here in Dauphin” says Kelly Moist, President of CUPE Manitoba “Dauphin has a rich history of progressive movements, from the groundbreaking guaranteed wage project to our union activists today”.
Speakers at this year’s convention include:
Wednesday, April 8
Thursday, April 9
Friday, April 10
Saturday, April 11
In Manitoba, the Canadian Union of Public Employees represents approximately 25,000 members working in health care facilities, personal care homes, school divisions, municipal services, social services, child care centres, public utilities, libraries and family emergency services.
Over 140 CUPE members from across the province met in Brandon from November 26 – 29 at the CUPE Manitoba Solidarity Sector Conference.
At this conference members from Healthcare, Social Services, Municipalities, Long-term Care, and School Divisions met to discuss issues facing their sectors.
Additionally, special guest speakers included Mark Janson, CUPE Research who spoke to a number of sectors on Defined Benefit pension plans, CUPE National President Paul Moist who spoke about Manitoba’s positive track record on pensions, comparing Manitoba to other provinces where pensions are under attack. Newly elected Brandon City Councilor Lonnie Patterson also spoke on the importance of labour activists getting involved in local politics and elections.
For photos of the conference, visit CUPE Manitoba on Facebook or check out our Flikr gallery!