WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Downtown Community Safety Partnership (DCSP) employees working at Mobility Assist and Connect (MAC 24/7), who make up the DCSP foot patrol, joined CUPE 500 following a successful card sign campaign under the Manitoba Government’s card check legislation.
“DCSP workers play a critical role in maintaining safety and well-being in downtown Winnipeg,” said Gord Delbridge, President of CUPE 500.
Coalition representing frontline workers to advance comprehensive 5-Point Plan for Safer, Stronger Downtown
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 - A new coalition of unions representing tens of thousands of frontline workers has formally united under the banner Workers for Downtown Public Safety. The coalition includes:Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union (MGEU)Canada Employment & Immigration Union/Public Service Alliance of Canada (CEIU-SEIC/PSAC)United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW)United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
Together, these unions represent workers in transit, emergency services, retail, public services, and community programs.
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Winnipeg’s largest union says that Winnipeg City Council needs to go back to the drawing board on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for garbage and recycling services.
“The garbage contract stinks,” said Gord Delbridge, President of CUPE 500. “From start to finish, the process, the bids, and the contractor selected all need to be trashed.
CUPE Applauds Investment into NorMan Regional Recreation FacilitiesWINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Manitoba’s largest labour union says the Wab Kinew government has made smart investments in Northern Manitoba’s recreation infrastructure.
“This will make a big difference in the lives of The Pas families,” says Clayton Paul, President of CUPE 745. “It’s important for youth in the North to have high-quality opportunities to have fun and relax.
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Utility Operators with the City of Winkler have voted to join CUPE following a successful card-signing campaign under Manitoba Government’s card check legislation.
CUPE already represents a wide range of municipal workers across Southern Manitoba, including workers at the City of Morden. “We want to welcome these new members to CUPE,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
Mandatory minimum staffing ratios in health care could be a game changer – CUPEWINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Manitoba’s largest labour union says the NDP government’s blueprint for the year ahead is on the right track and offers important improvements for workers and seniors, including legislating minimum patient-to-staff ratios. CUPE urges the province to invest in public services adjacent to Northern development and continue building a strong public sector that provides valuable services and good jobs for Manitobans.
It is with deep sadness that CUPE Manitoba learns of the sudden passing of Jason Schreyer, Winnipeg City Councillor for Elmwood-East Kildonan.
[caption id="attachment_102576" align="alignright" width="305"] CUPE 500 President Gord Delbridge stands with Councillor Jason Schreyer at pickets for stronger municipal public services[/caption]
Jason Schreyer was a friend to working families and a friend to labour.
Winnipeg, Treaty 1 – Manitoba’s largest union is applauding the NDP government’s first budget, which should help address chronic understaffing in healthcare, childcare, municipal services, and education.
“Hiring 600 health care aides will help fill the staffing holes created by the previous government”, said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “We hear every day from health care support staff across Manitoba who are calling for backup, and now the help is coming”.
On July 13, CUPE 500, representing municipal staff at the Brady Road Resource Management Facility, including the landfill and 4R Winnipeg Depot, provided a letter of support to the organizers and families who are calling for a search for MMIWG2S at the site.
In our July 13 message we expressed that we are deeply concerned with the City and Province’s inability to provide support and closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI* members of the community.
WINNIPEG – The 2022 Manitoba budget continues to put public services at risk, says CUPE Manitoba.
“Manitobans expect to see a budget that protects the public services they rely on,” says
Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “This government continues to cut taxes for ideological reasons rather than fully supporting our schools and health care facilities.