Winnipeg – CUPE Local 500 members from across City of Winnipeg departments voted 85% in favour of a strike mandate at a meeting held on June 7, 2017. Nearly 80% of eligible voters cast their ballots in an overwhelming show of support for the bargaining committee.
“The CUPE Local 500 bargaining committee takes this direction from our members seriously” said Gord Delbridge, President of CUPE 500.
Winnipeg – With the conclusion of the 41st Legislature, the Pallister government is willfully passing legislation that will disrupt health care, hurt working families, and will leave Manitobans with more questions than answers, says CUPE Manitoba.
“Pallister’s government is willfully passing irresponsible and ill-conceived legislation that leaves more questions than answers,” says Terry Egan, President of CUPE Manitoba.
Flin Flon – Health care support workers in the Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) are holding info pickets on Thursday, May 25th from 11am - 4pm at Pioneer Square in Flin Flon against the government's mandate to find $6m in "savings" in the NRHA. (more…)
On May 23 CUPE presented to the Legislative Standing Committee on Bill 33 (The Minimum Wage Indexation Act).
This Bill would index minimum wage to inflation. Matt McLean, CUPE's National Research Representative in Manitoba made a strong presentation arguing that attaching minimum wage to inflation will only keep minimum wage earners stuck below the poverty line.
Winnipeg - CUPE Local 998 (representing workers at Manitoba Hydro, including in the PowerSmart program) will be on-site to voice opposition at the Legislative Committee hearings on Bill 19 tonight.
Bill 19 (Efficiency Manitoba Act) seeks to carve out the PowerSmart program from Manitoba Hydro and establish a separate energy efficiency crown corporation.
- Strengthening CUPE Health Care - The provincial government has introduced legislation to change health care across Manitoba. Because of this, your union, CUPE, is being proactive and will be strengthening our health care locals by merging all 21 Winnipeg CUPE health care locals under the WRHA into one strong, united CUPE Local.…
Presented to the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs on Bill 19 (Efficiency Manitoba Act) on May 11, 2017. CUPE 998 is there to tell government that PowerSmart should stay part of Hydro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d10l-n1d23Y
Winnipeg – The Pallister Conservative government has pushed two anti-labour Bills through the committee stage and into Third Hearing, which could ultimately result in the passing of the legislation.
Bill 28 (Public Sector Sustainability Act) and Bill 29 (Health Care Bargaining Unit Review Act) were opposed by dozens of labour representatives and members of the public at Committee hearings that took place on the evening of May 8th.
Delegates at the 54th annual CUPE Manitoba Convention held in Portage la Prairie have elected Terry Egan as CUPE Manitoba President.
[caption id="attachment_3424" align="alignright" width="300"] CUPE Manitoba President-elect Terry Egan (2nd from right) with outgoing CUPE Manitoba President Kelly Moist, CUPE National President Mark Hancock (right) and CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Charles Fleury (left).
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is proud to welcome 35 new members at Com-Span Inc.
We would like to welcome employees from Com-Span to our union. Workers at Com-Span provide invaluable services to the community and we’re proud to represent them in their workplace!
Com-Span Inc. provides day services to individuals with intellectual disabilities.