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CUPE Manitoba is proud to recognize the week of September 29th – October 4th, 2024, as School Support Staff Recognition Week. This important week acknowledges the value of School Support Staff to our education system.

During this important week, we will be celebrating the important contributions of School Support Staff in keeping our schools safer and clean, getting children and youth to school safely and on time, keeping our schools running, shelves stocked with books, and helping our children and youth learn, grow, and succeed.

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Please see the latest information from the CUPE Health Care Bargaining Committee on the results of the ratification votes.

For more information, contact your CUPE Local directly.

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The CUPE Manitoba Young Workers' Committee is hosting a free picnic this Labour Day, Monday Sept 2 from NOON - 3 PM.

Pizza and drinks
Games and activities

To register please email info@cupe.

Committees

Manitoba CUPE members in Affiliated Locals are invited to attend CUPE Manitoba’s All Committees meeting on Monday, June 24 at 5 PM (online). Below you will find a list of all our Issue-Based committees:

Human Rights Committee
Health and Safety
Contracting-Out and Political Action
Indigenous Council
Women’s and Gender Rights
Global Justice
Charitable Works
Young Workers’
Safer Spaces
2SLGBTQI+
Racialized Workers’

Committee meetings are held online and each committee has an annual budget and an assigned National staff liaison to support their work.

Events

CUPE Manitoba looks forward to bringing CUPE's spirit of Frontline Pride to celebrations across Manitoba this month, from Flin Flon to Steinbach and many places in-between.

Our activities kicked off at the Union Centre in Winnipeg on May 24th with a flag raising ceremony in which CUPE Manitoba 2SLGBTQI+ Committee Co-Chair Bryce Byron (CUPE Local 2348) spoke alongside Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Deputy Premier and Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara.

Events

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024 the United Way Winnipeg and Winnipeg District Labour Council presented their annual community labour awards to individual labour activists and presented certificates of recognition and excellence to unions for their fundraising efforts.

The event was held at Winnipeg's Union Centre and honoured guests included Minister of Labour Malaya Marcelino, Minister of Advanced Education and Training Renée Cable, and several NDP MLAs as well as labour-friendly city councillors.

Events

Tips for Writing Resolutions & Speaking to Resolutions
March 11
5 - 6:30 PM (No Cost)

To help build connection and support in writing Resolutions, CUPE Manitoba will be offering a Tips for Writing & Speaking to Resolutions online opportunity for CUPE members throughout Manitoba.

To RSVP for this online discussion, please Email Deanna West @ CUPE Manitoba: officeadmin@cupe.

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November 20th is the Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR)

We remember and honour Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people around the world whose lives have been lost due to hatred and oppression and lack of appropriate health care and social supports.

CUPE SCFP renews its commitment to fighting transphobia in all its forms -- including discrimination, harassment and violence.

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CUPE Manitoba joins CUPE National, the Federal NDP, and millions around the world in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The ongoing genocide in Gaza by the Israel Defense Force must stop, and world leaders including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must take up the call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israel's illegal occupation.

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Calling all women and gender diverse members!
The 2023 Grace Hartman Women and Gender Rights Conference celebrates the legacy of Canada’s first woman to be elected as national leader of a major union. Grace helped build CUPE as a fighting union, and opened the door to solidarity and inclusion of diverse voices in the work of our union.