CUPE National Convention is October 7 – October 11 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec. The official call for the 29th CUPE National Convention (along with credential forms) will be emailed by JULY 9th. Click here for more information.
March 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. On this day, and every day, we continue to confront racism however it shows itself, including racial profiling and criminalization, lack of employment and education opportunities, precarious work, unequal access to public services, environmental racism and lack of basic human rights for migrant workers.
Attention CUPE activists, stewards and executive members. The upcoming Summer School registration is now open.
WINNIPEG – CUPE 204 President Debbie Boissonneault called on the Manitoba Government to postpone newly tabled legislation that would cause the further restructuring of health care, citing the current restructuring and bargaining delays as the reason to wait.
“Three years ago, the government announced they were going to shake up health care and see what happened,” said Debbie Boissonneault, “The government didn’t even wait until the end of the first wave of changes to announce another round of upheaval.
International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8.
Across the country and in Manitoba, CUPE members will be participating in community events to honour the accomplishments of women and those who identify as women, to reaffirm our commitment to gender equality. This day also marks a call to action to end gender based violence in our community and in the workplace.
New details on the upcoming health care representation votes have been released. The latest update can be found by clicking on the link: Bulletin Update - February 11 , 2019
CUPE Manitoba is proud to celebrate Black History month to recognize the important past and present contributions of Black people and people of African descent.
"Every year we try to increase awareness about Black history,” said CUPE Manitoba President Gord Delbridge. “While we celebrate for the month of February, we must also acknowledge that the struggle for justice and equality must continue all year long.
WINNIPEG – CUPE expressed concern for the potential changes coming to Manitoba’s K-12 education system. CUPE fears the government is considering radical changes that have the potential to throw the education system into chaos, contemplating simultaneously eliminating elected school trustees, merging or eliminating school divisions and considering changes to the funding model for education in Manitoba.
New details on the upcoming health care representation votes have been released. The latest update can be found here: Bulletin_Health_Care_Community_Support_Definition_2019_01_23
CUPE’s Union Development Department offers a wide variety of workshops to help you develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to improve our workplaces and our society.
The CUPE Spring 2019 Education calendar for the Manitoba Region is now available! The program calendar is for the period February, 2019 to June, 2019. You can download a copy by clicking on the link: Schedule_Spring_Education_Workshops_Manitoba_2019.