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Uncategorized

CUPE Manitoba Supports Bill to Protect Tenants and Tackle Housing Affordability

WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Manitoba is calling on the provincial government to pass proposed amendments to The Residential Tenancies Act (Bill 13) and immediately implement updates to The Residential Rent Regulations.

"We applaud the Manitoba NDP government for prioritizing affordability for working-class Manitobans," said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.

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Education

CUPE Northern School Returns to Manitoba

The CUPE Northern School is returning to Manitoba this fall!

The 3-day Northern School is open to all CUPE members sponsored by their Local. The objectives are to give CUPE members the opportunity to develop specialized skills in programs that build the capacity of members, empower workers, and build stronger Locals throughout Manitoba!

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Municipal

CUPE applauds Mayor Gillingham’s support for fourth branch of 911

WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 –

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham’s support for building social workers directly into the 911 emergency system is a crucial step in addressing the growing mental health crisis, says CUPE Local 500, representing Winnipeg’s municipal workers.

“Winnipeggers struggling through a mental health crisis in our city need a system that supports them right from the first call,” says Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.

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Municipal

CUPE mourns sudden loss of CUPE Local 500 President Gord Delbridge

WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – It is with immense sadness that CUPE informs the community of the passing of Gord Delbridge, President of CUPE Local 500. Gord passed away last night, surrounded by his loved ones.

The loss of Gord is being felt deeply by the CUPE family across Canada, and especially here in Winnipeg.

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Organizing

CUPE Calls Out Union Busting Behaviour

CUPE calls out union busting behaviour following certification of Shaftesbury Park Retirement Residence

Employer lays off 70 of 80 health care aides the same day the labour board certifies CUPEas bargaining agent. Legal challenge in process.

WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – On a day that should have been a day of celebration for the workers ofShaftesbury Park Retirement Residence (SPRR), many were in tears after receiving positiondeletion notices.

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News

WCB Local 1063 Workers Sound Alarm on Workload Issues

Late last month, CUPE Local 1063 - representing workers at the Workers' Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB), participated in the Canadian Compensation Employees' Union Conference.

The event occurs every two years and brings together a majority of Union Locals that represent members across Canada that work within their provincial WCB jurisdictions.

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Human Rights

Ban on Calling out Racism

WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 –

Manitoba’s largest labour union says a recent decision by the Manitoba Legislative Assembly Speaker banning words that call out harmful behaviour is wrongheaded and harmful.“The problem with racism isn’t the word ‘racism’,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “The problem is racist comments and actions.”

CUPE members were shocked last week when Progressive Conservative MLAs used harmful and racist stereotypes to degrade the Premier’s character.

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Bargaining

CUPE Members Ratify New Contracts With Louis Riel School Division

CUPE members ratify new contracts with Louis Riel School DivisionFive-year agreements follow successful information picket by school support staff

WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Locals 3473 and 4642 have ratified new five-year collective agreements with the Louis Riel School Division (LRSD) covering educational assistants (EAs), custodians, bus drivers, and other support staff.

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Political Action

CUPE Manitoba Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Grant Labour Coalition Intervenor Status in Bill 137 Appeal

WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – This week, CUPE Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation were granted leave by the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in the Court of Appeal case concerning Bill 137: The Education Amendment Act, 2023.

In addition to concerns about the pre-emptive invocation of the notwithstanding clause to protect the Bill from being struck down by the courts, CUPE remains concerned that the legislation harms youth and sets a model for overriding workers’ Charter rights in the future.