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Community

Manitoba Filipino Street Festival

Once again CUPE Manitoba will be participating in the Manitoba Filipino Street Festival!

We will be marching in the parade, and we'll also have a booth on-site during the festival.

If you're interested in coming out, please let us know by emailing: cupemb@cupe.mb.ca

We'll be meeting at 8am to get our parade float ready, and the march starts at 9am!

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Childcare

Better Choice: let’s start talking about the Federal election

The country’s slow economic recovery has left 2.8 million Canadians unemployed or underemployed. Nearly three quarters of the jobs created in the past six years have been precarious (part-time, temporary or in the self-employed sector). With limited job prospects, household debt is at an all-time high.
Soon, you will get to choose how we overcome these challenges.

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Community

Winnipeg’s municipal workers support Shoal Lake #40

WINNIPEG – The municipal workers who deliver Winnipeg’s water have joined those calling for the building of an all-weather access road to Shoal Lake #40 First Nation.

“It is unjust that the people who live in the community that sources our public water have been under a boil water advisory for 17 years and are often cut-off entirely from accessing clean water and public services” says Mike Davidson, President of CUPE Local 500.

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Meetings and Conventions

CUPE Western Municipal Conference Takes Place in Winnipeg

Winnipeg – Municipal workers from across Western Canada are gathering in Winnipeg this week to discuss important issues facing the municipal sector.

The CUPE Western Municipal Conference is bringing CUPE municipal members from 30 Locals from across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba together to tackle issues including privatization, contracting out, Public Private Partnerships, as well as trends facing the sector.

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Municipal

CUPE 500 Presents to Public Works Committee – Snow Plowing should be brought back in-house

CUPE Local 500 President Mike Davidson presented a summary of the local's Public Plowing Works report to the City of Winnipeg Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Public Works, calling for contracted-out snow clearing to be brought back in-house.

"CUPE 500’s Snow Plowing Hotline resulted in hundreds of comments and concerns from across the city" Davidson told the committee.

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Meetings and Conventions

Western Municipal Conference, June 24 – 26, 2015

CUPE Manitoba is proud to be hosting the Western Municipal Conference, June 24 - 26, 2015!

For the full agenda and registration please see the documents below!

We hope to see you there!

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Contact us for more information!

Phone:  (204) 942-0343

E-mail: cupemb@mts.

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Manitoba Provincial Election

Pallister seeks to privatize Manitoba’s Social Services

Winnipeg – Progressive Conservative leader Brian Pallister’s June 9th plan to explore Social Impact Bonds as a model to fund social service agencies is cause for deep concern.

“Pallister wants to remove government’s social contract with its citizens and replace it with a private contract,” says Kelly Moist President of CUPE Manitoba.

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News

CUPE 2348 Opposes Cuts to Community Support Workers

Winnipeg – Members of CUPE Local 2348, representing Community Support Workers, Community Liaison Officers, and Cross Cultural Support Workers spoke out at the June 8th Winnipeg School Division Board of Trustees meeting in support of continued resources for the community.

“Every hour counts when it comes to working with vulnerable or at-risk youth,” said Sandy Deng, CUPE 2348 Cultural Diversity Chair.