May Day, 2015
May 1st is International Workers' Day. Join fellow labour activists for the May Day March on Friday, May 1st at 5:30 at Winnipeg City Hall, 5:30 Gathering & Speakers, 6:00 p.m. (Please download a Poster for details)
News
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CUPE Local 500 Bargaining
CUPE Local 500 is currently in the bargaining process. For bargaining updates, please visit the CUPE Local 500 website, and sign up for email updates!
National Day of Mourning – April 28, 2015
via @mfl.ca
Since the 1980s, Canada’s labour movement has observed every April 28 as the Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. In 1990, Canada’s Parliament officially recognized the National Day of Mourning, and since then the tradition has spread to more than 100 countries.
The Day of Mourning is a day to honour the memory of those workers who have died, and to stand up for safe and healthy jobs.
Health Care Bargaining
CUPE Manitoba's Provincial Health Care Council is currently in bargaining, and are awaiting a ruling from an interest arbitration for a new collective agreement.
Please visit the CUPE Manitoba Provincial Health Care Council website for news and updates on the bargaining process.
Federal budget rewards the rich but fails every day Canadians
via CUPE.ca
Ottawa, ON - The Conservative’s 2015 federal budget may balance the books, but it is highly unbalanced in its impact on Canadians. It puts millions of seniors at risk of poverty, abandons families in need of affordable child care and quality public health care, and doesn’t help Canadians workers who need better jobs, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
Highlights from the 2015 CUPE Manitoba Convention
Dauphin – Over one hundred union activists from across Manitoba gathered on April 8 -11 at Credit Union Place in Dauphin for the annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Manitoba.
“We are proud to host this year’s convention in Dauphin,” said Kelly Moist who was re-elected as president of CUPEManitoba. “Dauphin has a rich history of progressive movements, from the ground breaking guaranteed wage project to our union activists today.
CUPE Manitoba holds annual convention in Dauphin, April 8 – 11
Dauphin - Over one hundred union activists from across Manitoba are gathering at Credit Union Place in Dauphin for the annual convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Manitoba.
“We are proud to host our annual convention here in Dauphin” says Kelly Moist, President of CUPE Manitoba “Dauphin has a rich history of progressive movements, from the groundbreaking guaranteed wage project to our union activists today”.
CUPE Manitoba Welcomes New Members at the City of Steinbach
STEINBACH, MANITOBA – The Canadian Union of Public Employees is proud to welcome new members from the City of Steinbach Public Works and Solid Waste departments.
“CUPE is Manitoba’s strongest union for municipal workers” says Kelly Moist, President of CUPE Manitoba “we know the types of issues municipal workers face, and we’re proud to represent members at the City of Steinbach”.
Local 3909 fights back against budget cuts
CUPE Local 3909, representing academic support staff at the University of Manitoba, joined with other campus labour and student groups to fight back against cuts imposed by the university’s administration on departments and staff.
The University of Manitoba is already acting on a proposed 4% cut across all departments, with the bulk of the cuts falling on programs and support staff.
*New* Understanding Mental Health Workshop
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