Lions Housing Personal Care Home Employees Avert Strike, Ratify Tentative Agreement
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Lions Housing Personal Care Home Employees Vote to Strike
Winnipeg – An overwhelming majority (85%) of employees at Lions Housing Personal Care Home voted in favour of a strike mandate for a second time in a vote conducted on Friday, October 18th.
“Long term care workers deserve fairness and respect” states Daniel Richards, Treasurer of CUPE Local 3729, “we are underpaid, overworked, short-staffed, and cannot provide the level and quality of care that we think Manitobans deserve”.
Solidarity Night 2013
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Vigil for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women – The Pas
CUPE Manitoba organized a vigil on October 4th in The Pas, Manitoba as part of the nation-wide day of action and remembrance for missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Over 200 vigils were organized across Canada through partnership with the Native Women’s Association of Canada.
The vigil in The Pas, located at the Clearwater Lake Pump House where Helen Betty Osborne was murdered in 1971, served as a stark reminder of the legacies and horrors of colonialism, racism, and misogyny faced by far too many Aboriginal women in Canada.
CUPE MANITOBA RURAL TOUR-MEET AND GREET RECEPTIONS
The CUPE Manitoba Executive board will be embarking on a rural tour at the end of September, 2013. Events are being held in Selkirk, Brandon, Dauphin, Flin Flon and The Pas and we hope to engage members from all locals in these areas.
Below please find a list of the all the events that are planned for the 2013 Rural Tour.
Take Back the Night
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CUPE Manitoba extends deepest condolences to the family of Brother Murray Craddock
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Labour Day 2013 Photo Gallery
Thanks to everyone who made Labour Day 2013 a huge success!
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Listen to our Labour Day radio ads for Winnipeg and Brandon!
Emterra drivers and swampers join CUPE
Winnipeg - Emterra employees in Winnipeg have voted to become members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
"We welcome our newest members from Emterra into CUPE," says CUPE Local 500 President Mike Davidson. "All workers have the right to be represented by a union, and we are looking forward to negotiating a fair contract on their behalf.
Manitoba Filipino Street Festival!
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