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Meetings and Conventions

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.

Community

Dear members,

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 is holding an info picket at Winnipeg's City Hall on Tuesday, May 12th at noon.

ATU members have been strong supporters of many CUPE info pickets over the past year, showing up at our pickets at Tuxedo Villa (CUPE 2180) and Community Living Selkirk (CUPE 3085).

Community

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

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.

Municipal

WINNIPEG – The union that represents Winnipeg’s municipal workers is looking to the Mayor to protect the city’s front line services and staff.

“Our city relies on our contingent of expert staff,” said Mike Davidson, President of CUPE Local 500. “After many years of vacancy management and a proposed additional increase of $3.4 million over last year, many of our city’s services are being operated with reduced levels of staffing.

Municipal

WINNIPEG – The union that represents Winnipeg’s municipal workers is looking for the public’s feedback on the state of the city’s snow clearing services through a toll-free hotline and website.

“We know that Winnipeggers have concerns about snow plowing,” said Mike Davidson, President of CUPE Local 500. “We want to collect citizens’ stories on how poor plowing has affected their lives.

News

Campus labour and student groups at the University of Manitoba held a rally on January 27th in opposition to major across-the-board cuts proposed by the university’s administration. The University of Manitoba is proposing 4% cuts across the university, yet have been silent on details.

CUPE Locals 3909, 1482, and 5156 joined a coalition with the University of Manitoba Faculty Association, Association of Employees Supporting Education Services (AESES), Unifor, the Student Action Network, Canadian Federation of Students, University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) and others in opposition to these cuts, as well as to the ongoing corporatization of campus services and programs.

News

Winnipeg – Today the Government of Manitoba announced an overhaul of the Child and Family Services Emergency Placement Program, committing to hiring 210 highly trained new permanent child-care workers over the next two years.

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“We are proud that the Manitoba government is responding to the call for highly trained, permanent staff to care for children in need” said Kelly Moist, President of CUPE Manitoba.

Bargaining

Something is rotten in the state of Manitoba's long-term care.

Over the past year, hundreds of Manitoba’s long-term care workers have been pushed to take labour action in an attempt to achieve fair wages and safe working conditions.

Maples Personal Care Home (July, 2013), Lions Housing Personal Care Home (August, 2013), Vista Park Lodge (September, 2013), Hillcrest Place (March, 2014), and Tuxedo Villa (July, 2014) have all voted to strike within the past year.

News

Winnipeg – CUPE Manitoba President Kelly Moist was on-site on Monday along with members of CUPE Local 2348 at the unveiling of new plans to transform the Merchants Hotel on Selkirk Ave in Winnipeg’s North End into a multi-use education, affordable housing, and social services hub.

“Winnipeg’s North End is a place where so many different communities come together in celebration of our city’s diversity” said Moist.