Labour activists from CUPE come together at the AFL Winter School 2020 (January 12-17) in Jasper, Alberta. The post AFL Winter School 2020 in Jasper appeared first on CUPE Alberta.
Calgary, AB CUPE Local 38 President D’Arcy Lanovaz shares Mayor Nenshi’s concern about the tone of the debate regarding retirement allowances. “The notion that this level of spending was directed by city employees or is somehow nefarious is absurd,” says Lanovaz. “The use of terms like ‘blood-sucking vampires’ is unacceptable and does nothing to resolve […]
This is who we march for. Today in Edmonton CUPE members who work in the K-12 sector as Educational Assistants, Custodial workers, tradespeople and others staged a rally and information picket to protest Jason Kenney’s cuts to education. Kenney’s broken promises mean larger class sizes, fewer staff, high fees and reduced cleaning and maintenance at […]
You’ve likely heard that the Jason Kenney government is seeking wage rollbacks of between 2-5% for different groups of public sector union employees. This represents another broken promise by Jason Kenney and it will hurt hundreds of thousands of Albertans who work hard every day in our provincial government and health care system. I don’t […]
During the provincial election, Jason Kenney promised to ‘maintain or increase’ public services, lower taxes and bring down the deficit. His first budget breaks all three of those promises. Here are some of the details. Pensions The provincial budget takes control of public service pension plans away from workers. The UCP wants to make decisions […]
Statement by CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill on today’s provincial budget: During the provincial election this spring, Jason Kenney promised to ‘maintain or increase’ public services. Today’s budget breaks that promise. Kenney is not freezing spending on health care and education, cuts will come. They will come as costs increase and services are squeezed as […]
Workers and supporters across the province are taking action and standing together against Bill 9. Our contracts, our wages and our rights are under attack. Come out and join the fight against the UCP’s Bill 9 at info-pickets being organized across Alberta. Edmonton Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:30pm – 5:30pm Rundle Centre 3341 – […]
CUPE Alberta Region is looking to expand the roster of available Member Facilitators. If you have taken CUPE Courses, have an interest in Union Education and would be willing to be trained to become a Member Facilitator please click the link below for the application. CUPE Member Facilitators Application Roster’s are based on many factors […]
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