... of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The declaration was signed by a number of groups from across the country, ... a public resource, not an economic commodity," said CUPE National President Paul Moist. "Our ... To read the entire declaration, visit: www.cupe.ca/water/blue-summit-declaration Contacts ... Media Officer 613-795-8685 CUPE National Media Relations 613-818- ...

Still battling this bug and as such a short blog tonight regarding the Transit Windsor strike.  I have more questions, but honestly, all I can really think about is my soft pillow. Ken Lewenza Jr. asked last Wednesday night did the 101-day CUPE strike have to  last as long as did?  If the Transit Union’s acceptance of their

CUPE has released a 23-minute bilingual documentary on the 16-month Journal de Quebec lockout, with an inside look at how the 252 employees published their free and popular MediaMatin tabloid. MediaMatin was published weekdays and handed out on Quebec City streets by the locked out employees throughout the dispute. Circulation was about 40,000 daily. Meanwhile, the 253 locked out Quebecor's ...

... the 2010 Olympics. Oh dear. Did I miss something here? So, you're saying that CUPE should have only settled for one percent in year two of this contract? ... play politics during the early days of the 2007 CUPE strike. He thought that his clever motion to " ... " to taxpayers (and who could have guessed in week one that CUPE were dug-in for nearly 10 weeks?) would play well for the public. ...

... municipal labour issues. But Vancouver has pulled the plug on the GVLRB, meaning CUPE will now settle with one municipality, and then go on to the next one and try to get a little more. It will settle there, and then ... their property tax dollars efficiently and effectively. The B.C. Federation of Labour, CUPE and other big labour groups must have been celebrating when Meggs got his motion through ...

... Ottawa has negotiated a bicycling travel allowance: Members of CUPE 3942 who work as mental health and social services workers at the Ottawa Salus Corporation have bargained what is a first for a CUPE Local: a bicycling travel allowance. A section of the ... this extension of allowances to a green form of transportation. CUPE's website has some good pointers on making " ...

From Lynn McDougall, CUPE 3903 Administrator: To the membership of CUPE Local 3903 – Update on Administration I would like to begin this update with great appreciation to all the members that have contacted me with concerns and suggestions regarding the Administration of CUPE Local 3903, the local structure, the finances and local’s environment issues. My ...

... serial killer Anthony Sowell.  May the women be part of our memory. CUPE: December 6:  A Time to Mourn, ... anniversary of the December 6 massacre in Montreal, the president of CUPE Nova Scotia says the provincial government needs to take a stand and stop ... coast to coast should spend some time this weekend remembering CUPE member Maryse Laganiere and the thirteen other women who were ...

... across Nova Scotia have voted 85 per cent in favor of a strike. The CUPE members, who work in districts outside of Halifax, say they are ready to hit the picket ... said it's offering unions a one-per-cent increase. The CUPE members have been in a legal strike position since 17 Nov. CUPE officials have said they won't take any form of job action before 11 Jan. '10, because of the ...

This week is Medicare week and folks can sign a petition at www.cupe.ca and to let Conservative Anti-Medicare Stephen Harper to up hold the Canada Health Act and to stop ... MEDICARE and also his Grandson of CCF/NDP Tommy C.Douglass Kiefer Sutherland who as a video on www.cupe.ca. Please folks join us and fight for our selves and our families by keeping and defending our precious Medicare of 43 yrs ...

... care and education system. WHAT:Free public forum on building a public child care system   WHO:CUPE BC president Barry O'Neill, Susan Prentice, co-author of a new book, ... care workers and union members, as part of its national anti-privatization work. Visit cupe.ca/child-care for a backgrounder on public child care, provincial child care profiles and more. via ...

... the stunning actions of the Brad Wall government related to recent Freedom of Information requests Kuchta made respecting ongoing Health Care Bargaining between SAHO and the provider unions (SGEU, SEIU, and CUPE) Astonishingly, Kuchta was provided with 10 pages of apparent documentation related to his request with every page completely "blacked out". The photos above are a composite of ...

... email the route to a city department where they take the information to make the infrastructure work better. The app called CycleTracks is a free app that Related posts:Union gets travel allowance Members of CUPE Local 3942 who work as mental health...“Unfortunately, I cannot risk my life riding my bike on the street, It’s too dangerous out there. Cyclists risk their lives by riding on major ...

... is a board member of the University of East London's International Centre for the Mixed Economy of Childcare, a member of the Child Care Coalition of Manitoba, and is working with CUPE's campaign for public childcare. This presentation is the result of collaboration and sponsorship from a variety of groups across the UVic campus and will interest researchers, parents, community child care ...

As part of Woman Abuse Prevention Month, the Women’s Council of CUPE 3913 launches its first “Bathtub Project,” a campus toiletry drive for women’s shelters in need of assistance. They will be collecting toiletry items for women and their children and/or teenagers. Suggested donations include shampoos/conditioners, toothbrushes/toothpaste, hair brushes and combs, deodorant, tampons/ ...