In depth

Stronger at the table

Convention delegates have made strengthening our bargaining power one of our top priorities for the next two years.

Child care worker wins Hartman award

Child care activist Jamie Kass is the winner of the second Grace Hartman award. The biannual award first introduced at the 2001 convention in Vancouver is given in honour of Grace Hartman, the first female national president of CUPE.

Newsletter and web site award winners

Our bodies best instruments for measuring our health and safety

Collusion, corruption and criminality – that’s how Bob Sass, the “father” of Health and Safety’s three sacred rights (the right to refuse, participate and know) described his address to the Health and Safety forum Tuesday evening at the 2003 Convention.

Privatization 'monster' dubbed new apartheid

Privatization and its twin brother globalization took a deserved beating at last night’s global justice forum with one international guest dubbing them “monsters” and calling on delegates to “globalize our struggles”.

Building a solid foundation

It takes the dedication of members, the hard work of staff and solid finances to ensure that CUPE can move forward, face challenges, and make the needed changes to grow in the future, said National Secretary-Treasurer Claude Genereux, in his address to convention delegates

Three running to replace Judy Darcy

Three candidates are vying to replace Judy Darcy as National President – John Weatherup, president of CUPE 4400; Henry Bosch, past president of CUPE 1097; and Paul Moist, president of CUPE Manitoba and a general vice-president.

Electrical workers: stronger together

CUPE locals representing members in provincial (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba) hydro corporations all negotiated new contracts in the last year. New collective agreements have settled with 2 or 3% wage increases plus CoL. In Quebec and Manitoba, the experience of joint bargaining with sister unions has proven valuable. While joint bargaining was not always smooth, it was extremely worthwhile.

Privatization 911 for emergency services workers

While the delivery of paramedic emergency services across Canada may vary – under either a public or private model – paramedics and emergency services workers attending their convention sectoral meeting agree that, the increasing privatization of services is a serious threat to both the well-being of patients and the entire health care system.