CUPE members start it off right - Sharing experiences and setting priorities at nine sector meetings yesterday
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The march to the National Assembly has been changed from Wednesday to Tuesday at noon due to a scheduled protest by Quebec farmers. Lets all get out and send the Quebec government a message.
Privatization, health and safety, violence key concerns for school workers
It was clear at the meeting of school workers that the trend toward privatization in public education continues throughout the country. The meeting highlighted key priorities for convention debate: essential services designations, health and safety, violence in schools and privatization.Pay equity dominated library worker concerns
Pay equity was the dominant issue at the library workers meeting. Delegates want CUPE to press harder to establish or restore pay equity laws across Canada and called on locals to take a harder stance on pay equity at the bargaining table.Together we are stronger say electrical utilities workers
To step up the fight against privatization in Canada, delegates discussed increasing the work they do together. Many noted the importance of working with other Canadian advocacy groups, non-governmental organizations and unions along with increased efforts to reach out to sisters and brothers around the world. MoreSocial services under attack from coast to coast
Social service workers from every region of the country found they are all suffering from burnout while governments are slashing budgets. Delegates agreed to work to make sure that solutions for their sector are reflected in the priorities CUPE adopts for the next two years, including taking the national RESPECT campaign to communities across the country.Victories on the waterfront
Water battles across the country and some key victories for CUPE were the focal point of the water and wastewater workers meeting. From Halifax where CUPE members made sure the harbour cleanup stays public to BC where a major new initiative is underway to demonstrate the important role of water workers, our union is playing a central role in keeping water public.Increasing our strength, growing our sector
A video exposing the crisis in our post-secondary sector set the tone for delegates attending the post-secondary meeting. They agreed the number one priority is to organize more CUPE university and college workers. And developing strategies for the elimination of tuition fees, organizing and stronger bargaining will be best served through increased national coordination.Privatization 911 for paramedics and emergency services workers
The emergency services sector must develop coordinated bargaining strategies to fight increasing privatization, say delegates in the paramedics and emergency services sector. And they agreed their efforts would be strengthened with the creation of provincial emergency services committees and a national paramedic conference for CUPE. MoreHealth care workers keep up their struggle
Lessons learned while fighting off the attack on the health care system framed discussion for health care workers as they took on the question of follow-up to the action plan adopted last February. Delegates established priorities for convention debate and CUPEs strategic directions document.Elect the boss say municipal delegates
Delegates shared stories about fighting back and political action successes. Aging memberships, losing jobs through attrition, and pressure for skills upgrading were identified as top trends. With downloading of everything from social services to housing, municipalities are looking to privatize more. Whats needed is more political action to elect labour-friendly politicians.Murrays back Smile !
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March to National Assembly Moved Up
Imagine the strength of 2,000 CUPE voices telling Jean Charest hands off $5 child care. The Quebec government is threatening this jewel of Canadian social policy and CUPE has a lot to say about it.The march to the National Assembly has been changed from Wednesday to Tuesday at noon due to a scheduled protest by Quebec farmers. Lets all get out and send the Quebec government a message.