(Halifax) Sixteen current or retired members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees will be running in the October 16, 2004 municipal and school board elections in Nova Scotia, a record number for the public sector union.
CUPE Nova Scotia President Betty Jean Sutherland says, This is a sign of a healthy democracy when we can have this many public employees throwing their hats into the political arena. It also shows Nova Scotians that CUPE members care about protecting our public services and about the kind of communities we live in. We commend all of these candidates for making a commitment to their communities.
| NAME | CUPE LOCAL | PLACE |
| Steve Blackmore | 108 | Halifax Regional Council, District 20 |
| Charlie Long | 759 (retired) | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, District 10 |
| Linda Gregory | 835 | Municipality of Digby, District 3 |
| Leona Mosher | 835 | Town of Digby |
| Jim Laverie | 835 | Municipality of Yarmouth, District 1 |
| Andy Baxter | 964 | Tri-County Regional School Board, District 6 |
| Donnie MacDonald | 1867 | Antigonish County, District 2 |
| Blair George | 1867 | Municipality of Guysborough, District 4 |
| Rod Murphy | 2272 | Municipality of Argyle, District 2 |
| Lawrence Muise | 2272 | Municipality of Argyle, District 5 |
| Bruce Hubbard | 2272 | Municipality of Argyle, District 1 |
| (Acclaimed)) Earl Babin | 2272 | Municipality of Argyle, District 4 |
| Liz Paris | 2330 | Chignecto-Central Regional School Board |
| (Acclaimed) Linda Moore | 2525 | Town of Amherst |
| Terry Rhindress | 3890 (retired) | Town of Amherst |
| Todd MacPherson | 5050 | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, District 3 |
For information:
Betty Jean Sutherland
President, CUPE Nova Scotia
(902) 455-4180 (o)
(613) 791-1593 (Cell)
John McCracken
CUPE Communications Rep.
(902) 455-4180 (o)
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