From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Fri Apr 1 10:04:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p31E41Ff004785 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:04:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p31E41tj001479 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:04:01 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:04:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104011404.p31E41tj001479@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_79aea4c86f04b2552ef6bb27899af1a8" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Friday April 01, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:04:02 -0000 --=_79aea4c86f04b2552ef6bb27899af1a8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 1, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE welcomes new StrongStart members Vancouver the Island Early childhood educators in the StrongSmart program have joined CUPE 727, representing workers in Alberni schools. Choice of biased bank executive to review health care highly suspect The choice of former bank executive Don Drummond, whose views “are clearly skewed to increased private delivery of health care, to review health spending is unacceptable and clearly indicates where the Liberal government is heading on this file after the October 2011 provincial election," says Michael Hurley, the president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. National Executive Board Highlights - March 2011 Our National Executive Board met on March 23-24, 2011 in Ottawa. These are the highlights of their deliberations and decisions. Criminal charges dropped in work-related death of CUPE member Charges laid against a private crane operator stemming from the workplace death of a CUPE member were withdrawn recently, after Crown attorneys determined they had no reasonable prospect of conviction. A warm Okanagan welcome to CUPE Almost one-third of CUPE’s newest members were on hand Monday to attend their first Local 338 meeting. Ambulance paramedics launch new campaign Ambulance Paramedics of BC (APBC) have launched a new public relations campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the critical emergency response services that paramedics, members of CUPE 873, provide. 100 years of public service recognized at City Hall CUPE 1004, City of Vancouver outside workers unveil commemorative plaque VANCOUVER— CUPE 1004 members will be joined by Mayor Gregor Robertson at 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 5 at a ceremony in the main council chamber at City Hall to mark the 100th anniversary of services provided by Vancouver’s outside workers. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_79aea4c86f04b2552ef6bb27899af1a8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 1, 2011 | CUPE
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CUPE welcomes ne= w StrongStart members Vancouver the Island

Early childhood educators in the StrongSmart pro= gram have joined CUPE 727, representing workers in Alberni schools. more »

Choice= of biased bank executive to review health care highly suspect

The choice of former bank executive Don Drummond= , whose views “are clearly skewed to increased private delivery of he= alth care, to review health spending is unacceptable and clearly indicates = where the Liberal government is heading on this file after the October 2011= provincial election," says Michael Hurley, the president of the Ontario Co= uncil of Hospital Unions. more »

National Executive Board Highligh= ts - March 2011

Our National Executive Board met on March 23-24,= 2011 in Ottawa. These are the highlights of their deliberations and decis= ions. more »

Charges laid against a private crane operator st= emming from the workplace death of a CUPE member were withdrawn recently, a= fter Crown attorneys determined they had no reasonable prospect of convicti= on. more »

A warm Okanagan welco= me to CUPE

3D"CUPE Almost one-third of CUPE’s newest members = were on hand Monday to attend their first Local 338 meeting. more »

Am= bulance paramedics launch new campaign

Ambulance Paramedics of BC (APBC) have launched = a new public relations campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the critic= al emergency response services that paramedics, members of CUPE 873, provid= e. more »

100 years of public service recognized at City Hall

CUPE 1004, City of Vancouver outside workers unv= eil commemorative plaque VANCOUVER— CUPE 1004 members will be joined by Mayor Gregor Robertson= at 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 5 at a ceremony in the main council chamber at C= ity Hall to mark the 100th anniversary of services provided by Vancouver= 217;s outside workers. more »

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--=_79aea4c86f04b2552ef6bb27899af1a8-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Mon Apr 4 10:42:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p34Eg1GX031621 for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:42:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p34Eg1Be020120 for ; Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:42:01 -0400 Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:42:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104041442.p34Eg1Be020120@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_6e16f64dd7ec8b8d945eda7207f3e6a0" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Monday April 04, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:42:02 -0000 --=_6e16f64dd7ec8b8d945eda7207f3e6a0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 4, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Don’t believe the hype! Economic Climate has the facts on gov’t spending CUPE Economist Toby Sanger crunched the numbers and discovered that, in fact, government spending has been cut to its lowest share of the economy in at least three decades. Economic Climate for Bargaining frames current economic events in terms of their impact on public sector workers, and public sector negotiations. Wisconsin Update: ‘Budget Repair’ bill not in effect, for now Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi denied a Department of Justice effort to halt an April 1, 2011 preliminary injunction hearing, which has temporarily blocked Governor Scott Walker’s attempts to sharply curtails union bargaining by public sector employees. CUPE 50 wins “Spirit” Award for United Way campaign VICTORIA—CUPE 50 (Victoria Civic Workers) has been recognized for its outstanding efforts in helping the 2010 United Way campaign in Greater Victoria bring in $6.21 million to help the community. The award was presented to CUPE 50 president John Burrows. Regina Civic Employees to Employers: “Work to protect our pension plan, not gut it” Regina: Groups representing both in-scope and out-of-scope employees in the Regina Civic Pension Plan want their employers to get work to protect their pension plan, not gut it. “The City of Regina should be acting on the actuary’s recommendation to raise the contribution rates, while changes are negotiated to secure the plan’s future,” says Kirby Benning, Chair of the Regina Civic Pension and Benefits Committee. Vote to make poverty history Find out how you can make poverty an issue in this election campaign, with information from the Make Poverty History campaign. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_6e16f64dd7ec8b8d945eda7207f3e6a0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 4, 2011 | CUPE
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Don&= rsquo;t believe the hype! Economic Climate has the facts on gov’t spe= nding

CUPE Economist Toby Sanger crunched the numbers = and discovered that, in fact, government spending has been cut to its lowes= t share of the economy in at least three decades. Economic Climate for = Bargaining frames current economic events in terms of their impact on p= ublic sector workers, and public sector negotiations. more »

Wis= consin Update: ‘Budget Repair’ bill not in effect, for now=

Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi denied a = Department of Justice effort to halt an April 1, 2011 preliminary injunctio= n hearing, which has temporarily blocked Governor Scott Walker’s atte= mpts to sharply curtails union bargaining by public sector employees. more »

CU= PE 50 wins “Spirit” Award for United Way campaign

3D"CUPE VICTORIA—CUPE 50 (Victoria Civic Workers) = has been recognized for its outstanding efforts in helping the 2010 United = Way campaign in Greater Victoria bring in $6.21 million to help the communi= ty. The award was presented to CUPE 50 president John Burrows. more »

Regina = Civic Employees to Employers: “Work to protect our pension plan, not = gut it”

Regina: Groups representing both in-scope and o= ut-of-scope employees in the Regina Civic Pension Plan want their employers= to get work to protect their pension plan, not gut it. “The City of = Regina should be acting on the actuary’s recommendation to raise the = contribution rates, while changes are negotiated to secure the plan’s= future,” says Kirby Benning, Chair of the Regina Civic Pension and B= enefits Committee. more »

Vote t= o make poverty history

Find out how you can make poverty an issue in th= is election campaign, with information from the Make Poverty History= campaign. more »

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--=_6e16f64dd7ec8b8d945eda7207f3e6a0-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Tue Apr 5 11:58:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p35Fw10d020434 for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:58:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p35Fw1BN031220 for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:58:01 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:58:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104051558.p35Fw1BN031220@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_ef6b1aa6a6f22b8de331af83b7a8bd54" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Tuesday April 05, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:58:01 -0000 --=_ef6b1aa6a6f22b8de331af83b7a8bd54 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 5, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE launches federal election 2011 website The new CUPE federal election website offers information and tools for CUPE members and staff to organize during the election campaign. Find your local riding contacts, get the real facts behind party announcements, download election materials, join our political action mailing list, or follow CUPE and candidates on social networks. Paul Moist offers support to save NB's advisory council on the status of women CUPE National President Paul Moist sent a letter to New Brunswick Premier David Alward protesting the NB government’s decision to cut funding for the advisory council on the status of women. CanJet flight attendants ratify new collective agreement Flight attendants at CanJet Airlines have ratified a new collective agreement. CUPE members support Wisconsin workers at mass rally CUPE members were among a crowd of more than 1,500 who gathered at the Canada-U.S. border on Saturday (April 2) to stand in solidarity with Wisconsin public sector workers and in support of collective bargaining and democratic rights on both sides of the border. Media advisory: Rally to save the College Bookstore Red Deer College employees, students and concerned residents of Red Deer will hold a rally to protect the College Bookstore tomorrow at 5 pm. Reality Check: Increasing CPP benefits effective and affordable for all Canadians A gradual increase to Canada Pension Plan contributions is order to increase benefits is the best, most cost effective way to improve retirement income security for all Canadians.For a worker earning $47,500 or more per year, the initial cost of gradually doubling future CPP works out to about 9 cents per hour. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_ef6b1aa6a6f22b8de331af83b7a8bd54 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 5, 2011 | CUPE
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3D"CUPE The new CUPE federal election website offers inf= ormation and tools for CUPE members and staff to organize during the electi= on campaign. Find your local riding contacts, get the real facts behind par= ty announcements, download election materials, join our political action ma= iling list, or follow CUPE and candidates on social networks. more »

Paul Moist of= fers support to save NB's advisory council on the status of women<= /p>

CUPE National President Paul Moist sent a letter= to New Brunswick Premier David Alward protesting the NB government’s= decision to cut funding for the advisory council on the status of women. more »

CanJet flight= attendants ratify new collective agreement

Flight attendants at CanJet Airlines have ratifi= ed a new collective agreement. more »

CUPE memb= ers support Wisconsin workers at mass rally

3D"Wisconsin_rally_-_front_page.jpg" CUPE members were among a crowd of more than 1,5= 00 who gathered at the Canada-U.S. border on Saturday (April 2) to stand in= solidarity with Wisconsin public sector workers and in support of collecti= ve bargaining and democratic rights on both sides of the border. more »

Media= advisory: Rally to save the College Bookstore

Red Deer College employees, students and concern= ed residents of Red Deer will hold a rally to protect the College Bookstore= tomorrow at 5 pm. more »

Reality Check: Increasing CPP benefits effective and affordable = for all Canadians

A gradual increase to Canada Pension Plan contri= butions is order to increase benefits is the best, most cost effective way = to improve retirement income security for all Canadians.For a worker earnin= g $47,500 or more per year, the initial cost of gradually doubling future C= PP works out to about 9 cents per hour. more »

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--=_ef6b1aa6a6f22b8de331af83b7a8bd54-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Wed Apr 6 10:02:02 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p36E22gu002682 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2011 10:02:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p36E22Fr020461 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2011 10:02:02 -0400 Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 10:02:02 -0400 Message-Id: <201104061402.p36E22Fr020461@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_6b2a97cc3f7eba19676ab63e178349a1" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Wednesday April 06, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:02:02 -0000 --=_6b2a97cc3f7eba19676ab63e178349a1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 6, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE's candidates Find out about the CUPE members and staff across the country who are running as NDP candidates. Negotiations start today between flight attendants and Air Canada Air Canada flight attendants begin bargaining for a renewed collective agreement today in Toronto. The 6,800 Air Canada flight attendants are represented by CUPE. Robert Chisholm, Dartmouth - Cole Harbour Former CUPE Atlantic Regional Director Robert Chisholm is running to be the next NDP MP for Dartmouth - Cole Harbour in Nova Scotia. Robert Chisholm is probably best known for leading the Nova Scotia NDP from four to 19 seats in the 1998 provincial election. He also served for 12 years as an MLA, speaking up for Nova Scotia families. Reality Check: Claiming competition will improve health care quality defies all common sense Lengthy wait times and overcrowded hospitals are due to a chronic shortage of trained and experienced health care workers. How can our public system possibly be improved and made more efficient by dividing already scarce resources? For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_6b2a97cc3f7eba19676ab63e178349a1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 6, 2011 | CUPE
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CUPE's cand= idates

3D"Find Find out about the CUPE members and staff across= the country who are running as NDP candidates. more »

Negoti= ations start today between flight attendants and Air Canada

Air Canada flight attendants begin bargaining fo= r a renewed collective agreement today in Toronto. The 6,800 Air Canada fli= ght attendants are represented by CUPE. more »

Robert Chisholm, Dartmouth - Cole Harbour

3D"Robert Former CUPE Atlantic Regional Director Robert Ch= isholm is running to be the next NDP MP for Dartmouth - Cole Harbour in Nov= a Scotia. Robert Chisholm is probably best known for leading the Nova Scoti= a NDP from four to 19 seats in the 1998 provincial election. He also serve= d for 12 years as an MLA, speaking up for Nova Scotia families. more »

Reality C= heck: Claiming competition will improve health care quality defies all comm= on sense

3D"Reality Lengthy wait times and overcrowded hospitals are= due to a chronic shortage of trained and experienced health care workers. = How can our public system possibly be improved and made more efficient by d= ividing already scarce resources? more »

Quick Links=
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--=_6b2a97cc3f7eba19676ab63e178349a1-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Thu Apr 7 09:24:02 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p37DO2hp019159 for ; Thu, 7 Apr 2011 09:24:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p37DO2Xp020174 for ; Thu, 7 Apr 2011 09:24:02 -0400 Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 09:24:02 -0400 Message-Id: <201104071324.p37DO2Xp020174@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_a3aad74c287b6252ba5a5aa3ebc39f11" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Thursday April 07, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:24:02 -0000 --=_a3aad74c287b6252ba5a5aa3ebc39f11 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 7, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees National Convention 2011 – save the dates! The CUPE National Convention will take place from October 31 to November 4, 2011, in Vancouver, B.C. CUPE and Braemore Home head to conciliation Contract talks aimed at avoiding a strike at Braemore Home in Sydney will resume on Monday, Strike votes begin for CUPE’s community social services in B.C. CUPE members in the community social services sector will begin taking strike votes throughout B.C. tomorrow (April 7), a process made inevitable by the last proposal tabled by the Community Social Services Employers Association on March 30. City of Vancouver recognizes CUPE 1004’s 100th anniversary CUPE 1004 was recognized at City Council yesterday for one hundred years of public service. Mayor Gregor Robertson noted that CUPE 1004 represents and reflects the tremendous diversity of the City. Reality Check: Corporate tax cuts are the problem, not public sector workers compensation Corporate Canada’s continued portrayal of public sector compensation as excessive is a not-so-veiled attempt to create a scapegoat for growing government deficits. It’s their hope that these disingenuous arguments will divert the attention of Canadian voters away from the reckless and irresponsible corporate tax cuts being pushed by their closest ally, the Harper Conservatives. NDP leadership candidates weigh in on community social services issues in British Columbia CUPE BC today released the results of a questionnaire about community social services that the union sent earlier this year to the leadership candidates of both the B.C. Liberals and the B.C. New Democratics. Employers need to respect pension laws: Regina City Council must approve actuary’s recommendation City Council and other employers in the Regina Civic Pension Plan must approve the contribution rate increase recommended by the plan’s actuary and work with employees groups to negotiate benefit changes to secure the plan’s future. Media advisory: employees in the Regina Civic Pension Plan to hold news conference Groups representing employees in the Regina Civic Pension Plan are holding a news conference tomorrow, April 6, at 10 a.m. to highlight the employers’ legal obligations under the plan and the Pension Benefits Act,and discuss options to address the plan’s funding challenges. Quality patient care focus of regional registered practical nurses conference tomorrow in Guelph Area Registered Practical Nurses will be joined by RPNs from Stratford, Seaforth, Clinton, St. Marys and Wingham, in Guelph tomorrow (April 7, 2011) at a regional conference focused on quality patient care, RPN skill utilization and sharing best practices. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_a3aad74c287b6252ba5a5aa3ebc39f11 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 7, 2011 | CUPE
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National Convention 2011 – save the dates!

3D"National The CUPE National Convention will take place fro= m October 31 to November 4, 2011, in Vancouver, B.C. more »

CUPE and Brae= more Home head to conciliation

Contract talks aimed at avoiding a strike at Bra= emore Home in Sydney will resume on Monday, more »

Strike v= otes begin for CUPE’s community social services in B.C.

CUPE members in the community social services se= ctor will begin taking strike votes throughout B.C. tomorrow (April 7), a p= rocess made inevitable by the last proposal tabled by the Community Social = Services Employers Association on March 30. more »

City of Vancouver recognizes CUPE 1004’s 100th anniversary

3D"Mayor CUPE 1004 was recognized at City Council yesterd= ay for one hundred years of public service. Mayor Gregor Robertson noted th= at CUPE 1004 represents and reflects the tremendous diversity of the City. more »

Reality Check: Corporate tax cuts are the problem, not public sec= tor workers compensation

3D"Reality Corporate Canada’s continued portrayal of = public sector compensation as excessive is a not-so-veiled attempt to creat= e a scapegoat for growing government deficits. It’s their hope that = these disingenuous arguments will divert the attention of Canadian voters a= way from the reckless and irresponsible corporate tax cuts being pushed by = their closest ally, the Harper Conservatives. more »

NDP le= adership candidates weigh in on community social services issues in British= Columbia

CUPE BC today released the results of a question= naire about community social services that the union sent earlier this year= to the leadership candidates of both the B.C. Liberals and the B.C. New De= mocratics. more »

Employers= need to respect pension laws: Regina City Council must approve actuaryR= 17;s recommendation

City Council and other employers in the Regina C= ivic Pension Plan must approve the contribution rate increase recommended b= y the plan’s actuary and work with employees groups to negotiate bene= fit changes to secure the plan’s future. more »

Media advisory: employ= ees in the Regina Civic Pension Plan to hold news conference

Groups representing employees in the Regina Civi= c Pension Plan are holding a news conference tomorrow, April 6, at 10 a.m. = to highlight the employers’ legal obligations under the plan and the = Pension Benefits Act,and discuss options to address the plan’s fundin= g challenges. more »

Quality patient care focus = of regional registered practical nurses conference tomorrow in Guelph

Area Registered Practical Nurses will be joined = by RPNs from Stratford, Seaforth, Clinton, St. Marys and Wingham, in Guelph= tomorrow (April 7, 2011) at a regional conference focused on quality patie= nt care, RPN skill utilization and sharing best practices. more »

Quick Links=
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--=_a3aad74c287b6252ba5a5aa3ebc39f11-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Fri Apr 8 10:02:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p38E21Da006794 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:02:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p38E21p6012337 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:02:01 -0400 Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:02:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104081402.p38E21p6012337@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_b336b41f6ee435495f4ba147f05125b8" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Friday April 08, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:02:02 -0000 --=_b336b41f6ee435495f4ba147f05125b8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 8, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Tentative agreement reached between CUPE and Braemore Home in Sydney A tentative agreement has been reached in the dispute between CUPE Local 3513 and Braemore Home. Community says keep Red Deer College bookstore public Students, faculty, the public, CUPE members and members from other unions rallied at Red Deer College yesterday in support of the College's bookstore. Reality Check: Boutique tax credits offer little help for Canadian workers Harper Conservatives’ are continuing with the same regressive tax measures they’ve been championing for five years. So far they have re-announced a host of ‘boutique’ tax credits. It’s much more effective and fair to increase funding directly for public programs and services, instead of dressing up ineffective boutique credits to give the illusion Canadians workers are getting any help from Harper Conservatives. Reality Check: Long-term care investments benefit all Canadians Adding residential long-term care isn't just good for Canadian seniors and their families, it makes the best economic sense. Take a look at residential long-term care vs. acute in hospital care costs. Per day, it's five or six times less expensive to have an elderly patient in long-term care than in acute care in a hospital setting. International Adult Learners' Week! As you may know, this week is International Adult Learners' Week! An initiative launched by UNESCO in 2000, IALW raises the profile and importance of adult literacy learning. ABC Life Literacy Canada is celebrating the week in many ways. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_b336b41f6ee435495f4ba147f05125b8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 8, 2011 | CUPE
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Tentativ= e agreement reached between CUPE and Braemore Home in Sydney

A tentative agreement has been reached in the di= spute between CUPE Local 3513 and Braemore Home. more »

Community= says keep Red Deer College bookstore public

3D"A Students, faculty, the public, CUPE members and = members from other unions rallied at Red Deer College yesterday in support = of the College's bookstore. more »

Reality= Check: Boutique tax credits offer little help for Canadian workers

3D"Reality Harper Conservatives’ are continuing with = the same regressive tax measures they’ve been championing for five ye= ars. So far they have re-announced a host of ‘boutique’ tax cre= dits. It’s much more effective and fair to increase funding directly = for public programs and services, instead of dressing up ineffective boutiq= ue credits to give the illusion Canadians workers are getting any help from= Harper Conservatives. more »

Reality Check= : Long-term care investments benefit all Canadians

Adding residential long-term care isn't just goo= d for Canadian seniors and their families, it makes the best economic sense= . Take a look at residential long-term care vs. acute in hospital care cost= s. Per day, it's five or six times less expensive to have an elderly patien= t in long-term care than in acute care in a hospital setting. more »

Intern= ational Adult Learners' Week!

As you may know, this week is International Adul= t Learners' Week! An initiative launched by UNESCO in 2000, IALW raises the= profile and importance of adult literacy learning. ABC Life Literacy Canad= a is celebrating the week in many ways. more »

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--=_b336b41f6ee435495f4ba147f05125b8-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Mon Apr 11 09:58:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3BDw1Cr006014 for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:58:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3BDw1Jw010657 for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:58:01 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:58:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104111358.p3BDw1Jw010657@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_33eff65ff67c70ffaeeb0a32dce6c857" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Monday April 11, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:58:01 -0000 --=_33eff65ff67c70ffaeeb0a32dce6c857 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 11, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Volunteer in your riding - try our NEW federal riding look-up tool Try our NEW federal riding look-up tool on the CUPE federal election 2011 website. Elections rely on huge teams of volunteers - and one of the best ways to make sure that our voices are heard is to take part. Find the NDP candidates and the CUPE election coordinator in your area. Lucas to urge Corner Brook locals to support labour’s party CUPE'S Wayne Lucas will be in Corner Brook this weekend to meet with locals to urge them to get involved with the upcoming Federal Election. Paul Moist talks leadership on The Current Paul recently spoke with CBC's "The Current" about his experiences leading Canada's largest union. Reality Check: Increasing CPP benefits effective and affordable for all Canadians A gradual increase to Canada Pension Plan contributions is order to increase benefits is the best, most cost effective way to improve retirement income security for all Canadians.For a worker earning $47,500 or more per year, the initial cost of gradually doubling future CPP works out to about 9 cents per hour. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_33eff65ff67c70ffaeeb0a32dce6c857 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 11, 2011 | CUPE
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Volunteer in y= our riding - try our NEW federal riding look-up tool

3D"Election2011english_352x144-1.gif" Try our NEW federal riding look-up tool on the C= UPE federal election 2011 website. Elections rely on huge teams of voluntee= rs - and one of the best ways to make sure that our voices are heard is to = take part. Find the NDP candidates and the CUPE election coordinator in you= r area. more »

Luca= s to urge Corner Brook locals to support labour’s party

CUPE'S Wayne Lucas will be in Corner Brook this = weekend to meet with locals to urge them to get involved with the upcoming = Federal Election. more »

Paul Mo= ist talks leadership on The Current

Paul recently spoke with CBC's "The Current" abo= ut his experiences leading Canada's largest union. more »

Reality Check: Increasing CPP benefits effective and afforda= ble for all Canadians

3D"Reality A gradual increase to Canada Pension Plan contri= butions is order to increase benefits is the best, most cost effective way = to improve retirement income security for all Canadians.For a worker earnin= g $47,500 or more per year, the initial cost of gradually doubling future C= PP works out to about 9 cents per hour. more »

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--=_33eff65ff67c70ffaeeb0a32dce6c857-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Tue Apr 12 10:24:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3CEO13l026123 for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:24:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3CEO1ka025496 for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:24:01 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:24:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104121424.p3CEO1ka025496@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_649c1481d7732a9a6ef1a6dcd0199e77" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Tuesday April 12, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:24:01 -0000 --=_649c1481d7732a9a6ef1a6dcd0199e77 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 12, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Bump minimum wage to $11 an hour - CUPE Nova Scotia CUPE Nova Scotia is urging the Dexter Government to bump this province’s minimum wage to $11 an hour. Kathy MacLeod, Sydney - Victoria CUPE National Representative Kathy MacLeod is running to be the next NDP MP for Sydney - Victoria in Nova Scotia. With almost 25 years experience as a worker advocate and labour representative, MacLeod has gained in-depth knowledge and invaluable insight into public policy and politics. Nominations for the CUPE National literacy award Do you know a CUPE member or group of members who champion workplace literacy and clear language? Get your nomination in by September 8, 2011. Nancy MacBain, Ancaster – Dundas – Flamborough - Westdale CUPE Staff Representative Nancy MacBain is running to be the next NDP MP for Ancaster – Dundas – Flamborough - Westdale in Ontario. MacBain is aware of the issues facing working people today. Good jobs, childcare and accessible education are her priorities. She is committed, compassionate, hard working and honest. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_649c1481d7732a9a6ef1a6dcd0199e77 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 12, 2011 | CUPE
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Bum= p minimum wage to $11 an hour - CUPE Nova Scotia

CUPE Nova Scotia is urging the Dexter Government= to bump this province’s minimum wage to $11 an hour. more »

Kathy MacLeod, Sydney - Victoria

3D"Kathy CUPE National Representative Kathy MacLeod is ru= nning to be the next NDP MP for Sydney - Victoria in Nova Scotia. With almo= st 25 years experience as a worker advocate and labour representative, MacL= eod has gained in-depth knowledge and invaluable insight into public policy= and politics. more »

Nominatio= ns for the CUPE National literacy award

3D"Nominations Do you know a CUPE member or group of members wh= o champion workplace literacy and clear language? Get your nomination in by= September 8, 2011. more »

Nancy MacBain, Ancaster – Dundas – Flamborough - Westdale

3D"Nancy CUPE Staff Representative Nancy MacBain is runni= ng to be the next NDP MP for Ancaster – Dundas – Flamborough - = Westdale in Ontario. MacBain is aware of the issues facing working people t= oday. Good jobs, childcare and accessible education are her priorities. She= is committed, compassionate, hard working and honest. more »

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--=_649c1481d7732a9a6ef1a6dcd0199e77-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Wed Apr 13 10:08:02 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3DE81TG013425 for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:08:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3DE81cE029055 for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:08:01 -0400 Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:08:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104131408.p3DE81cE029055@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_95cd1f6227569d537361970df6dcbd0d" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Wednesday April 13, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:08:02 -0000 --=_95cd1f6227569d537361970df6dcbd0d Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 13, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees LPNs get much needed “lift” in Saskatchewan About 3,000 licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Saskatchewan received a well-deserved pay increase in February, after a lengthy review by the Joint Job Evaluation Maintenance Committee. CUPE represents one-half of these nurses. B.C. SkyTrain workers ratify three-year deal Members of CUPE 7000, SkyTrain workers, have ratified a three-year agreement with the British Columbia Rapid Transit Company (BCRTC). Fact sheet: Health care Health care is the undisputed top priority for Canadians in this election. Our next federal government must have a clear plan to protect and strengthen our public health care system for all Canadians. To find out more about this important election issue read our health care fact sheet. Victor Elkins, Vancouver Quadra Victor Elkins, First Vice-President of the Hospital Employees’ Union, is running to be the next NDP MP for Vancouver Quadra in British Columbia. Elkins' involvement with his union and the NDP began when he saw what is happening on the front lines of our health care system – especially the impact of funding cuts and privatization on patients and workers. Fact sheet: Women's equality Stephen Harper has undermined women’s equality since he was first elected in 2006. His first act was to cancel the early learning and child care agreements, which would have begun the process of making early learning and child care more affordable and accessible for women and their families. Find out more - read our fact sheet on women's equality. Fact sheet: Municipal Infrastructure Canadian cities and towns are facing unprecedented pressure and demand for investment in infrastructure. They are limited in their ability to generate revenue and face significant barriers when trying to properly meet these critical needs. Read our fact sheet to find out more about the challenges facing Canada's cities and towns. Fact Sheet: Fair Taxes Canada’s tax system has become increasingly unfair over the past two decades—and Stephen Harper is making it even worse for working Canadians. Find out more by reading the Fair Taxes fact sheet. Fact sheet: Early childhood education and care The Harper Conservative government turned its back on working families and women from the moment they were elected. As his first act in government Harper cancelled the agreements with the provinces for early learning and child care and cut $1 billion in federal funding. Read our fact sheet and ind out more about why Canada needs quality affordable early childhood education and care. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_95cd1f6227569d537361970df6dcbd0d Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 13, 2011 | CUPE
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LPNs get much ne= eded “lift” in Saskatchewan

3D"Banner-Nurses-3women-iStock.jpg" About 3,000 licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in = Saskatchewan received a well-deserved pay increase in February, after a len= gthy review by the Joint Job Evaluation Maintenance Committee. CUPE represe= nts one-half of these nurses. more »

B.C= . SkyTrain workers ratify three-year deal

Members of CUPE 7000, SkyTrain workers, have rat= ified a three-year agreement with the British Columbia Rapid Transit Compan= y (BCRTC). more »

Fact shee= t: Health care

3D"Fact Health care is the undisputed top priority for C= anadians in this election. Our next federal government must have a clear pl= an to protect and strengthen our public health care system for all Canadian= s. To find out more about this important election issue read our health car= e fact sheet. more »

Victor Elkins, Vancouver Quadra

3D"Victor Victor Elkins, First Vice-President of the Hospi= tal Employees’ Union, is running to be the next NDP MP for Vancouver = Quadra in British Columbia. Elkins' involvement with his union and the NDP = began when he saw what is happening on the front lines of our health care s= ystem – especially the impact of funding cuts and privatization on pa= tients and workers. more »

Fact sheet: Women= 's equality

3D"Fact Stephen Harper has undermined women’s equa= lity since he was first elected in 2006. His first act was to cancel the e= arly learning and child care agreements, which would have begun the process= of making early learning and child care more affordable and accessible for= women and their families. Find out more - read our fact sheet on women's e= quality. more »

Fact she= et: Municipal Infrastructure

3D"Fact Canadian cities and towns are facing unprecedent= ed pressure and demand for investment in infrastructure. They are limited i= n their ability to generate revenue and face significant barriers when tryi= ng to properly meet these critical needs. Read our fact sheet to find out m= ore about the challenges facing Canada's cities and towns. more »

Fact Sheet: = Fair Taxes

3D"Fact Canada’s tax system has become increasingl= y unfair over the past two decades—and Stephen Harper is making it ev= en worse for working Canadians. Find out more by reading the Fair Taxes fac= t sheet. more »

Fact she= et: Early childhood education and care

3D"Fact The Harper Conservative government turned its ba= ck on working families and women from the moment they were elected. As his = first act in government Harper cancelled the agreements with the provinces = for early learning and child care and cut $1 billion in federal funding. Re= ad our fact sheet and ind out more about why Canada needs quality affordabl= e early childhood education and care. more »

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--=_95cd1f6227569d537361970df6dcbd0d-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Thu Apr 14 11:10:06 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3EFA2TS031366 for ; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:10:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3EFA2ZW027920 for ; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:10:02 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:10:02 -0400 Message-Id: <201104141510.p3EFA2ZW027920@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_b91e07e5f47b9198ade5b299dbc6fe4e" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Thursday April 14, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:10:06 -0000 --=_b91e07e5f47b9198ade5b299dbc6fe4e Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 14, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Ric Dagenais, Nepean - Carleton Ric Dagenais, a bilingual analyst with CUPE, is running to be the next NDP MP for Nepean - Carleton in Ontario. He has a proven record of action on many issues including workers’ rights and the environment. He says that together we can build a Canada where families come first – and no one is left behind. Counties of Bruce & Grey Children’s Aid Society merger veers from plan The hasty, behind-closed-doors naming of a new executive director for the soon-to-be amalgamated regional children’s aid agency is a troubling start to a merger and is already creating instability in the community. Reality Check: We need for straight answers on Canada Health Transfers The next federal government will be entrusted with renegotiating the health accord with the provinces and territories. Struck 10 years ago, it provides provinces and territories a six percent escalator in Canada Health Transfer funding each year. The only party to clearly commitment to continuing the six percent escalator in a new 10 year accord is Jack Layton’s NDP. CUPE 37 members say keep Calgary public! CUPE 37 members are concerned that Calgary's Mayor and Council are considering privatizing some of Calgary's parks and irrigation services. Fact sheet: Post-secondary education Post-secondary education is a critical social and economic investment for Canada. It plays an importantrole in driving economic growth and innovation, and increasing social and economic equality. Read our fact sheet to find out more about why post-secondary education is a key issue in this election. CUPE 966 "Flying Squad" bus on the road While I was in Niagara Falls for the OMECC conference, I had the honour to christen the new Flying Squad bus. Founded two years ago, the Flying Squad is a group of dedicated CUPE activists from Local 966 who travel across Ontario to show support for a wide range of charities and social causes, and to show solidarity with brothers and sisters from CUPE and other unions at rallies or on the picket line. Nikki Inouye, Okanagan-Shuswap Nikki Inouye, from CUPE Local 6012 at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, is running to be the next NDP MP for Okanagan-Shuswap in British Columbia. She believes this election is very important for working families – including stable health care funding in the future, improved pensions, or action to make life more affordable. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_b91e07e5f47b9198ade5b299dbc6fe4e Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 14, 2011 | CUPE
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Ric Dagenais, Nepean - Carleton

3D"Ric Ric Dagenais, a bilingual analyst with CUPE, is = running to be the next NDP MP for Nepean - Carleton in Ontario. He has a pr= oven record of action on many issues including workers’ rights and th= e environment. He says that together we can build a Canada where families c= ome first – and no one is left behind. more »

Count= ies of Bruce & Grey Children’s Aid Society merger veers from plan=

The hasty, behind-closed-doors naming of a new e= xecutive director for the soon-to-be amalgamated regional children’s = aid agency is a troubling start to a merger and is already creating instabi= lity in the community. more »

Reality Check: We need for straight answers on Canada Health= Transfers

The next federal government will be entrusted wi= th renegotiating the health accord with the provinces and territories. Stru= ck 10 years ago, it provides provinces and territories a six percent escala= tor in Canada Health Transfer funding each year. The only party to clearly = commitment to continuing the six percent escalator in a new 10 year accord = is Jack Layton’s NDP. more »

CUPE 37 members say ke= ep Calgary public!

CUPE 37 members are concerned that Calgary's May= or and Council are considering privatizing some of Calgary's parks and irri= gation services. more »

Fact she= et: Post-secondary education

Post-secondary education is a critical social an= d economic investment for Canada. It plays an importantrole in driving eco= nomic growth and innovation, and increasing social and economic equality. R= ead our fact sheet to find out more about why post-secondary education is a= key issue in this election. more »

CUPE 966 "Flying = Squad" bus on the road

3D"Paul While I was in Niagara Falls for the OMECC confe= rence, I had the honour to christen the new Flying Squad bus. Founded two y= ears ago, the Flying Squad is a group of dedicated CUPE activists from Loca= l 966 who travel across Ontario to show support for a wide range of chariti= es and social causes, and to show solidarity with brothers and sisters from= CUPE and other unions at rallies or on the picket line. more »

Nikki Inouye, Okanagan-Shuswap

3D"Nikki Nikki Inouye, from CUPE Local 6012 at Vernon Jub= ilee Hospital, is running to be the next NDP MP for Okanagan-Shuswap in Bri= tish Columbia. She believes this election is very important for working fam= ilies – including stable health care funding in the future, improved = pensions, or action to make life more affordable. more »

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--=_b91e07e5f47b9198ade5b299dbc6fe4e-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Fri Apr 15 09:54:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3FDs1gx015489 for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:54:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3FDs1wX019715 for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:54:01 -0400 Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:54:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104151354.p3FDs1wX019715@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_1f5e348807d7578367de79156d92d35d" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Friday April 15, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:54:02 -0000 --=_1f5e348807d7578367de79156d92d35d Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 15, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Paul Moist: Leader debates show the choice is clear - Jack Layton’s NDP As we hit the midway point of the current campaign, I think the leader debates clearly show the different choices Canadian's have on Election Day, May 2. CUPE 3799 welcomes new members at University of Northern B.C. English Language Associates at the University of Northern B.C. have voted to become CUPE members. Fact sheet: environment The Harper Conservatives have consistently made the environment an extremely low priority. Stephen Harper’s government has continually undermined environmental improvement in Canada by favouring outdated reasoning that taking action on environmental issues hurts the economy. Find out more - read our environment fact sheet. LPNs and immunizations: HEU urges Minister to help break regulatory logjam HEU and other health care unions have written B.C.'s new health minister, asking for his assistance in fully implementing a provincial regulation that would allow LPNs to play a bigger role in providing immunizations. CUPE Nova Scotia to hold 2011 convention in Truro CUPE Nova Scotia will hold its 48th annual convention in Truro, Sunday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 20 at the Holiday Inn. Convention proceedings will get underway at 7:00 p.m. on April 17. Calgary CETA event: Canadian communities are not for sale CUPE and the Council of Canadians are hosting a public event on April 29 in Calgary to shine a light on the dangers of a new trade deal. Come learn more about the threat CETA poses to Canadian communities and how you can get involved in stopping it. Stop the Enbridge pipeline in B.C.: sign the petition The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project will have an irreversible impact on the health of those who live near waterways into which tar sands toxins are released, on wildlife and on our environment. Fact sheet: Water Water is a vital resource essential to our survival. Yet the Harper Conservative government has neglected to protect and preserve Canada’s water resources.Read our water fact sheet to find out more about what our next government should do to protect our public water systems. Mike Scott, Edmonton – Sherwood Park Mike Scott, a member of CUPE Local 30, is running to be the next NDP MP for Edmonton – Sherwood Park in Alberta. As a municipal worker, Scott understands the need to address Canada’s infrastructure deficit. He is also concerned with the Harper Conservatives’ inaction on retirement income security, and says reforming the Canada Pension Plan is a vital concern for his riding. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_1f5e348807d7578367de79156d92d35d Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 15, 2011 | CUPE
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3D"CUPE

Paul Moist= : Leader debates show the choice is clear - Jack Layton’s NDP

3D"Paul As we hit the midway point of the current campai= gn, I think the leader debates clearly show the different choices Canadian'= s have on Election Day, May 2. more »

CUPE 3799 welcomes n= ew members at University of Northern B.C.

English Language Associates at the University of= Northern B.C. have voted to become CUPE members. more »

Fact sheet: environme= nt

3D"Fact The Harper Conservatives have consistently made = the environment an extremely low priority. Stephen Harper’s governmen= t has continually undermined environmental improvement in Canada by favouri= ng outdated reasoning that taking action on environmental issues hurts the = economy. Find out more - read our environment fact sheet. more »

LPNs and= immunizations: HEU urges Minister to help break regulatory logjam

HEU and other health care unions have written B.= C.'s new health minister, asking for his assistance in fully implementing a= provincial regulation that would allow LPNs to play a bigger role in provi= ding immunizations. more »

CUPE= Nova Scotia to hold 2011 convention in Truro

CUPE Nova Scotia will hold its 48th annual conve= ntion in Truro, Sunday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 20 at the Holiday= Inn. Convention proceedings will get underway at 7:00 p.m. on April 17. more »

Calgary C= ETA event: Canadian communities are not for sale

3D"Paul CUPE and the Council of Canadians are hosting a = public event on April 29 in Calgary to shine a light on the dangers of a ne= w trade deal. Come learn more about the threat CETA poses to Canadian commu= nities and how you can get involved in stopping it. more »

Stop the Enbri= dge pipeline in B.C.: sign the petition

The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project w= ill have an irreversible impact on the health of those who live near waterw= ays into which tar sands toxins are released, on wildlife and on our enviro= nment. more »

Fact sheet: Water

3D"Fact Water is a vital resource essential to our survi= val. Yet the Harper Conservative government has neglected to protect and pr= eserve Canada’s water resources.Read our water fact sheet to find out= more about what our next government should do to protect our public water = systems. more »

Mike Scott, Edmonton – Sherwood Park

3D"Mike Mike Scott, a member of CUPE Local 30, is runnin= g to be the next NDP MP for Edmonton – Sherwood Park in Alberta. As a= municipal worker, Scott understands the need to address Canada’s inf= rastructure deficit. He is also concerned with the Harper ConservativesR= 17; inaction on retirement income security, and says reforming the Canada P= ension Plan is a vital concern for his riding. more »

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--=_1f5e348807d7578367de79156d92d35d-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Mon Apr 18 09:52:02 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3IDq2pk011100 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:52:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3IDq2Ui002259 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:52:02 -0400 Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:52:02 -0400 Message-Id: <201104181352.p3IDq2Ui002259@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_145272d00850508d0448aa73d9b35e91" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Monday April 18, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:52:02 -0000 --=_145272d00850508d0448aa73d9b35e91 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 18, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE BC Convention sets course for 2011-2012 CUPE BC’s 48th annual convention drew to a close today, with more than 500 delegates re-electing President Barry O’Neill for a seventh term and Secretary-Treasurer Mark Hancock for a fourth term. Common front for CUPE post-secondary locals CUPE locals in post-secondary institutions across B.C. will be working more closely together in the coming year. College and university locals have agreed to hold a series of meetings to discuss common interests and possible joint actions. Lyn Edwards, Haliburton - Kawartha Lakes - Brock Lyn Edwards, a member of CUPE Local 855, is running to be the next NDP MP for Haliburton - Kawartha Lakes - Brock in Ontario. She is employed by the City of Kawartha Lakes, where she has 18 years of municipal government experience. She is also a member of the Lindsay and District Labour Council. Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska: end to lockout After a ten-month lockout, the Union representing the municipal employees of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska and the Municipal Council have ratified a new collective agreement. Video: Caring for students and B.C. public schools CUPE BC’s K-12 committee presented a new video featuring members at work throughout the province at the CUPE BC 2011 convention. >From illiterate dropout to published author Ed Thomas is living proof of the union program’s value. CUPE 5167 (City of Hamilton) long-time activist Ed Thomas shared his story at CUPE BC Convention about how literacy changed his life. CLC pushes for pension security The Canadian Labour Congress has set its sights on retirement income. CLC Pacific Regional Director Amber Hockin dropped by the CUPE Convention to let delegates know about the ambitious plan. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_145272d00850508d0448aa73d9b35e91 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 18, 2011 | CUPE
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CUP= E BC Convention sets course for 2011-2012

3D"CUPE CUPE BC’s 48th annual convention drew to a= close today, with more than 500 delegates re-electing President Barry O= 217;Neill for a seventh term and Secretary-Treasurer Mark Hancock for a fou= rth term. more »

Comm= on front for CUPE post-secondary locals

3D"CUPE CUPE locals in post-secondary institutions acros= s B.C. will be working more closely together in the coming year. College an= d university locals have agreed to hold a series of meetings to discuss com= mon interests and possible joint actions. more »

Sainte-Ann= e-de-Madawaska: end to lockout

After a ten-month lockout, the Union representin= g the municipal employees of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska and the Municipal Cou= ncil have ratified a new collective agreement. more »

Vide= o: Caring for students and B.C. public schools

CUPE BC’s K-12 committee presented a new v= ideo featuring members at work throughout the province at the CUPE BC 2011 = convention. more »

Fro= m illiterate dropout to published author

Ed Thomas is living proof of the union program&#= 8217;s value. CUPE 5167 (City of Hamilton) long-time activist Ed Thomas sha= red his story at CUPE BC Convention about how literacy changed his life. more »

CLC pushes fo= r pension security

3D"Amberweb[1].jpg" The Canadian Labour Congress has set its sights = on retirement income. CLC Pacific Regional Director Amber Hockin dropped by= the CUPE Convention to let delegates know about the ambitious plan. more »

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--=_145272d00850508d0448aa73d9b35e91-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Tue Apr 19 09:46:02 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3JDk2D9028553 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3JDk2OJ032212 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:02 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:02 -0400 Message-Id: <201104191346.p3JDk2OJ032212@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_e4db22cd58d72d8e539250d31780e084" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Tuesday April 19, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46:02 -0000 --=_e4db22cd58d72d8e539250d31780e084 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 19, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Fact sheet: Public pensions Canada’s public pension programs – Old Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) – have been proven policy success stories. In combination, they form a crucial foundation for a secure retirement income for the large majority of Canada’s current and future seniors. The problem is that the core benefit levels of these programs remain inadequate. Read our public pensions fact sheet to find out more about this important election issue. CETA: Negotiating Canada’s future under cover of election Elections are a time to debate economic policy. They should never be a cover for letting unelected trade negotiators make policy for us. But that’s exactly what happened last week in Ottawa as the seventh round of Canada-EU free trade talks concluded. Community social services workers ‘owed so much more’ CUPE National President Paul Moist was just in Vancouver to speak at the CUPE BC annual convention. He has a strong message for community social services workers and for the employers’ association. Alexandre Boulerice, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Alexandre Boulerice, a communications representative for CUPE-Quebec, is the NDP candidate for Montreal's riding of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. His main concerns are job creation, cultural issues, immigrant integration, global warming, scientific research, affordable housing and public transportation. Hydro-Quebec’s efficiency - François Legault report is inaccurate Hydro-Quebec union representatives are condemning the quality of the document tabled today by François Legault and Charles Sirois regarding the future of Quebec's education system. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_e4db22cd58d72d8e539250d31780e084 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 19, 2011 | CUPE
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Fact sheet: Publi= c pensions

3D"Fact Canada’s public pension programs – O= ld Age Security (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), and Canada Pensi= on Plan (CPP) – have been proven policy success stories. In combinati= on, they form a crucial foundation for a secure retirement income for the l= arge majority of Canada’s current and future seniors. The problem is = that the core benefit levels of these programs remain inadequate. Read our = public pensions fact sheet to find out more about this important election i= ssue. more »

CETA:= Negotiating Canada’s future under cover of election

Elections are a time to debate economic policy. = They should never be a cover for letting unelected trade negotiators make p= olicy for us. But that’s exactly what happened last week in Ottawa as= the seventh round of Canada-EU free trade talks concluded. more »

Comm= unity social services workers ‘owed so much more’

3D"Paul CUPE National President Paul Moist was just in V= ancouver to speak at the CUPE BC annual convention. He has a strong message= for community social services workers and for the employers’ associa= tion. more »

more »

Hydro-Quebec&#= 8217;s efficiency - François Legault report is inaccurate

Hydro-Quebec union representatives are condemnin= g the quality of the document tabled today by François Legault and Cha= rles Sirois regarding the future of Quebec's education system. more »

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--=_e4db22cd58d72d8e539250d31780e084-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Wed Apr 20 10:36:02 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3KEa24U016169 for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:36:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3KEa2d0011400 for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:36:02 -0400 Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:36:02 -0400 Message-Id: <201104201436.p3KEa2d0011400@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_c5160d43c2c5ad953be6d25d8b66651f" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Wednesday April 20, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:36:02 -0000 --=_c5160d43c2c5ad953be6d25d8b66651f Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 20, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Latest Health and Safety Update highlights Day of Mourning Seven CUPE members died on the job last year. That’s the most since 1998. In the latest issue of Health and Safety Update, Rex Hillier, co-chair of CUPE’s national health and safety committee, says the high number of deaths really underscores the importance of this year’s National Day of Mourning. Claude Généreux moderates important panel at a climate change conference CUPE's National Secretary-Treasurer moderated a panel at a prominent climate change conference in Montreal on Friday, April 15 entitled Cochabamba + 1 – Climate Justice and Ecological Alternatives. David Laird, Burlington David Laird, a member of CUPE Local 2316, is running to be the next NDP MP for Burlington, Ontario. Laird is employed by The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and for the last fifteen years he has become increasingly active in the community promoting such issues as fair trade, social equality and global financial reform. Health & Safety Update Spring 2011
  • National Day of Mourning important as ever in 2011
  • Toronto Hydro brass caught in coverup for surveillance of H&S rep
  • Support for Canadian asbestos industry weakens
Sarnia families, support workers appeal to province for better funding Waitlists for services and supports for adults with a developmental disability are at an all-time high in Lambton County and across the province, and must be addressed by the provincial government before more families lose hope. OCHU president questions $10 million in federal money for private Vaughan company with links to Fantino The resignation of prominent Vaughan Conservatives from their riding association and the federal Conservatives’ handing over $10 million of public money to a company headed by former Fantino campaign fundraisers leaves some core supporters gobsmacked by the impropriety, says Michael Hurley. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_c5160d43c2c5ad953be6d25d8b66651f Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 20, 2011 | CUPE
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= Latest Health and Safety Update highlights Day of Mourning

3D"Health Seven CUPE members died on the job last year. Th= at’s the most since 1998. In the latest issue of Health and Safety Up= date, Rex Hillier, co-chair of CUPE’s national health and safety comm= ittee, says the high number of deaths really underscores the importance of = this year’s National Day of Mourning. more »

Cla= ude Généreux moderates important panel at a climate change confer= ence

3D"" CUPE's National Secretary-Treasurer moderated a = panel at a prominent climate change conference in Montreal on Friday, April= 15 entitled Cochabamba + 1 – Climate Justice and Ecological Alternat= ives. more »

Dav= id Laird, Burlington

3D"David David Laird, a member of CUPE Local 2316, is run= ning to be the next NDP MP for Burlington, Ontario. Laird is employed by Th= e Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and for the last fifteen years he= has become increasingly active in the community promoting such issues as f= air trade, social equality and global financial reform. more »

Hea= lth & Safety Update Spring 2011

  • National Day of Mourning important as ev= er in 2011
  • Toronto Hydro brass caught in coverup for surveillance of H&S = rep
  • Support for Canadian asbestos industry weakens
more »

Sarnia famili= es, support workers appeal to province for better funding

Waitlists for services and supports for adults w= ith a developmental disability are at an all-time high in Lambton County an= d across the province, and must be addressed by the provincial government b= efore more families lose hope. more »

OCHU pres= ident questions $10 million in federal money for private Vaughan company wi= th links to Fantino

The resignation of prominent Vaughan Conservativ= es from their riding association and the federal Conservatives’ handi= ng over $10 million of public money to a company headed by former Fantino c= ampaign fundraisers leaves some core supporters gobsmacked by the improprie= ty, says Michael Hurley. more »

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--=_c5160d43c2c5ad953be6d25d8b66651f-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Thu Apr 21 09:44:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3LDi1vx001657 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:44:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3LDi1eU021105 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:44:01 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:44:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104211344.p3LDi1eU021105@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_c49a7f103c966969df09aa1b4d401791" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Thursday April 21, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:44:02 -0000 --=_c49a7f103c966969df09aa1b4d401791 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 21, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Earth Day 2011 – take action! Earth Day is a time for all CUPE members to take action in their communities to help make the world greener and more sustainable. This year, CUPE National has upgraded its Earth Day materials. A new newsletter filled with current environmental facts supports two main actions directed at young people. CUPE members utilize skills to help Grand Forks community project Habitat for Humanity multi-plex building project a cooperative effort involving Habitat for Humanity, the City of Grand Forks and CUPE 4728 members. Union members will volunteer their time, labour and expertise to install the water and sewer services. Report: P3 hospitals - the wrong direction A new CUPE research report has been released that can help you if you are fighting to keep a hospital in the public system, or want to bring your P3 hospital back into the public system. Read the full report. Air Transat flight attendants seek conciliation The union representing some 1,400 Air Transat flight attendants today asked the Federal Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliator to assist in ongoing negotiations. Duhamel municipal workers sign first labour contract The municipality of Duhamel's 15 blue- and white-collar workers finally have their first collective agreement after joining the union on February 22, 2010. Patrick Colford, Miramichi Patrick Colford, a member of CUPE Local 865, is running to be the next NDP MP for Miramichi, New Brunswick. Colford has a proven record of action on workers’ rights and social justice issues including work with the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, the Miramichi District Labour Council, and the CUPE NB Equality Committee. President of Toronto Civic Employees Union to address contracting out garbage and recycling Mark Ferguson, president of the Toronto Civic Employees Union, CUPE Local 416, will hold a press conference on Thursday, April 21 at Toronto City Hall. P3 Hospitals: The wrong direction A new CUPE research report has been released that can help you if you are fighting to keep a hospital in the public system, or want to bring your P3 hospital back into the public system. P3s - no, not a parking level - but a type of private for-profit service. Governments and corporations call them "public-private partnerships" but they really aren't partnerships at all - they are a way for corporations to profit from public tax dollars, while giving all of us higher costs and lower quality. As well, P3s usually mean job cuts especially in rural areas! People with developmental disabilities in Fort Frances area without supports and services Provincial funding following last month’s Ontario budget for supports and services for people with developmental disabilities is welcome, but it’s not enough to ensure existing programs are stabilized and the needs of families on waitlists are met. Cavanagh re-elected as president of CUPE Nova Scotia Danny Cavanagh has been re-elected for another two-year term as president of CUPE Nova Scotia. Over 400 adults with developmental disabilities in Lambton County without supports and services Provincial funding announced following last month’s Ontario budget for supports and services for people with developmental disabilities is welcome, but it’s not enough to ensure existing programs are stabilized and the needs of families on waitlists are met, said Lambton County advocates for quality community supports at a media conference in Sarnia today. Pressure tactics on the horizon at the Port of Québec Longshoremen at the Port of Québec are frustrated with lagging negotiations and are not ruling out an unlimited general strike, as part of their pressure tactics. The main cause of contention is the job allocation system for longshoremen. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_c49a7f103c966969df09aa1b4d401791 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 21, 2011 | CUPE
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Earth Day 2011 –= take action!

3D"Banner-Earth-Day-EN.gif" Earth Day is a time for all CUPE members to take= action in their communities to help make the world greener and more sustai= nable. This year, CUPE National has upgraded its Earth Day materials. A new= newsletter filled with current environmental facts supports two main actio= ns directed at young people. more »

CUPE memb= ers utilize skills to help Grand Forks community project

Habitat for Humanity multi-plex building project= a cooperative effort involving Habitat for Humanity, the City of Grand For= ks and CUPE 4728 members. Union members will volunteer their time, labour a= nd expertise to install the water and sewer services. more »

Report: P3 hospitals - the wrong di= rection

A new CUPE research report has been released tha= t can help you if you are fighting to keep a hospital in the public system,= or want to bring your P3 hospital back into the public system. Read the fu= ll report. more »

Air Transa= t flight attendants seek conciliation

3D"" The union representing some 1,400 Air Transat fl= ight attendants today asked the Federal Ministry of Labour to appoint a con= ciliator to assist in ongoing negotiations. more »

D= uhamel municipal workers sign first labour contract

3D"Un The municipality of Duhamel's 15 blue- and white= -collar workers finally have their first collective agreement after joining= the union on February 22, 2010. more »

= Patrick Colford, Miramichi

3D"Patrick Patrick Colford, a member of CUPE Local 865, is = running to be the next NDP MP for Miramichi, New Brunswick. Colford has a p= roven record of action on workers’ rights and social justice issues i= ncluding work with the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, the Miramichi Di= strict Labour Council, and the CUPE NB Equality Committee. more »

Presiden= t of Toronto Civic Employees Union to address contracting out garbage and r= ecycling

Mark Ferguson, president of the Toronto Civic Em= ployees Union, CUPE Local 416, will hold a press conference on Thursday, Ap= ril 21 at Toronto City Hall. more »

P3 Hospitals: The wrong direction

A new CUPE research report has been released tha= t can help you if you are fighting to keep a hospital in the public system,= or want to bring your P3 hospital back into the public system. P3s - no, not a parking level - but a type of private for-profit service. G= overnments and corporations call them "public-private partnerships" but the= y really aren't partnerships at all - they are a way for corporations to pr= ofit from public tax dollars, while giving all of us higher costs and lower= quality. As well, P3s usually mean job cuts especially in rural areas! more »

People with developmental disabilities in Fort Frances area without su= pports and services

Provincial funding following last month’s = Ontario budget for supports and services for people with developmental disa= bilities is welcome, but it’s not enough to ensure existing programs = are stabilized and the needs of families on waitlists are met. more »

Cavanagh re-= elected as president of CUPE Nova Scotia

3D"Cavanagh Danny Cavanagh has been re-elected for another t= wo-year term as president of CUPE Nova Scotia. more »

Over 400 adults with developmental disabilities in Lambton County w= ithout supports and services

Provincial funding announced following last mont= h’s Ontario budget for supports and services for people with developm= ental disabilities is welcome, but it’s not enough to ensure existing= programs are stabilized and the needs of families on waitlists are met, sa= id Lambton County advocates for quality community supports at a media confe= rence in Sarnia today. more »

Pressu= re tactics on the horizon at the Port of Québec

3D"L'assembl=E9e Longshoremen at the Port of Québec are frus= trated with lagging negotiations and are not ruling out an unlimited genera= l strike, as part of their pressure tactics. The main cause of contention i= s the job allocation system for longshoremen. more »

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--=_c49a7f103c966969df09aa1b4d401791-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Tue Apr 26 09:34:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3QDY1nF007367 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:34:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3QDY1pT002859 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:34:01 -0400 Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:34:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104261334.p3QDY1pT002859@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_c6d5123108b773d2f132924bcff239a5" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Tuesday April 26, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:34:01 -0000 --=_c6d5123108b773d2f132924bcff239a5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 26, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE 416 decries move to outsource garbage and recycling west of Yonge There are a number of issues that must be dealt with before the City of Toronto considers the contracting out of garbage and recycling collections west of Yonge Street in Toronto, says Mark Ferguson. CUPE Nova Scotia President says latest food bank data highly disturbing Danny Cavanagh says a new report that shows food bank use in Truro has risen sharply should be a wakeup call to all of us. Re-municipalizing public services and redressing the gender imbalance in South Africa South African activist Gati Malete has a traditional rallying cry that she shares with audiences wherever she travels. “Amandla!” she shouts. “Awethu!” is the exuberant reply. Power is ours. CUPE 5050 disappointed with Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board plans to cut staff The president of CUPE Local 5050, Liz MacDonald, says her union is “very disappointed to hear about the planned staffing cuts at the CBVRSB, and equally disappointed that staff had to read about it in the newspaper.” For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_c6d5123108b773d2f132924bcff239a5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 26, 2011 | CUPE
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CUPE 416 de= cries move to outsource garbage and recycling west of Yonge

There are a number of issues that must be dealt = with before the City of Toronto considers the contracting out of garbage an= d recycling collections west of Yonge Street in Toronto, says Mark Ferguson= . more »

CUPE Nov= a Scotia President says latest food bank data highly disturbing

Danny Cavanagh says a new report that shows food= bank use in Truro has risen sharply should be a wakeup call to all of us. more »

Re-mu= nicipalizing public services and redressing the gender imbalance in South A= frica

3D"Gati South African activist Gati Malete has a traditi= onal rallying cry that she shares with audiences wherever she travels. R= 20;Amandla!” she shouts. “Awethu!” is the exuberant reply= . Power is ours. more »

CUP= E 5050 disappointed with Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board plans t= o cut staff

The president of CUPE Local 5050, Liz MacDonald,= says her union is “very disappointed to hear about the planned staff= ing cuts at the CBVRSB, and equally disappointed that staff had to read abo= ut it in the newspaper.” more »

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--=_c6d5123108b773d2f132924bcff239a5-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Wed Apr 27 10:12:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3REC1sc001575 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:12:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3REC1sS010542 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:12:01 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:12:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104271412.p3REC1sS010542@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_617ddff622545f1b6008674cb7df137c" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Wednesday April 27, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:12:02 -0000 --=_617ddff622545f1b6008674cb7df137c Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 27, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Where they stand: Paul Moist compares party platforms In just days, Canadians will choose our next federal government, as polls show a sure and steady upswing in support for Jack Layton and the NDP. Over the last four weeks, we have heard a lot about issues important to Canadians workers. As CUPE’s 600,000 plus members head to the ballot box, it’s important to consider the party positions on key issues for working people like corporate taxation, pensions, and the future of our public health care system. Take action on the April 28 Day of Mourning This year’s National Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job is just around the corner. CUPE is calling on members and locals across Canada to take action to fight for the elimination of injuries and fatalities at work. Fighting health care privatization… with facts CUPE has produced a Medicare Action Kit, in order to fight the myths surrounding privatization and the so-called “crisis” in our health care system. This kit includes: talking points, answers to frequently asked questions, and fact sheets on health care costs. Do you think that Stephen Harper cares about Aboriginal issues? Think again. Stephen Harper put a stop to the Kelowna Accord which represented a national consensus to end the persistence of poverty and shameful conditions of overcrowding, unsafe housing, crumbling infrastructure and lack of access to safe, clean-drinking water. Taxation: Putting an end to fiscal anorexia and amnesia In an interview with Pierre Ducasse, CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Claude Généreux discusses the fiscal crisis and tax fairness. City Watch launches in Surrey CUPE BC’s successful City Watch program welcomed another B.C. community as a partner today, with the City of Surrey joining the initiative. Counterpoint - Spring 2011 Counterpoint's spring issue looks at the federal election, reconstruction in Haiti, organizing at Porter Air, and much more. People with developmental disabilities without services in Glengarry Advocates for improved access to services and supports for adults with a developmental disability in Glengarry are calling on the provincial government to “do better and provide adequate funding for our community’s most vulnerable”. Difficult negotiations for Lac-au-Saumon municipal employees Last Thursday, the union representing the five Lac-au-Saumon municipal employees filed a final offer to the conciliator, Martin Plante. This offer maintains the status quo with respect to the previous employment contract, including wage increases. Talking Points: Medicare Action Kit Some want to re-open the debate on health care in order to bring in more privatization. But we already know that privatization doesn’t work. We shouldn’t lose time with another debate between public versus private. The debate should be how we make the public system better. Download a copy of CUPE’s main messages on health care sustainability. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_617ddff622545f1b6008674cb7df137c Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 27, 2011 | CUPE
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Where they= stand: Paul Moist compares party platforms

3D"Where In just days, Canadians will choose our next fed= eral government, as polls show a sure and steady upswing in support for Jac= k Layton and the NDP. Over the last four weeks, we have heard a lot about i= ssues important to Canadians workers. As CUPE’s 600,000 plus members = head to the ballot box, it’s important to consider the party position= s on key issues for working people like corporate taxation, pensions, and t= he future of our public health care system. more »

Take ac= tion on the April 28 Day of Mourning

3D"The This year’s National Day of Mourning for w= orkers killed and injured on the job is just around the corner. CUPE is cal= ling on members and locals across Canada to take action to fight for the el= imination of injuries and fatalities at work. more »

Fightin= g health care privatization… with facts

3D"Medicare CUPE has produced a Medicare Action Kit, in orde= r to fight the myths surrounding privatization and the so-called “cri= sis” in our health care system. This kit includes: talking points, an= swers to frequently asked questions, and fact sheets on health care costs. more »

Do = you think that Stephen Harper cares about Aboriginal issues? Think again.

3D"Do Stephen Harper put a stop to the Kelowna Accord = which represented a national consensus to end the persistence of poverty an= d shameful conditions of overcrowding, unsafe housing, crumbling infrastruc= ture and lack of access to safe, clean-drinking water. more »

Taxation: Putting= an end to fiscal anorexia and amnesia

In an interview with Pierre Ducasse, CUPE Nation= al Secretary-Treasurer Claude Généreux discusses the fiscal crisi= s and tax fairness. more »

City Watch l= aunches in Surrey

3D"CUPE CUPE BC’s successful City Watch program we= lcomed another B.C. community as a partner today, with the City of Surrey j= oining the initiative. more »

Counterpoint - S= pring 2011

3D"Counterpoint Counterpoint's spring issue looks at the federal= election, reconstruction in Haiti, organizing at Porter Air, and much more= . more »

People with developmental disabilities without services in Glengarry=

Advocates for improved access to services and su= pports for adults with a developmental disability in Glengarry are calling = on the provincial government to “do better and provide adequate fundi= ng for our community’s most vulnerable”. more »

Di= fficult negotiations for Lac-au-Saumon municipal employees

3D"Difficult Last Thursday, the union representing the five L= ac-au-Saumon municipal employees filed a final offer to the conciliator, Ma= rtin Plante. This offer maintains the status quo with respect to the previo= us employment contract, including wage increases. more »

Talking= Points: Medicare Action Kit

3D"Talking Some want to re-open the debate on health care i= n order to bring in more privatization. But we already know that privatizat= ion doesn’t work. We shouldn’t lose time with another debate be= tween public versus private. The debate should be how we make the public sy= stem better. Download a copy of CUPE’s main messages on health care s= ustainability. more »

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--=_617ddff622545f1b6008674cb7df137c-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Thu Apr 28 09:54:01 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3SDs1Ej022230 for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:54:01 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3SDs1NU028999 for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:54:01 -0400 Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:54:01 -0400 Message-Id: <201104281354.p3SDs1NU028999@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_6943b9771b0c72e3f51fbb7ccb6292e5" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Thursday April 28, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:54:02 -0000 --=_6943b9771b0c72e3f51fbb7ccb6292e5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 28, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Fair taxes for financial industry would net $10 billion: study A new study written by CUPE economist Toby Sanger for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Canada should join other countries in introducing fairer taxes on the financial sector that could generate over $10 billion a year. Crisis in care for people with developmental disabilities in Glengarry—province must do more Provincial funding following last month’s Ontario budget for supports and services for people with developmental disabilities is welcome, but it’s not enough to ensure existing programs are stabilized and the needs of families on waitlists are met, said advocates for quality community supports at a media conference in Glengarry today. Courtenay city workers vote to strike for fairness and respect Last night, the city workers of Courtenay, represented by CUPE 556, voted 92 per cent to strike for fairness and respect on the job. Despite huge budget surpluses, exorbitant managerial wages and substantial boosts to private contractor pay, the city workers are frustrated by the employer’s argument that they cannot afford to properly compensate city workers. BC CLAG calls for action on Community Living crisis Community Living advocates are calling on the premier to use her “Families First” approach for those supporting adults with developmental disabilities. National Day of Mourning important as ever in 2011 CUPE remembers seven members who lost their lives on the job in 2010. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_6943b9771b0c72e3f51fbb7ccb6292e5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 28, 2011 | CUPE
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Fair tax= es for financial industry would net $10 billion: study

3D"A A new study written by CUPE economist Toby Sange= r for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Canada should join o= ther countries in introducing fairer taxes on the financial sector that cou= ld generate over $10 billion a year. more »

Crisis in care for people with developmental disabilities in Glengarr= y—province must do more

Provincial funding following last month’s = Ontario budget for supports and services for people with developmental disa= bilities is welcome, but it’s not enough to ensure existing programs = are stabilized and the needs of families on waitlists are met, said advocat= es for quality community supports at a media conference in Glengarry today. more »

Courtena= y city workers vote to strike for fairness and respect

Last night, the city workers of Courtenay, repre= sented by CUPE 556, voted 92 per cent to strike for fairness and respect on= the job. Despite huge budget surpluses, exorbitant managerial wages and su= bstantial boosts to private contractor pay, the city workers are frustrated= by the employer’s argument that they cannot afford to properly compe= nsate city workers. more »

B= C CLAG calls for action on Community Living crisis

3D"BC Community Living advocates are calling on the pr= emier to use her “Families First” approach for those supporting= adults with developmental disabilities. more »

National = Day of Mourning important as ever in 2011

3D"The CUPE remembers seven members who lost their live= s on the job in 2010. more »

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--=_6943b9771b0c72e3f51fbb7ccb6292e5-- From bounces@lists.cupe.ca Fri Apr 29 10:42:02 2011 Received: from serenity.cupe.ca (judy [10.1.5.2]) by lists.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3TEg2qv014339 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:42:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (www.cupe.ca [127.0.0.1]) by serenity.cupe.ca (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p3TEg2b6006585 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:42:02 -0400 Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:42:02 -0400 Message-Id: <201104291442.p3TEg2b6006585@serenity.cupe.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: CUPE Today To: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_df1fbe58dd2a625ffa2149e9867fff2c" Subject: [cupetoday] CUPE Today for Friday April 29, 2011 X-BeenThere: cupetoday@lists.cupe.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 Precedence: list List-Id: "a daily bulletin of stories posted to cupe.ca" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:42:02 -0000 --=_df1fbe58dd2a625ffa2149e9867fff2c Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 29, 2011 News from the Canadian Union of Public Employees Vote for change – we can make the difference on May 2 I am both surprised and very pleased at the NDP surge led by Jack Layton's outstanding leadership over the past number of weeks. Canadians are responding to Jack, both his sensible message and his personal courage. Countless CUPE members and staff have dedicated themselves to the campaign in recent weeks and I thank each and every one of you. CUPE 5050 questioning direction of CBVRSB staffing cuts The president of CUPE 5050, Liz MacDonald, is questioning whether the Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board has followed the criteria set out by the Minister of Education for its recently announced budget cuts. Remembering and recommitting to safer workplaces CUPE locals at UBC organized a well-attended ceremony to mark the National Day of Mourning for workers lost or injured on the job. Piper Jenna Potter, whose father is a CUPE member, led a procession from Flag Pole Plaza to the CUPE 116 memorial site. For more information, visit cupe.ca To stop receiving this daily news update, send e-mail to cupetoday-unsubscribe@lists.cupe.ca --=_df1fbe58dd2a625ffa2149e9867fff2c Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" CUPE Today for April 29, 2011 | CUPE
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Vote for change &#= 8211; we can make the difference on May 2

3D"Vote I am both surprised and very pleased at the NDP = surge led by Jack Layton's outstanding leadership over the past number of w= eeks. Canadians are responding to Jack, both his sensible message and his p= ersonal courage. Countless CUPE members and staff have dedicated themselves= to the campaign in recent weeks and I thank each and every one of you. more »

= CUPE 5050 questioning direction of CBVRSB staffing cuts

The president of CUPE 5050, Liz MacDonald, is qu= estioning whether the Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board has follow= ed the criteria set out by the Minister of Education for its recently annou= nced budget cuts. more »

Remem= bering and recommitting to safer workplaces

3D"BarryJones-Barry-ONeill-spea= CUPE locals at UBC organized a well-attended cer= emony to mark the National Day of Mourning for workers lost or injured on t= he job. Piper Jenna Potter, whose father is a CUPE member, led a procession= from Flag Pole Plaza to the CUPE 116 memorial site. more »

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