Registration now open: 2025 Atlantic Weeklong School at The Wilds!

Registration for the 2025 Atlantic Weeklong School at The Wilds is now open! The Atlantic Weeklong School is an excellent opportunity for CUPE members in Nova Scotia or Newfoundland & Labrador to connect and receive training. We don’t want to risk anything we’re fighting for! Given the political climate, and for that reason and many others, this semester the CUPE Weeklong School is poised to tackle: STREAM 1 – USING OUR POWER AT ELECTION TIME (AND BEYOND): POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT TRAINING *NEW* Here we will discuss our deep concerns about our democracy and how we can resist passivity by shoring up our base. You will learn some basic economic concepts about how the economy works, and how to challenge everyday assumptions about economics to support demands for a government and an economy that is inclusive, works for workers, and leaves no one behind. STREAM 2 – WORKING IN A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT … Read more…

CUPE Atlantic Political Education Webinar on the American Tariff War with Canada

Join us on March 19th at 7pm (in NL) and 6:30pm (in Nova Scotia) for a CUPE Atlantic Political Education Webinar on the American Tariff War with Canada. We’ll be discussing recent events and what Labour’s response should be to this threat to Canada’s Economy and Sovereignty. Sister Jessica McCormick, the President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour will join CUPE’s Political Action Coordinator Govind Rao.  Some of the questions we’ll address: Why is this happening? What will it mean for wages, jobs, and Canada’s future? What is the Labour Movement’s strategy for defeating this threat? Use this link to join the webinar on March 19th via Zoom: https://bit.ly/41JLWAE Brought to you by CUPE NL, CUPE NS and CUPE Votes