Classroom desks: School board support staff voice concerns about restructuring of the Nova Scotia education system

CUPE Nova Scotia Rocky Jones Bursary

CUPE Nova Scotia $1,000.00 Rocky Jones Bursary application for 2018 academic year. Eligibility: A student that is an African Nova Scotian or an lndigenous Nova Scotian. Applicants must be graduating or have graduated from a Nova Scotia High School and entering their first year of post-secondary education. Applicant must be a member, child of, or legal ward of a member in good standing of a local union affiliated to CUPE Nova Scotia. The application must be complete and on the prescribed form and must be received not later than February 15, 2018. Please note that only the winning applicant will be notified. We thank all applicants for their interest. Download a copy of the application form Decisions of the CUPE Nova Scotia Awards Committee will be final. CUPE Nova Scotia assumes no responsibility for applications or supporting documents lost, misdirected, or otherwise not received by the deadline. lt is the … Read more…

Collective bargaining begins for CUPE 3131 members at Cape Breton University

Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3131 have begun bargaining with Cape Breton University. Negotiations began on November 6, 2017. More negotiation dates are scheduled for December 18, 19 and 20. The collective agreement expired on March 31, 2016. “We are looking forward to an amicable round of bargaining and hope to conclude a new collective agreement,” says CUPE 3131 President Darren MacKinnon. CUPE Local 3131 represents approximately 60 members who work as administrative and support staff at Cape Breton University.

CUPE members to hold information picket December 16 at Valley View Villa

Please join us and show your support. Our seniors deserve better! Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2330 will hold an information picket on Saturday, December 16 at the Valley View Villa nursing home in Stellarton. The workers would like to share their concerns about the effects the facility’s $1.5 million budget shortfall may have on residents’ quality of life, in addition to budget cuts made by the provincial government. “In order to bring the nursing home’s finances under control, management are making cuts and changes that include reducing the resident-to-staff ratio,” says Peter Baxter, CUPE national representative. “That includes scheduling less staff on weekends, not replacing staff who require time off, and laying off staff who provide vital services – such as continuing care assistants, kitchen staff, maintenance and environmental services.” WHEN:             Saturday, December 16 at 11 a.m. WHERE:           Valley View Villa, 6125 Trafalgar Road, … Read more…