CUPE Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions supports striking United Steelworkers

Today, CUPE Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions Chair Nelson Scott and Co-Chair Andrew Weaver visited the picket line of United Steelworkers in Amherst, where they are striking to gain improved wages and living standards from their employer, IMP Aerostructures. Scott and Weaver presented USW representatives with a donation from over 5,000 education workers across the province, to express their support. CUPE Nova Scotia will always stand in solidarity with workers in their fight for fairness and improved working conditions.

National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People

On October 4th, CUPE Nova Scotia observes the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S). This day calls for urgent action in response to the disproportionate rates of violence, abduction and murder experienced by Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in Canada, which are rooted in systemic racism, colonialism, and gender-based violence. To learn more about the National Inquiry into this ongoing tragedy, and the 231 Calls to Justice included in its Final Report, please click here. #MMIWG2S #NoMoreStolenSisters

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the survivors of the residential school system, the children who never returned home as well as their families and communities. This day of commemoration is a vital part of the reconciliation process on Turtle Island (Canada) as it deepens our collective awareness of colonialism and ensures ongoing reflection across Turtle Island for years to come. The CUPE Atlantic Maritime Indigenous Council (CAMIC) encourages all CUPE members to tie an orange ribbon or wear an orange shirt as a sign of respect to these Indigenous children and their families, and to support healing in Indigenous communities. For inquiries, please email: cupe.atl.mar.indigenous.council@gmail.com. In Solidarity, CAMIC members Brandice Blanchard, Vice-Chair for the CUPE Atlantic Maritime Indigenous Council