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Webinar Series May 12 to June 9

The pandemic has revealed just who pays the costs and who benefits from the way our governments, society and economy work. Something that is not always easy to see—and that’s by design. This webinar series will bust the myths that blind us to the truth and provide you with the tools to realize an alternative vision, one where we are truly all in this together. CUPE Nova Scotia and CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador are teaming up with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – NS for this three-part series of interactive discussions. We hope you can join us and take part in the discussions! Who’s taking the cake, while we fight over the crumbs?   Why I love taxes and why you should too Why is a government budget nothing like a household budget? Why is government debt not our biggest problem? Why are taxes good? Join our interactive discussion about … Read more…

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Calling all early childhood educators in Nova Scotia!

CUPE’s Child Care Working Group is developing a series of questionnaires to find out how our elected representatives plan to support Nova Scotia’s early childhood educators. We want your input, from both non-unionized and unionized early childhood educators. Please use this survey to add your questions for the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and the opposition critics. Survey closes May 15 2021. Fill out this survey to send us your input: https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/916481?newtest=Y&lang=en Thank you!

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Looking for CUPE member facilitators – Apply today!

Are you interested in union education and building up our union? Maybe you have experience on your local executive or as a steward? Are you on one of your local’s committees or you’re an activist? Are you comfortable speaking in front of groups or working on-line? Savvy with social media? Are you racialized, Black, Indigenous, differently abled, LGBTQ2+? Have you been a participant in a CUPE workshop? Are you a supporter of the union and what we stand for and how we work? Do you have time in your schedule to facilitate a workshop a few times a year? Are you open to learning new things and new ways of doing things? CUPE’s Union Education Branch depends on member facilitators to deliver workshops on a wide range of topics. We recruit members from around the province and from all CUPE’s sectors to play this important role. While this is not a … Read more…