CUPE Nova Scotia is excited to be once again participating in the Halifax Pride Parade! We’d love to have members join us as we celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community on Saturday, July 19th. The parade begins at 12 noon, so we’re asking members to meet us at 11am at the roundabout of Cogswell Street to help decorate the CUPE van. See below for a map of the parade route. HAPPY PRIDE!!! #2slgbtqiaplus #pride2025
The CUPE National Union Education Branch is recruiting for our member facilitator program. Member facilitators are a vital part of CUPE’s education program and regularly deliver a variety of workshops to fellow members all over the country. We need your help to find candidates in Nova Scotia! We’re looking for member facilitators from every sector and from all over the province. Interested applicants should: Have experience being active in their local (either as a steward, on a committee, as an activist, or as a member of the local executive) Have been a participant in a CUPE workshop Be comfortable speaking in front of groups Represent CUPE’s diversity – Indigenous, Black, racialized, differently abled, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, and young workers Be available to facilitate a few times a year, including weekdays and weekends While this is not a paid position, CUPE covers expenses and lost wages when members are facilitating. Please share … Read more…
July 5th is the anniversary of the formation of the No. 2 Construction Battalion (also known as the black battalion) in Pictou, Nova Scotia. It was comprised of black Canadian, American and Caribbean men who were recruited in 1916 to perform construction to support war efforts. Historically, black people had been denied enlistment into the military. They served in France with the Canadian forestry corps, where their labour was crucial for building infrastructure, lumber support and maintaining equipment. They were the last segregated unit in the Canadian military, and were disbanded in 1920. Around 800 men served during the four years that the battalion was active. CUPE Nova Scotia honours their legacy by observing this anniversary, reflecting on their sacrifices and acknowledging their contributions to the war efforts while enduring racism.