Member update: school board sector – June 29, 2020

Hello everyone: We want to start with a huge thank you to all members of the sector for all the work you do and continue to do through these unprecedented times. Unfortunately, far too often we hear in the media some other union being thanked and us as CUPE not getting the recognition you all deserve so much. So, we want to say thank you to the education workers of the province for not only the front line work you have continued to perform but also to our members who have adapted their work to meet the new needs of education and those who have stepped up and even volunteered outside our sector to work with those affected the hardest in this pandemic. To you all, we say a huge thank you!!! Please know that your work is respected and appreciated, if not always recognized publicly as it should be. … Read more…

Virtual Anti-Black Racism Within Our Union panel discussion with Calvin Scott, Yolanda McClean, Donna McCarthy and El Jones

CUPE Nova Scotia to host Anti-Black Racism Panel Discussion

CUPE Nova Scotia is proud to be hosting a virtual discussion panel: Anti-Black Racism Within Our Union Join us on Wednesday, July 8 at 7 PM (AST) on Zoom! The discussion will be moderated by the very talented artist, educator and activist EI Jones. Panelists include: Calvin Scott, African NS student support worker Yolanda McClean, CUPE National diversity vice-president, racialized workers Donna McCarthy, CUPE NS Human Rights Committee co-chair Join the Webinar here! To join the event on Zoom, please click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86108495118?pwd=M3d1ZlBSaWI4VkNZNDFBTGZKTnRHdz09&fbclid=IwAR2ukviVuZuyvCU3m-ckbHxIyQ61KE512e2VnPmQtxTOec9gM-poqxYedug Hope to see you there!    

Campaign details for CUPE LPNs

Join the campaign for fair wages for all LPNs!

Yesterday, CUPE and four other unions launched a joint campaign to fight for equal wages for all LPNs across Nova Scotia. We’re proud to stand along NSGEU, NSNU, SEIU and Unifor in this important fight. Help us win the fight for equal wages! Here are five ways you can participate. 1. Attend the town hall for all CUPE LPNs on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 P.M. (Atlantic Time) Join Zoom meeting online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82840676784 Or you can call one of these toll free numbers: 1-833-548-0276 1-888-475-4499 Meeting ID: 828 4067 6784 2. Go right now to novascotia.cupe.ca/same-care-same-pay Use the online form and send a letter to politicians, and your employer, telling them in your own words why you think you deserve the same pay increase your colleagues at the former CDHA are going to receive. You can send the pre-written letter or you can edit it however you like. 3. Call a Day Until They Pay … Read more…