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Weeklong School: Registration open now!

2019 CUPE Atlantic Weeklong School

October 27 to November 1 This is a school for activists new and old, who want to take-on austerity, tackle #metoo, and strengthen their bargaining power. Grow your local’s ability to mobilize, learn how to be an effective leader, stop harassment and gendered violence in the workplace. See workshop descriptions below. Registration deadline: September 23, 2019 Fees deadline: October 4, 2019 Hotel rooms: $1,000 – double occupancy, $1,300 – single occupancy Location: The Wilds Resort 299 Salmonier Line Holyrood, NL A0A 2R0 Telephone: 709-229-5444 Website: thewilds.ca Mail payment to: Please make cheque payable to CUPE. 2019 Atlantic Region Weeklong School CUPE Atlantic Regional Office 271 Brownlow Avenue Dartmouth, NS B3B 1W6 Who can attend? The school is open to all CUPE members. Please register online at cupe.ca/union-education. Class sizes will be limited to approximately 15-20 participants. Participants will be registered on a first-come, first-choice basis. General information All participants are expected to attend the opening and closing … Read more…

CUPE advocates against violence faced by workers in health care

On June 4, 2019, Jenna Brookfield, CUPE health and safety officer for the Atlantic region, testified to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health about the critical issue of violence faced by workers in the health care sector. The purpose of the committee is to help develop recommendations to the federal government so it can, in partnership with the provinces and territories, improve violence prevention in the health care system (especially in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home care). Many studies confirm what CUPE workers have been experiencing for too long. Workplace violence is a serious everyday health and safety issue for workers in health care. Some indicators are even showing the situation is worsening. As if it wasn’t bad enough, violence against health care workers often goes unreported; that means the situation is likely worse than what the official numbers indicate. And since the majority of health care workers are women, that means the … Read more…