Group of CUPE 3912 members outdoors, holding picket signs in front of a building at Dalhousie University

Tentative agreement reached at Dalhousie University for teaching assistants, part-time academics, markers, and demonstrators

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Dalhousie University (Dal) have reached a tentative agreement. CUPE 3912, representing approximately 1,500 members that work as teaching assistants, part-time academics, markers, demonstrators, and clinical markers, reached the deal today. Details of the contract will not be made available until it has been presented to CUPE 3912 members and a ratification vote takes place. The members will be asked to vote on the tentative agreement later this week. “I’d like to thank the bargaining committee who worked hard on behalf of our members. It’s been a long and difficult journey to achieve this deal,” said Cameron Ells, CUPE 3912 president, “and we couldn’t have done it without the solidarity and dedication shown by our membership.”

Web banner that says, "CBRM's cycle of training and losing staff must stop. It's unsafe and costly." Illustration of a cityscape in the background.

Cycle of training and losing staff must stop – Rally at CBRM city hall on Tuesday, November 8

Please join us on Tuesday, November 8 at 5 p.m., as municipal workers call on Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) city council and management to end the current cycle of training and losing staff by offering better compensation, which would help address staffing shortages and would save CBRM taxpayers money. Members of CUPE 933, who are currently in contract negotiations with the city, say that jailers,  communications operators, and other staff are frustrated by CBRM’s failure to recruit and retain workers in these high-pressure roles that are crucial for public safety. “Our members are committed to providing quality public services to CBRM residents, but they’re unable to maintain staffing levels. The cycle of training new staff and losing them to better paying employers is unsafe and costly,” says CUPE 933 Vice-president Cheryl MacDonald. TIME: Tuesday, November 8 at 5 p.m. LOCATION: City Hall, 320 Esplanade, Sydney (map) SPEAKERS: CUPE 933 Vice-president Cheryl MacDonald, … Read more…

Tina Varughese and CUPE NS Vice-president Dianne Frittenburg, standing on either side of a sign that says, "Keynote speaker sonsored by CUPE Nova Scotia".

Representing CUPE at the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities conference

From November 1 to 4, CUPE members are volunteering at the 2022 conference of the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM) taking place this week in Halifax. CUPE Nova Scotia has once again signed on as a premier sponsor of the annual event where we have an information booth, fact sheets in delegate kit bags, and a print ad in the conference guide. We also introduced keynote speaker Tina Varughese who spoke about inclusive leadership. The conference gives our members many opportunities to discuss issues with municipal councillors and managers that are important to our members. This year, our focus was on stopping privatization of health care and the Canada Infrastructure Bank. To learn more, please check out the fact sheets below, which were handed out at the NSFM conference. Fact sheets How municipalities can help build a better public health care system for Nova Scotia (PDF) Municipalities deserve a … Read more…