Roland Haché is Letting Students Down, say School Bus Drivers
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Haiti: Solidarity and support
(2010-01-15) CUPE National wishes to extend sincere condolences to the people of Haiti, and to our many Haitian-Canadian members who have family and friends in Haiti. The tragic earthquake in Haiti has touched our organization on many levels. Over the years, CUPE has had a strong connection to the people of Haiti through our Global Justice initiative. On a more personal level, hundreds of CUPE members are part of our country’s Haitian community. This week, many have lost friends and loved ones.
Convention Call
In accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of CUPE New Brunswick, you are hereby notified that the 47th Annual Convention of CUPE New Brunswick will be held at the Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, N.B. on March 25-26-27, 2010.
School bus drivers deliver 5000 postcards to Minister
(2009-10-28) School bus drivers, school custodians and maintenance workers are concerned about reduced health and safety for students since budget cuts have negatively impacted school transportation, cleaning and maintenance for the last three years. It seems that the public agrees.
CUPE Local 719 reaches a tentative agreement
(2009-10-23) Woodstock, NB - CUPE Local 719 and the Town of Woodstock reached a tentative agreement this afternoon. CUPE Local 719, who have been locked out since October 1st, represent Woodstock municipal workers. The members will hold a ratification vote this Sunday night. Until then, no details about the agreement will be released by the Union.
More money needed to maintain level of services in NB schools
(2009-08-25) Parents and students will be quite surprised come September if they expect to receive the same level of services in the schools.
Roland Haché is Letting Students Down, say School Bus Drivers
2009-07-31) "Roland Haché says that Priority No. 1 is the safety of kids," said Ms. Harris Foran. "However, it seems to us that money is an issue here, and it shouldn't be. Students should only be travelling by school bus or multi-functional activity bus which are driven by our paid professional drivers.
The New Brunswick government moves in the right direction
(2009-07-22) CUPE NB applauds the decision from Premier Graham and the New Brunswick government to put the brakes on any further private diagnostic clinics in New Brunswick.
CUPE wins major victory for casual workers' rights
(2009-06-17) In a decision released today, Justice Paulette Garnett of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench ruled that the New Brunswick Public Service Labour Relation Act is contrary to section 2(d) of the Charter of Rights which protects the right to freedom of association
Government fabricating a crisis in nursing homes
(2009-04-02) This legislation is basically aimed at CUPE members that work in the nursing homes because we want the government to respect a signed contract. A deal is a deal!
Newsletter - March 21, 2009
(2009-03-21) The government is telling everyone that they will honour existing collective agreements, and of course they should. Their actions so far are not very reassuring -- it seems they are determined to impose their wage freeze without regard to the legal bargaining process.
CUPE NB wants to negotiate
(2009-03-20) "We reminded the government that we have a bargaining process in place and that such discussion should be taking place at the bargaining table”, said Daniel Légère
CUPE, Council of Canadians say “read the fine print” in partnership agreement between N.S. and N.B.
“We want a commitment from both these premiers that this inter-provincial trade agreement will not undermine labour standards. When they talk about ‘harmonizing’ employment standards, does that mean moving them up or down?"
Government ignores public input
(2008-12-15) “The Graham Government is marching to a different drum and it is not that of the people of New Brunswick”, said August Gallant, spokesperson for the New Brunswick Fair Tax Coalition.
Liberal government taking wrong turn on P3 highway
“Studies have proven over and over again that the use of P3’s to build and maintain highways is not cheaper as politicians would lead us to believe," said Andrew Hardy, President of CUPE 1190.
Say NO to P3 and the privatization of public services
(2008-11-26) "In the wake of the financial crisis, it is clear that P3 projects make even less sense than before", said Daniel Légère, CUPE NB President.
Maude Barlow: Financial collapse builds case for public services
The financial collapse is ammunition in the fight against privatization, but citizens must protect public services from being sold by cash-strapped governments, Maude Barlow told delegates to a CUPE New Brunswick summit on P3s.
Eroding Public Medicare: Lessons and Consequences for For-Profit Health Care Across Canada,
In researching this report, we set out to find all the for-profit diagnostic, surgical and “boutique” physician clinics across Canada. Our goal was to measure the impact of for-profit privatization. How is it affecting costs and access in the public system? How many clinics are violating the Canada Health Act? Where are they taking their staff from and how is that affecting access to public non-profit services?
Province unveils new P3s, despite poor track record
The New Brunswick government is pushing P3s for a hospital as well as schools and courthouses, despite the province's poor P3 track record.
Rally against P-3 school profiteering