CUPE New Brunswick

Higgs has 100 Days to settle a fair deal with CUPE members
CUPE NB, representing over 28,000 workers in New Brunswick, held a press conference to announce its ultimatum to NB Premier Blaine Higgs. View the full conference here. “Starting Sunday, May 30th, Premier Higgs has one hundred (100) days to settle collective agreements for all the CUPE locals who have been waiting long enough for a fair deal,” said CUPE NB ... Read More

CUPE 1252 Exposes the depth of the Recruitment and Retention Crisis in Healthcare
Fredericton, NB – The NB Council of Hospital Unions (CUPE Local 1252) – representing close to 10,000 healthcare workers in New Brunswick, held a press conference to expose the severity of the recruitment and retention crisis in their field. CUPE 1252 has knowledge of excessive holes and gaps in all classifications: “We estimate there is a shortage of 200 Licenced Practical ... Read More

Deadlock in Education Sector Negotiations
On May 11, 2021, CUPE Local 2745 held a press conference to announce it had filed a notice of deadlock in negotiations with the NB Labour and Employment Board.  Local 2745 represents close to 4400 educational and clerical support staff in New Brunswick schools and School District offices. “Our last contract expired back in February 2018. After almost three years ... Read More