CUPE New Brunswick

Brien Watson Elected CUPE NB President
Fredericton, April 15 2019 – On Saturday, close to 350 public employees and elected union leaders voted for Brien Waston as President of the NB division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees during CUPE NB’s 56th annual convention.  Stephen Drost was elected as the Division vice-president. Five candidates ran in this election: Andrew Hardy, Norma Robinson, Stephen Drost, Serge ... Read More

Cuts in Tourism are Not an Achievement: Local 1190
CUPE Local 1190, which represents provincial park and tourism workers, denounces the 8 million dollar cut made by Premier Higgs and Minister Gauvin to the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture. The only detail Gauvin has issued was that cuts would be entirely borne by Tourism, and mainly in advertising and promotion. “Without advertising, how will tourists know about everything ... Read More

Workers Left Behind in Higgs’ 2019-2020 Budget
This week, New Brunswick’s Finance Minister Ernie Steeves presented the provincial budget, an ideologically conservative document with little to no tangible investments made to improve public services or workers’ wages. This year, federal transfers to New Brunswick were increased so provincial government could invest in people to kick-start our sluggish economy. These transfer payments are usually destined for public sector ... Read More