CUPE New Brunswick

Submission: Domestic Violence Leave
Everyone deserves to work in a safer environment, free from violence, and to be supported when incidents happen. The Government of New Brunswick is currently seeking input regarding potential leave provisions for persons subjected to domestic, intimate partner or sexual violence. These provisions would require amendments to NB’s Employment Standards Act, allowing every worker in NB to access them. CUPE ... Read More

Home Care Workers Protest the Canadian Red Cross
Saint John – On March 29th, over 200 workers and supporters rallied at the Canadian Red Cross provincial headquarters in Saint John, New Brunswick. CUPE Local 4598, which represents 136 Canadian Red Cross home support workers in NB, are denouncing their employer’s immobility at the bargaining table. On April 1st, just after the Easter weekend, the home care employees begin ... Read More

Public and Private Sector Pay: Why Workers Need to “Break the Mandate”
On Monday, March 19th, the Daily Gleaner published an editorial misrepresenting the position of CUPE members and attacking the right of public sector unions to exist. Why is the Daily Gleaner so opposed to the betterment of the working conditions in this province? Painting ordinary CUPE members – our plow operators, licensed practical nurses, educational assistants, municipal workers, nursing-home caregivers ... Read More