Government extends collective bargaining rights to casual employees

“For over 25 years, public sector unions have been seeking collective bargaining rights for casual employees,” said Danny Légère, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees – NB. “We are looking forward to representing casual employees at the bargaining table to improve on their working conditions, wages and quality of life.”

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.

CUPE is asking the Social Development Minister to save Saint John Group Homes

Saint John: The Union representing the employees of New Direction in Saint John is calling upon the government to save their community residences from closure. “Last week, the Board of Directors of New Direction informed CUPE Local 4569, which represents Residential Care Workers working in its three group homes, that they are shutting down all of its facilities by the … Read More