FREDERICTON: The Strategic Program Review “wish list” released by the New Brunswick liberal government this morning is nothing more than a fear mongering strategy.
“The document release by Minister Victor Boudreau mainly outlines choices that will result in less services for New Brunswickers and the loss of many public services jobs. This is what the government calls moving forward,” said Odette Robichaud, CUPE NB Vice president.Read More
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Everyone is invited to participate in the events organized to mark this day across New Brunswick in 2015:
SHIPPAGAN: Commemorative Walk – Monday, December 7. Walk starts at 12:45 p.m. from the main entrance of the Shippagan campus of the Université de Moncton. For more information, contact Emilie Haché of the Table de concertation pour contrer la violence conjugale et familiale dans la Péninsule acadienne, telephone (506) 395-7632; email tablecontrelaviolence@gmail.com
BATHURST: Commemorative Walk To End Violence – Friday, December 4th, noon. The walk will start at Holy Family Church, followed by a ceremony at the École secondaire Népisiguit. For more information, contact Emilie Vienneau, telephone (506) 545-8952.
MIRAMICHI: Commemorative Vigil – Sunday, December 6th, 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Queen Elizabeth Park, Newcastle. For more information, contact Deanna King, Domestic Violence Outreach Services, telephone (506) 778-6496.
FREDERICTON: Commemorative event, Friday, December 4th, 7:45 a.m., N.B. Legislative Assembly, 706 Queen St. Please RSVP to Silke.Brabander@gnb.ca or (506) 444-3024.
FREDERICTON: Event in remembrance of the Montreal Massacre and looking ahead at the future of women in engineering and technology, Friday, December 4th, 12:30 p.m., the University of New Brunswick – Fredericton campus, Dineen Auditorium in Head Hall.
RIVERVIEW: Sunday, December 6th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Public gathering at Father Dan Bohan Centre, 5 Fatima Drive, next to Riverview Town Hall, followed by a candlelight vigil and laying of roses at the monument at Caseley Park. Organized by the December 6th Committee of Moncton and District Labour Council. For more information, telephone (506) 852-3537.
ANDREWS: “An Hour of Remembrance and Hope” – Sunday, December 6th, 6:30 p.m. Wesley United Church, 77 William St., St. Andrews. Organized by the Charlotte County Abuse Prevention Network. For further information, telephone Charlotte County Community Outreach at (506) 469-5544.
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick Liberal Government should reassess its endorsement of public-private partnership (P3) infrastructure constructions now that its federal counterpart has signaled a move away from a P3 funding model for large infrastructure projects.
“It seems the federal government will no longer require provinces and cities to consider P3 arrangement for projects over $100 million. This is a positive move and we urge the New Brunswick government to follow the same path”, says Daniel Légère, president of the New Brunswick Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.Read More
Domestic violence reaches into the workplace, with serious consequences. Domestic violence is any form of violence – physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological abuse, including financial control, stalking and harassment – between intimate partners. Read More
CUPE NB and CUPE National remain committed to Define Benefit Pension plans. Since the Legislated conversion of the PSSA DB plan ,CUPE commissioned PBI to review the assumptions and that report is attached . Since the Legislation to a we have Lobbied and tried to hold the Gallant Governments to its commitment to reviewing the need to have converted the PSSA plan from a DB plan to a target pension plan.
CUPE is also exploring several options including a legal challenge.
FREDERICTON: The Horizon Health Network will reduce or completely close the cafeteria services as of next month in all its hospitals.
The Union representing the cafeteria workers, CUPE Local 1252, was notified this morning of the coming reduction of services.
“We were informed that 13 full-time equivalent positions are impacted by the decision which will affect 25 workers”, said CUPE Local 1252 president Norma Robinson.Read More
Vancouver – Mark Hancock has been elected the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Over 2,100 delegates, representing CUPE locals from across the country, elected Hancock to lead Canada’s largest union. The vote took place at CUPE’s 27th biennial national convention taking place this week in Vancouver.
“I will do my best each and every day for all our members across this great country. I am so honoured to be your national president,” said Hancock to convention delegates, after being elected. Hancock, who has been president of CUPE’s British Columbia division since 2013, won on the first ballot, defeating Fred Hahn, currently president of CUPE Ontario.Read More
FREDERICTON – The presidents of CUPE in New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador are all endorsing the federal NDP’s plans to scrap Stephen Harper’s unfair changes to Employment Insurance (EI).
CUPE NB President Danny Legere, CUPE PEI President Lori MacKay, CUPE NS President Danny Cavanagh and CUPE NL President Wayne Lucas have all given the NDP plan a big thumbs up, saying the Harper government changes were an attack on unemployed Canadians and seasonal workers in particular.
CUPE says the NDP plan will ensure Canadians who pay EI premiums will be able to get those benefits when they need them, and will go a long way to reversing the damage done by past Liberal and Conservative governments.
The CUPE presidents say the NDP plan will support regional economies and workers in seasonal industries by providing a maximum of five extra weeks of benefits in regions where unemployment is high and work is hard to come by.
FREDERICTON: The New Brunswick Council of Hospital Unions – CUPE Local 1252 which represents hospital workers, released a report today that portrays a poor picture of the situation that prevailed in hospitals and other institutions where food and cleaning services have been privatized. “We are very concerned that the Liberal government is negotiating with a private firm to take over the management of food and cleaning services in the Province’s hospitals” explained Norma Robinson, president of CUPE Local 1252.
“This report has been prepared for Health Minister Victor Boudreau and since the Minister doesn’t seem interested in meeting with us, we decided to release it to inform the public. We believe it is important for New Brunswickers to understand the impact of such a move, especially when it comes to the cleanliness of a building which the public relies on everyday.”
“Our research into the three companies being considered to take over those services, Sodexo, Aramark and Compass, shows a very troubling picture of the quality of the services provided. All over the world, all three competitors have shown very poor track records when it comes to cleaning and food preparation. The latest being in Ontario’s Niagara Health Region where the Hospital Board ended that relationship with Aramark after a major outbreak of C. difficile that caused the death of 37 patients.”
