EDMONTON — Front line school support workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) met this weekend in Edmonton and discussed funding for special needs students and deferred maintenance projects on schools. … Read more…
Month: May 2006
Special Needs Funding Gets a Failing Grade
EDMONTON — Front line school support workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) met this weekend in Edmonton and discussed funding for special needs students and deferred maintenance projects on schools. … Read more…
City brings more work in house, CUPE praises decision
Move shows ‘Nobody does it better’ – Grimaldi
EDMONTON – Three years of lobbying are starting to pay off.
Livingstone Range school employees vote to strike
FORT MACLEOD – Custodial employees, teaching assistants, bus drivers and other workers at the Livingstone Range School Division have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike.
School cutbacks mean 200 fewer education workers – union
EDMONTON – The union representing teaching assistants and administrative staff at Edmonton Public Schools says it expects over 200 full time equivalent positions to be reduced at Edmonton Public Schools next year.
Livingstone McLeod School Employees to hold strike vote
Seniority, job security main issues as bargaining breaks down
LETHBRIDGE – Over 100 employees at Livingstone McLeod School Division will hold a strike vote May 25-26 to decide weather or not to go on strike.
Age Care workers go CUPE
CALGARY – A group of about 135 employees of Age Care Beverly seniors’ home have joined the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Education workers go homeless for teens
CUPE members to support annual fundraiser for youth emergency shelter
EDMONTON – The President of the union representing over 2,000 support staff at Edmonton Public Schools is again going homeless to raise funds for the Youth Emergency Shelter.
School workers call on government to cover board deficit
Education deficit caused by provincial under funding – CUPE
EDMONTON – A union representing 7,000 school support staff, including 3,000 at the Edmonton Public School District, says deficits at Edmonton Public and three other school districts are further evidence the provincial government is under funding schools. … Read more…
Federal budget won’t help parents – CUPE
Daycare program needed
EDMONTON – Tomorrow’s federal budget would be a perfect opportunity for Stephen Harper’s government to create childcare spaces, but instead the Conservative government will pay only token attention to the issue.