Alberta (July 28, 2014) –On July 24, 2014, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attendant groups voted to join CUPE’s ever expanding membership. … Read more…
Month: July 2014
Prentice: Schools first priority, but won’t attach “arbitrary” timelines
EDMONTON (July 28, 2014) –PC candidate Jim Prentice says if he becomes premier, he will build between 40 and 50 new schools on top of the Alberta government’s existing promise to build 50 and modernize 70 more, but won’t commit to a timeline. … Read more…
PC Leadership candidates embrace LRT without considering funding implications
EDMONTON (July 24, 2014) – All three Tory candidates seeking to replace Alison Redford as premier are firmly on board with mass transit as a priority; however, Jim Prentice, Thomas Lukaszuk and Ric McIver cannot unanimously agree on a method of funding. … Read more…
Canadian Blood Services join CUPE
Calgary (July 18, 2014) – Employees from Canadian Blood Services has successfully voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1846. CUPE Local 1846 currently represents Canadian Blood Services employees in both Calgary and Lethbridge, and with this vote, it will now include Edmonton and Red Deer. … Read more…
Welcoming new members to the CUPE family
Calgary – School Support workers of East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools Regional Division No. 16 have successfully voted to select the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE ), Local 5606 to be their certified bargaining agent. … Read more…
CUPE Negotiator finds strength to bargain for members despite family tragedy
EDMONTON – For most parents, having a 35-year-old daughter with a terminal illness would make their job the last thing on their mind; however, CUPE Local 30 Business Agent Al Halaby found negotiating a collective agreement allowed him to focus on the future. … Read more…