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All Presidents Meeting – February 3, 2017
Hello Sisters and Brothers,
Attached is the agenda for the upcoming “All Presidents Meeting” being held at the Executive Royal hotel in Calgary on February 3, 2017.
In addition to a report of approximately 5 minutes outlining the happenings in your Local, we have another section on the agenda where we would like highlights on any community outreach campaigns your Local has done. As CUPE we do a lot of things in the community that we do not celebrate or share with each other.
I look forward to seeing everyone on Friday.
In Solidarity,
Marle Roberts
Mental health awareness day
January 25, 2017
Local 2157 President Lise Comeau and
Vice President Karli Matthews sit to talk at
Keyano College for mental health awareness day.
Local 829 Pajama drive
CUPE 829 (Medicine Hat and area education workers) held a very successful Pajama drive over the holidays. Over 300 pairs were collected on the first day of the campaign, with day long coverage from local radio stations.
Christmas message
On behalf of the CUPE Alberta executive I’d like to send the warmest of Christmas greetings to our 35,000 members across the province. I hope you have time to celebrate with family and friends and have the opportunity to relax and rejuvenate before 2017.
As a union of public sector workers, we take seriously the Christmas message of concern for our fellow humans. It goes to the basics of what we are about, and appeals to the best in each of us. We are the union of community builders and we are only as strong as our weakest brothers and sisters. As the old saying goes, we all do better when we all do better.
Your union will be busy next year working to build better working conditions for our members, making our communities stronger, and ensuring we all prosper together.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Marle Roberts, President
CUPE contributes over $200,000 for fire relief
FORT MC
MURRAY – The Canadian Union of Public Employees handed cheques totalling over $200,000 to four local organizations helping local residents rebuild their lives after the wildfires swept though this city last May.
CUPE Alberta President Marle Roberts said the money was collected from locals across the country. With over 600,000 members, CUPE is the largest union in Canada.
“We put the call out and CUPE Locals and their members delivered,” said Roberts. “CUPE is about helping each other, and there is no better time to put that to the test than after a natural disaster like the wildfires.”
The funds were divided equally between four local organizations, Stepping Stone Youth Home, Pastew Place Detoxification Centre, Unity House and the Wood Buffalo Food Bank. The funds will go towards local programming in each of those organizations.
“Alberta is strong and Albertans are strong,” said Roberts. “We’re already seeing the community rebound, and CUPE will do what we can to help with that recovery.”
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