September 6, 2010

News Releases

Parks and recreation board chair says “no” to rink closures

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Civic union welcomes recommendations [Apr 23, 2009 03:18 PM]

City workers seek answers from Council about 2009 proposed budget

CUPE 21 brief identifies significant City of Regina budget concerns [Apr 22, 2009 11:54 AM]

Saskatchewan government support for P3s cause for concern, CUPE says

CUPE launches P3 ad campaign [Mar 24, 2009 11:23 AM]

CUPE Calls for Commitment to Public Services

The delivery of the budget has failed to calm fears of privatization, according to the union representing 29,000 public employees in Saskatchewan. [Mar 19, 2009 05:33 PM]

Union Asks: Where’s the Transparency we were Promised?

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Graham says economic partnership sounds "too much like TILMA." [Mar 17, 2009 09:58 AM]

OVER 200 SCHOOL BOARD WORKERS FROM ACROSS CANADA TO MEET IN REGINA

Over 200 school board workers from across Canada are gathering in Regina to discuss issues facing public education and school board workers in particular. [Mar 2, 2009 10:26 AM]

Convention Agenda!

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Convention 2009 takes off in Regina on March 11. See the tentative agenda here. [Feb 17, 2009 03:28 PM]

Strategic Directions Planning

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In January, members from accross the province met for an intensive slate of discussion on how to achieve the wages, benefits and pensions goals set out in the CUPE Strategic Directions Program. [Feb 3, 2009 03:44 PM]

CUPE calls on government to improve child care

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“The lack of affordable, quality child care in the province is taking a terrible toll on families,” says Tom Graham, CUPE Saskatchewan President. “Governments must step up and ‘secure the future’ of early learning and child care in this province.” [Jan 27, 2009 09:52 AM]

P3 schools fail to make the grade for division boards

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[Jan 5, 2009 08:55 AM]

Poll finds strong opposition to health care privatization, P3s

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“The poll clearly shows Saskatchewan people are committed to the public delivery of our health care system – and want no part of it privatized,” says CUPE Saskatchewan President Tom Graham. [Dec 15, 2008 11:12 AM]

University administration still trying to stifle dissent on campus

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights marks 60th anniversary today. The universal human rights declaration proclaims “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression without interference,” but it doesn’t appear to be true at the U of S, where the administration continues to reprimand its critics. [Dec 10, 2008 09:32 AM]

CUPE ZEN: The Absolutely Essential, Constantly Current Guide to Travelling your CUPE Universe

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CUPE ZEN is a publication produced by CUPE Saskatchewan and the provincial Education Committee... now on-line for your ZEN-like convenience [Nov 26, 2008 11:38 AM]

Bargaining Women's Equality Conference

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[Nov 18, 2008 10:25 AM]

Privatization won't decrease wait times, Moist warns

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“There needs to be changes to our public health care system, but privatizing support services is not one of them,” CUPE National President Paul Moist said in Saskatoon yesterday – the same day the Saskatchewan government launched its “Patient First Review” of the health system. [Nov 10, 2008 01:06 PM]

Irshad Manji Speaks in Saskatoon

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Address marks anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [Nov 10, 2008 10:13 AM]

Government P3 policy must require full disclosure

CUPE Saskatchewan President Tom Graham says there’s also ample evidence to show that the P3 model is a much more expensive way to build a school. [Nov 10, 2008 10:10 AM]

Regina civic union raises alarm over possible closures of inner-city swimming pools

“Closing swimming pools, especially in low-income neighbourhoods, makes no sense,” says Tim Anderson, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 21, which represents recreation and other city employees. [Oct 30, 2008 04:39 PM]

PublicRinks4All

The union is urging the city to enact a five-year moratorium on any decision to close indoor city arenas so that a study can be undertaken to assess the ability of IPSCO Place to meet the demands of user groups and the general public for ice time. [Oct 30, 2008 04:29 PM]

>>> >>> >>> CUPE Winter School, 2009

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January 29 - February 1 [Oct 6, 2008 01:48 PM]

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