Mandate:
CUPE Alberta sectoral committees exist to co-ordinate activities of CUPE locals within the same area of the public service. The Education Committee works to plan bargaining strategy, public relations campaigns and government lobby efforts, as well as acting as an avenue for education locals to keep each other informed of their activities.
Members:
Judy Barry - National Representative
Lack of funding for long term care short sighted
Teachers’ wage decision sets tone for other education workers
An average Alberta wage of $23.80 per hour sounds good.
The President of an education workers' union local applauded the news that the provincial government is building four new high schools with conventional financing.
CUPE wants a deal, Livingstone Range wants concessions
Decision to not fund wage increases means legal troubles for school districts
Local 3550 fears further cuts to education, services in fall. EDMONTON – Trudy Grebenstein of CUPE’s Local 3550 isn’t sitting back waiting for further provincial cost-cutting in the K-12 education stream
EDMONTON – The President of Alberta’s Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) congratulated the provincial government today for moving forward with new school construction; but urged the reconsideration of further P3 projects.
In the last round of bargaining, education workers negotiated a deal which tied their raises to the Alberta Average Weekly Earnings index. When the index came out with a higher rate than expected, the Conservative government balked at living up to their side of the deal. CUPE members have been expressing their opinions in the letters pages of local newspapers. Here are two samples:
Alberta will pay for four new high schools publicly, canceling privatized financing and upkeep plans.
Last week’s budget not enough to meet contract requirements: Union
PEACE RIVER – A staff association representing 143 bus drivers in the Peace View School Division have voted to join CUPE. Members of the association voted 82% in favour of joining the national union.
EDMONTON – CUPE 474 President Doug Luellman will call upon the Edmonton Public School District and the provincial government to stimulate the sagging economy with more funding for education.
St. Albert – School support employees at St. Albert’s Protestant school district ratified a new contract giving them wage and benefit improvements.
Union warns school construction may be delayed or cancelled
Do you work in Alberta’s public education system? Have a few issues to get off your chest? Or maybe you just want to connect with other school board workers and see if the grass is any greener in other districts. CUPE Alberta has an email list for school board workers, sign up here.
EDMONTON – CUPE 3550 (Edmonton Public Schools Support Staff) has always been serious about building strong communities.