NBCHU CUPE LOCAL 1252 BARGAINING NEWSLETTER - August 2019

Sisters and Brothers:
 
Your bargaining team met with the government bargaining team on July 23rd, 24th, and 25th.  During this period, we continue to work on housekeeping issues and have dates booked to meet at the end of August to continue the process.
 
Thank you for your cooperation and commitment to your Union.
 
In Solidarity,
The NBCHU CUPE Local 1252 Bargaining Team

NB and PEI Labour Day Activities 2019

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NBCHU CUPE LOCAL 1252 BARGAINING NEWSLETTER

Sisters and Brothers:

Your bargaining team met with the government bargaining team on June 25^th and 26^th. During this period, we worked on housekeeping issues and have dates booked to meet in July to continue the process.

Thank you for your cooperation and commitment to your Union.

 In Solidarity
The NBCHU CUPE Local 1252 Bargaining Team

NBCHU CUPE LOCAL 1252 BARGAINING NEWSLETTER JUNE 2019 (PDF - 128 KB)

CUPE 1252 Supporting NBCNHU

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Response Letter from the President

This letter is in response to a letter posted on the NBNU website which was very upsetting to our LPN’s, PCA’s and Paramedics in Healthcare.

After reading the letter I reached out to the President of NBNU, Paula Doucette to question her on the intent of this letter; where was this coming from and why. I want to convey her exact words to you, “this letter was in no way meant to be a divide and concur letter, they respect all healthcare classifications, it takes everyone to make the system function.”

Read more: Response Letter from the President

Message from the President

Now that I be had a minute to sit down and think about the day and this announcement, there is a few things I would like to say and a number of people I would like to thank.

Since 2012, NBCHU CUPE Local 1252 has been fighting against this file on several fronts.

I have been reading posts and comments thanking me for this outcome, however as President of CUPE 1252 I am not the sole reason this outcome has happened.   Am I part of it, absolutley, but without the membership having faith, trust, patience and being part of the campaign against Sodexo, the outcome may have been different.

Read more: Message from the President

Donation for May 2018 flood

A resolution was presented to the NEB today and was passed unanimously.

CUPE National are going to donate $20,000 to be split among six food banks in the regions most impacted by the devastating May 2018 flood.

BECAUSE:

• Communities in New Brunswick are still recovering after being hit by the devastating flood. Thousands of citizens have seen their houses destroyed or partly destroyed by the water.
• This money will go directly to food banks that have seen their stock depleted and who are struggling to restock their shelves.
• CUPE believes it is its role to support the communities affected by such tragedies.

Brien Watson

CUPE 1252 donation of $30,000

Cardiac arrest can happen without warning, to anyone. Performing CPR and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) until emergency medical services arrive can double the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest.

We would like to recognize the wonderful generosity of CUPE 1252, New Brunswick Council of Hospital Unions. With their donation of $30,000, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick is able to place 8 AEDs in elementary and middle schools throughout the province where this lifesaving device was previously absent.

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Survey

http://surveys.cupe.ca/index.php/492662?lang=en

For all members of the local

Over the last several months, the executive of L1252 have heard your concerns about workload, working short, workplace violence and retention. Therefore, we are asking you to take a few moments of your time to complete this very important survey so that we will have the proper information and data when speaking to your employer on these very important issues. This is open to all classifications and members to complete as it will provide very important information for us to present at the bargaining table.

The survey will be open from April 30th to May 11th. For further information, contact Norma Robinson or Ralph McBride.

Public and Private Sector Pay: Why Workers Need to “Break the Mandate”

On Monday, March 19th, the Daily Gleaner published an editorial misrepresenting the position of CUPE members and attacking the right of public sector unions to exist.

Why is the Daily Gleaner so opposed to the betterment of the working conditions in this province? Painting ordinary CUPE members – our plow operators, licensed practical nurses, educational assistants, municipal workers, nursing-home caregivers that are delivering essential services - as “fat cats” is as false as it is ridiculous.

Read more: Public and Private Sector Pay: Why Workers Need to “Break the Mandate”