CUPE Local 5047

The CUPE Atlantic Region is proud to support the 2025 African Heritage Month Gala presented by the Black Cultural Center for Nova Scotia. This year’s event will take place at 5:00 pm on Saturday, February 22nd at the Halifax Convention Center and will include a Cultural Village Reception, a dinner, and a dance with live music. The Gala will be a showcase of Black art and culture and the musical guests this year will include the award-winning Canadian singer and song writer Reeny.

CUPE will be purchasing a table at the Gala which will allow ten members to attend. If you are interested in attending please email dchurchill@cupe.ca at the Atlantic Regional Office to reserve your ticket by February 14th, 2025. The tickets will be allocated to the first ten members who request them. More information on the event can be found here: https://bccns.com/gala2025/

February is African Heritage Month and every year CUPE honours a Black ancestor, or someone who is making history today. This year CUPE is celebrating and honouring Marjorie Villefranche, Executive Director of Maison d’Haïti in Montreal where she has spent more than 40 years empowering immigrants to fully participate in their community. She has made her mark as a feminist, anti-racist activist fighting discrimination and all forms of exclusion. For more information, please visit the CUPE National website: https://cupe.ca/event/black-historymonth where you can read more and order materials such as bookmarks, stickers, posters, and buttons to recognize African Heritage Month within your local.

While CUPE’s work to address racism in our society, workplaces, and unions is ongoing, year round work, African Heritage Month is an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of Black people to our society and union and renew our commitment to stand against racism while working toward a more inclusive and fair future. CUPE’s anti-racism strategy contains ten key goals and actions locals can take to help us get there, from increasing representation to education to political lobbying (https://cupe.ca/cupes-anti-racism-strategy).

1) Finance Pillar

Our finance team has been busy gathering members financial information in the event CUPE 5047 moves to Job Action:
Members are asked to please complete the secure google form to ensure our financial Team will be able to process payment.

If you have questions regarding the Financial Pillar, please do not hesitate to reach out.

streasurercupe5047@gmail.com

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKpC_-Ya-9iW_Yf9__vZBpPNgzuSB7A_iEPWirB4wBdtrG_Q/viewform?pli=1

 

2) Communications Pillar

Please continue to send in your questions, our Communications Pillar is busy navigating all the questions are members have. Each week an update from the Strike Committee (Including all Pillars) is mailed out. There are always new FAQs being asked, which some we will be sharing on our website.

if you are NOT receiving emails; check your junk folder. If you are still not receiving emails you are encouraged to send an email (using a personal email address) to rscupe5047@gmail.com

in this email please include your 400 number, site location, and job classification.

 

3) Admin Pillar

It is important that we highlight that CUPE National pays members $350 for 4 hours a day, 5 days of week walking the picket line. This applies to all job classifications, whether you are a sub, part time (any percentage 80% or below), and full time employees, term or permanent.
Accommodations will be made on individual circumstances. All medical accommodations will require medical documentation.

An email will be provided for members to contact for accommodations when we are closer to a strike date. Applications will not be accepted prior to a strike date being announced.

CUPE National will continue to pay medical benefits in the event of job action.

4) Picketing Pillar

We are in need of picket captains! Picket Captains are essential in making our picket locations run smoothly and safely. If you are looking for more information on what this would look like, please email the location you live in:

Halifax/West cupehalifax@gmail.com

Dartmouth/East cupedartmouth@gmail.com

Bedford/Sackville/North pccupe5047@gmail.com

 

Remember to make sure your colleagues are receiving all important information.

Do you know why CUPE has changed their campaign to “Wear Black on Wednesday”?

On Wednesday’s CUPE members will wear Black and their CUPE School Support Worker Pin.
This statement is to show that CUPE members are mourning the loss of fair collective bargaining, and as a result, fair wages and violence free workplaces.

Please show your solidarity by wearing Black on Wednesdays