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Sign the petition: demand public housing now!

CUPE is calling on the government to tackle the housing crisis by making significant investments in public housing. By ending government subsidies to for-profit developers and directing spending to public housing projects, we can ensure everyone has an affordable and dignified home.

Add your name today to demand housing for people, not profit! 

Across Canada, housing is becoming more and more expensive, and public housing wait lists stretch for years. While working people struggle to keep up with rising mortgage or rent payments, for-profit developers are pocketing millions of dollars in federal support, with no requirements to build affordable units. These developers are taking public money to build homes that CUPE members and our communities can’t afford.

CUPE members see the impacts of these failed market policies every day. In homeless shelters, long-term care homes, and other public health and social services, our members provide front-line support to some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Only direct public intervention in the housing market can right the ship.

Housing is a human right. Public money should be spent on the public good, not on making private corporations richer. CUPE is calling on the government to tackle the housing crisis by making significant investments in public housing. By targeting federal spending on public housing projects, we can ensure everyone has an affordable and dignified home.

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Solidarity with CUPE 1490 members
Sister, Brothers, and Friends,

Our fellow CUPE members need our help. CUPE 1490 workers in Black River- Matheson, Ontario have been on strike all winter. They have been subject to disgraceful treatment from the mayor and council of Black River-Matheson, who have barred them as well as all CUPE members and staff from municipal buildings, hired scabs to do their work, and even threatened to have them arrested for exercising their legal right to strike.

We are asking all CUPE members to take a moment to send a letter to the mayor and council of Black River – Matheson to let them know that when they try to bully CUPE members in their community, our entire union is watching. Please share this email with your members and ask them to take a moment to send a letter in solidarity with Black River – Matheson members.

Solidarity means standing up for each other, no matter what division or sector we are in. By flooding the municipal council in Black River – Matheson with letters from across the country, CUPE members can send a message to all our employers, that we are willing to stand together to protect our rights. We are stronger when we stand together.
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Child care needs your support
We need your help!

In Canada, nearly 50% of children live in a child care desert, meaning in an area where there are more than three children for every available spot in a child care facility.

While the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care system has managed to reduce fees by an average of 50% for parents, securing a spot for their child remains a significant challenge.

To ensure every child has a child care spot, three major barriers must be addressed: the labour crisis in the sector, the lack of infrastructure, and the threat of privatization.

These are three different barriers, but they have one common solution: sufficient funding from the federal government.

Invite members of your local to send a letter to the media to bring this issue to the forefront of discussions and pressure the government to invest $17 billion in child care over three years: $7 billion to resolve the labour crisis in the sector and $10 billion in infrastructure.

Early childhood educators urgently deserve a fair recognition of the work they do, and this recognition comes through better working conditions and benefits, including access to a pension plan. This is how we will attract and retain enough child care workers.

Thank you for your support.
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NOW ACCEPTING: CUPE LOCAL 389 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS for 2024

Student Scholarship:

Ten scholarships of $1,000.00 each, are offered annually for the advancement in any branch of higher learning of any child graduating from Grade 12, whose parent or guardian is a member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 389; or of any child graduating from Grade 12, who is a member of CUPE Local 389.

The member or one parent or guardian of the applicant must be a member in good standing of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 389 (North Vancouver) and *(must be employed by either: see below)

*Scholarship Application Committee to select 10 winners and 2 alternatives.

  • Documents Required with Application Submission:
  1. A letter stating what the scholarship would be used for if successful.
  2. A 250-word statement “What does trade unionism mean to you and your family?”
  3. Two letters of recommendation:
    • One from a teacher at the school the applicant is attending.
    • One from a non-school reference.
  4. Volunteer experience.
  5. A copy of the most recent report card.

Application-Student Scholarship 2024

 

Cindy McQueen Higher Learning Scholarship:

CUPE Local 389 is offering five scholarships in the amount of $1,000 for a member to advance in higher education.

The member must be a member in good standing of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 389 (North Vancouver) and *(must be employed by either: see below)

*Must be Employed by either:

City of North Vancouver

City of North Vancouver Public Library

District of North Vancouver

District of North Vancouver Public Library

North Shore Neighbourhood House

School District No #44

Northlands Golf Course

Village of Lions Bay

North Vancouver Recreation and Culture Commission

North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission

*Scholarship Application Committee to select 5 winners and 2 alternatives.

  • Documents Required with Application Submission:
  1. A letter stating what the scholarship would be used for if successful.
  2. A 250-word statement “What does trade unionism mean to you and your family?”
  3. Two letters of recommendation.

Application-Cindy McQueen Higher Learning Scholarship 2024

 

 

Applications for the scholarships must be received on or before:

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 by 4:30 p.m.

*No late submissions will be accepted.

 Applications can be mailed, emailed, or dropped off at the Union office.