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The Canadian Office and Professional Employees union (COPE) Local 491 represents support staff workers in the national, regional and area offices of CUPE–SCFP. Additionally, a handful of CUPE–SCFP Locals have dedicated CUPE–SCFP staff working in their own offices.
Hancock was elected president of his local in 1993 and was subsequently elected to the executive board of CUPE British Columbia, where he served for 12 years, initially as a General Vice-President, [4] then as Secretary-Treasurer starting in 2005 and [4] finally as President of CUPE BC beginning in 2013. Simultaneously, he served on CUPE's ...
During its first years, the United Association was essentially a federation of local unions, rather than a truly national union of the pipe trades. The major breakthrough toward a unified national organization came at the 1902 national convention in Omaha, when delegates approved a Nationalization Committee proposal establishing a comprehensive ...
Hearing: October 8, 2002 Judgment: May 16, 2003; Full case name: Minister of Labour for Ontario v. Canadian Union of Public Employees and Service Employees International Union
The union is structured into local occupational groups, units or locals. [6] Most members of OPSEU work for the Ontario Public Service, municipal governments and services, and the public college system. Additionally, some members work for private companies or organizations that are contracted to provide a public service such as hospitals and ...
Moist first joined the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) as a teenager in 1975, working first as a lifeguard, then as a greenhouse attendant for the City of Winnipeg. [1] [4] He was elected to his local executive after university and worked as a CUPE staff representative from 1983 to 1993. [citation needed]
The 2018 York University strike was a strike by CUPE Local 3903, the union representing contract professors, teaching assistants, and graduate assistants at York University. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] At 143 days long it is the longest strike in the post-secondary sector in Canadian history, surpassing the previous record of the 1976 Laval University 108-day ...
The Ontario division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel since 2006. Their stance has encountered opposition from the Canadian Jewish Congress and parts of the press but also widespread support from university professors, Independent Jewish Voices, Palestine House, Canadian Arab Federation and labour ...