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The following letter to the editor by CUPE NL President Sherry Hillier appeared in The Telegram on January 25, 2019. Russell Wangersky’s column on Jan. 18, entitled “Businesses should share the pension pain”, was quite thoughtful and offered a concrete suggestion that is very appealing – obligating employers that have no workplace plan to pay “double or triple” the employee …
CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador released several recommendations to government this week, calling for transparency and accountability legislation to govern public-private partnerships. The recommendations are based on research and discussion coming out of a panel discussion on P3s and transparency held in St. John’s on November 14, 2018. “With the government signing contracts for a P3 hospital and long-term care facility, …
On Monday, September 3, at the annual Labour Day celebration in Grand Falls-Windsor, CUPE Newfoundland Labrador will amplify the call for universal, single-payer prescription drug coverage for everyone in Canada. Universal pharmacare is the only way to provide prescription drug coverage that doesn’t leave anyone behind. CUPE Newfoundland Labrador President Sherry Hillier will speak about pharmacare at the event. WHAT: …
Representatives for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1761 remain hopeful that a negotiated collective agreement can be reached with the Town of Placentia, despite receiving notice yesterday that the employer has applied for conciliation. Six exchanges have taken place since bargaining began in May 2018. “We’re disappointed that the Town has taken this step, which we feel …
This week, during the CUPE Newfoundland Labrador annual convention, members and locals came together to raise funds for the creation the SKS Child Care Centre to be built in St. John’s, NL. In all, $22,500 was raised to support Susan Shiner’s dream to create a healing space for children impacted by their experience of domestic violence. The SKS Seed Fund, …
Sherry Hillier was first elected as the president of CUPE Newfoundland Labrador in St. John’s on May 2, 2018. As a licensed practical nurse, Hillier has worked in long-term care for 24 years. She has been involved in her local since 1998 – as a shop steward, recording secretary, treasurer and president. Hillier was elected General Vice-President on the CUPE …
CUPE Newfoundland Labrador welcomes the opportunity to participate in Phase II of the comprehensive review of the province’s automobile insurance system that has been undertaken by the Public Utilities Board in Newfoundland and Labrador. The union has made a submission to the review. Download the complete submission “Premiums for automobile insurance in Newfoundland and Labrador are among the highest in …
St. John’s – Representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Newfoundland and Labrador Division, say Minister of Finance Tom Osborne is attempting to recover after dropping the ball in negotiations, landing himself in disputes of his own making. “The ‘spotlight’ that Minister Osborne referenced yesterday was created by the minister himself,” says Brian Farewell, CUPE national representative. “He …
CUPE Newfoundland Labrador is very pleased to hear Minister Kirby announce that all the province’s libraries will remain open, and suggest that new libraries may be coming. Since government’s announcement in 2016, CUPE has been fighting to ensure that the libraries remain open, providing necessary library services to the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador. Dawn Lahey, president of CUPE 2329, …
CUPE NL supports the position taken by the Common Front NL in urging government to focus on protecting existing jobs in the public and private sectors and invest to stimulate economic growth in the short term. The real crisis facing the province is not how to balance the books but how to stop rising unemployment. Yes, the deficit needs to …
