-

Media Advisory: CUPE Alberta Convention This Week in Calgary

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE Alberta will hold its annual convention this Wednesday to Friday in Calgary at the Sheraton Eau Claire Hotel.

CUPE Alberta represents 40,000 members including workers in the municipal, school district, health care and other public sector workers. The convention is being held amid a strike of 6,600 education workers across the province.

Media are welcome to attend.

Location: Sheraton Suites Calgary, 255 Barclay Place SW

Highlights:

Wednesday, March 19 at 11:00 am: Address by CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill

Thursday, March 20 at 1:50 pm: Address by CUPE President Mark Hancock

Friday, March 21 at 9:30 am: Salute to striking education workers

Friday, March 21 at 10:00 am: Address by Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi

:clc/cope 491

Contacts

Lou Arab, Communications Representative
larab@cupe.ca | 780.271.2722

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Release Versions
English

Contacts

Lou Arab, Communications Representative
larab@cupe.ca | 780.271.2722

More News From Canadian Union of Public Employees

WCB Workers Sound Alarm on Rising Workloads and Delays in Care for Injured Canadians

VANCOUVER, BC--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When Canadians are injured on the job, they depend on the expertise and dedication of workers at the Workers’ Compensation Boards (WCBs) across the country. But as workloads intensify and staffing pressures mount, those same workers are warning that delays in care are becoming unavoidable. That message was front and centre at a national conference of WCB unions held this week, bringing together delegates from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Nat...

Striking workers to rally outside state of the province address by Premier Houston

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Striking long term care workers from across Nova Scotia will be collapsing picket lines and converging outside of Premier Tim Houston’s state of the province address today. All Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members in Nova Scotia, community and political allies, as well as labour leaders will be speaking to the ‘state of long term care’ at a rally this afternoon. "It’s time our elected representatives listened to their constituents. We’re not just worke...

CUPE warns Carney government against unprecedented attack on workers’ rights

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE, Canada’s largest union, is warning the federal Liberals against moving on proposals to curb the Charter-protected right to strike and further tilt the balance of power toward major corporations and employers. While CUPE remains open to discussing ways to improve labour relations and preventing conflicts, CUPE National President Mark Hancock says the changes – proposed in a discussion paper as part of a hasty federal consultation on reforming the labour code – seem...
Back to Newsroom