Mandate:
This Committee shall use political action and all other means available to it to:
This Committee shall endeavour to build political awareness in the Division membership and to inform all members in the strategies of preventing Contracting Out and Privatization through any and all channels open to them.
The Committee shall, through Alberta Division, shall also explore all means of additional funding available to it through CUPE National. The cost of any program to be undertaken by the Anti-Privatization/Political Action Committee must first be approved by the CUPE Alberta Division Executive Committee.
Members:
Shawna Stepaniuk (CUPE 4839) - CUPE AB Liaison
Mike Scott (CUPE 30)
Robert Rodziniak (CUPE 4791)
Derrek Seelinger (CUPE 417)
Myra Ross (CUPE 1505)
Paul Vargis (CUPE 37)
Lou Arab - Communications Representative
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CUPE Alberta is working with the 'Our Water is Not for Sale" coalition to raise awareness of the damage water markets are doing to Alberta communities.
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Local 4575 President seeks re-election on Alberta municipal Election Day, October 18
Tommy Douglas's story about why we need to elect politicians who really stand up for us (the mice) instead of always looking out for cats.
CALGARY -- CUPE Local 8 (Calgary area long term care facilities) has launched a postcard campaign asking Premier Ed Stelmach to keep an election promise to build 600 new long term care beds.
EDMONTON – Fighting privatization and a provincial government intent on devaluing the work of public servants, the Alberta Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) launched an advertising campaign today promoting the value of government run, public services.
EDMONTON -- CUPE National President Paul Moist spoke to 180 delegates at the Alberta NDP convention today, arguing that there is ample room for the NDP to grow in this traditionally conservative province.
Paramedics are worried that the Alberta government will break promises made before the transfer of EMS to Alberta Health Services. It's time to write to our MLAs and put the pressure on.
CALGARY -- Babcock & Brown, the parent company of the group contracted to build and operate nineteen Alberta Schools, has declared its stock worthless.
Union warns school construction may be delayed or cancelled