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Turn up the heat On North Shore Winter Club Board and melt their cold, cold hearts.

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 CUPE BC

Which ghosts will haunt these Scrooges this Christmas?

The Board of the North Shore Winter Club has locked out their 16 employees since May. They don’t care about working people, the quality of their sports facility or the safety to those who use it.

Turn up the heat and melt their cold, cold hearts.

Please don’t use the NSWC during this dispute, and send a message to the board members to let them know there is still time before Christmas to do the right thing for their professional, dedicated employees.

North Shore Winter Club Board members emails:

Cut and paste these email addresses above, write the NSWC board, and help them see the light.

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CUPE Local 748 education workers rally in Nelson

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November 29, 2013      http://cupe.bc.ca

For the second day in a row, education workers in the Kootenay Lake School District rallied for a fair and reasonable contract. Workers rallied yesterday in Creston, where education assistants, tradespersons, bus drivers, custodians, along with teachers, parents and community allies gathered to show CUPE solidarity in School District 8.

Today, nearly 100 education workers in Nelson demonstrated to send a message to trustees that without a fair deal, a region-wide disruption to classes is inevitable.

School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) has not yet adopted a budget plan for the provincially-negotiated deal, threatening to send Kootenay Lakes schools into an avoidable strike. Elsewhere in BC, more than 40 school districts have reached settlements with CUPE locals.

Today’s speakers included:

  • Bargaining Committee Chair Mike Kootnikoff
  • MLA for Nelson-Creston Michelle Mungall
  • CUPE Kootenay District Council President Gerry Shmon
  • Nelson District Teachers’ Association President Paul Broscario
  • CUPE K-12 Coordinator Bill Pegler
  • West Kootenay Labour Council President Gerry Shmon

Mungall emphasized that the BC Liberal government has done a poor job of supporting public schools in the region. She put the blame for the trustees’ difficult budget decisions squarely at the feet of the provincial government.

Pegler agreed with Mungall, saying “The way forward is to sign a deal with CUPE workers as quickly as possible and form a united front to put pressure on the government to make education a priority.”

Local 748 members voted 100% to reaffirm their strike mandate on Saturday, November 23.

Bill Pegler (centre) Cupe BC K-12 Bargaining Committe; Gerry Shmon (right) President KDC & WKLC, Cupe Local 748 memberCupe 748 members rallying for public support in contract talks with School District #8-Kootenay Lakes SchoolsPaul Boscariol President of Nelson District Teachers' Association showing support for Kootenay Lake Schools education workersStephanie Smith (left) COPE 378 President-FortisBC; Gerry Shmon (centre) Cupe 748 member and President of KDC & WKLC; Sean Smiith (right) USW 480 members & WKLC ExecutiveCupe Local 748 members rallying for public support in contract talks with Kootenay Lakes SchoolsCupe 748 members talking it up at rally for public support in contract talks with Kootenay Lakes SchoolsMichelle Mungall (left) MLA Nelson-Creston; Rick Korens (right) Cupe 748 members supporting rally for public support in contract talk with Kootenay Lakes School Board

CUPE Kootenay District Council Celebrates 50 Years Of Solidarity In The Kootenays

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image   Gerry Schmon, President Kootenay District Council welcomes participants to the first ever KDC Shop Stewards Conference that starts off the KDC 50th Year Anniversary Celebration this weekend in Cranbrook, B.C.

CRANBROOK-The Kootenay District Council is celebrating 50 years of solidarity in the East and West Kootenay areas in Cranbrook this weekend.

The Kootenay District Council started off its 50th year celebration with its first ever KDC Shop Stewards Conference that began on Thursday, September 19 and continued on Friday, September 20. 

Over forty participants from CUPE Locals from throughout the Kootenays took part in the two day conference that included: Introduction to Stewarding; Representing Members at Investigative and Disciplinary Meetings; Resolving Grievances Before Going to Arbitration; Conflict Resolutions Skills and Mediation.

On Friday evening, the KDC goes into full celebration mode with a banquet to celebrate its 50 years of solidarity in the Kootenays with honoured quests that include: Paul Moist, President, CUPE National; Mark Hancock, President, CUPE BC; Rhonda Spence, CUPE Assistant Regional Director; Ruth Scher, CUPE Education; Stephanie Smith, West Kootenay Labour Council; Barb Shukin, East Kootenay District Labour Council.

On Saturday, September 21, the KDC Annual General Meeting takes place with representation from CUPE Locals from throughout the Kootenays.