CUPE New Brunswick

• ‘Assault on labour’: Tensions rise over changes to union strike rules in N.B.

  Tensions rose in the New Brunswick legislature over changes that will allow non-unionized workers to fill in for unionized workers in a strike or lockout.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2022
  
• N.B. union members hold Labour Day march, reflect on 2021 public sector strike

  Last fall, over 20,000 CUPE New Brunswick members walked off the job after contract talks broke down with the government over wages.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2022
  
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• New Brunswick public sector workers ratify five-year contract after 16-day strike

  Union leaders with CUPE confirmed that 10 of the 11 locals that voted in favour of a strike have accepted a tentative deal reached last Saturday.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2021
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• New Brunswick government locks out CUPE union members from schools

  Education Minister Dominic Cardy said the union has shown unpredictability provincewide, creating a volatile climate for teachers, students and parents.

  Education

  Oct 31, 2021
• Premier Higgs examines options after CUPE strike impacts New Brunswick health care

  The strike over wages began Thursday, and the premier said no formal notice was given of the job action in health care facilities Saturday.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2021
• Schools close as thousands of New Brunswick public sector workers launch strike

  CUPE members are demanding higher wages.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2021
• New Brunswick groups slam attorney general’s memo on land acknowledgement

  Two organizations are standing up against the attorney general's memo to prohibit public employees from using traditional Indigenous land acknowledgements.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
• Public sector workers in N.B. give union strike mandate, could walk off job next week

  Members in all 10 locals voted 94 per cent on average to give the union a strike mandate.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2021
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• Premier disappointed as N.B. public sector workers prepare for strike votes next week

  CUPE New Brunswick's president says many members have been without a contact for five years and are ready to take action if the government doesn't offer a reasonable wage increase.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2021
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• New Brunswick government narrowly passes legislation affecting nursing homes

  The changes to the Essential Services in Nursing Homes Act passed by a vote of 24-22 on Friday.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2019