EDMONTON, AB – “CUPE Alberta is deeply concerned about the upcoming referendum and its possible implications for our members, particularly those who are racialized and/or newcomers to Alberta,” says CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal. “In the coming weeks, we will be working to ensure our members understand what is at stake. We have launched a … Continue reading
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CUPE members are encouraged to honour the survivors of the residential school system by wearing orange shirts on September 30. This commemoration is the idea of Phyllis Jack Webstad, herself a residential school survivor.
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Dear Member,
Our Union is built on your voice. To ensure we are serving you effectively, the CUPE Alberta Division is reviewing its internal structure to make sure it matches our membership’s reality.
We invite you to participate in the Governance Review Survey and share your perspective in how our leadership should be structured. Please click on the link below to access the survey and review Resolution 2026-20, which was passed by the membership at Convention 2026.
Governance Review Survey Link: https://surveys-sondages.limesurvey.net/611471?lang=en
For your convenience, we have also attached a QR Code.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jason Fenske directly at: gvp.south@cupeab.org.
In solidarity,
Shawna Zillman
The local will support the attendance of 2 members!
You can usethe QR code on the posters to go directly to the registration page, or register here:
Calgary Pride Parade Registration – https://actionnetwork.org/events/cupe-alberta-calgary-pride-parade/
Just a quick note of update on the ALHI project about commemorating the 1926 recall election that preserved publicly provided textbooks for Calgary students.
We are nearing the printing stage of 10 pop-up banners (small sneak peak image below) that tell the story of how the working people of Calgary were able to organize to overturn the decision of the school board to charge for textbooks for kids in grades 4 to 8 by organizing the first recall campaign in Alberta history and winning. As one of the standard bearers for labour, Amelia Turner put it later, “What my labor colleagues and I tried to do was, briefly, to put the welfare of our children ahead of any concern about taxes.” Thanks to the design work of Karen Mills and the research of Stephanie Weber, Tom Langford and myself, I think it is going to be a really effective display.
The banners are going to have their debut at the Calgary Public Library 27 July at a talk I’m giving on this subject for Historic Calgary Week on this subject. It would be great to see some friendly faces there and I would appreciate you sharing the below link with anyone you think might be interested:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/recall-1926-democracy-and-public-education-in-calgary-tickets-1991999778962?aff=oddtdtcreator
I hope to get the banners into libraries, high schools, and universities over the course of the autumn — any suggestions or contacts about possible venues for display would be most welcome.
Hope this finds each of you well and all best,
Kirk