PRESS CONFERENCE & RALLY – SAFE STAFF = SAFE SCHOOL
Attention Local 3876 members!!!!!
We know that violence in public schools is at crisis-level. We deal with it every single day at work.
We tried telling the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development about it two years ago. They didn’t engage with us, and the problem continues to grow.
Now the Auditor General of Nova Scotia has confirmed what we’ve been saying with their report released in June. It’s time to demand action from the provincial government.
This is about workplace safety, and this is about our health and well-being. But it’s also about keeping kids safe and healthy, and about the quality of the service we provide, as well as the standard of education in this province.
We are on the front lines. We are the workers that deal with the majority of violent incidents. That’s why we decided to share what we know.
Next week, we are releasing our own report, to show the public, parents, and families the reality of this issue. We want to reach out to our communities to say: let’s work together to end violence in our schools.
Read more about our campaign here: cupe.ca/safe-schools
The full report will be released next Thursday. We will be holding a press conference in Halifax to talk about our campaign, and invite any members who are in, or who can come, to the HRM to attend and participate in a short solidarity rally after.
- In the meantime, please head to cupe.ca/safe-schools and sign our petition. Please share the link widely and encourage your networks to sign as well.Details:
- Please join us at Grand Parade in Halifax, Thursday, August 15, at 1pm
- The press conference will begin at 1:30pm
- The rally will begin at 2pm
Welcome to the New CUPE Local 3876 Website. We hope it will help keep you informed on everything that’s happening in the local. As a union, we work together for a better standard of living, wages, pensions and health benefits, as well as safe working conditions – for all. Our members are proud to deliver the quality public services needed to maintain a strong economy and healthy communities.
Look at the latest Bargaining update at the bottom left hand corner.
We want to make all members aware that in our contract Article 13 Discipline – All members have the right to have an Executive Member present at a meeting called by the employer (Supervisor or HR) for disciplinary purposes.
What this means: If you are being questioned about an issue that could lead into disciplinary actions you should say I would like to have CUPE Representation present before any discussion continues.