More than 8,000 CUPE members in New Brunswick deadlocked with Higgs’ austerity government
More than 8,000 members of five CUPE locals in New Brunswick are now deadlocked in contract negotiations with the Higgs ...
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June 1992: General Strike in New Brunswick
A general strike? Here? In New Brunswick? It happened, or at least a version of a general strike happened, back ...
International May Day event to feature partner of jailed Carleton PhD student Cihan Erdal
In April, Carleton University PhD student Cihan Erdal was denied bail in Turkey, where he was jailed in September 2020 ...
CUPE NB resolves to protect workers from contract flipping
St. Thomas University recently "flipped" its contract for custodial services, leaving the workers without a union and collective agreement to ...
St. Thomas University custodians lose union due to contract flipping
Many employers in New Brunswick, including universities, use anti-labour and anti-union techniques as a management strategy. One tactic is “contract ...
Vaccine leave-out or roll-out? No mention of migrant workers in New Brunswick in new provincial vaccine schedule
Fredericton - Migrant workers were excluded from the new vaccination roll-out plan the Government of New Brunswick released on Friday, ...
We need to author our own stories: a letter from the NB Media Co-op boards
Dear NB Media Co-op members, supporters and readers, First, we want to thank all of you for the support and ...
Instead of thanks, we want action: Unions call on Higgs to invest in New Brunswick’s public services
Public sector unions are coming together in solidarity to urge the provincial government to lead New Brunswick’s economic recovery by ...
CUPE: Managers at Saint John Laundry put workers at risk during fire alarm
Last week, managers at Saint John Laundry failed to follow fire safety protocols during a fire alarm, putting workers at ...
March is Membership Month at the NB Media Co-op
The NB Media Co-op is 12 years old this year and we are more active than ever. A dedicated team ...