May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women & Girls. It is widely recognized as Red Dress Day, a day to recognize, honour and…
CUPE 50 staffMay 4, 2022
CUPE Local 50 News & Events
On March 8, CUPE Local 50 joins the world in celebrating International Women’s Day.
CUPE 50 staffMarch 8, 2022
The History of CUPE Local 50
The story of Local 50 is more than the story of the 55 men who met one evening in 1918 and formed a local of the Civic Employees’ Protection Association. It is the story of those men and the ones who came after – the story of fathers and sons. It is also the story of a fight for women’s rights in the workplace – the story of brothers and sisters. It is a story of working with other organizations and within the community – a story of family.
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