New Brunswick Workers Seek Solution to Crisis in Recruitment and Retention

Marches Across the Province in Support of Public Sector Workers

Sackville, August 28, 2021 (B. Wark)

On August 28, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) New Brunswick organized marches across the province to thank and support the front-line essential workers who provided critical public services to the residents of New Brunswick during the COVID-19 pandemic and are still doing so. Marches were held in 14 communities with the broad participation of public sector workers, their families and friends. The marches in Saint John, Moncton, Fredericton, Edmundston, Saint-Quentin, Campbellton, Bathurst, Tracadie, Perth-Andover, Woodstock, St. Stephen, Sussex, Sackville and Miramichi were in support of CUPE New Brunswick's 100 days campaign.

The marches took place a week after the government and the union agreed to central bargaining on wages.

On August 27, CUPE New Brunswick held a day-long Bargaining Forward Summit, with over 100 CUPE bargaining team members in New Brunswick present. Union members and the public could watch the event online from the live feed provided by the union.

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September 1, 2021 - No. 77

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