Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to you today as fellow CBE education workers who have decided to publicly step forward in support of switching from our current Staff Association to join CUPE.
For months, many of us have been quietly organizing because we believe CUPE can provide us with the supports, resources, and protections that we simply don’t have with our Staff Association. Now, we are coming forward to show you that we’re committed to this effort, and we encourage you to join us.
We understand that making the switch to CUPE can feel like a big leap, especially if you’re uncertain about what it means or worried about potential risks. That’s exactly why we’re outing ourselves as part of this campaign—to show you that many of your coworkers, people you know and work with every day, are already behind this effort.
At CUPE, nothing happens without the input and voice of the members. We’ve seen firsthand the limitations of our Staff Association. With CUPE, we will have access to the resources, legal supports, and organizing strength of Canada’s largest union.
CUPE can empower us to collectively negotiate for better wages, improved working conditions, and real job security, ensuring that decisions reflect the priorities of the workers we represent.
This isn’t just about representation—it’s about having a strong, experienced team in our corner to help us build the workplace we deserve.
To those of you who are still unsure, we understand your hesitation. Change can feel uncertain, and fear of retaliation is real. But by standing together and joining CUPE, we will gain protections that the Association simply can’t provide. We will have a stronger voice to make meaningful changes and ensure decisions about our work are made with us, not for us.
We’re stepping forward to make it clear that we’re in this together and to show that the fear of stepping up doesn’t have to hold us back. Together, we can make this transition to CUPE and create a better future for all of us.
In solidarity,
