Dear education workers at Rocky View School Division:

YOUR CO-WORKERS ARE ORGANIZING A UNION.

When you join CUPE you have:

  • More power to win annual wage increases, benefits, and job security
  • Fair and transparent job posting and hiring process
  • The ability to negotiate a collective agreement, which means the school board cannot arbitrarily change your working conditions
  • A process to address problems at work, and the power of a union to win solutions

CUPE represents the majority of education workers in Alberta, with thousands of Educational Assistants, Custodial and Maintenance Staff, Office, Clerical & Administrative employees, Early Learning Educators, Library Clerks and Technicians and Transportation staff. At Rocky View School Division, all non-union workers, except for management, can join CUPE. This includes Educational Assistants, custodians, maintenance workers, secretaries, administrative staff, and bus drivers.

There are many advantages to being a member of CUPE, a strong, democratic union. One of the biggest is never having to face your employer alone.

A union is YOU and your CO-WORKERS coming together to improve your working conditions. Together with your co-workers you will have the ability to decide what aspects of your job need to change for the better.

A company contract, employee handbook or terms of employment document is not a collective bargaining agreement because the employer can change the terms and conditions of employment anytime they choose.