8
      Feature
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CUPE
      and
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      LEO
      CHEVERIE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Canadian
      Union
      of
     
     
      Public
      Employees
      (CUPE)
      is
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      largest
      unions
      in
     
     
      Canada.
      Its
      workers
      work
      in
     
     
      many
      workplaces
      directly
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      indirectly
      funded
      by
      public
      dol-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lars.
     
    

    
     
      They
      work
      in
      the
      areas
     
     
      of
      hospitals,
      health
      care
      facili-
     
     
      ties,
      municipalities,
      school
      sys-
     
     
      tem
      and
      post
      secondary
      edu-
     
     
      cation.
     
    

    
     
      CUPE
      works
      with
      a
     
     
      variety
      of
      partners
      across
      the
     
     
      country
      in
      addressing
      the
      in-
     
     
      creasing
      erosion
      of
      public
      serv-
     
     
      ices.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      those
      partners
      is
     
     
      the
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
     
     
      Students.
      CUPE
      nationally
     
     
      has
      advocated
      a
      strong
      work-
     
     
      ing
      relationship
      between
      CUPE
     
     
      members
      who
      work
      at
      univer-
     
     
      sities
      and
      students
      represented
     
     
      by
      t
      the
      CFS.
     
    

    
     
      In
      many
      universities
     
     
      across
      the
      country,
      CUPE
     
     
      members
      who
      are
      teaching
     
     
      assistants
      are
      actually
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      of
      CFS
      as
      well.
      It
      is
     
     
      evident
      that
      CUPE
      members
     
     
      in
      a
      variety
      of
      fields
      have
      wit-
     
     
      nessed
      the
      erosion
      of
      public
     
     
      services
      and
      the
      increasing
     
     
      costs
      borne
      by
      students
      and
     
     
      others
      with
      the
      implementa-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      of
      the
      CHST
      by
      the
     
     
      Chrétien
      government.
     
    

    
     
      As
      CUPE
      members,
     
     
      we
      are
      acutely
      aware
      that
      te
     
     
      reduction
      of
      a
      federal
      deficit
     
     
      has
      been
      on
      the
      backs
      of
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      che
      unemployed
      and
     
     
      many
      others.
     
    

    
     
      CUPE
      1870
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      numbers
      over
      200
      members
     
     
      employed
      in
      many
      support
     
     
      functions
      throughout
      the
      uni-
     
     
      versity.
      Technicians,
      secre-
     
     
      taries,
      administrative
      support,
     
     
      clerks,
      and
      others.
      In
      these
     
     
      positions,
      many
      CUPE
      staff
     
     
      are
      in
      constant
      contact
      with
     
     
      students
      and
      are
      aware
      of
      the
     
     
      heavy
      burden
      of
      increased
      tui-
     
     
      tion
      and
      other
      costs
      on
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
      In
      fact,
      many
      CUPE
     
     
      members
      are
      part
      time
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      or
      individuals
      who
      have
     
     
      family
      members
      that
      are
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
     
    

    
     
      CUPE
      1870
      have
      made
     
     
      efforts
      in
      supporting
      CFS
      by
     
     
      supporting
      student
      issues
      and
     
     
      actions.
      Along
      with
      other
     
     
      CUPE
      members,
      I
      have
      been
     
     
      privileged
      to
      participate
      in
      sev-
     
     
      eral
      marches
      to
      both
      Province
     
     
      House
      and
      the
      Provincial
      Gov-
     
     
      ernment
      buildings.
      As
      well,
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      PEI
      CUPE
     
     
      division
      have
      attended
      the
      un-
     
     
      veiling
      of
      the
      provincial
      budget.
     
     
      CUPE
      1870
      hasalso
      supported
     
     
      CFS
      financially
      with
      several
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      their
      campaigns.
      CUPE
     
     
      1870
      has
      also
      consistently
      pro-
     
     
      posed
      resolutions
      supporting
     
     
      affordable
      and
      accessible
      post
     
     
      secondary
      education,
      which
     
     
      have
      beenconsistently
      adopted
     
     
      at
      PEI
      CUPE
      Division
      and
     
     
      PEI
      Federation
      of
      Labour
      con-
     
     
      ventions.
      Last
      spring,
      the
     
     
      resolution
      proposed
      by
      CUPE
     
     
      1870
      specifically
      highlighted
     
     
      that
      the
      PEI
      division
      of
      CUPE
     
     
      support
      and
      work
      in
      solidarity
     
     
      with
      the
      recently
      formed
      pro-
     
     
      vincial
      component
      of
      the
      CFS
     
     
      in
      making
      affordable
      and
      ac-
     
     
      cessible
      post
      secondary
      edu-
     
     
      cation
      in
      Canada
      a
      reality.
     
    

    
     
      CFS
      has
      also
      been
      a
     
     
      very
      strong
      supporter
      on
      many
     
     
      issues
      of
      common
      concern
      to
     
     
      CUPE.
      These
      issues
      include
     
     
      child
      poverty,
      support
      of
      social
     
     
      programs,
      advocation
      ofa
      fair
     
     
      taxation
      system,
      and
      work
      on
     
     
      both
      federal
      and
      provincial
      al-
     
     
      ternative
      budgets.
     
    

    
     
      I
      encourage
      all
      students
     
     
      to
      support
      CFS
      and
      their
      goals.
     
     
      Man
      of
      us
      who
      work
      on
      this
     
     
      campus
      and
      other
      campuses
     
     
      across
      Canada
      will
      work
      with
     
     
      you
      so
      that
      post
      secondary
     
     
      education
      becomes
      more
      af-
     
     
      fordable
      and
      accessible
      in
      the
     
     
      future.
     
    

    
     
      We
      know
      that
      you,
      the
     
     
      student
      of
      today,
      are
      our
      fu-
     
     
      ture.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      November
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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