CULE has been made aware that the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers of Canada (CEP) are attempting to raid our members in Ontario. While this is not what we would expect from another Union in the house of labour the fact that some current CULE members are assisting CEP with this raid is even harder to comprehend.
The CULE Executive had a meeting this morning to discuss and decide upon a response. It has been decided that all PSAC employees working in regional offices in Ontario will be asked to sign a card to join the Canadian Union of Labour Employees (CULE). We will then file an application to certify, as per the Labour Relations Act of Ontario, as the bargaining agent for this group of workers.
In Solidarity
Dave Jackson, CULE President