If you want to know more about unions and what they can do for you, call or text Stacy Delaney, our organizer at 902-315-4366, or email her at sdelaney@cupe.ca
If you want to unionize your workplace, please send us your contact information. This information is confidential, it will not be shared with your employer and will only be shared with CUPE organizers.
All the information is strictly confidential.
5 steps to Union certification
In New Brunswick, the process for organizing a union local in your workplace is roughly the following:
- Workers contact the union and meet with a union organizer.
- Workers sign cards applying for membership in the union, and authorizing the union to represent them in negotiations with their employer. New Brunswick labour law requires CUPE to collect $1 from each worker when they sign a membership card.
- If between 40 percent and 60 percent of the workers sign membership cards, the New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board (NBLEB) may hold a vote to see if workers want a union. If more than 60% are signed, Go to step 5.
- The NBLEB holds a secret ballot vote. Anyone who is in the bargaining unit the union applied to represent can vote. If the majority of workers who cast ballots vote to unionize, the union is certified.
- The union will serve notice to your employer to begin bargaining your first contract.
The NBLEB keeps information on those who signed union cards confidential. Employers never get to see the cards.