The CUPE Local 3550 Union office will be closed during the following days of the 2024-2025 Winter Break:

Dec. 24th: The office will close at 12:00 PM

Dec. 25th: The office will be closed all day

Dec. 26th: The office will be closed all day

Dec. 27th: The office will be closed all day

Dec. 31st: The office will close at 12:00 PM

Jan. 1st, 2025: The office will be closed all day

The union office will be open all other days of Winter break from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

Workers with CUPE Local 474 (Custodial Support Staff) and 3550 (Education Support Staff)  work tirelessly to ensure high quality educational services reach students at Edmonton Public Schools, day in and day out.

They work directly with the most vulnerable students in our schools, ensure the administrative functions are operating efficiently, provide essential custodial services that maintain clean, safe and healthy learning environments across the district, and so much more.

But they have been left behind.

We have partnered with CUPE Local 474 and CUPE National to send a message to the provincial government: Stop underfunding public schools in Alberta. We are writing a petition to the Alberta Minister of Education, and you can check it out and add your name by following the link below!

SEE THE LETTER AND ADD YOUR NAME HERE

Who we are

All Edmonton Public Schools Support Staff work in a unionized environment; the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3550. The mandate of our union is to uphold and defend our Collective Agreement, represent and support our members and to promote economic and social justice for members and for all workers. In carrying out our work, we strive to promote our core values which include the principles of solidarity, equality, democracy, integrity, and respect.

We are committed to mobilizing our energy and skills to work together to promote these values and to attain these goals in our union, our communities, and globally.

Nationally, CUPE is committed to creating a union which is inclusive, welcoming, and free from harassment, discrimination and all types of bullying and intimidation. We strive to ensure we provide a safe environment for members, staff and elected officers to carry out our work. CUPE’s expectation is that mutual respect, understanding and co-operation will be the basis of all our interaction.