cupe

The Canadian Union of Public Employees 1505 (CUPE) and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) announced a joint plan to enhance service delivery efficiency after several months of negotiations. Earlier this year, the RMWB informed CUPE of the potential outsourcing and restructuring of some municipal services, which CUPE said could affect nearly half of […]

Mayor Sandy Bowman is out with a statement on the proposed alternative delivery options being explored by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) administration and council. Bowman says he has had many conversations regarding the proposal to outsource some municipal services. “Over the last several days, I’ve had the opportunity to have many conversations […]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is planning a rally on Tuesday. The union announced the rally in a letter to their members as well as on the social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter). The gathering is in response to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) announcement that they are exploring the […]

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is considering pursuing alternative service delivery options for certain municipal services. In a media release on February 29th, the RMWB says they have served notice to CUPE 1505 of their consideration of potentially outsourcing some municipal services following a comprehensive internal review of municipal operations. According to the […]