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Education Week 2025 was held at Fern Resort in Orillia from May 12, 2025 to May 16, 2025. A dynamic and enriching event designed to empower union members through education, collaboration, and team building. The week-long gathering brought together union representatives and educators to engage in workshops and discussions.

The Union committee's annual education week took place at Fern Resort in Orillia, ON on May 13-17, 2024.  Education week is an annual event for our entire Union committee to get together outside of the normal work environment.  This year was highlighted with guest speakers Amanda Freistadt (Director of Labour Relations - SGEU), Kevin Cochran and Olivia Deluliis presented our committee with financial wellness information.

Thousands of delegates from coast to coast to coast representing local and national unions including labour bodies were in attendance at the 30th Canadian Labour Constitutional Convention held in Montreal, Quebec from May 8 - 12, 2023.  The convention theme was "Canada's Unions: Lifting Everyone Up", where several important social and economic resolutions were brought forward for debate by delegates which will help outline the future of the labour movement.

After a long hiatus due to Covid, we have resumed welcoming new members (and some not so new) to orientation.  We thank these members for taking the time to join us and are proud to have them join the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers Local 325.

Today we had the opportunity to show our support for education workers who have lost their right to strike and negotiate a fair contract.  The Progressive Conservative government enacted a law imposing a contract on 55,000 education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees and banned them from striking, pre-emptively using the notwithstanding clause to guard against constitutional challenges.

Please support these workers if your able to and join a picket line.  To find the nearest picket line go to 

“The legislation introduced in Ontario and invoking the notwithstanding clause are an attack on all working people in Canada. The National Union is strongly committed to supporting CUPE and OPSEU/SEFPO in their fight and to standing up against this attack.” — Bert Blundon, NUPGE President

Ottawa (01 Nov. 2022) — The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is joining the growing chorus of those condemning the efforts of the Ford government in Ontario to impose a contract on workers in the education sector. 

After a long hiatus due to Covid, the Brewery Council was alive and well in Ottawa October 24-26, 2022. It was a welcomed and long overdue gathering of Unions from across Canada.

The Brewery Council offers Unions the opportunity to share stories of success, discuss current and ongoing issues, and the challenges to the brewing industry.

“We already represent hundreds of thousands of health care professionals across the country. MAHCP strengthens NUPGE’s voice as one of the largest health care and public sector unions in Canada.” — Bert Blundon, NUPGE President

Ottawa (19 Oct. 2022) — The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is pleased to announce that the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP), representing 7,000 members, has joined us as our newest Component union.

Last week President Gaurav Sharma and Business Agent/Corresponding Secretary Julio Montero joined labour leaders from across Canada at the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) Triennial Convention in St. John's Newfoundland.

"Congratulations to the members of Local 325 who once again showed Molson Coors that they will not be bullied into accepting a bargain-basement contract." — Larry Brown, NUPGE President

Toronto (13 April 2021) — After 39 days of being locked out by brewery giant Molson Coors, members of the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers (CUBGW) Local 325, have ratified a new collective agreement. The settlement addressed the outstanding issues in bargaining of shift scheduling, tiered wages and pensions. 

See and hear Larry's message at https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhkb3uumiadt4yi/NUPGE_CUBGW-Message%20of%20So…

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NATIONAL UNION OF PUBLIC AND GENERAL EMPLOYEES 

Mar 25, 2021, 15:00 ET

TORONTO, March 25, 2021 /CNW/ - Members of the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers (CUBGW) have now entered the 5th week after being locked out by Molson Coors in Toronto. CUBGW is a Component of the 390,000-member National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE). 

Sat., Feb. 20, 2021

That next bottle of Canadian just might have a bitter aftertaste.

Molson Coors Beverage Company has locked out 300 employees at its Toronto brewery just a day after they heavily rejected what the company called its “best and final” contract offer, following 17 weeks of heated negotiations over a two-tier wage structure, pension changes and a new scheduling system.

NEWS

Molson Prepared to Lockout Canadian Workers and ‘Remain Open’ If They Didn’t Agree to 12-Hour Shifts, Internal Letter Shows

Internal letter warned workers of what would happen if they rejected Molson Coor’s ‘final offer’, union says

by PressProgress

March 23, 2021

Tue., Feb. 23, 2021

Almost three weeks before locking out 300 employees at its Toronto plant, Molson posted help wanted ads looking for temporary brewing, packaging and warehouse workers.

The ads, posted on a number of websites, including LinkedIn and Indeed, are a sign the company is playing hardball in its dispute with the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers Local 325, according to labour advocate Deena Ladd.

“They’re showing they’re playing hard ball. It’s not a good look for them,” said Ladd, executive director of the Workers Action Centre.

"It's not just Local 325 members fighting, it's all 390,000 of us." — Bert Blundon, NUPGE Secretary-Treasurer

Ottawa (16 March 2021) — An injury to one is an injury to all — that's the message the 390,000-member-strong National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is sending to the CEO of Molson Coors after locking out 300 members of the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers (CUBGW), Local 325. CUBGW Local 325 is a Component of NUPGE. 

The National Union and its Component, the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers (CUBGW), are extending condolences to the families and colleagues of the workers killed at the Molson Coors plant in Milwaukee.

The Canadian Brewery Council was held June 24- 26, 2019 in St.John's Newfoundland.  The brewery council has been meeting yearly since the 1990's and has a coalition of two dozen brewery union locals from across the country.

This national Convention marks a 43 year milestone for the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE). 2019 also marks the 100 year anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike.

Winnipeg (19 June 2019) — The Triennial Convention, with delegates from all components, is the supreme governing body of NUPGE. Between conventions, the National Union's governing body is the National Executive Board, which comes from the leadership of all the components (see more).

 After one of the most difficult rounds of bargaining in the history of the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers (CUBGW), Component 325, a settlement was finally reached with Molson Coors. 

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We would like to express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Brother James Carberry.  May you rest in peace brother.

We are sorry to hear of the passing of Brother Mario Deprospo.  Our sincere condolences go out to family and friends.  May you rest in peace brother.

We would like to express our sincere condolences to family and friends of Brother Steve Low who recently passed away.  May you rest in peace brother.