Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 955 represents approximately 600 permanent and casual support staff employed by the Strait Regional School Board. The SRCE serves about 6000 students in the counties of Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness, and Richmond, covering a geographic area of approximately 11000 square kilometres. We work at 20 different schools and 3 bus garages.

CUPE 955 represents the following job classifications:

• Mechanics and Body men and Other Garage Staff
• Bus Drivers
• Building Operators, Building Technicians and Custodians
• Cleaners and Janitors
• Maintenance and Tradesmen
• Library Technicians
• School Secretaries
• Teacher Assistants and Student Support Workers
• Early Childhood Educators
• Child and Youth Care Practitioners
• Information Technology
• Assistive Technology Support

CUPE Local 955 is a member of:

• CUPE National
• CUPE Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Federation of Labour
• Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions

This is your executive:

Local President: Richard Murray

Vice-President – Antigonish: Mary Sinclair

Vice-President – Guysborough: David Borowczak

Vice-President – Inverness: Cara MacDonald

Vice-President – Richmond: Gerrard Matthews

Treasurer: Kelly Connors

Recording Secretary: Nancy Marchand

If you have a specific question or concern, please contact your Unit Vice President using one of the links above. Give your phone number or personal email so that they can get back to you. Please don’t put any information about the issue in your initial email to Mary Sinclair or Gerrard Matthews as they are SRCE email listed above, just give they your phone number and personal email and ask them to get in touch with you. They will either call or email you back.

The S.R.C.E. Webmail system is owned and operated by the Strait Regional Centre for Education and may be audited or monitored.

You have the right to contact your Union Representatives, however your Employer also has the right to expect you to perform your assigned duties at all times.