CUPE Local 520 represents Caretaking, Maintenance, & Warehouse staff of the Calgary Catholic School Division.
CUPE Local 520 has Caretaking staff in Division schools & support worksites in Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, & Chestermere. We also work in maintenance doing repairs of mechanical equipment, grounds maintenance, & playgrounds. CUPE Local 520 members also work in CCSD’s distribution center providing equipment & supplies to all Division schools.
Because of the work we do, the students & staff in our schools & other Division worksites can work in a clean, safe, well maintained & supplied environment.
CUPE LOCAL 520 MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH AT:
ST DAVIDS UNITED CHURCH 3303 CAPITOL HILL CRESCENT NW CALGARY AB T2M 2R2. NEW MEMBERS PLEASE ARRIVE AT 930AM, MEETINGS START AT 10AM.
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER FROM ALL CUPE 520 EXECUTIVE MEMBERS.
FIRST MEETING OF 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE SATURDAY SEPT 13,2025.
AS PER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT NEXT PAY RAISE OCCURS SEPTEMBER 1 2025.
2025 CUPE 520 EXECUTIVE PHONE LIST AUG 2025
Images and names of persons crossing the picket line may be placed on CUPE Local 520’s web and Facebook pages in accordance with the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Alberta (information and Privacy Commissioner) v. UFCW, Local 401, [2013] 3 SCR 733.
CSSD COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2024-2028 AVAILABLE AT LINK BELOW.
FINAL Collective Agreement L520 CSSD Expires 2028
Scholarship – CUPE Local 520 Post-Secondary Scholarship Application
The CUPE Local 520 Yearly Post-Secondary Scholarship is open for applications, with each year’s applications due no later than August 31.
The $1400 scholarship is open to Members or children of Members In Good Standing who are attending any accredited post-secondary institution.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 31 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Applications received near the deadline need to be complete with all required components submitted by midnight on August 31.
There is always an entire year in which to apply. Accepting late applications is unfair to those Members who apply in a timely manner.
Download your copy of the application form below.
Post-Secondary-Scholarship-Application.pdf – Copy
CUPE ALBERTA RICK MALCOLM EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
on behalf of CUPE AB Division:
Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends,
We are pleased to remind all affiliated CUPE Locals in Alberta of the annual Rick Malcolm Education Scholarship offered by CUPE Alberta Division. This scholarship provides meaningful support to CUPE members and their immediate family members pursuing post-secondary education.
In accordance with the CUPE Alberta Constitution and our commitment to advancing educational opportunities for our members, we ask that you share this information widely within your Local and encourage eligible applicants to apply.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must be either:
- A CUPE member in good standing with an affiliated Alberta Local, or
- An immediate family member (spouse or child) of a CUPE Alberta member in good standing.
- Individuals who have previously received the Rick Malcolm Education Scholarship are not eligible.
Application Requirements:
- The application must be submitted through the member’s Local and must include a letter of endorsement from the Local.
- A short essay (maximum 1,000 words) must be submitted on one of the following topics:
- Why unions?
- What union membership means to me
- The importance of youth involvement in today’s unions
- CUPE’s contribution to Alberta
- Or another relevant topic of the applicant’s choosing
- Proof of registration at an accredited post-secondary institution will be required from successful applicants.
- Applications must be submitted by September 1, 2025, to: secretary@cupeab.org
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kelly Spence secretary@cupeab.org.
In solidarity,
CUPE AB DIVISION
CUPE-AB-Scholarship-Application-Form
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IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON RETIRING THIS SCHOOL YEAR…
…(September 1 to August 31) please contact Local 520 President to confirm.
Retirees receive free participation (along with a guest) in the next scheduled Retirement Celebration, a CUPE Local 520 watch, & an honorarium cheque based on their years of service with the Local. MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING.
Leave a message or text at 403-669-0549, email to cupe520@shaw.ca, or contact our Social Chair with your information.
CONGRATULATIONS on reaching this important life milestone!
Thank-you to those Members elected as Trustees…
Rey Dellomas-Julius Cruz-Roland Vispo
…for looking after the well being of our Local!
…& to our Warden…
Reuel Nacua
…for keeping us all in line!
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CUPE Equality Statement
Union solidarity is based on the principle that union members are equal and deserve mutual respect at all levels. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working together to strengthen our union.
As unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding are our goals. We should neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic or homophobic hurts and thereby divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis of ability, age, class, religion and ethnic origin.
Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment should not be treated as a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that it creates are not feelings that help us grow as a union.
Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different; and they reduce our capacity to work together on shared concerns such as decent wages, safe working conditions, and justice in the workplace, society and in our union.
CUPE’s policies and practices must reflect our commitment to equality. Members,
MARK HANCOCK
National President
CANDACE RENNICK
National Secretary-Treasurer