When constant change puts our pay, benefits, and protections at risk,
CUPE 4700 protects what we have and fights to make it even better.
So we can move forward with stability and security.
The wrong union means losing your local voice.
If decisions about your work are being made by people who don’t understand what you do,
it can feel like your voice doesn’t matter.
What it looks like when you lose your local voice:
Decisions made far away: Priorities set by people who don’t know public health.
Higher Dues: Paying more, without a say in how your money is spent.
No local control: Your elected reps have less influence over negotiations and spending
Risk of concessions: Your protections and pay can be bargained down.
Weakened solidarity: Smaller numbers and less strength at the table
With CUPE 4700, leadership stays local - right here with the people who understand your work. And when bigger support is needed, we’re backed by CUPE National’s full negotiating strength, legal expertise, and resources, giving us real power at the table without sacrificing local control.
When you choose CUPE 4700, you choose strength, stability,
and a voice that’s truly yours.
What this means for you:
Strong, Independent Local: Decisions made by you and your co-workers, not by a distant head office.
National Strength: Backed by CUPE’s network of 800,000 members across Canada.
No Concessions: CUPE National Reps are not permitted to accept concessions in bargaining.
Lower Dues: Keep more of your hard earned money.
Proven Experience: CUPE 4700 already represents over 500 members across Grand Erie, Haldimand, and Norfolk Counties - giving us strength in numbers and a strong local voice.
The past year has been full of change: new structures, new teams, and new leadership across Grand Erie Public Health. It’s understandable to feel uncertain.
Through it all, CUPE 4700 has stayed grounded, continuing to represent members with consistency and fairness. Our representatives aren’t outsiders, they’re your coworkers who have been navigating these changes right alongside you.
In times of change, you deserve a union that brings stability.
CUPE has represented Public Health and Municipal Employees through mergers, restructuring, and bargaining challenges for decades. As part of Canada’s largest public employees’ union, we have access to expert negotiators, legal support, and national advocacy while keeping every decision that affects you in local hands.
CUPE reps are not permitted to accept concessions during bargaining, meaning your wages, benefits, and protections remain secure - no matter how much change happens around you.
When there’s so much noise and change, it’s easy to feel uncertain.
But making the right choice is simple.
Here’s how you can protect what you’ve built and keep moving forward with stability and security:
Here’s how we move forward, together.
Step 1: Get Informed
Learn the facts about each union before you vote.
Understand who represents you, how your dues are used, and what each union can actually offer.
Step 2: Talk to Each Other
Have open conversations with your coworkers.
Ask questions, share experiences, and help each other understand what’s at stake.
The more informed everyone is, the stronger we all become.
Step 3: Vote for CUPE 4700
When it’s time to vote, choose the union that’s built for public health professionals. The one that keeps your voice local, your protections strong, and your future stable.
CUPE - Canadian Union of Public Employees - is Canada’s largest public employees’ union, representing over 740,000 workers nationwide including thousands of public health and municipal employees just like you.
CUPE 4700 is your local, representing more than 500 members across Grand Erie, Haldimand, and Norfolk Counties. We operate independently, with our own elected leadership and decision-making power, while still drawing on the full expertise, legal support, and resources of CUPE National. Our dues are lower than ONA’s, and CUPE National Representatives are not permitted to accept concessions in bargaining, meaning your wages and protections remain secure.
CUPE 4700 also manages its own financials, maintaining a responsible budget surplus and a dedicated strike fund that ensures we’re always ready to protect our members’ interests. Most importantly, CUPE 4700’s leaders are your coworkers: people who understand your work, your challenges, and your community.
Know the facts before you vote.
Grand Erie Public Health has been through a lot of change but through it all, CUPE 4700 has stayed steady.
When you vote CUPE 4700, you’re choosing to keep that stability: local leadership, responsible finances, fair bargaining, and a strong voice that’s truly your own.
You’re choosing a union that understands your work, respects your experience, and makes decisions right here.
Most of all, you’re choosing to stand together, as one united team, ready to keep building a fair and secure future for everyone.
