January 2022

Nearly all provinces and territories have signed on to new child care and early learning funding from the federal government, bringing the possibility of a national child care system closer to reality. Ontario, the only province that has not yet signed an agreement, is expected to do so in the coming days. This increase in funding […]

Parents, Early Childhood Educators and health experts released an open letter to Premier Ford and Ontario’s opposition leaders calling for urgent action on child care as Omicron batters the sector. “There has been a long and ongoing crisis in child care that has be fueled by the Ford government’s inattention to child care and their inaction.”

It’s time for the Ford Conservatives to commit to historic investments in public services with its last budget before the provincial election, said the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario during consultations. “There is only one way forward, and that is for Ontario to commit to major and historic investments in public services of all

In a closed-door consultation, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is considering whether for-profit paid plasma corporations should play a greater role in Canada’s plasma supply. CUPE is firmly opposed to this idea. The consultation excluded key health care advocates, including CUPE and the Canadian Labour Congress, cutting out the voices of workers who understand the situation

Personal protective equipment is designed for men. This means it can be hard for women to get PPE that fits appropriately.   As part of CUPE’s ongoing work on this issue, the Health and Safety Branch is asking all members who use PPE at work to fill out a new survey from the Canadian Standards Association.

Earlier this week, New Brunswick Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch announced a 2-month (8 weeks) wage top-up for the community care workers who provide services to vulnerable residents and who earn less than $18 per hour. “The $3 dollar wage top-up will help folks like me pay for groceries and heating, but it should be made

Today, CUPE Saskatchewan joined with other public sector unions representing more than 113,000 Saskatchewan workers to collectively call on the Government of Saskatchewan and Premier Scott Moe to immediately mandate the recommendations of the province’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. “Everyday, frontline workers are putting themselves at risk for all of us and this

Tension at the Lac Leamy Casino has been ratcheted down a notch, as CUPE 3993 membership ratified the tentative agreement with Loto-Québec at a virtual meeting on Tuesday evening. The new contract, which runs until April 30, 2025, calls for wage increases of 2 per cent for 2020, 3 per cent for 2021 and 2022, 2.5

As news of a cold snap would hit New Brunswick, residents learned the New Brunswick Government had just cut the New Brunswick Home Energy Assistance rebate program. “While far from enough, the rebate for low-income families was about the only help the provincial government provided to folks during winter,” said Steve Drost, President of CUPE New Brunswick.

By January 1, 2022, Canadians were supposed to have access to a list of essential medicines that would be covered under Canada’s new pharmacare legislation. Instead, Jean-Yves Duclos, the Minister of Health, postponed regulatory changes that would have better protected the public from excessive drug prices. It’s time to hold the Liberals to their commitment