May 2022

Contracting out of services in the post-secondary sector in Canada is hurting disadvantaged workers with poverty-level wages and low benefits, a new report from the Canadian Union of Public Employees revealed today. Who pays? The cost of contracting out at Canadian post-secondary institutions looks at the data on wages and benefits for food and custodial service […]

Statement from CUPE National President Mark Hancock and CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick on the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: CUPE is alarmed and deeply concerned by reports that the United States Supreme Court is poised to overturn the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision which recognized a woman’s constitutional right to choose to

On May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, CUPE recommits to fighting for safety for 2SLGBTQ+ workers and ending hate in all its forms. Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans and intersex people are subjected to harassment and discrimination too often. Most of the time, the discrimination that 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada face

National AccessAbility Week takes place every year starting on the last Sunday of May. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities in Canada and to promote efforts to increase accessibility and inclusion in our communities and workplaces across Canada. Accessibility is a human right. Everyone should be able to participate in

National AccessAbility Week takes place every year starting on the last Sunday of May. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities in Canada and to promote efforts to increase accessibility and inclusion in our communities and workplaces across Canada. Accessibility is a human right. Everyone should be able to participate in

On May 1, workers around the world honour and draw inspiration from the activism and collective power that won the struggle for an eight-hour workday. This May Day CUPE recognized International Workers’ Day in solidarity with millions of workers worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and gaps in our workplace protections and renewed our resolve

CUPE welcomes a parliamentary committee report that has just one recommendation: abolish the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB). CUPE is calling for the bank’s fundamental transformation into a source of low-cost loans that help local governments build public infrastructure, instead of being driven by private for-profit investors. In 2021, CUPE researchers presented to the committee studying the

CUPE Saskatchewan is calling for an immediate increase of the minimum wage in Saskatchewan to $15.00 per hour. The renewed call comes after the government announced it will increase the minimum wage, but not until October 2022 and only to $13.00 per hour. “Saskatchewan workers need relief now, not in months or years from now. At $11.81

Child care advocates are warning the Ford government that without a better plan to solve the child care workforce shortage, their budget’s promise to build 86,000 new child care spaces will fail. “We have a child care workforce crisis right now, driven by low wages. As a result, child care centres are closing rooms and limiting

CUPE Saskatchewan remembers and mourns those impacted by workplace injuries, including the COVID-19 pandemic. We reaffirm our solidarity and commitment to workplace health and safety and clearly state to all that we mourn the dead and fight for the living. Workers in Canada continue to be killed at a completely unacceptable rate. The most recent available