“Just because we have clean drinking water today, doesn’t mean we will still have it tomorrow.” CUPE National Indigenous Council and CUPE 1500 member Nathalie Claveau is from the small Innu community of Mashteuiatsh, on the shore of Lac Saint-Jean , Quebec. She’s dedicated to protecting water, along with the rights of those who don’t have access […]
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A participant in a 2018 rally in Toronto holds a sign reading “Freedom to move, Freedom to return, Freedom to stay. #RefugeesWelcome.” Photo credit: John MacDonald/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 CUPE joins refugee and migrant justice advocates who are condemning the closure of the Roxham Road border crossing, following U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit. Roxham Road is the unofficial
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The members of CUPE 2276 are proud to empower and support people with intellectual disabilities. But their employer won’t even ensure enough staff so workers can go home at the end of a shift. Instead of being able to reliably care for their own families and loved ones after an eight-hour day, these front-line workers are
Frontline education workers, members of CUPE 4400, will attend a special meeting of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) on Thursday afternoon to urge trustees not to cut already low, unsafe staffing levels. The committee is expected to discuss planned cuts to: special education supports for students; swimming pools instructors; and food services for kids. These would be on top
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Developmental service workers in Ontario have decided they’d rather walk picket lines then be stuck on shift for days on end. After more than a year of bargaining between the roughly 100 members in CUPE 2276 and Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet (CLPCW), talks broke down on Wednesday. There was only one main issue outstanding, yet management
Union urges affected residents to contact BC Transit, demand action from First Transit. CUPE 561, the union representing striking Fraser Valley transit workers employed by the foreign-owned corporation First Transit, today shared some of the feedback they’ve received from members of the public expressing concerns about the job action’s negative impacts on their daily lives. The union