Month: July 2023

Community Living Guelph Wellington’s dedicated developmental service workers have long expressed their deep concern about the impact of persistent short-staffing on the quality of care they provide to individuals with developmental disabilities, as well as the impact that staff shortages have on workers’ jobs and personal lives. Last week the members of CUPE 4392, which represents …

Concern for people with developmental disabilities drives resounding strike vote at Community Living Guelph Wellington Read More »

The Manitoba Progressive Conservative government is moving ahead with their plan to build new schools using an unaccountable, costly, and problematic model, says CUPE Manitoba. “The Stefanson Government is making a big mistake by building nine new schools under the public-private partnership (P3) model,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “P3 schools are less …

Manitoba government forges ahead with problematic P3 school plan Read More »

On July 13, CUPE 500, representing municipal staff at the Brady Road Resource Management Facility, including the landfill and 4R Winnipeg Depot in Winnipeg, provided a letter of support to the organizers and families who are calling for a search for MMIWG2S at the site. In our July 13 message we expressed that we are deeply concerned with the …

Joint CUPE Statement on searching the Brady Road and Prairie Green landfill sites Read More »

Workers at Bradford West Gwillimbury are on strike as of this morning after their employer failed to come to the table with a deal that respects the realities faced by Library workers in the community. “I’m disappointed that it’s come to this. Library strikes are rare in Ontario, but this employer left us with no choice,” …

Picket lines up at Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Read More »

In votes held after membership meetings today, CUPE 561 transit workers in BC’s Fraser Valley have ratified a mediated settlement with First Transit, ending a strike that began 124 days ago. Picket lines are being taken down, and the 213 transit workers will begin the return-to-work process. The six-year agreement, which ends on March 31, 2026, …

CUPE 561 members ratify contract with First Transit, ending Fraser Valley transit strike Read More »

To all CUPE chartered organizations: Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends, In preparation for the Thirty-first Biennial CUPE Convention, please find enclosed: The OFFICIAL CONVENTION CALL Information about using PRONOUNS A letter explaining how DELEGATE REPRESENTATION at convention is determined CUTTING CONVENTION CARBON leaflet TRAVEL NOTICE contact information for booking travel with reduced fares to the convention. Early booking will ensure the best possible savings …

Official Call: CUPE National Convention 2023 Read More »

Canada’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), is calling on the Trudeau government to stand strong in the face of bullying by tech giants Meta and Google, who do not want to pay their fair share to support local journalism in Canada. “Tech giants like Google and Meta have been making billions off …

CUPE calls on Trudeau government to stand strong in the face of bullying by tech giants Read More »

The union representing 9,500 flight attendants at Air Canada says Sunday’s tarmac fire at Trudeau International Airport in Montreal is a grim reminder of the risks that flight attendants face every day on the job, and the important role they play in ensuring passenger safety in the air – and on the ground. A vehicle caught …

Montreal tarmac fire is a grim reminder why flight attendants should be getting paid in the air – and on the ground Read More »

Child protection workers and support staff at Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG) have been stretched thin by mounting workloads and have decided to walk the picket line to pressure their employer to invest in services for vulnerable children. After more than a year of bargaining between the nearly 100 members of …

Strike set as Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville refuse to meet the needs of families or workers Read More »

The Bank of Canada is kicking working families in Canada when they’re already down, and making an affordability crisis even worse with its latest interest rate hike. “Every time the Bank of Canada cranks up their interest rate, the big banks make out like bandits, the rich get richer, and the basics for working people like …

CUPE slams Bank of Canada's latest interest rate hike Read More »