Month: August 2023

With 100% of the votes in support, 325 teaching assistants (TAs) at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) have now joined CUPE 3912. “The unanimous voting result is a testament to the passion of our unified community of TAs,” said Jonathan Mansvelt, a member of the SMU TA Organizing Committee. “We are only just getting started and I am …

Teaching Assistants at Saint Mary’s University Vote 100% to Unionize with CUPE 3912 Read More »

Instead of returning to the bargaining table with an offer that would address underlying concerns at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library, the town on Friday chose to pursue a lengthy legal proceeding that will not resolve the issues, says CUPE 905, which represents library workers. “The Mayor and Council will do anything to avoid giving these …

Bradford West Gwillimbury wasting money on legal games instead of addressing real problems Read More »

CUPE strongly condemns the Government of Saskatchewan’s attempt to force education workers to out trans kids.   Building on the wave of anti-2SLGBTQI+ hate we are seeing across the country; Saskatchewan Minister of Education, Dustin Duncan, announced last week that parents will be notified when a young person uses a new name or pronoun at school. This …

CUPE Statement on the Government of Saskatchewan's Anti-Trans Policy Read More »

Administrative and Support Staff at Cape Breton University (CBU), represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike on August 21st, 2023, with 93.5% of the entire membership voting to authorize a strike. CUPE 3131 represents approximately 90 members who work in administrative and support roles in departments that …

Administrative and Support Staff at Cape Breton University Vote in Favour of a Strike Read More »

Multiple roles, skill set required go far beyond customer service duties, says union Despite having the highest visibility among employees of BC Rapid Transit Company (BCRTC), SkyTrain Attendants and the work they do remain a mystery for much of the riding public who depend on the service they provide every day. That perception is about to …

CUPE 7000 launches awareness campaign about the work of SkyTrain Attendants Read More »

Downtown of Drummondville, rue Lindsay. Photo Wikimedia Commons / Jeangagnon The union representing outside workers in Drummondville were shocked to learn of the upcoming reinstatement of a public works foreman who had been cited for harassment, incivility and discrimination. In October 2022, more than 25 outside workers complained of the unacceptable behaviours by the person in question, …

Upcoming reinstatement of a foreman with a history of harassment denounced in Drummondville Read More »

Longshore workers at the Port of Quebec, who have been locked out for close to a year, will provide frisbees and treats at the family celebration to be held at the Port of Quebec as a reminder of their presence in the community. “Longshore workers know full well that time spent with the family is precious. …

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Canada’s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), says there will be no meaningful improvement to housing affordability as long as the Liberal government excludes the expansion of public housing as part of the solution. CUPE is calling on the federal government to fund new public housing units at a scale required by the …

Canada's housing affordability crisis requires wartime public effort: CUPE Read More »

Back in 2007, media conglomerate Québecor and its CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau locked out 100 Journal de Québec employees, including journalists, advertising salespeople, press operators and office staff. In response, the workers, who were members of CUPE, resorted to a very original pressure tactic. They decided to publish and distribute their own newspaper, the MédiaMatin.  Have …

Video: When a union launches a newspaper Read More »

The City of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan is holding an emergency meeting to discuss increasing the wages for out-of-scope supervisors. “The city’s rationale for the emergency meeting is concerning. They say that they need to implement wage increases immediately because out-of-scope wages have fallen behind. But what do they say to their own employees who are barely …

CUPE 882 statement on out-of-scope wage increases Read More »