September 2023

The already tense situation at the fire department in the Town of Prévost in the Laurentians has gotten worse. At a general meeting last night, Prévost firefighters unanimously rejected the town’s final offer from last June. The twenty or so members have been without a collective agreement since December 31, 2021. The parties have been in […]

The City of Prince Albert has refused requests to return to the bargaining table since the end of July. As a result, CUPE 882 members will be exercising their rights for a full withdrawal of services. “This is the first CUPE job action in over 12 years in Saskatchewan, and the first strike in CUPE 882’s

During the course of negotiations of collective agreements in the Quebec public sector, the school support and college committees have just revised their demands. This morning, the CUPE bargaining committee representing support employees in school service centres prioritized its demands to renew the collective agreement that expired on March 31, 2023. In essence, the committee submitted to

In the wake of the strong reaction by representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and CUPE’s Conseil provincial du secteur municipal (CPSM) and the union representing the amalgamated outside workers in Montreal (CUPE 301), the Conseil provincial du secteur du transport terrestre (CPSTT), which represents 8540 bus drivers and Quebec transit system

In the fifth week of a strike, the Town of Cochrane is effectively bargaining backwards with the more than 60 municipal workers who keep parks and roads safe, daycares open, and the town’s finances in order. The fight has centered around necessary improvement to wages for members from CUPE 71 at a time of skyrocketing costs of

The Conseil provincial des affaires sociales (CPAS) of CUPE is outraged by news that 18,786 workers with the Montreal Island-East CIUSSS have gone without pay this week. The CIUSSS has still not pinpointed the source of the problem. In these times of runaway inflation, many are living from paycheque to paycheque, which makes for an

Comments by Montreal mayor Valerie Plante at the municipal tax summit prompted a strong reaction from representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and CUPE’s Conseil provincial du secteur municipal (CPSM), which represents more than 70% of municipal employees in Quebec. Valérie Plante is asking Quebec City for new sources of income and additional

Generations of labour activists have fought for federal anti-scab legislation, to give power back to workers during labour disputes. Join us on September 19th to tell the federal government loud and clear: workers in Canada deserve anti-scab legislation now! Everyone is welcome.  

Below is a list of questions for Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce as he prepares to avoid students, workers, and real classrooms for another year As Premier Doug Ford’s most reliable minister of spin and selfies announced his first photo-op for the 2023-2024 school year, frontline education workers are sharing a back-to-school review list for the

As summer draws to an end, on behalf of all 715,000 CUPE members nationwide, we want to wish a safe and restorative Labour Day to our members, activists, staff, and retirees. Labour Day marks a moment of reflection on the calendar – an opportunity for us to take stock of our wins, the lessons learned along