Month: December 2023

Hundreds of workers took part in a rally on Wednesday on Alexandre-DeSève St. between de Maisonneuve Blvd. and Sainte-Catherine St. in Montreal, right in the heart of the district where a large number of Montreal media companies are located. Participants included employees of Radio-Canada, TVA, Astral Media, RDS and Videotron along with political representatives. They …

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Following a three-day negotiation blitz, CUPE is proud to announce that representatives of the 2100 Air Transat flight attendants and the employer have reached a tentative agreement, which will be presented to the members in the coming days. The flight attendants had previously voted 99.8% in favour of a strike mandate. “We’re convinced that the agreement …

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CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock has written to the leaders of the four caucuses in Canada’s Senate, voicing CUPE’s strong support for Bill S-244. The bill, sponsored by Senator Diane Bellemare, would create a permanent Employment Insurance Council and a stronger voice for workers in how EI is managed in Canada. The advisory council would …

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Political leaders are feeling the pressure. The recent temporary pause of Israel’s military assault on Gaza is the direct result of mass protests across Canada and around the world.  But it’s not enough. We need a permanent ceasefire now. On December 17, show your support for human rights for all people of the region, and let …

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Civic workers in the Resort Municipality of Whistler, represented by CUPE 2010, have ratified a new three-year agreement that addresses affordability challenges for workers and ensures continued high quality public services for residents, visitors and businesses. “We’re pleased to have completed this round of negotiations and reached an agreement that both reflects current economic conditions and …

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Staff at the Society for Treatment of Autism voted 99 percent in favour of possible strike action on Monday. The Residential Care Workers look after adults and children with Autism living in group homes in Sydney, North Sydney, and Sydney Mines. They are funded by the Department of Community Services and represented by CUPE 4172. CUPE …

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Squamish municipal workers, represented by CUPE 2269, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a vote held last night. “This vote demonstrates that our members are deeply concerned about the lack of progress at the bargaining table and the unwillingness of the District of Squamish to address real workplace concerns,” says CUPE 2269 President …

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CUPE Ontario and CUPE 966 are calling the cancellation of Peel region’s dissolution a victory for Peel residents and workers and claiming that community organizing – and the threat of more of it – played a major role in today’s announcement from the Ford government. “Dissolution was never an answer to any of the problems facing …

Grassroots campaign behind PCs’ reversal on Peel dissolution: unions “This is an important step in our organizing to protect jobs and services” Read More »

CUPE 882 members representing the inside workers at the City of Prince Albert have voted 81% in favour of accepting the tentative agreement. Mira Lewis, CUPE National Representative said “Despite the city’s mind games, we were able to reach a deal with real improvements for our members. These gains clearly show what we said in the …

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Education workers face many challenges on the job – violence and harassment should not be one of them. CUPE members across Canada have campaigned for employers to take active measures to reduce violence and harassment at schools. Now CUPE members in the education sector can participate in a landmark study to understand violence and harassment …

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