May 2024

Members of CUPE 1490 have voted in favour of an agreement with the town of Black River-Matheson, bringing an end to a bitter, months-long dispute that began in October with the lockout of 14 members and eventually led to a strike after members rejected a forced offer which included tiered wage provisions that would have […]

The approximately fifty representatives of locals affiliated with CUPE’s Conseil provincial du secteur transport Terrestre, CPSTT, attended a provincial council meeting in Saguenay on May 27-28. “Public transit services are public services in the same way health care and education services are. The funding they receive is not an expense but instead an investment in Quebec’s

On April 11, the seven outside workers with the Municipality of St. Michel ratified the tentative agreement negotiated by representatives of CUPE 5394. “Negotiations that take place in a respectful and open-minded environment are always conducive to major progress. Beyond the gains we made, we’re quite proud of having worked with the employer to fully reinstate

Parliament Hill was a buzz on Thursday with CUPE members from nine different airlines engaging in a day of action to raise awareness about unpaid work in the airline industry. On the eve of International Flight Attendant Day (May 31st), flight attendants started the day with a leaflet to engage morning commuters, before moving onto lobby

CUPE is sending solidarity and support to our members and communities under threat from wildfires in Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba. Evacuation orders have already been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, Fort Nelson, BC, and Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, and evacuation alerts have been issued elsewhere. After an unprecedented fire season in 2023, people in northern communities are

An article that appeared on May 9 on Radio-Canada’s website, produced by their investigative program, revealed that close to half of the towns in Quebec do not have up-to-date fire safety cover plans, which exposes them to costly lawsuits and to significant hikes in their insurance policy premiums. These plans are used to forecast staffing requirements

The provincial government will be moving forward with fully integrating before- and after-school care into B.C. schools, staffed by K-12 school support workers. This initiative will use existing school space as well as school district resources and staff to provide seamless care without additional pickups and drop-offs for families. CUPE BC President Karen Ranalletta joined Premier David

In response to a letter Saskatchewan’s Minister of Health has been sharing with health care workers, CUPE 5430 President Bashir Jalloh penned an open letter to condemn the dismissive and problematic message from the Minister. “We met with the Minister and shared our cost-of-living report. The findings were crystal clear – health care workers are struggling and

Having a strong, stable pension is an important concern for workers across Canada. But negotiating gains on pensions at the bargaining table can be difficult and highly technical, especially in the post-secondary education (PSE) sector where many workers have part-time or hourly contracts. Despite the challenges, locals in the PSE sector have made progress on

Prior to budget submission, CUPE had called on the federal government to invest 10 billion dollars over three years to expand the early learning and child care system and 7 billion dollars to resolve the labour crisis in the sector.  While the investments announced in the 2024 budget fall short of our expectations, CUPE welcomes the