Month: October 2024

The people responsible for safeguarding the retirement savings of 22 million Canadian workers lost more than $500 million investing in scandal-plagued Orpea, the largest for-profit long-term care company in Europe, as revealed in a report released today. The scathing report by the Center for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research, CICTAR, exposes the Canada Public Pension …

Canada Pension Plan embroiled in long-term care fiasco Read More »

Health-care workers at SickKids Hospital in Toronto are outraged by their employer’s recent announcement that it will continue its “pension holiday” rather than improve retirement benefits for its staff. Last week, SickKids announced that it will not be paying into the staff pension plan for yet another year – it has only contributed to the plan …

Health care workers slam SickKids for not paying into pension plan for 26th year Read More »

On behalf of Approximately 25,000 Manitoba health care support workers, CUPE and the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, MGEU, reached a tentative agreement at 4:25am, Tuesday morning with employers represented by the Provincial Health Labour Relations Secretariat, PHLRS. The tentative agreement postpones a planned strike, pending the outcome of member ratification votes. “We are pleased that our bargaining committees were able to negotiate a tentative …

CUPE, MGEU reach tentative agreement for Manitoba health care support workers Read More »

Western University and caretaking, landscape service and trades workers represented by CUPE 2361 have reached a tentative agreement that will end the six-week strike on campus. “We were able to reach an agreement that makes progress on key priorities, and we’re happy to be getting back to work,” said Steve Pepper, an electric motor mechanic and …

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After decades of campaigning and struggle by activists, allies, and CUPE members, Canada finally has the framework for a national single payer pharmacare program. Pharmacare received royal assent and has become law. Thanks to the NDP leveraging their power over the Liberal government, millions of Canadians will now be able to access life-saving medications like diabetes medications and …

History Made: Pharmacare will soon be law Read More »

The Canadian Government has made a series of troubling announcements over the last few months that will have a significant impact on temporary foreign workers, international students and their families. According to the Migrant Rights Network, “we are witnessing one of the most significant rollbacks of migrant rights and access in Canadian history”. Despite recent promises …

CUPE supports campaigns of migrant justice in Canada Read More »

Let’s get together to talk about how we keep building an anti-racist union. This online meeting takes place Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, from 1-4 pm EST. It will be hosted by Debra Merrier, CUPE National Diversity Vice-President representing Indigenous workers and Aubrey Gonsalves, CUPE National Diversity Vice-President representing Black and racialized workers. The CUPE National Anti-Racism …

Our Time Together: A national space for Indigenous, Black, and racialized CUPE members and allies Read More »

Who owns and operates our hospitals and how hospital services are provided matters. Public hospitals cost less, provide better care, and serve the public good Did you know? Privatized health care poses a direct threat to patient care and services. But our governments are allowing private, for-profit companies to design, build, finance, and operate our hospitals in what …

Delivering better care and services in our hospitals Read More »

Hortencia Zhagüi, Fanny Kaekat and Zenaida Yasacama (pictured front row L-R) with members of CUPE’s National Global Justice Committee. Ecuadorian Indigenous women defending land and human rights shared a powerful message of resistance with our Global Justice Committee as part of a recent solidarity tour. Hortencia Zhagüi, Fanny Kaekat and Zenaida Yasacama (pictured front row L-R) …

Solidarity with Indigenous women resisting free trade, mining violations in Ecuador Read More »

The union representing Port of Montreal longshore workers (CUPE 375) announced that it has notified the employer that it will refuse to work overtime starting at 7 am on Thursday, October 10, 2024 for an unlimited period. “We are still bargaining with the help of two mediators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service assigned to …

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