Month: October 2024

Shine a light on early learning and child care

Discover the comic strips based on stories collected from parents, workers and children. Child care workers aren’t babysitters, they do so much more than change diapers and play with children. It’s time to recognize their expertise and the value of the services they provide for children, parents and our entire communities.   It’s time to shine a light …

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Hands off Montreal longshore workers' Charter rights, CUPE tells feds

CUPE is calling on the federal government to resist pressure from CEOs and their conservative allies, and not intervene in the labour dispute at the Port of Montreal. Over 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal represented by CUPE have voted almost 98 per cent in favour of strike action if a fair deal can’t …

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Montreal-West outside workers take a strike vote

Yesterday, Montreal-West outside workers, who are members of the Montreal union of amalgamated outside workers (CUPE 301), unanimously voted in favour of pressure tactics up to and including strike action.  “To get the deadlocked talks moving again, union members gave their union this mandate to support their bargaining committee. They have really mobilized to improve their …

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Safe Staff, Safe Schools: Workers in public schools demand action from provincial government

Over 5,000 workers in Nova Scotia’s public schools are demanding action from the provincial government on issues affecting school support staff, students, and their families. The start of the new school year is already demonstrating the urgency to address understaffing, high workloads, and other factors contributing to the crisis of violence in Nova Scotia’s public schools. …

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