April 2025

Frontline health care support workers in Extendicare personal care homes picketed outside Tuxedo Villa Personal Care Home calling out the private operator’s broken payroll system that has resulted in dozens of grievances. “Care workers shouldn’t have to be worried every two weeks if they are being paid correctly,” said Gina McKay, president of CUPE Manitoba. “We […]

This advance notice of the convention is being sent simply to allow your organization to plan accordingly. The official call for CUPE’s 32nd National Convention (along with credential forms) will be emailed to you by JULY 8th. The convention will be held OCTOBER 6 TO OCTOBER 10, 2025 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto.

The federal government is making three changes to Employment Insurance (EI) in order to support workers in the context of a US tariff war. These changes eliminate the one-week waiting period before workers can collect EI, stop severance and vacation pay affecting EI benefits, and make it easier for workers to qualify for EI. A

The current political landscape has clearly demonstrated that Canada’s energy sovereignty from the United States is a key part of our economic independence. CUPE has produced a fact sheet that offers a detailed look at the realities of the electricity market and the issues caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The fact sheet also puts forward concrete solutions

Canada’s largest public and private sector unions stand united against attacks on Canadian workers initiated by the United States Administration’s escalating trade and investment war. Unifor and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), together representing more than one million workers in Canada, stand in solidarity and are committed to building a stronger, more resilient economy. Our

Donald Trump has ramped up his attack on workers and our way of life in Canada with aggressive tariffs on Canadian industries and the workers who keep them running. As many as one million jobs in Canada could be lost as a result, which would send shockwaves through the economy that would leave no community

Today’s announcement from the University of Regina that they will be terminating the fee collection agreement with the University of Regina Students’ Union, URSU, completely fails to mention the students or workers impacted by this decision. The agreement oversees the transfer of fees collected by the university on behalf of URSU, who use it to

This afternoon, 96% of CUPE 5561 members — which represents maintenance support staff at the Corporation de l’École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal, HEC — voted in favour of a tentative agreement with the university. “This was a long round of bargaining. We had to push back against a large number of employer demands attempting

Written b‎y:‎ Shauna MacKinnon, Catherine Lussier  and Mark Hancock   In the face of political and economic threats from the United States, most Canadians agree on two things: Canada’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, and Canada’s housing crisis will worsen with Trump’s tariffs in effect. Rents have skyrocketed, vacancy rates are at an all-time low, and homelessness is higher than