June 2025

CUPE President Mark Hancock greets prize draw winner and County Grey Councillor Dane Nielsen, along with FCM president and Vancouver City Councillor Rebecca Bligh, and NEB members Karen Ranalletta and Sherry Hillier. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities held its annual convention and trade show  May 29 to June 1 in Ottawa, convening municipal officials from across […]

Okanagan wildfire burns in 2023. Photo: Getty As Prime Minister Carney meets with first ministers in Saskatoon, CUPE is calling on the federal government to take urgent action to support communities impacted by wildfires that are ravaging northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. “We commend the incredible effort of first responders and wildfire crews working to combat these wildfires

CUPE 829, representing approximately 350 education support workers in the Medicine Hat Public School Division, ratified a new four-year collective agreement on May 13 that will be in place until August 31, 2028. The previous agreement expired in 2024. Almost 90% of voting members supported the new contract.  This new deal comes after a forced vote

CUPE 998, the union representing Manitoba Hydro support workers has received a strong strike mandate from its members following a bargaining stalemate. CUPE has filed for conciliation support in an attempt to reach a fair deal. No strike date has been set. The strike vote comes as Hydro’s mismanagement by the previous PC government has not

Following the lead of two Hydro-Québec unions, one representing specialists and professionals and the other onsite nurses, a third HQ union representing grid employees (SERHQ-CUPE 5735) has issued a strike notice, announcing that they will refuse to work overtime from June 16 to 20, 2025. This group consists of 205 employees who perform critical tasks. They