October 2025

Ontario Health atHome announced that it was reconsidering the timeline for its four-day-a-week, return-to-office plan — a clear response to the growing pressure from CUPE members who spoke out together. But less than 24 hours later, the employer issued another memo reversing course and announcing that staff will now be expected to return to the office […]

The union representing staff at Cornwall’s Glen Stor Dun Lodge, in southeaster Ontario, are holding another rally outside of City Hall this evening to keep pressure on city council to reverse the staffing cuts at the care home. The rally is the third action taken by the union to call public attention to the dangerous

The District of Squamish in southern British Columbia has announced a lockout of its employees who deliver public services across the community. While the District refers to it as a “partial lockout,” the union representing workers says there is no such thing—a lockout is a lockout. As a result, once the lockout took effect at

CUPE 1699 workers issued 72-hour strike notice at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, which means the union will be in a legal position to begin rotating job action on Saturday afternoon.  “Workers across the region deserve basic respect in the workplace,” said Daniel Burke, President of CUPE 1699, “they want the district to recognize