November 2025

Academic workers at Saint Mary’s University, SMU, and Mount Saint Vincent University, MSVU, are back to work this week, after more than three weeks on strike. Represented by CUPE 3912, part-time faculty at both universities voted to ratify tentative agreements reached last week. “We’re proud of what workers achieved in bargaining, and through job action. But […]

Earlier this week, 15 people were picketing in front of Pascan Aviation’s head office in Saint-Hubert when a member of management drove toward them with his vehicle. CUPE 5490, the union representing the company’s flight attendants, filed a complaint with the Longueuil police department. “The striking members were exercising their right to picket peacefully when the

With Ontario’s Minister of Education doubling down on creating chaos across the province’s school boards – and undermining local democratic control in the process – CUPE Ontario is reminding the government that Ontarians blame Conservatives’ underfunding, not school board trustees, for cuts in schools and the continuing lack of services for students. Commenting on Minister Paul

The union representing Ville de Châteauguay’s 122 outside workers has called off the strike scheduled for November 21–29. The decision aims to keep the disputes between the employer and employees from affecting the public at this stage of the negotiations and to give a chance to the mediation that is underway. Talks remain difficult, however. The employer

Top Lines Liberal budget offers reassurance for big corporations, empty/vague promises for everyone else. Government wrongly assumes what’s good for companies is good for working people. Budget 2025 prioritizes big business while ignoring concrete solutions for workers and their loved ones. Overview The Liberals expect our members, friends and neighbours to swallow austerity while they give handouts to

The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that it will hear appeals in the legal challenge to Bill 137: The Education Amendment Act, 2023. Today’s announcement follows a recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision which had permitted challenges to the Government of Saskatchewan’s legislation to proceed. That decision was a significant win for Saskatchewan’s youth and

At a special general meeting held, 93% of the attending members of the Syndicat des employées et employés de soutien de l’Université de Sherbrooke (SEESUS) adopted an extension of the collective agreement between their union and the university. Expired on March 31, 2025, the agreement is renewed until March 31, 2027. “The extension includes a 4.93% increase in wage scales

CUPE 1983, representing 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators, station agents and paratransit drivers of the Société de transport de Montréal, STM, sent the employer its strike notice late last night, to comply with the timeline for a second walkout on November 15 and 16, 2025. The parties began mediation last Monday and continue to negotiate on a

CUPE 8111, which represents 196 cabin crew at Canadian North, is concerned and disappointed about the decision by the company to proceed with permanent layoffs at its Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton bases. Thirteen cabin crew positions will be affected. “We are working tirelessly to minimize the impact this has on our members and we have proposed

Saskatchewan’s health provider unions came to the legislature yesterday to call for a new contract. Members of CUPE, SEIU-WEST, and SGEU gathered on the steps of the legislature to call for a new collective agreement three years after the previous agreement expired. “We’re standing here today at the legislature to send the provincial government a message: