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Image Open image in modal While Ontarians struggle to make ends meet and workers struggle to deliver threadbare public services, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has announced a huge corporate tax break that takes billions out of government coffers and further shortchanges the public services that Ontarians rely on. Calling it Ontario’s component of the federal […]

Image Open image in modal Ontario paramedics file Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) claims at nearly five times the rate of police officers, according to data obtained by the CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario (CACO). The committee, which represents 8,000 paramedics across the province, is calling on the provincial government to reverse planned WSIB

CUPE National President Mark Hancock appeared before the Senate’s special committee on Bill C-39 Monday, warning the legislation threatens workers’ constitutional rights. “Bill C-39 is a dangerous attack on Canadians’ constitutional rights,” said Hancock. “The Senate has an opportunity, and the responsibility, to stop it.” Hancock urged senators to reject provisions that would expand government interference in

CUPE National President Mark Hancock urged MPs to reject the federal government’s proposed restrictions on the right to strike at the House of Commons Special Committee on Bill C-39 on Tuesday.  “Bill C-39 is an unfair and unnecessary attack on Canadians’ constitutional rights,” said Hancock. “It will make labour relations worse, not better.” Hancock underlined CUPE’s support

Image Open image in modal CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick joined allies from the NDP, as well as First Nations, environment, and labour leaders at multiple events Thursday on Parliament Hill to raise the alarm about Bill C-39 and the threat it poses to the rights that define what it means to live in Canada. Rennick

Image Open image in modal CUPE is calling for the federal government to put workers’ rights at the centre of Canada’s approach to artificial intelligence. At a recent federal meeting, our union outlined the need for transparency, consultation and strong legal protections for workers. CUPE shared our position at the first meeting of a new federal

Image Open image in modal After years of missed targets, today’s announcement of a four-year extension of the Canada-Ontario Early Learning and Child Care Agreement is a relief for families and the child care sector in Ontario – but falls short of the ambition needed to build the affordable, accessible and high-quality system Ontario families were promised.

Image Open image in modal Academic workers at the University of British Columbia have voted 95.4 % in favour of taking strike action. Representing more than 3,500 teaching assistants, tutors, markers, exam invigilators, instructors, and graduate academic assistants, CUPE 2278 says the union has exhausted all other options to reach a fair collective agreement. “UBC is

Flight attendants at Flair Airlines have secured new compensation for work performed before flights, under an agreement reached between Flair Airlines and CUPE 4060. The agreement builds on gains CUPE flight attendants have made at other airline bargaining tables as part of the union’s Unpaid Work Won’t Fly campaign. “This is not the end of the

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