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The Liberal government under Mark Carney has done incalculable damage to the Charter and workers’ rights by siding with Air Canada to crush the rights of flight attendants at Air Canada. Today, Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu used Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to intervene on behalf of Air Canada to […]

A new investigative report by Global News has exposed a dramatic 77 per cent rise in violent incidents in Ontario schools since the Ford government took office—confirming what education workers have been sounding the alarm on for years. With over 4,400 violent incidents reported in the 2023–24 school year alone, the Ontario School Board Council

Flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge have reached a tentative agreement, achieving transformational change for our industry after a historic fight to affirm our Charter rights.  Unpaid work is over. We have reclaimed our voice and our power. When our rights were taken away, we stood strong, we fought back — and we secured a

Air Canada is posting billions in profits while flight attendants are forced to work for free. Now, they’re relying on the Liberal government to trample workers’ rights and legislate flight attendants back to work. We refuse. Enter your postal code to find your nearest event and show Air Canada — and the government — that workers

New polling conducted by Abacus Data confirms that nearly 9-in-10 Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants’ fight for fair pay – and they want the federal government to back off and let them negotiate it freely and fairly. 88% per cent of Canadians believe flight attendants should be paid for all work-related duties including boarding, delays,

Air Canada wants to reinforce the gender wage gap by forcing Air Canada flight attendants – 70% of whom identify as women – to accept a wage offer less than one-third what Air Canada offered its pilots less than a year ago. “Air Canada’s male-dominated workforce received a significant cost-of-living wage increase. Why not the flight

The Air Canada Component of CUPE has issued a 72-hour strike notice to Air Canada after the airline refused to recognize that flight attendants should be paid for all their time on the job. Air Canada responded by issuing a 72-hour lockout notice. “For the past nine months, we have put forward solid, data-driven proposals on

After ten weeks of walking the picket line, the 25 members of CUPE 5525 Villa Colombo Supportive Housing are finally returning to work. The workers had been on strike since May 28. The union and the employer reached a tentative agreement on Friday, August 1, with the union members ratifying the vote with over a 94%

CUPE National President Mark Hancock has joined leaders of three other national unions in calling on Prime Minister Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand to take immediate action to end the genocide in Gaza. The letter calls on Canada to take immediate steps to ensure Israeli authorities stop blocking access to aid as Gaza teeters

After months of negotiations, outside workers for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) have voted “yes” to strike action. Late last week, CUPE 759 members held a strike vote, with 96% of votes in favour of possible job action. “As we have shown our employer in the past, our members are ready to fight for what