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In his 30-year career as a nurse at Bruyere Health, Douglas Currier has never seen staff so thoroughly demoralized. Chronic understaffing and perpetual overwork have left workers burnt out. But instead of getting a reprieve in the form of additional staffing, provincial funding cuts have prompted the hospital to announce 55 layoffs: 46 personal care aides, […]

The Jewish community has long played a central role in labour struggles and in the fight against discrimination in Canada. For Jewish Heritage Month, CUPE honours the historic role of the Jewish community in the promotion and defence of labour rights and social justice, and we call on our members to take action against the

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, NSCAD, workers represented by CUPE 3912 are on the picket line today after negotiations over the group’s first collective agreement failed late yesterday.  “CUPE members need the profound insecurity they face addressed,” said Lachlan Sheldrick, vice president of CUPE 3912.  “The protections we are looking for are standard at all the other Halifax

CUPE members from across the province gathered in Saskatoon for the annual general meeting, AGM, of the CUPE CBO Workers of Saskatchewan Committee. Members who work in community-based organizations (CBOs) met to elect committee representatives and update their bylaws for the year ahead. CUPE Saskatchewan President Kent Peterson and CUPE Saskatchewan Regional Director Lori Sutherland brought

With Scott Moe set to deliver another big debt budget on March 18, CUPE Saskatchewan, which represents 31,000 frontline workers across the province, has put forward its plan to get Scott Moe’s budget deficit under control. “Scott Moe’s waste and financial mismanagement mean there are fewer resources to invest in health care, schools, and other public

CUPE 1698 and the Fraser Valley Regional Library, FVRL, reached a tentative agreement earlier today, preventing a lockout that would have shut down library services across the region. “Our members know how important library services are to the communities we serve. We’re relieved we’ve been able reach a tentative agreement so that families, newcomers, seniors, students

CUPE has issued a warning about the intention of Christine Fréchette, Coalition avenir Québec, CAQ, leadership contestant, to revive the old and faulty “public-private partnerships”,PPP, for Quebec’s school buildings. Drawing on decades of expertise, CUPE asserts that this model is a total aberration. Fréchette is essentially proposing to entrust private investors with the construction, ownership and management

CUPE members are celebrating the news that the four years of wage freezes forced on Nova Scotian workers through Bill 148 has been found unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has upheld the constitutional guarantee in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms that workers have a right to negotiate the terms of their

With almost six times the royalty revenue of the last government, the UCP are raising taxes, running deficits and cutting services. CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal says Alberta deserves a new approach. “For the last six years, the UCP slashed corporate taxes, underfunded education, underfunded health care, cut post-secondary funding, and cut municipal funding,” said Uppal. “In

Winnipeg’s largest union says that Winnipeg City Council needs to go back to the drawing board on the Request for Proposals, RFPs, for garbage and recycling services. “The garbage contract stinks,” said Gord Delbridge, president of CUPE 500. “From start to finish, the process, the bids, and the contractor selected all need to be trashed.” The RFP