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CUPE Ontario is condemning the Ford Conservatives after the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing sent a letter to more than 200 strong mayors, directing them not to use their legislated powers to limit or challenge police budget estimates. A letter, first reported by Sarnia Journal, suggests mayors cannot use their authority to disagree with spending […]

Representing more than 120 members, the Syndicat des cols bleus de la Ville de Châteauguay (CUPE 1299) is launching a campaign on the ABCs of Châteauguay city management, as part of collective agreement bargaining. The campaign informs citizens that the employer is demanding a blank cheque for contracting out work and wants to completely eliminate minimum employee

CUPE, which represents more than 1,330 employees at the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI), strongly denounces the SQI’s handling of work environment issues. In 2025, the union repeatedly reported the toxic work environment to the agreements and contractual compliance division (DGCCC) at the SQI. The situation had already led to high staff turnover and numerous work

A new alliance of telecommunications workers is denouncing the offshoring of thousands of Canadian jobs by major telecommuncations corporations. The Canadian Telecommunications Workers Alliance – a coalition of CUPE, Unifor and the United Steelworkers – is sounding the alarm about this growing crisis and demanding legislation from the federal government to protect Canadians’ jobs, privacy, and

CUPE 7575 is condemning recent statements from Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) administration suggesting further cuts may be coming as the board faces a growing special education deficit.  According to a London Free Press report, Education Director Bill Tucker warned that “every department will be under scrutiny” as TVDSB projects a $2.5 million special education shortfall for

CUPE is sending its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and community members affected by the tragic violence yesterday in Tumbler Ridge, BC. In moments like these, the pain felt by a small, close-knit community can be overwhelming. CUPE members across Canada stand in solidarity with the people of Tumbler Ridge as they mourn, support each

The Air Canada Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has begun its first day of arbitration with Air Canada and Arbitrator Paula Knopf to settle wages after flight attendants voted over 99% to reject Air Canada’s final wage offer in September 2025. “These hearings will provide our members an opportunity to hear the

CUPE 8125, representing over 4,700 cabin crew members at WestJet and Encore, acknowledges WestJet’s decision to reverse the universally unpopular new 28-inch-pitch seat configuration. This pause follows significant concern from both employees and guests regarding the operational impacts and overall experience resulting from the denser cabin layout. “Our members have been telling us very clearly that

CUPE has written to Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu with a clear message: Canada’s child care system is one of the most important public programs in a generation – and it’s at serious risk already. In a letter sent earlier this month, CUPE National President Mark Hancock and National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick expressed how

CUPE is outraged by the United States’ unlawful and lethal attack on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We are shocked that the U.S. military bombed this sovereign nation, and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores to gain access to the country’s oil, land and energy resources. This is a clear violation of international