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A bill before the Alberta Legislature will, if passed, allow for the operation and funding of hospitals by private, for-profit entities. Bill 55, The Health Statutes Amendment Act, lets the Health Minister turn hospitals over to private interests, and private operators and charge fees for services. CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal joined NDP MLAs and other health […]

As Canada’s largest union, CUPE wants to congratulate Prime Minister Mark Carney on his victory in Monday’s federal election. Mr. Carney has won a mandate to defend Canadian jobs from Donald Trump’s attacks and continue building on the programs like national pharmacare that were established in the last Parliament. But he does not have a

After being denied the chance to speak at a town of Esterhazy council meeting earlier this month, members of CUPE 5428 and their supporters were finally able to address the April 24th town council meeting, where they shared concerns over their employers’ recent bargaining actions. At the meeting the mayor moved the presentation to an

The 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) concluded with unions and civil society organizations playing a critical role in urging governments worldwide to step up progress on women’s rights and gender justice. CUPE actively participated in the meetings in New York City, represented by CUPE’s Regional Vice-President for

Sisters, brothers, friends, Today is the last day of the 2025 federal election. Millions of Canadians around the country are casting their ballots to elect their next members of Parliament. At a time when our sovereignty, identity, and values are under attack from both foreign powers, and within our own borders, the need to elect representatives

CUPE’s K-12 provincial bargaining committee met with their counterparts from the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association this week to begin negotiations for a new Provincial Framework Agreement. Talks began with your provincial bargaining committee tabling a comprehensive set of proposals. With guidance from K-12 locals and the provincial bargaining survey, the union’s proposals covered a wide

Before leaving office, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set in motion several privatization projects, hoping his successor will carry them forward. Here’s some of what Justin Trudeau is hoping Mark Carney and the Liberals will see through if they are re-elected later this month. Privatizing municipal hydro and water In its December Fall Economic Statement, the Liberal

For any other employer, it would have been an unprecedented move: on the first day of conciliation, on the first day of bargaining, before any negotiations had even been taken place, they called for a No Board. But this is typical behaviour from Julia Dumanian and Canadian Hearing Services, CHS. “Since taking over as CEO in

We already know we can’t trust Pierre Poilievre to defend public health care in Canada. He has made a political career of attacking our social safety net and advocating for more privatization of public health care. But if you think it couldn’t happen under Liberal leader Mark Carney, think again. His recent record as chairman of Brookfield

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May have both signed a pledge from CUPE’s Airline Division to introduce legislation to ban unpaid work for flight attendants in the next Parliament.  At the outset of the federal election campaign, Airline Division President Wesley Lesosky wrote to the leaders of the five major parties in