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The union representing about 10,000 hospital and long-term care staff in Ottawa vowed to fight Mayor Sutcliffe’s plan to create ‘bubble zones’ that would prevent health care workers from exercising their charter rights and organizing demonstrations outside their workplaces. “We have a constitutional right to protest, and it must not be taken away,” said Michael Hurley, […]

Ontario’s largest union condemned the failure of the Ford Conservatives’ budget to meet Ontarians’ needs with a dramatic expansion of public services that would build communities, create jobs and improve lives. “Doug Ford still masquerades as Captain Canada. But as far as Ontarians are concerned, ‘elbows up’ should be about public services, the opportunities they provide

Ford’s announcement that $4 billion in rebates will be paid out to Ontario employers is lauded as a positive step for Ontario, but this is a misdirection. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, WSIB is not taxpayer funded. Employers pay premiums to ensure that when workers get injured on the job, they have coverage to

CUPE’s national membership survey will be launching soon.  This is the third time we are doing this important work.  It will help us to better understand the demographics and diversity of our members, and how affordability challenges are affecting our daily lives. The data we collect from the surveys will help to inform the union’s bargaining

This week Saskatchewan education workers are gathering in Yorkton for their annual Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) conference. On the agenda are funding shortfalls, harassment, and violence in the workplace. Bargaining strategy is also being discussed as many locals throughout the province prepare for negotiations on the heels of job actions by their colleagues in

Members of CUPE 5430 attended question period in the Saskatchewan Legislature today and spoke to media regarding staffing, communication, and patient safety concerns coming from the Interventional Radiology (IR) department at the Regina General Hospital (RGH). IR plays a critical role in emergency and complex care and is southern Saskatchewan’s primary trauma centre. Out of 10

Instead of teaching and caring for children – as she has done for two decades – early childhood educator Amanda Quance is currently out of work. She was fired from Charlotte Birchard Centres of Early Learning (CBCEL), an Ottawa child care centre, after trying to organize her coworkers to build their power as part of

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