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 Flight attendants from across Canada represented by CUPE will descend on Parliament Hill on Tuesday September 16 to call on Ottawa to finally act to end unpaid work in Canada’s airline industry. The recent labour dispute at Air Canada centred around the airline’s abuse of unpaid work and put the issue into the spotlight. Industry-wide in Canada, […]

Hundreds of health care workers from CUPE 5430 gathered outside the office of the Member of the Legislature (MLA) David Chan, holding a rally and press conference to raise urgent concerns about the health care crisis in Saskatchewan. “We are here today to highlight the crisis in health care. Our members are working short, feel disrespected

The members of CUPE 1792 held a rally and information picket in Cornwall, Ontario on Friday to sound the alarm on the planned cuts to care time at the municipally-owned Glen Stor Dun Lodge. The union representing workers at the long-term care facility says their members have been experiencing significant staffing shortages for years, meaning

Public sector workers from across the province are gathering this weekend to exchange ideas and develop strategies to defend against privatization of public services in Newfoundland & Labrador. CUPE is hosting a three-day conference at the Greenwood Inn & Suites in Corner Brook, where workers will hear from experts, activists, and each other on the increased use

Flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge have voted 99.1% against ratifying the company’s wage offer. Voter turnout was 94.6%. Even with the proposed increase, Air Canada flight attendants would still earn less than federal minimum wage, which is $17.75 per hour or $2,840 per month on a 40-hour workweek. By contrast, a full-time

For months, CUPE members have been doing the tireless, behind the scenes organizing work required to right a historic injustice that’s impacted workers and communities across Ontario. Today that work goes public as members of CUPE and OPSEU/SEFPO launch the Worth Fighting For campaign to get the remedy that workers in social services and Ontario

Hospital workers will be holding a demonstration in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, demanding City Council abandon plans for a ‘bubble zone’ by-law that would squash their right to protest outside hospitals. The protest is being organized by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, OCHU-CUPE, which represents

CUPE Manitoba, the province’s largest union, is excited to announce the launch of a new educational initiative designed to help kids better understand the important roles public sector workers play in their communities: We Work for Manitoba: A Kids’ Activity Book on Public Workers. The children’s book highlights the wide array of public services that sustain

CUPE has released its submission ahead of the 2025 federal budget, calling on the government to strengthen public services, and build a fairer, more sustainable economy that prioritizes people, not corporations. Canadian jobs and public services are under threat by Donald Trump’s economic sabotage. Now is not the time for Prime Minister Mark Carney to pile

The union representing 20,000 flight attendants across Canada says Sunday’s emergency evacuation of an Air Canada flight in Denver is just the latest example of how flight attendants are not compensated for their most important safety duties. The flight was evacuated by the dedicated (and unpaid) crew after an electrical burning smell was identified onboard. “Airlines