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Written b‎y:‎ Shauna MacKinnon, Catherine Lussier  and Mark Hancock   In the face of political and economic threats from the United States, most Canadians agree on two things: Canada’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, and Canada’s housing crisis will worsen with Trump’s tariffs in effect. Rents have skyrocketed, vacancy rates are at an all-time low, and homelessness is higher than […]

Mark Hancock, our National President and Candace Rennick, our National Secretary-Treasurer will host this important conversation and will be joined by CUPE staff and other guests to provide you with updates about the situation unfolding right now, to discuss CUPE’s responses and to hear directly from you on the call. We will provide an election

On March 19, the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society laid off 26 workers – about 10% of their non-management staff, putting the safety of children at risk, say CUPE members working at the agency. The CAS also targeted their Leamington Office for closure at the end of this month – an additional blow to the Essex County area. “This

Saskatchewan is facing a health care crisis, but Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party government are planning to spend less on health care than they did last year. Last year, the Saskatchewan government spent $8.022 billion on health care. The current budget allocates $8.004 billion in spending – a cut of $17.1 million. “How can Scott Moe

The news from Gaza that Israel has resumed indiscriminate bombing of the civilian population is horrifying. The death toll, more than 400 people in less than 24 hours, is beyond comprehension. There can be no justification for this violence, or any semblance of political or military support from Canada. Nothing less than an immediate two-way

With the repeal of the “Pension Sustainability and Transfer Act” being tabled earlier today, a key piece of the 2023 legislation from the Higgs government, that violated Charter rights to override freely negotiated collective agreements to attack the pensions of New Brunswick education and nursing home workers may be undone. “Our members work hard every day

CUPE 1638, the Syndicat des employés manuels de la Ville de Québec, and its allies held a demonstration in front of City Hall to denounce the Marchand administration’s inaction in the current negotiations and its use of the notion of internal equity to justify the stalling of talks. “The Ville de Québec justifies its inaction by saying

CUPE 4625 and Alberta’s Sturgeon School Division have reached a tentative settlement in the strike that has been ongoing since January 13. Voting will open later this morning for over 200 education support workers to ratify the settlement. We expect a result tomorrow by mid-day. If the members approve the agreement, they will return to work

CUPE 520 has reached a tentative agreement with the Calgary Catholic School District. The deal, like others reached this week, is a four-year agreement ending in August 2028. The wage settlement is higher than the provincial government mandate. CUPE 520 will hold its ratification meeting on Thursday. If members agree to the settlement, employees will return to

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Unifor, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the Interprovincial EI Working Group are demanding urgent improvements to Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system, as workers face economic hardship due to tariffs from the United States. This EI roadmap has been endorsed by over 100 organizations and unions across the country.