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UCP supporters back striking Alberta education workers

An opinion survey conducted by Environics Research for CUPE shows a high level of support for striking education workers. The support is evident among both the general Alberta public and (perhaps surprisingly) among supporters of the governing United Conservative Party, UCP. Over 4,000 education support workers are on strike in Fort McMurray and in the Edmonton region.

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Houston once again investing in private profits instead of public health care for Nova Scotians

While we understand that Nova Scotians are struggling with lack of access to mental health and addiction support, CUPE Nova Scotia does not believe that selling more of our health care to private companies is a solution.  “There’s no doubt that Nova Scotians need improved and expanded access to mental health services,” said CUPE Nova Scotia

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Furey has millions for agency nurses but nothing for Newfoundland and Labrador's public health care workers

While CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased that the Furey government is finally taking steps to address the lack of long term care bed availability in West Coast Newfoundland, spending our hard earned tax dollars on more agency nurses is not a solution. “Overcrowding in hospitals isn’t just a symptom of so many people needing support,”

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Five groups of Alberta education workers vote to join strike

Five more CUPE locals representing over 2,000 education support workers have voted to take job action. These results are unofficial until validated by the Alberta Labour Relations Board. The groups include: Local 40, Calgary Board of Education (800 custodial and maintenance employees), voted 94.5% in favour of job action. Local 520, Calgary Catholic School District (350 custodial and maintenance

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CUPE calls for public protections against Trump’s tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs would severely damage the Canadian economy, our public services and our way of life. These tariffs are not a one-off: they are part of a larger anti-democratic effort by his administration to solidify billionaire control over government, stoke fear and racism, and cement US imperialism in Canada and around

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Manitoba’s largest health care union applauds government efforts to fix health care

CUPE, which represents 19,000 health care support workers in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Shared Health, applauds the NDP government’s efforts to address the staffing crises, calling it a “huge relief” for front-line workers “The government’s recent announcement that they have exceeded their hiring goals for health care will have a huge impact for patient care and the

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CUPE President Mark Hancock calls for bold, public solutions at Prime Minister’s Canada-US Economic Summit

CUPE National President Mark Hancock joined the Prime Minister’s Canada-US Economic Summit today to bring a clear message on behalf of CUPE’s 750,000 members: we need bold, progressive, public solutions to the threats posed by Donald Trump’s tariffs. “When our jobs and our economy are under threat from billionaire oligarchs in the US, the answer isn’t

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Line-up of gurneys at Queen’s Park as hospital staff highlight Ontario’s health care crisis

On the eve of the provincial election, a line-up of stretchers outside Queen’s Park symbolizes the crisis in Ontario health care: 2.5 million citizens without a family doctor Palliative homecare patients dying without painkillers and medical supplies 250,000 people waiting for surgeries, 11,000 of whom died on the waitlist Nearly 50,000 people waiting for long-term care 1,860 people on stretchers

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