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On behalf of Approximately 25,000 Manitoba health care support workers, CUPE and the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, MGEU, reached a tentative agreement at 4:25am, Tuesday morning with employers represented by the Provincial Health Labour Relations Secretariat, PHLRS. The tentative agreement postpones a planned strike, pending the outcome of member ratification votes. “We are pleased that our bargaining committees were able to negotiate a tentative […]

The Canadian Government has made a series of troubling announcements over the last few months that will have a significant impact on temporary foreign workers, international students and their families. According to the Migrant Rights Network, “we are witnessing one of the most significant rollbacks of migrant rights and access in Canadian history”. Despite recent promises

After decades of campaigning and struggle by activists, allies, and CUPE members, Canada finally has the framework for a national single payer pharmacare program. Pharmacare received royal assent and has become law. Thanks to the NDP leveraging their power over the Liberal government, millions of Canadians will now be able to access life-saving medications like diabetes medications and

Western University and caretaking, landscape service and trades workers represented by CUPE 2361 have reached a tentative agreement that will end the six-week strike on campus. “We were able to reach an agreement that makes progress on key priorities, and we’re happy to be getting back to work,” said Steve Pepper, an electric motor mechanic and

Discover the comic strips based on stories collected from parents, workers and children. Child care workers aren’t babysitters, they do so much more than change diapers and play with children. It’s time to recognize their expertise and the value of the services they provide for children, parents and our entire communities.   It’s time to shine a light

The union representing Port of Montreal longshore workers (CUPE 375) announced that it has notified the employer that it will refuse to work overtime starting at 7 am on Thursday, October 10, 2024 for an unlimited period. “We are still bargaining with the help of two mediators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service assigned to

Hortencia Zhagüi, Fanny Kaekat and Zenaida Yasacama (pictured front row L-R) with members of CUPE’s National Global Justice Committee. Ecuadorian Indigenous women defending land and human rights shared a powerful message of resistance with our Global Justice Committee as part of a recent solidarity tour. Hortencia Zhagüi, Fanny Kaekat and Zenaida Yasacama (pictured front row L-R)

Who owns and operates our hospitals and how hospital services are provided matters. Public hospitals cost less, provide better care, and serve the public good Did you know? Privatized health care poses a direct threat to patient care and services. But our governments are allowing private, for-profit companies to design, build, finance, and operate our hospitals in what

Let’s get together to talk about how we keep building an anti-racist union. This online meeting takes place Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, from 1-4 pm EST. It will be hosted by Debra Merrier, CUPE National Diversity Vice-President representing Indigenous workers and Aubrey Gonsalves, CUPE National Diversity Vice-President representing Black and racialized workers. The CUPE National Anti-Racism

Nearly 50% of health care support workers have been, or plan to, look for a new job, according to a survey conducted from over 5,000 support workers in the WRHA, Shared Health, Southern Health-Santé Sud, and the Northern Regional Health Authority.  Recruitment and retention of health care support workers should be a priority for government