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The federal government has announced the extension of the Canada-wide early learning and child care bilateral agreements with 11 of 13 provinces and territories. In 2021, the Government of Canada made a historic commitment to build a universal, high quality national child care system. All provinces and territories reached agreements with the federal government by March 2022. […]

CUPE members across Canada working in the Language Instruction for Newcomers (LINC) programs are at risk of losing their jobs. The LINC program is a vital language learning program for recent immigrants to Canada, providing free and accessible language classes and childminding services for its students. The programs are being defunded by the federal government by 20

This will be one of the defining, critical moments in our lifetime. But our response must be about more than just “buying Canadian.”  This is our opportunity to reshape the Canadian economy into something that truly works for the people. We must advance public solutions in key sectors like agriculture, transportation, infrastructure, and natural resources,

Today, at CUPE’s Building Strong Locals Conference in Montreal, over 500 CUPE members from across Canada adopted the Montreal Declaration. The declaration acknowledges the formidable contribution that the labour movement has made to building what makes us proudest to be Canadian: our public health care, public education, and so many more cherished public services. The

Toronto Public Library workers have given their union a strong strike mandate in ongoing contract negotiations with the Toronto Public Library. The workers, represented by CUPE 4948, held a strike vote over the weekend with a historic turnout, where over 96 per cent voted in favour of authorizing the union to take strike action if necessary.

Members of CUPE 1656 are on strike following the Region of Waterloo’s decision to break its promises made during negotiations, leading to the closure of waste management centres, delays at the regional airport and the disruption of services residents rely on. “Make no mistake, the only reason we are on strike today is entirely due to

The Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions has reached a tentative agreement with the seven Regional Centres for Education and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. Details of the tentative agreement will not be shared until members have had the opportunity to review and ratify the terms, which will take place as soon as possible.

After many months of hard work, CUPE partner Momentum is launching its Vote Rainbow Equality campaign today, Monday, March 3rd!  With a federal election on the horizon, the Vote Rainbow Equality campaign aims to build momentum and mobilize our communities to maximize our organizing time before voting day.   Momentum’s Vote Rainbow Equality campaign is focused on empowering Canadians from all

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The members of CUPE 1190 – the general labour and trades workers in New Brunswick – voted in favour of their new collective agreement by 95%.    Contract votes were conducted on February 18, in over 15 locations across New Brunswick. A total of 1246 members participated in the vote.   “We had been bargaining for over two