Health care support workers at Salem Home and Calvary Place, two long-term care facilities that joined CUPE in the past year, have each achieved a first collective agreement. “We are so pleased that the workers at Salem Home and Calvary Place have decided to join CUPE,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba. “These first agreements […]
Image Open image in modal CUPE 5678 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Upper Canada District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the local that it plans to eliminate 31.32
The National Sector Council Conference brings together members from across the country to share information about work in their sectors. The conference is a great opportunity to learn and strategize with CUPE leaders and activists. Registration details coming soon. Join us to help make our union and movement even stronger. See you in Halifax this November!
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Image Open image in modal The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is deeply disappointed by the Ford government’s 2026–27 Core Education Funding announcement released today. At a time when Ontario’s publicly funded schools are facing an unprecedented staffing and funding crisis, this funding offers little more than austerity, uncertainty, and continued neglect for
Image Open image in modal The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis, CCPA Senior Researcher Andrew Longhurst finds that rising hospital
On Thursday 95 per cent of CUPE 4681-02 members voted in favour of strike action following ongoing negotiations with the Northeastern Catholic District School Board (NCDSB). Since the local certified in 2024, the parties have met at the bargaining table 10 times to negotiate a first collective agreement. Earlier this week, the board filed a no-board report,
Image Open image in modal The federal government’s Spring Economic Update announced that Canada Pension Plan base contribution rates will drop from 9.9% (split between workers and employers) to 9.5% starting in 2027. They estimate this will mean a savings of about $133 per year for a worker making $70,000. CPP contribution rates are set by
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Each year, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is recognized on May 17 worldwide to fight discrimination and violence towards 2SLGBTQI+ people. Hate directed towards Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex people is on the rise in Canada. Some right-wing provincial governments have introduced regressive, transphobic policies and legislation that put
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CUPE says the rosier-than-expected financial picture painted in Tuesday’s Spring Economic Update means the federal government can – and should – be investing in public services and the workers who deliver them. In particular, CUPE says while the $6 billion recruitment initiative for the trades is welcome news, it is disappointing to see the initiative leaves