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Image Open image in modal WestJet flight attendants represented by CUPE 8125 have ratified their new collective agreement, with a 90.2% vote in favour of ratification.  “This is a strong mandate from our members and recognition of the meaningful gains we made at the bargaining table,” said Alia Hussain, president of CUPE 8125. “This is only […]

After months of scrutiny over its practices, the private company that Canadian Blood Services contracted to collect plasma has paused its Canadian operations. CUPE is calling on the federal government to finally put public safety ahead of corporate profits, make the pause permanent and end for-profit plasma collection in Canada. CUPE has opposed for-profit plasma collection for

Image Open image in modal After months of negotiations and finally reaching a tentative agreement with the airline Monday, CUPE 8125, representing WestJet flight attendants, has begun the ratification process with its members.  Details of the tentative agreement have been shared with members and will be reviewed during a series of meetings being scheduled for next week.

Image Open image in modal Canadians overwhelmingly support WestJet flight attendants in their fight for fair wages and an end to unpaid work, according to a new Abacus Data survey commissioned as flight attendants represented by CUPE 8125 prepare for potential strike action. The survey, conducted July 17 to 19 among 1,500 Canadian adults aged 18

Image Open image in modal The Blue Jays’ bats may have been quiet on Tuesday night, but luckily dozens of WestJet flight attendants represented by CUPE 8125 were on site bringing the noise and raising awareness about unpaid work and low wages at WestJet, one of the Blue Jays’ signature sponsors. Members of CUPE 8125 held

It is with immense sadness that CUPE informs the community of the passing of Gord Delbridge, President of CUPE Local 500. Gord passed away Monday night, surrounded by his loved ones. The loss of Gord is being felt deeply by the CUPE family across Canada, and especially here in Winnipeg. Gord Delbridge was elected President of CUPE

Image Open image in modal CUPE is warning that federal plans to fast-track approvals for major infrastructure projects are a gift to private investors.  The Carney government is asking for feedback about its Major Projects Office. CUPE’s submission focuses on the danger of cutting corners to approve projects. We ask them to rethink their approach, to make

Image Open image in modal As wildfires continue to devastate communities across Canada, CUPE is calling on chartered organizations and members to support its Natural Disaster Relief Fund. More than 800 wildfires are burning across the country, with Indigenous and northern communities facing disproportionate impacts from evacuations and prolonged displacement. Following last year’s successful fundraising effort,

CUPE 8125, representing 4,400 WestJet flight attendants, announced the results of their members’ vote on strike action after months at the bargaining table. With a strong turnout of 97.3% of the members, over 99.4% voted to give their bargaining team strike authorization. Following a 21-day cooling-off period, cabin crew could go on strike as early as

Image Open image in modal CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu, urging the federal government to respect the collective bargaining process between WestJet and its flight attendants. Last summer’s federal intervention into a labour dispute at Air Canada undermined collective bargaining