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School support workers are raising an alarm over School District 73’s plans to use undertrained and underqualified replacements for education assistants in Kamloops schools. The union representing over 900 school support workers in SD73 says the plan is an attack on qualified school workers and a threat to the quality of supports available to over […]

Hospital workers and community allies rallied at site of provincial budget hearing in Hamilton, calling on government to address health care woes In 2024, Ontario’s health care crisis reached new lows: the number of patients in hospital hallways hit a record high; ER closures broke a new threshold; the waitlist for long-term care beds peaked at

The predominantly female clerical workers at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto held a rally outside the hospital for an improvement in their wages and working conditions, and better patient care. “Many of our clerical units are not staffed well enough and have job vacancies,” said Fadumo Mohamed, a medical secretary and president of CUPE 5492. “These

Earlier today, Justin Trudeau announced today that he will step down as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Trudeau has also prorogued Parliament until March 24 while the Liberal Party carries out a new leadership selection process. There is no question that Canada needs new leadership and, after a decade in power,

CUPE 1813, representing inside and outside municipal workers for the Town of Kearney, in central Ontario are hosting a town hall meeting for residents as their employer continues to drag its heels on negotiations, leaving Kearney’s municipal workers without a contract for nearly two years. “Our members work hard to keep the town running, and residents recognize

CUPE Québec firmly condemns the Québec Labour Minister’s remarks made on December 23, once again threatening the right to strike. By choosing to launch his attack during the holiday season, Minister Boulet seems to hope his message will go unnoticed. Let him be warned: workers in Québec are no fools and will not forget this underhanded

From January 3rd to 5th a brand new interactive pop-up on Queen Street will show how bad flying could get for passengers and how bad things already are for flight attendants. The Unfair Canada parody experience shows an exaggerated look at the airline’s corporate greed with a set of “new features”. “Everyone has their frustrations with

The City of Toronto’s outside workers, represented by CUPE 416 – Toronto Civic Employees Union, TCEU, have voted in favour of ratifying their new collective agreement on December 18.  This agreement covers nearly 6000 workers in the Outside Division. This agreement is a reflection to the hard work and dedication of our members and will ensure they are

More short-term half-measures from the Liberal government won’t help working families weather the current crisis or in the long-run, says CUPE. Unfortunately, the Fall Economic Statement issued today by the Liberal government misses the mark on delivering on affordability measures for working class people, and fails on addressing the housing crisis affecting so many families. “The

The goal of CUPE’s National Young Workers Conference is to promote learning and engagement among young CUPE members. It will offer young workers like you a platform to mobilize, organize and share ideas to build more dynamic and resilient locals. The conference will be held from March 2 at 8:00 a.m. until March 3 at