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The member of CUPE 1190, representing more than to 2200 general labour and trades workers in New Brunswick, gave a strong strike mandate of 84% of voters in favour.  This decisive result sends a clear message to the employer that workers want a fair deal, and will not accept the weak proposal made by the […]

Don’t miss out on the first-ever conference on local finances for executives in the Atlantic and Maritimes regions. The event is hosted by the office of the National Secretary-Treasurer. The conference will offer three days of expert guest speakers and dynamic workshops that will equip executive members with the information and skills they need to feel

Members of CUPE 894 who work at the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie voted in favour of a strike and are scheduled to hit the picket lines on July 26. Health care workers at the Group Health Centre are overworked, facing burnout, and struggling to make ends meet with the cost-of-living crisis, but their

Today, members of CUPE 966 addressed Region of Peel councillors over concerns about the Ford Government’s secrecy around recommendations made by the Peel Transition Board, including the possibility of privatizing necessary public services like the region’s water and wastewater.  “While Doug Ford has backtracked on plans to dissolve the region entirely, plans for the future of

The 190 members of CUPE 4835, the Syndicat général du cinéma et de la television, SGCT, who work at the National Film Board of Canada, have a new collective agreement. The new deal was signed electronically on June 20 and initialled on July 4. “Negotiations went well. We had to merge two collective agreements into one,

It is challenging to be a child care operator in Doug Ford’s Ontario. With no roadmap to solve the workforce crisis and zero financial transparency since the province signed on to the $10-a-day child care program, operators have been left running deficits. The announcement from one of Toronto’s largest child care providers that they plan

Technological innovations are transforming workplaces across Canada and around the world. Digital systems, new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are spreading quickly throughout our society, including in public services and public sector workplaces. The use of these systems and tools is expected to increase rapidly. The impacts of AI systems and other digital technologies depend on

As announced in June, CUPE 1638, the union representing outside workers in Quebec City will be going out on strike from Wednesday, July 10 to Monday July 15 at 11:59 p.m. In recent days, intensive bargaining sessions have been held between the union and Quebec City to work out a negotiated agreement without there being a need

Sudbury Catholic District School Board workers are joining CUPE after a successful majority vote and certification at the Ontario Labour Board. The approximately 270 new CUPE members at Sudbury’s Catholic District School Board include Educational Assistants, Early Childhood Educators, administrative assistants, social workers, speech pathologists, chaplaincy leads and more. “I am thrilled that we are finally

Supportive Employment Program, SEP, Leads at WISH Drop-In Centre Society in Vancouver, British Columbia have unionized with CUPE 1936, a multi-unit local of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, BC’s largest union. “CUPE 1936 is pleased to welcome Supportive Employment Leads into our membership,” shared CUPE 1936 President Sheryl Burns. “Our local is grateful to have the