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Air Canada Component of CUPE welcomes new federal Minister of Labour

On behalf of 10,859  Air Canada flight attendants across the country, the Air Canada Component of CUPE would like to thank Minister O’Regan for his work and congratulate the Honourable Steven MacKinnon on becoming the new Minister of Labour. Working in an industry that does not pay workers for the entire time that they are in […]

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Hospital workers demonstrate at Ottawa MPP’s office against government’s expansion of private, for-profit hospital services

Hospital workers protested the Ford government’s rapid expansion of health care privatization outside Ontario PC MPP Lisa Macleod’s constituency office in Ottawa this morning. In June, the government announced it will nearly double private delivery of MRIs and CT scans. “The Ford government says the status quo isn’t working – but it’s a status quo of their own making,” said Michael Hurley,

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CUPE warns Peel Regional Council about Ford Government’s privatization plans

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

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Unions are the only answer to a child care sector plagued by financial uncertainty

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

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Understanding artificial intelligence: A guide for CUPE members

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

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Quebec City outside workers begin their six-day strike during the summer festival

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

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