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Prior to budget submission, CUPE had called on the federal government to invest 10 billion dollars over three years to expand the early learning and child care system and 7 billion dollars to resolve the labour crisis in the sector.  While the investments announced in the 2024 budget fall short of our expectations, CUPE welcomes the […]

Having a strong, stable pension is an important concern for workers across Canada. But negotiating gains on pensions at the bargaining table can be difficult and highly technical, especially in the post-secondary education (PSE) sector where many workers have part-time or hourly contracts. Despite the challenges, locals in the PSE sector have made progress on

The staff of a leading Greater Toronto Area homelessness research and policy organization, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, became CUPE members yesterday following a Labour Board decision. The workers, who are joining CUPE 3903, voted overwhelmingly to form a union on April 5. Workers initiated the union drive because of low wages, inadequate benefits and concerns

On May 5, Red Dress Day, and every day, CUPE honours missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S). This year we want to call attention to the organizing efforts to implement a National Red Dress Alert System, that would urgently notify the public when an Indigenous woman, girl or Two-Spirit person goes

After a collaborative and constructive round of bargaining, CUPE 1949 and Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission are announcing the signing of a progressive, precedent-setting collective agreement that bolsters support for employees delivering services to some of Saskatchewan’s most vulnerable people. “As staff at Legal Aid, we know first-hand how important the work we do is in supporting

The ten inside and outside workers employed by the small Municipality of Chute-Saint-Philippe, in the Laurentian administrative region, have a new collective agreement. The previous contract expired on December 31, 2023. This new five-year contract calls for overall wage increases of 17% and contains several other improvements to working conditions. Although the parties did meet several times,

This bilingual (English and French) documentary showcases the unity and resilience of 22,000 public sector workers in New Brunswick  as they strike against wage suppression. It explores strategic mobilization and collective bargaining efforts by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), culminating in a province-wide movement that successfully challenges austerity and sparks labour action across Canada.

Negotiations are continuing to renew the collective agreement of Port of Montreal longshore workers, which expired on December 31, 2023.  The Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA) submitted a settlement offer it described as “the furthest it could go for the time being” last April 17. The union deemed the offer unacceptable since most of what it contained

After a weekend of intense negotiations, a tentative agreement was reached early Monday morning between workers represented by CUPE 2 and the Toronto Transit Commission. “This tentative agreement is a significant win for our members, reinforcing our commitment to their well-being and the safety of all Torontonians,” says Sumit Guleria, President of CUPE 2. “The negotiated wages

65,000 Ontario hospital workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions – CUPE, OCHU-CUPE, and SEIU Healthcare will see a 6% wage increase (3% wage increases in each of the next two years), improvements to health and dental benefits, enhancements to weekend, evening, and night premiums, and pay for periods of quarantine or isolation