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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

CUPE 1190 held a press conference to announce that the New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board just declared a formal impasse in contract talks between the union and the provincial government. CUPE 1190, which represents over 2100 members such as labourers, park employees, mechanics, equipment operators, maintenance repair workers, maintenance, and tradespeople, has expressed frustration over

Support and service staff employed by Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services and represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have gathered over 1,400 signatures on a petition demanding that the Furey government meet to discuss ongoing recruitment and retention issues. “The simple truth is that we don’t get paid well and people are leaving

Etobicoke General Hospital is moving ahead with privatization of housekeeping, waste management, laundry, and portering services despite strong opposition from staff represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Earlier in June, the union organized a demonstration after hearing about the hospital’s privatization plan, which will impact 224 jobs. “The hospital is making a big mistake

CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock sent the following letter to Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, about the legal strike of WestJet’s mechanics: Dear Minister O’Regan: I write to express my concern with your statement on June 29 following the Canada Industrial Relations Board order upholding the WestJet mechanics’ right to strike. The right to strike is protected under

Thanks to the advocacy and hard work of flight attendants across Canada, legislation has hit the floor of the House of Commons to ban unpaid work in the airline sector – less than three weeks after CUPE’s Airline Division held a lobby day on Parliament Hill to demand change. Bill C-409 would change the Canada Labour

At a meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, committee members Susan Leblanc and Lisa Lachance of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party showed their support for school support workers across the province by using their time to ask questions on behalf of CUPE, whose representatives have been excluded from testifying at the meeting. Committee members discussed the

Campus safety workers at York University, north of Toronto, held a press conference on Friday, June 14 at Calumet Circle on campus. Members of the union spoke alongside CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and Ontario Federation of Labour President Laura Walton. The press conference was part of a longer public outreach event and information picket. CUPE

Prevention is better than cure and community-based mental health supports are meant to help before families break down. Workers at Yorktown Family Services – members of the Toronto Civic Employees’ Union, CUPE 416 voted unanimously in favour of a strike vote yesterday. This vote by workers at Yorktown Family Services reveals a crisis within one