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 Approximately 1200 inside workers with the City of Longueuil, who have been without a contract since January 1, 2021, will be going on strike on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Despite having around 75 bargaining sessions since May 9, 2022, talks have always stalled on the issue of equity with other Longueuil municipal workers. […]

Photo by: Hatnim Lee CUPE is joining more than 100 union women in a global delegation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick, Regional Vice-President for Ontario Yolanda McClean, CUPE Human Rights Director Elizabeth Dandy, and Executive Assistant Andrea Addario are bringing our union’s voice to the meetings. Our message

With a state of emergency declared in Belleville due to the opioid crisis, the city’s paramedics are sounding the alarm and calling for much more to be done. “We’re seeing an incredible explosion in calls to respond to overdoses and we’re doing our best, but this isn’t sustainable,” said Rob Cunningham, President of CUPE 1842, representing

The national president and national secretary-treasurer of Canada’s largest union joined York University academic workers and labour leaders from across the province for a picket line rally today. Members of CUPE 3903, including teaching assistants, graduate assistants and contract instructors have been on strike since February 26. The rally at the main entrance to York University

CUPE is happy to see the introduction of the Pharmacare Act in parliament, which creates the framework for a universal single-payer pharmacare plan. This is the result of decades of activism by unions, New Democrats, and healthcare advocates alike. The legislation creates a path to expand coverage to everyone in Canada, for all types of

On Tuesday, thanks to the tireless advocacy of CUPE members and our union allies, federal anti-scab legislation passed second reading in the House of Commons. Our allies in the NDP, who have been instrumental in leveraging their supply and confidence agreement with the Liberal government to pass this legislation, have once again shown us they

Delegation members at Quezon City Hall in Manila with leaders from COURAGE and their affiliated union the League of Local Government Units Employees, or LEAGUE. A group of Canadian trade unionists and international solidarity activists has returned from the Philippines fired up to support workers and community members who are fighting for human rights.   The International

At a time of record inflation, it’s ‘beyond absurd’ that Alberta would opt out of a national pharmacare program that would save families thousands of dollars in prescription fees. CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill called on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to reverse her position and offer financial relief to the province. “It’s absurd to me that

Air Transat’s 2,100 flight attendants have a new collective agreement that makes them the highest paid in the industry in Canada. Following information meetings held from February 19 to 22, they voted by 62.7% to accept the recommendation of federal mediators. This new contract provides for total compound salary increases of 30% over five years,

A thousand workers at the University of Toronto, including maintenance workers, caretakers, groundskeepers, veterinary technologists, casual workers, student residence and foodservice staff, and others voted 93% to strike if their employer does not take action to address the rising cost of living and provide a living wage. “The cost of rent keeps going up. The price