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In a vote yesterday, electrical workers at the Toronto Transit Commission delivered an unequivocal message when they voted 99.3 percent in favour of strike action if the employer does not return to the bargaining table with a reasonable proposal. “We love working at the TTC. We’re huge supporters of public transit. But at the same time […]

©Frank Kovalchek Photography, under a Creative Commons license. Flight attendants at Lynx Air have voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), where they will join forces with 18,500 flight attendants from ten other airlines across Canada. “We’re thrilled to be joining CUPE, where we’ll have the support and the resources we need to achieve

The federal government’s first attempt to regulate the fast-growing use of artificial intelligence is fundamentally flawed, and it’s vital to get this new law right. In a brief to the parliamentary committee studying Bill C-27, CUPE outlines changes to the legislation that will protect workers and public services. Artificial intelligence uses technology to make decisions or

CUPE expresses dismay at the recent announcement of private sector involvement in eight new wind farms in Quebec. Once again, the government has shown its intention to break Hydro-Québec’s monopoly instead of learning from its mistakes and taking over these wind farms in the interests of Quebec society.   “As far back as 2006, CUPE fiercely

Today marks the 500th day that members of the union representing Quebec longshore workers have been locked out. On September 15, 2022, the Société des arrimeurs de Québec, SAQ, locked out the 81 longshore workers, who no longer wanted to work weekly schedules of 76 hours and over.   The port is continuing its normal operations because

CUPE welcomes the historic International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling calling on the government of Israel to take “all actions within its power” to prevent a genocide in Gaza and ensure that its officials refrain from incitement to genocide.  The ICJ is the principal court of the United Nations. It settles disputes between states, in accordance

In a strong vote on Wednesday, staff at the Kitchener Public Library in Kitchener, Ontario voted to join CUPE.  “This is amazing. We have long felt the need to have a stronger voice in our workplace,” said Joseph Brannan, one of the library workers involved in the organizing drive. “There are challenges in our workplace, but we

After being locked out for 15 weeks, municipal workers in the Northen Ontario community of Black River-Matheson are now on strike after the Township ended the lock out by forcing a contract on the workers, says CUPE 1490. “Last week we overwhelming rejected the employer’s contract during a forced vote because it attacked our wages, especially

CUPE 4500 and Coast Mountain Bus Company concluded mediation but were unable to reach a tentative agreement. Without a settlement in place, CUPE 4500 members will be withdrawing all services from Coast Mountain Bus Company at 3:00 a.m. PT, Monday, January 22 for 48-hours.  “With the help of our mediator, CUPE 4500 put in an honest effort to find some common ground with Coast Mountain. But we are still

The unions representing inside and outside municipal workers at the City of Prince Albert were notified that over 20 CUPE positions across the organization will be eliminated. “During recent budget deliberations, the city assured the public that their primary goal was to minimize tax impacts on residents without compromising existing services,” said Cara Stelmaschuk, recording secretary