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Comments by Montreal mayor Valerie Plante at the municipal tax summit prompted a strong reaction from representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and CUPE’s Conseil provincial du secteur municipal (CPSM), which represents more than 70% of municipal employees in Quebec. Valérie Plante is asking Quebec City for new sources of income and additional […]

The Conseil provincial des affaires sociales (CPAS) of CUPE is outraged by news that 18,786 workers with the Montreal Island-East CIUSSS have gone without pay this week. The CIUSSS has still not pinpointed the source of the problem. In these times of runaway inflation, many are living from paycheque to paycheque, which makes for an

In the fifth week of a strike, the Town of Cochrane is effectively bargaining backwards with the more than 60 municipal workers who keep parks and roads safe, daycares open, and the town’s finances in order. The fight has centered around necessary improvement to wages for members from CUPE 71 at a time of skyrocketing costs of

Generations of labour activists have fought for federal anti-scab legislation, to give power back to workers during labour disputes. Join us on September 19th to tell the federal government loud and clear: workers in Canada deserve anti-scab legislation now! Everyone is welcome.  

Join CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock and CLC President Bea Bruske at a rally for federal     anti-scab legislation on Tuesday, September 19, at 11:30AM on Parliament Hill. Generations of labour activists have fought for federal anti-scab legislation, to give power back to workers during labour disputes. Join us on September 19th to tell the federal government

As summer draws to an end, on behalf of all 715,000 CUPE members nationwide, we want to wish a safe and restorative Labour Day to our members, activists, staff, and retirees. Labour Day marks a moment of reflection on the calendar – an opportunity for us to take stock of our wins, the lessons learned along

Below is a list of questions for Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce as he prepares to avoid students, workers, and real classrooms for another year As Premier Doug Ford’s most reliable minister of spin and selfies announced his first photo-op for the 2023-2024 school year, frontline education workers are sharing a back-to-school review list for the

Instead of returning to the bargaining table with an offer that would address underlying concerns at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library, the town on Friday chose to pursue a lengthy legal proceeding that will not resolve the issues, says CUPE 905, which represents library workers. “The Mayor and Council will do anything to avoid giving these

With 100% of the votes in support, 325 teaching assistants (TAs) at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) have now joined CUPE 3912. “The unanimous voting result is a testament to the passion of our unified community of TAs,” said Jonathan Mansvelt, a member of the SMU TA Organizing Committee. “We are only just getting started and I am

CUPE strongly condemns the Government of Saskatchewan’s attempt to force education workers to out trans kids.   Building on the wave of anti-2SLGBTQI+ hate we are seeing across the country; Saskatchewan Minister of Education, Dustin Duncan, announced last week that parents will be notified when a young person uses a new name or pronoun at school. This