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The intersection of Highways 7 and 11 in Mission, BC was the scene of a raucous roadside rally Thursday morning, as several dozen CUPE 561 transit workers and their supporters gathered with placards and banners, drawing honks and shouts of support from rush-hour commuters eager to see an end to the strike that includes a […]

A message from CUPE Airline Division President Wesley Lesosky for International Flight Attendant Day 2023: It has been an incredible year for our union and for our movement. We have truly emerged from the pandemic, which devastated our jobs and disrupted our lives beyond measure. We are back – and we are stronger than ever. There is

CUPE Quebec’s communications sector council (CPSC) has embarked on a publicity campaign in Ottawa at the end of this session of Parliament to remind MPs that anti-scab legislation is long overdue. “To restore the balance between the employer and the union at the bargaining table, anti-scab legislation is needed as soon as possible. Workers deserve more respect.

 Statement from ETT, OPSEU/SEFPO, CUPE Ontario, ATU Canada and USW As leaders of unions that collectively represent hundreds of thousands of working people across the City of Toronto, we are pleased to announce our joint endorsement of Olivia Chow for the office of the Mayor. We offer this endorsement as representatives of workers who provide services in

School support workers represented by CUPE 5047 say their contract would have been settled already if employers in Nova Scotia were legally prevented from hiring replacement workers, as is the case in Quebec and British Columbia. “It’s insulting, frankly,” said Natalee Boulanger, an EPA and CUPE 5047 member. “If we had anti-scab legislation in Nova Scotia,

As the School Support Workers represented by CUPE 5047 continue to strike, the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) has decided to hire replacement workers to fill their positions rather than making a reasonable offer to end the strike. On May 13th, 2023, the HRCE began advertising School Support positions currently held by the workers on

Advice from giant consulting firm McKinsey broke the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and it’s time to fix that mistake. On May 16, CUPE made our case for building a truly public bank at a House of Commons committee investigating the role of McKinsey in the bank’s design and early days. Senior research officer Diane Therrien outlined how McKinsey

CUPE BC president Karen Ranalletta says BC Transit ‘needs to get its head out of the sand’ By Karen Ranalletta For most public sector workers in this province, contract negotiations occur between their union and their B.C.-based, public sector agency employer representative. Strikes happen, but they seldom occur under progressive governments. However, when talks do break down

More than 3,200 Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) who work at the University of British Columbia (UBC) will join B.C.’ s largest union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). GRAs will join CUPE 2278, the union that already represents Teaching Assistants, English Language Instructors, and Invigilators at UBC. “We’re proud to welcome Graduate Research Assistants to

Overcooked meats that are hard to chew. Processed, stale bread. Bland recipes supplemented with low-quality condiments. These are common complaints about food in Ontario’s long-term care homes. Although government underfunding contributes to quality concerns, many long-term care homes contract out food services to companies that prioritize profits over residents’ needs. Contractors tend to prepare limited options