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CUPE’s national women’s conference opened with a powerful speech by former national president Judy Darcy celebrating the strength and persistence of CUPE women. Darcy shared stories of deeply personal and highly political feminist struggles, painting a picture of how far we’ve come – and the work still ahead. A lifelong CUPE activist, Darcy was elected as CUPE’s […]

This afternoon, contract academic workers at Carleton University are interrupting a meeting of the university’s Board of Governors to deliver a letter calling on the board to address serious labour concerns on campus. “Negotiations have been drawn out beyond what is reasonable, and it’s up to the Board of Governors to take steps to avoid a

Grocery chain executives like Loblaws CEO Galen Weston were summoned before the House of Commons agriculture committee on Wednesday to testify about the skyrocketing cost of food in Canada, which has been outpacing general inflation for 13 months straight. It isn’t hard to see where that excess profit is going. Loblaws posted $529,000,000 in profits, some

CUPE has set a meeting with Benoît Gendron, the CEO of the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM). The request was made this Monday by SCFP Quebéc president Patrick Gloutney and the presidents of the unions representing bus drivers and office employees of the Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL), the Société de transport de Montréal

Manitoba’s largest union is not convinced that Premier Heather Stefanson’s provincial budget is anything more than an attempt to bury the harm the Conservatives have caused to public services in Manitoba. “After two terms of active attacks on public services, the Conservatives think that they can buy themselves the next election,” said Gina McKay, President of

About 800 workers at SQI filed an application to change their union affiliation and join CUPE-FTQ. “We needed a change, and we’re pleased to be able to continue with a union that represents not only other SQI employees but also numerous unionized professionals in the municipal sector and major Crown Corporations, such as Hydro-Québec,” says Mario

Yesterday, Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé took one more step toward privatizing the hospital system by issuing two calls for interest, on the government’s online platform, for tenders to build two privately administered mini hospitals. “What price is the minister willing to pay to privatize a portion of our hospital system? Once again, we’re weakening publicly

The union representing over 900 office, technicians, animal care assistants and child care workers at the University of Victoria (UVic) has reached a tentative agreement. CUPE 951 reached the deal with UVic late last week after five months of bargaining. “Thanks to the support of our members, we’ve been able to make some real improvements for campus

CUPE calls for action to save a Preeceville group home from permanent closure. Group Home Number Three in Preeceville is home to residents with disabilities who are supported by staff who provide 24-hour care. Mackenzie Society Ventures, the company operating the group home, has recently announced plans to close the home permanently at the end of the month

CUPE school support workers across Nova Scotia have voted 97.5% in favour of taking strike action if an agreement that lifts education workers out of poverty cannot be reached. Most CUPE education workers earn less than Nova Scotia’s median wage of $35,000 per year. “We are underpaid, understaffed, and undervalued, and it is clear from