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18,000 health care support staff across Manitoba have ratified a new collective agreement after five years without a contract. “This was an incredibly difficult round of negotiations due to government interference, attempted wage freeze, disruptive restructuring, forced union amalgamations, and the pandemic,” said Shannon McAteer, CUPE Health Care Coordinator. “Despite these challenges, this new agreement sets a […]

A tentative provincial framework agreement has been reached between the unions representing B.C.’s 40,000 school support workers and the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). “Our bargaining committees worked hard to reach this tentative agreement,” says Paul Simpson, president of the K-12 Presidents Council. “Working together, we were able to reach an agreement that

After a long week of conciliation meetings, the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the City of Mount Pearl have reached a tentative agreement. The bargaining team for CUPE 2099, representing the City’s municipal workers, has agreed to present a tentative agreement to the membership for a vote. “I’d like to thank the bargaining committee who

Join CUPE members from across the country to share information about work in your sectors and to gain new insights from exciting guest speakers and panelists. The conference is a great opportunity to build collective strength with other CUPE leaders and activists. Registration closes end of day September 16, 2022. This is a firm cut-off date to allow

Once again, the NDP has found a way to leverage its position in the minority Parliament to bring important assistance to low-income Canadians struggling with the cost of dental care, housing, and the skyrocketing cost of living. Working people in Canada are lucky we have Jagmeet and the NDP fighting for us in Parliament. The NDP

After nearly two years of unjust detention as a political prisoner in Turkey, CUPE 4600 member Cihan Erdal has safely returned to Canada. From the moment of Erdal’s arrest on Sept. 25, 2020, CUPE has used our voice as Canada’s largest union to call for his freedom as part of a global solidarity campaign led

Statement from Mark Hancock, National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), on Pierre Poilievre winning the Conservative Party leadership:  “It’s too bad that, unlike Andrew Scheer, Pierre Poilievre does not hold American citizenship, because he would be right at home as Governor of a state like Alabama. Pierre is a career politician who has

Join CUPE members from across the country to share information about work in your sectors and to gain new insights from exciting guest speakers and panelists. The conference is a great opportunity to build collective strength with other CUPE leaders and activists. Registration closes end of day September 16, 2022. This is a firm cut-off date to allow

Are you interested in fostering bargaining and political power in your local? Do you want to learn what it takes to develop policies and legislation that strengthen the labour movement? Do you want to work for political campaigns or possibly run for a provincial or federal seat? Do you want to develop an NDP that

Did you ever have to pay for your prescription drugs out of pocket due to inadequate drug coverage or no coverage at all? Or did a family member ever avoid taking a prescribed medicine due to its cost?  A recent study found almost 1 million Canadians had cut their household spending on food and heat to