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CUPE National President Mark Hancock and the National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick were in Quebec to visit two groups of striking workers, one representing the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) advisors and the other the croupiers at the Casino de Montréal. Both CUPE National officers reminded strikers that they have the support of 700,000 members throughout the […]

A poll of more than 500 Hamilton area hospital staff reveals that pandemic tensions are subjecting them to some of the highest rates of race-based and sexual harassment and assault-related violence among hospital staff, province-wide. Polling conducted by Oracle Research on behalf of CUPE from May 17-24, shows a disturbing pandemic surge in physical and sexual

Workers at Summerland Community Support are the latest members to join B.C.’s largest union following a four-week education campaign. The newest CUPE members will become a new unit of CUPE 523, a regional local representing education and community social service workers across the Okanagan. “We are excited to welcome these new members in Summerland, and we

FSSS–CSN and the FTQ have reached an agreement arising from the Conseil du trésor pay equity maintenance exercise in 2010 and 2015 for medical device reprocessing technicians (MDRT). This agreement reached by the FSSS–CSN, CUPE–FTQ, SQEES–FTQ and Conseil du trésor was adopted by the unions at meetings of their respective officials. “After months of mobilization and

Emancipation Day is a day to pause, reflect and celebrate those that paved a way to freedom and liberation for so many enslaved people. On March 24, 2021, Members of Parliament voted unanimously to officially recognize August 1 as Emancipation Day in Canada. August 1 is significant because it marks the day in 1834 when the

The union representing the majority of long-term care workers in the province, CUPE Nova Scotia, says that conciliation efforts have failed, and negotiations with the provincial government have reached an impasse. The conciliation officer’s report to the Minister of Labour will be filed on July 8, setting in motion possible job action. CUPE long-term care locals

Sisters, Brothers, and Friends: Since my last report in March, CUPE members across the country have continued to rise to the challenges as we slowly recover from the global pandemic and the impact it has had on our communities, our workplaces, and our union. Our membership continues to grow, even though not all of our members have

Front-line education workers and concerned community members have been calling and emailing Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustees in advance of the board’s meeting on Wednesday afternoon, urging trustees to pass a no-cuts budget. On June 8, the TDSB’s Finance, Budget, and Enrolment Committee rejected a proposed budget containing cuts that was presented by senior management. At

CUPE 118, representing municipal workers in Tofino, and the District of Tofino reached a tentative agreement Tuesday after two days of mediation. “We are confident that the agreement reached responds to the mandate from our members,” said CUPE 118 President Stacy Watton. “It was the hard work and dedication of members that enabled us to reach

Photo credit: Jennifer Ricard. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Public library workers and the organizers of Drag Story Time events are being harassed and threatened by right-wing extremists. And to make matters worse, this surge of hate is taking place during annual Pride Celebrations. Drag Story Time events