DynaLIFE Labs, a company contracted by the Alberta government to privatize health care services, is trying to take away a pension plan from its employees. The twist? DynaLIFE’s majority shareholder is the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), a pension plan serving over half a million Canadians. In 2022, Alberta’s UCP government awarded DynaLIFE the contract […]
CUPE, which represents the vast majority of flight attendants in Canada, is appalled by the news of the closure of the Air Transat base at Vancouver International Airport. As a result, more than 200 flight attendant positions will be eliminated. This very bad news is somewhat mitigated by the fact that all these flight attendants will
On this day in 2017, an Islamophobic white supremacist shot dead six Muslim men as they prayed at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City. Many more were injured. This terrorist attack affected and continues to afflict many families, friends, neighbours, and communities across Canada, leaving us all with a sense of horror and overwhelming sadness. In
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Why attend? Learn from experts, like CUPE’s Senior Economist Angella MacEwan, how to debunk conservative talking points on inflation, wages, and the economy. Build your skills with in-depth training on the elements of a successful campaign. Leave feeling inspired by success stories, political keynotes, and a strong sense of solidarity. This unique event will provide a space for labour
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Why attend? Learn from experts, like CUPE’s Senior Economist Angella MacEwan, how to debunk conservative talking points on inflation, wages, and the economy. Build your skills with in-depth training on the elements of a successful campaign. Leave feeling inspired by success stories, political keynotes, and a strong sense of solidarity. This unique event will provide a space for labour
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) remains caught up in a scandal involving elder abuse, fraud and embezzlement. The public retirement plan is the largest investor in Orpea, a for-profit corporation that is accused of rationing food and incontinence products in its European long-term care homes. The CPPIB owns 15% of Orpea and holds two seats
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Sessional lecturers, music professionals, writing instructors and sessional instructional assistants at the University of Toronto made important financial gains with a new collective agreement thanks to union-busting Bill 124 being struck down, says CUPE 3902. “Members of Unit 3 came through for students during the pandemic, and yet they faced precarious work and wages that didn’t
On Tuesday, December 6, just weeks before the Christmas holidays, CUPE 66 emergency dispatchers for the City of Mississauga were told they were immediately being laid off, as a private contractor took over their jobs on the same day. “This was completely unexpected after we had received such exemplary reviews in August,” said Alana Cahill*, one
Trinity Place Foundation has fired a 33-year-old female employee after she told her employer she wasn’t comfortable working alone with 30 high-risk clients. The foundation primarily serves Calgary seniors with housing needs, but also works with Alberta Health Services to provide housing and social services to vulnerable populations including clients with severe mental health issues. In
A strike has been averted and 700 full time and part time front-line service workers have made important gains in a tentative agreement, says CUPE 3261. “I’m so proud of the members for the powerful example of workplace organizing,” said Allan James, President of CUPE 3261. “Thanks to their historic organizing, we sent a strong