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On May 1, workers around the world honour and draw inspiration from the activism and collective power that won the struggle for an eight-hour workday. This May Day CUPE recognized International Workers’ Day in solidarity with millions of workers worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and gaps in our workplace protections and renewed our resolve […]

National AccessAbility Week takes place every year starting on the last Sunday of May. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities in Canada and to promote efforts to increase accessibility and inclusion in our communities and workplaces across Canada. Accessibility is a human right. Everyone should be able to participate in

Since April 5, CUPE members Christine Carello and Alexander Rozov, flight attendants at Pivot Airlines, along with two pilots and a flight mechanic – members of ALPA and Unifor, respectively – have been held in the Dominican Republic, after discovering and reporting suspected contraband on their plane. In doing so, the crew prevented a possible onboard

CUPE Saskatchewan remembers and mourns those impacted by workplace injuries, including the COVID-19 pandemic. We reaffirm our solidarity and commitment to workplace health and safety and clearly state to all that we mourn the dead and fight for the living. Workers in Canada continue to be killed at a completely unacceptable rate. The most recent available

Child care advocates are warning the Ford government that without a better plan to solve the child care workforce shortage, their budget’s promise to build 86,000 new child care spaces will fail. “We have a child care workforce crisis right now, driven by low wages. As a result, child care centres are closing rooms and limiting

“The ‘flexible legislation and regulatory regime’ and ‘person-centred approach’ mentioned in Houston’s plan are code words often seen when governments intend to change our public health care to an unequal, do-it-yourself system. Meanwhile, they relieve themselves of more and more responsibility, deregulate the system, and hand over control to private companies,” says Nan McFadgen, president

Contract instructors at University of Toronto’s New College are enjoying new job security, pension and other benefits as several provisions in their historic first collective agreement come into force this week. The group includes language and academic skill instructors. Some work year-round in the International Foundations Program (IFP) and others work summers in the International Summer

Preparations for CUPE BC’s annual convention, the first to be held in-person since 2019, are well underway. With over 500 delegates registered, this year’s convention is already one of the largest in CUPE BC’s 60+ year history. Convention 2022, which opens Wednesday afternoon at the Victoria Conference Centre, will feature a range of speakers, reports, resolutions,

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) needs to maintain the right of unionized employees to access the tribunal, says CUPE Ontario. “Workers whose lives are impacted by systemic racism, ableism, homophobia, and all forms of oppression have always had the option of either filing a grievance with their employer or accessing the tribunal,” said Yolanda McClean,

Emotions were running high at the CUPE Québec State of the union summit, which was finally held at the Palais des congrès de Québec from April 11 to 14, 2022. This major meeting was two years late in coming and was compliant with health measures. More than 400 delegates got together and examined issues of