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The COVID-19 pandemic and recent extreme weather events have highlighted more than ever the need for properly staffed, fully funded 9-1-1 emergency call taking and dispatch services in British Columbia. That’s the public message of the Emergency Communications Professionals of BC (CUPE 8911) for this year’s Emergency Service Dispatchers and 9-1-1 Awareness Week (April 10-16). “When […]

CUPE is concerned the Health Standard Organization’s draft long-term care (LTC) standard is missing key elements, including set hours of care, full-time jobs, and paid sick leave needed to strengthen working and caring conditions. In its submission, CUPE called for these issues to be addressed, as well as the poor quality of care in for-profit

Ontario child care advocates are celebrating the signing of the Canada-Ontario child care agreement, but are also warning that child care expansion will fail without addressing the sector’s plummeting staff retention and growing worker shortage. “Today is a huge step forward, but we must learn from the mistakes of our past and correct course now—we cannot

The Sask. Party government has done little to address the struggles working people are facing, and opens the door for further cuts and privatization in health care, education, libraries, universities and the social service’s sector. “This budget brings no relief for everyday people who are struggling to make ends meet. The year-over-year increase in Saskatchewan’s consumer price

Following a unanimous vote on March 10, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has officially recognized CUPE as the union for workers at the Gilbert Centre for Social and Support Services in Barrie. “Even in very progressive agencies, workers need a collective voice. When you’re really passionate about what you do and spend your days helping

CUPE is proud to support the Canada Post-Secondary Education Act (Bill C-260) tabled today in the House of Commons by NDP MP Heather McPherson, which will bring about some badly needed federal action on affordability and accessibility of post-secondary education. “Inflation and the number of students looking for an education have both grown, but the federal

A new report from CUPE offers insight into the cruel impacts of low wages on the lives of thousands of school support workers in Ontario’s public education system. Education Workers’ Wages in Ontario: The Impact of Ten Years of Cuts is based on recent survey responses from more than 16,000 CUPE education workers, who shared the often

CUPE commends the agreement between the federal Liberals and NDP to focus on supporting everyday people in the aftermath of the pandemic, and avert an election until 2025. “The pandemic has hurt everyday, working people the hardest, and they can’t wait any longer for the federal government to act on improving health care, addressing the cost

Eliminating daytime custodial services is an ill-conceived plan that will leave Victoria schools less clean and healthy, lead to increased spread of common illnesses, and more student and staff absences due to illness, says Victoria school support workers. CUPE 382 is calling on Victoria School District 61 to reverse its decision to cut these critical services.

CUPE is committed to ensuring locals have access to resources that support the union’s work on truth and reconciliation. One of the ways CUPE locals can support reconciliation is by bargaining language supporting Indigenous workers into collective agreements. Our new guide, Truth and reconciliation: CUPE taking action through collective bargaining, is for everyone who wants to