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CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick addressed the CUPE Ontario Women’s Conference on International Human Rights Day. In her keynote speech, she said that the federal and provincial governments should follow through on their commitments to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, especially when it comes to the […]

Credits (L-R): Photo and artist: Shamsia Hassani; Photo: Elias Rovielo CC BY–NC–SA 2.0 via Flickr, Artist: Luis Bueno. CUPE’s 2022 Global Justice Calendar is now available in our online store. Order copies for yourself and your local today. This year’s calendar profiles street art and graffiti from around the world. Street art and graffiti have a rich history

After seeing its tentative agreement voted down by 86 per cent of the membership at a general meeting, CUPE 3535 representing approximately 800 warehouse and delivery employees with the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) has announced that it is returning to the bargaining table tomorrow. “With the Holiday Season fast approaching, we want all Quebeckers to

Front line health care workers from CUPE 5430 attended Thursday’s session of the Legislature to call attention to the chronic staffing issues in Saskatchewan’s health care system. “Short staffing was an issue before COVID-19, but the pandemic has made the situation much worse for health care workers,” said Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE 5430 and a

The union representing support staff at the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops, B.C., wants to ensure all university staff can safely and confidentially report instances of workplace harassment and discrimination. CUPE 4879, representing around 700 TRU support staff, is calling on the University to commit to a complete and comprehensive investigation into alleged misconduct

The Executive Board of Ontario’s largest union, CUPE Ontario, has elected a new Secretary-Treasurer, Yolanda McClean, to represent 280,000 members working in the public sector. “I am honoured to be elected Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE Ontario,” said McClean. “With the Ford Conservatives, I know the work ahead of us can look daunting, but I couldn’t be more

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, CUPE recognizes the work of Sheryl Burns, President of CUPE 1936 and this year’s winner of the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award.  A determined feminist and a lifelong proponent for disability rights, Sheryl has brought her lived experience of a woman with a hearing disability to a multitude of

Municipal workers with Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM), represented by CUPE 759, reached a tentative agreement with their employer yesterday. “I’d like to thank our bargaining committee who worked hard on behalf of our members to reach this deal,” said Kevin Ivey, president of CUPE 759. “We are pleased to recommend this tentative agreement to members

The Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Syndicat québécois des employées et employés de service (SQEES–FTQ) have exerted pressure numerous times with respect to the payment of retroactive wages owing to health and social services workers, and their efforts have paid off. The employer’s representatives were open to coming to a national agreement to

Drivers with the Société de transport de Laval (STL) will be on strike next Friday, November 26 and Saturday, November 27 to protest the impasse at the bargaining table. A large-scale march for public transit in Laval will also take place on November 27 at noon. It will start at the Montmorency Terminal (545 Lucien