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CUPE  2316, representing workers at the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, are officially in a legal strike position as negotiations between the union and the employer have not led to an agreement and workers warn that a broader provincial funding crisis is pushing child welfare services to the brink. Frontline and support staff say chronic understaffing, […]

Health care workers represented by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) held a rally outside local Ontario PC MPP David Piccini’s office today in response to funding cuts by the provincial government. The government recently directed the hospitals to plan for a two per cent annual increase in funding in each of the next three

CUPE welcomes approximately 30 new members at CBI Home Health in Regina, who have officially joined CUPE as Local 5605 following a successful organizing drive. Workers at CBI Home Health voted in favour of joining CUPE in an electronic ballot counted on January 29, 2026. The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board issued the certification order on February

The Ontario government made a funding announcement today that will continue deep staff cuts, rising tuition fees and increased student debt. “The minister was long on scapegoating, but short on funding. Ontario has the worst university funding in Canada, and he’s passing the blame for his own cuts to other levels of government, and passing more

In a strong show of unity, members of CUPE 2974 voted 100% in favour of strike action, delivering an overwhelming mandate in response to chronic short-staffing and unsafe working conditions at Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services. The service is short roughly 50 paramedics to meet the needs of residents, a shortage that is already impacting service levels.

CUPE delegation joined 5 million Cubans for the International Workers’ Day march on May 1, 2025 CUPE stands in solidarity with the Cuban people and the trade union movement as the country grapples with intensified U.S. sanctions and a dangerous fuel shortage. We support the Cuban people’s sovereignty and their right to self determination.    Cubans are

The federal government’s probe into unpaid work has delivered underwhelming results, and CUPE’s Airline Division, the union representing 20,000 flight attendants at 11 different airlines, is concerned by the government’s proposal to continue letting the industry police itself. “Flight attendants know unpaid work exists in the airline industry,” said Wesley Lesosky, President of the Airline Division

A probe by the federal government into the abuse of unpaid work in the airline sector has concluded, without a concrete plan to tackle the issue and ensure fairness for flight attendants in Canada. It’s clear now more than ever that Parliament must pass interim NDP leader Don Davies’s Bill C-250, a private member’s bill to

CUPE Ontario is condemning the Ford Conservatives after the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing sent a letter to more than 200 strong mayors, directing them not to use their legislated powers to limit or challenge police budget estimates. A letter, first reported by Sarnia Journal, suggests mayors cannot use their authority to disagree with spending

Representing more than 120 members, the Syndicat des cols bleus de la Ville de Châteauguay (CUPE 1299) is launching a campaign on the ABCs of Châteauguay city management, as part of collective agreement bargaining. The campaign informs citizens that the employer is demanding a blank cheque for contracting out work and wants to completely eliminate minimum employee