Campaigns

From classrooms to long-term care homes, city streets to hospital wards, CUPE members are the heartbeat of our communities.

The right to strike is supposed to be protected in Canada. But Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code gives the government the power to suspend that right — tipping the scales in favour of corporations, behind closed doors, with no accountability. Send a letter to your MP urging them to support Bill C-247 — and defend the right to strike.

Workers across Canada access EI for income support when they are unemployed, sick, on pregnancy or parental leave, or providing care to a sick loved one. EI is a social insurance system where workers and employers contribute to create a critical social safety net. Workers know our EI system is broken. It’s time to ensure workers have the support they need. Take action now to push Minister Hajdu to fix EI!

With the Liberal government’s immigration changes, hundreds of CUPE workers could lose their status and be forced to leave Canada this year. These harmful new policies will be devastating for communities that are already struggling.

This will be one of the defining, critical moments in our lifetime. But our response must be about more than just “buying Canadian.” This is our opportunity to reshape the Canadian economy into something that truly works for the people.

We all know our public health care system urgently needs to be improved. Patients are facing emergency room closures, longer wait times for surgery and a shortage of doctors.

Federal and provincial governments used to contribute 80% of the total funding for colleges and universities. Can you believe it?

Stay informed with all the latest news and learn how you can help advance CUPE’s Anti-Racism Strategy in your local.

CUPE has long advocated for the disability justice and the need to end poverty among people with disabilities.