Thousands of CUPE members unite to shape the future
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More than 2,000 CUPE members from across Canada came together yesterday to discuss issues facing their sectors, paths forward, and priorities for the coming years. Sector meetings were animated and passionate while outside Convention, child care workers held a rally in support of $10-a-day child care, a sign of the action in the days to come.
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New delegates’ orientation
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Calling all new delegates! Make sure you feel ready to fully participate at our National Convention. Our one-hour session will explain the rules and procedures and answer all your questions.
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The Human Rights forum offers members an opportunity to be inspired by the work of human rights activists from coast to coast to coast. Members will be inspired by artistic expressions, riveting speeches, and emotional storytelling from migrant justice advocates.
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Find everything that's happening at Convention, and where, with the online schedule.
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Surpluses and benefit improvements trending in CUPE pension wins
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After years of defending pensions from cuts, CUPE members are now winning real improvements—and it’s thanks to a smart strategy and strong organizing. At CUPE’s 2025 pension forum, members shared how they’ve turned the tide, boosting benefits through plans like HOOP, expanding coverage to precarious workers, and securing joint trusteeship to control their futures. Some members even saw their pensions nearly double.
Want to know how they did it?
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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.
Right now, workers face barriers accessing EI including:
- Many part-time, precarious, and migrant workers do not have enough hours to qualify for EI;
- The 55% wage replacement level leaves most workers struggling and some living below the poverty line;
- Depending on where you live, EI benefits for unemployment can last as few as 14 weeks, which leaves workers in the lurch.
We can do better.
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