PEI’s fight to end 150 years of first-past-the-post

Ever since workers and their unions won legal recognition in Canada, governments have looked for ways to limit our right to strike. For decades, federal and provincial governments relied on back-to-work legislation to break strikes, but in recent months the federal government has embraced an even less democratic approach: Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.

Canada is at crossroads. On one hand, we face skyrocketing cost-of-living, a housing crisis, and growing threats to public services and the environment. On the other, we have right-wing leaders like Pierre Poilievre, who promise to support workers but always side with banks, billionaires, and big polluters when push comes to shove.

CUPE’s 2025 budget is all about making our union more inclusive, more effective, and more powerful. This year, we expect a significant increase in revenue, and we are directing that new money to expand existing initiatives and build new programs, including adding a record number of new CUPE staff.

With a federal election coming any day now, CUPE members are mobilizing across Canada to make their voices heard on social media, at dinner tables, on the airwaves, and at the ballot box. Justin Trudeau stayed long past his best-before date, and now Canadians will get their say after a decade of Liberal government.