Policy
CUPE's environmental policy
CUPE’s National Executive Board has adopted an updated environmental policy in response to the deepening climate crisis. Building on our policy adopted by the Board in 2013, the new policy places even greater urgency on a bold response to the climate crisis.
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How to lead a workplace discussion on climate change
Do you want to foster a workplace discussion on climate change? Wondering how to start one? CUPE’s climate change action workshop is the perfect tool to get that conversation started.
Fact sheet
How to form a Workplace Environment Committee
CUPE has a variety of tools and resources at your disposable, such as an environment policy, a green workplace guide, a workplace environmental auditing tool, and a guide to green contract language. If and when an environment committee is in place, we want to know about it, and we want to help. Please get in contact with us at: enviro [at] cupe.ca.
Tabletalk
Bargaining language for a greener workplace
Many CUPE locals are taking progressive steps on environmental issues. For some, that includes bargaining green language directly into their collective agreements.
Guide
CUPE's green workplace guide
CUPE members have a workplace environmental guide at their fingertips. The booklet – entitled Healthy, Clean & GREEN: A Workers’ Action Guide to a Greener Workplace – shows workers what steps they can take to make their workplaces environmentally sustainable.