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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new economic plan doesn’t go far enough to bolster our economy. CUPE welcomes efforts to protect Canadian industries from Trump’s tariff chaos. But to build an economy that works for everyone, Carney’s Liberals must do more to invest in public infrastructure, protect public services, and support workers.

A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is sounding the alarm after a report in the Globe and Mail revealed that the federal government is planning deep, multi-year cuts to direct program spending — cuts that will devastate the quality of public services Canadians rely on and put tens of thousands of jobs at risk.

Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 were at Queen’s Park in Toronto yesterday to update Ontario workers on the continued challenges they are facing in their negotiations with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, WSIB.

A bill before the Alberta Legislature will, if passed, allow for the operation and funding of hospitals by private, for-profit entities.

In an ever-changing and increasingly chaotic world, Canada’s largest union is ready to fight for workers, public services, and better communities for everyone across the country. That was the message from CUPE National President Mark Hancock in his address to the 2025 CUPE BC convention.

While a far-right federal government was avoided, CUPE National Secretary Treasurer Candace Rennick said Canada’s largest union must be ready to keep taking on anti-worker policies.

B.C.’s largest union is setting its agenda to tackle economic and political uncertainty head on to defend workers and public services. CUPE BC, the provincial division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, kicked off its annual convention this evening in Vancouver.

Workers at Halifax’s Community Justice Society, CJS, have voted to accept their tentative agreement. While the gains made in this round of negotiations are being celebrated, the win is bittersweet.

CUPE Saskatchewan held its first-ever Indigenous and Northern Activist Training in La Ronge last weekend, marking an important step toward reconciliation and strengthening the union’s presence in northern and Indigenous communities.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is demanding urgent action to end Israeli military attacks on Palestinian first responders and health care workers in Gaza, and to stop the ongoing genocide.

Canada’s largest public and private sector unions stand united against attacks on Canadian workers initiated by the United States Administration’s escalating trade and investment war.

The news from Gaza that Israel has resumed indiscriminate bombing of the civilian population is horrifying. The death toll, more than 400 people in less than 24 hours, is beyond comprehension. There can be no justification for this violence, or any semblance of political or military support from Canada. Nothing less than an immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel is an acceptable response by the Government of Canada.

After many months of hard work, CUPE partner Momentum is launching its Vote Rainbow Equality campaign today, Monday, March 3rd!  With a federal election on the horizon, the Vote Rainbow Equality campaign aims to build momentum and mobilize our communities to maximize our organizing time before voting day. 

On February 20, CUPE is marking Pension Awareness Day by calling attention to the benefits of workplace pension plans for Canadian workers, local communities and the economy as a whole.

A beloved childminding program for newcomers to Canada will be closing its doors and laying off nine childminding professionals in the Durham region.

CUPE NL is concerned that instead, the Education Accord will result in more public dollars going to private companies, leading to a decline in the quality of our public education system, and further deterioration of working conditions for members in public schools, postsecondary institutions, and childcare facilities.

The employees voted 91% in favour of job action last week. The workers join 4,000 striking employees in Edmonton, Sturgeon County and Fort McMurray who are already on strike.

CUPE salutes Sonia Lebel, president of the Conseil du trésor, who wants to table a bill that would avoid raiding or amalgamations of bargaining units in the health and social services network.

After decades of efforts by child care advocates, including CUPE members, we finally achieved our goal of creating a pan Canadian program for early learning and child care in 2020. This program aims to reduce the cost of child care to $10 a day, increase the number of public and non-profit child care spaces and to ensure inclusive access to high quality and culturally safe child care services for all.