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CUPE 1287 is speaking out after members at the John Howard Society of Niagara were served with a “no board” notice by the employer, needlessly escalating bargaining tensions and paving the way for a potential lockout of workers by their employer.

CUPE Manitoba is disappointed in Manitoba government’s latest education funding announcement. The funding falls short of what Manitoba schools need and leaves many school divisions facing significant financial deficits as they head into a critical bargaining year.

Bargaining for a first collective agreement between the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) component of CUPE 3912 and NSCAD University has reached an impasse after conciliation talks failed late Tuesday night.

CUPE 3873 is pleased to announce that library technicians in the River East Transcona School Division have ratified a new five-year collective agreement.

Members of the CUPE Saskatchewan Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) gathered outside Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Ken Cheveldayoff’s office today to deliver hundreds of valentines urging the provincial government to make meaningful investments in public education in the 2026 provincial budget.

The federal government’s probe into unpaid work has delivered underwhelming results, and CUPE’s Airline Division, the union representing 20,000 flight attendants at 11 different airlines, is concerned by the government’s proposal to continue letting the industry police itself.

A probe by the federal government into the abuse of unpaid work in the airline sector has concluded, without a concrete plan to tackle the issue and ensure fairness for flight attendants in Canada.

CUPE Ontario is condemning the Ford Conservatives after the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing sent a letter to more than 200 strong mayors, directing them not to use their legislated powers to limit or challenge police budget estimates.

Representing more than 120 members, the Syndicat des cols bleus de la Ville de Châteauguay (CUPE 1299) is launching a campaign on the ABCs of Châteauguay city management, as part of collective agreement bargaining. The campaign informs citizens that the employer is demanding a blank cheque for contracting out work and wants to completely eliminate minimum employee levels for outside workers, but doesn’t have any comparative studies demonstrating real savings for taxpayers.

CUPE, which represents more than 1,330 employees at the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI), strongly denounces the SQI’s handling of work environment issues.

CUPE 7575 is condemning recent statements from Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) administration suggesting further cuts may be coming as the board faces a growing special education deficit.

CUPE is sending its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and community members affected by the tragic violence yesterday in Tumbler Ridge, BC.

A new alliance of telecommunications workers is denouncing the offshoring of thousands of Canadian jobs by major telecommuncations corporations.

Members of CUPE 2268 and CUPE 3730 have delivered a strong strike mandate, voting overwhelmingly in favour of strike action if necessary.

CUPE 1328, representing more than 2,000 education workers at the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), is raising serious concerns following reports that school administrators have been advised that it is no longer required to maintain a Child and Youth Worker (CYW) in every school.

Manitoba’s largest labour union says the Wab Kinew government has nothing to learn from PC leader Obby Kahn on how to run health care in Manitoba.

Manitoba’s largest labour union says GFL’s decision to move their headquarters from Toronto into the United States underscores the arguments they have been making that the contracting out of municipal services leads to tax dollars leaving Manitoba and Canada, and hurting our local economy.

The K-12 provincial bargaining committee, representing over 30,000 BC school support workers across the province, will be returning to the bargaining table February 17 with the BC Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA).

The community showed up in support of the workers at Sienna Living’s Case Manor in Bobcaygeon, Ontario after it was announced that job cuts and cuts to hours of work were being implemented in the spring.

In an Order in Council passed on January 23, significant changes were made to the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program. CUPE is deeply concerned about the timing and impact of these changes, which come during a period of growing economic uncertainty for people across Saskatchewan.