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Workers at Northeastern Health choose CUPE!

Today, workers at Northeastern Public Health cast their votes for CUPE.

How many times can Alberta conservatives make the same mistake building schools?

That’s a question posed by CUPE Alberta as the Alberta government announces it will again use public-private partnerships, P3s, to build schools. The government has twice abandoned this model in the past.

Municipal workers in Kirkland, QC on 48-hour strike

Today outside workers in Kirkland, QC, just outside of Montreal, launched a 48-hour strike, slated from Wednesday, March 4, at 12:01 a.m. to Thursday, March 5, at 11:59 p.m., to protest a year-long stalemate in bargaining.

CUPE condemns attacks on Iran

CUPE National President Mark Hancock and CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick made the following statement on the situation in Iran and the Middle East.

CUPE SMEC Conference brings municipal workers together in Saskatoon

Today, delegates from municipal locals across Saskatchewan are gathering in Saskatoon at the annual CUPE Saskatchewan Municipal Employees Committee Conference.

Kirkland city foreman assaults outside worker

The day before a 48-hour outside-worker strike begins in Kirkland, a foreman has assaulted a CUPE 301 representative near the public works building. The incident took place as a dozen outside workers were putting up stickers to explain the conflict in the talks to renew the collective agreement.

Peterborough paramedics rally as critical bargaining begins

Paramedics with CUPE 4911 held a rally to mark the start of what they describe as the most critical round of bargaining in years, one that will determine whether Peterborough can stabilize and retain its paramedic service.

Ontario education workers call for early bargaining to resolve underfunding and staffing crisis

The Ontario School Board Council of Unions, OSBCU, representing over 57,000 education workers in more than 60 locals across Ontario, are urging the Ford government and Education Minister Paul Calandra to begin collective bargaining with unions as soon as possible, as severe underfunding and chronic staffing shortages continue to harm students and education workers across Ontario.

Workers at Grand Erie Public Health choose CUPE

Last week, workers at Grand Erie Public Health, which serves the County of Brant, the City of Brantford, Haldimand County, and Norfolk County in southwestern Ontario, cast their votes for CUPE.

NS government broke the law with Bill 148, courts find: will Houston fix the problem?

CUPE members are celebrating the news that the four years of wage freezes forced on Nova Scotian workers through Bill 148 has been found unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has upheld the constitutional guarantee in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms that workers have a right to negotiate the terms of their work through free and fair collective bargaining.

Alberta budget shows the long-term incompetence of the UCP

With almost six times the royalty revenue of the last government, the UCP are raising taxes, running deficits and cutting services.

CUPE 500 calls on Winnipeg City Council to reject GFL garbage contract

Winnipeg’s largest union says that Winnipeg City Council needs to go back to the drawing board on the Request for Proposals, RFPs, for garbage and recycling services.

Wage inequity forces CUPE 5435 to declare impasse

Bargaining between CUPE 5435, representing frontline workers at CBI Health in Saskatoon, and the employer has reached an impasse. The union has formally filed for impasse under The Saskatchewan Employment Act.

Contracting out in Châteauguay: Mayor’s disgraceful speech distracts from the real issues

CUPE 1299, the Syndicat des cols bleus de la Ville de Châteauguay, which representing 122 outside workers, denounces the remarks made by the mayor of Châteauguay at Monday night’s city council meeting that show contempt for the employees and distract from the real bargaining issues.

Abolishing the PEQ threatens Quebec schools

CUPE joins the Association québécoise du personnel de direction des écoles, AQPDE, in denouncing the harmful effects that the abolition of the Programme de l’expérience Québécoise, PEQ, will have on Quebec’s education system.

BC community health workers reach tentative agreement

After five days of negotiations, including a marathon session lasting twenty-four consecutive hours, your bargaining committee is proud to announce the Community Bargaining Association, CBA, has reached a tentative agreement with the Health Employers’ Association of BC, HEABC.

Provincial budget leaves workers cold, Nova Scotians vulnerable

Yesterday’s provincial budget revealed the disconnect between the Houston PCs and average Nova Scotians, says CUPE Nova Scotia President Alan Linkletter.

CUPE health science professionals in BC reach tentative agreement

BC’s 25,000 specialized health professionals reached a tentative agreement in the early hours of Friday morning, February 20, after almost one year of negotiations between the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association, HSPBA, and Health Employers Association of BC, HEABC.

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CUPE members remind parliamentarians that public services are what build Canada's strength and sovereignty

CUPE members from across Canada descended on Parliament Hill on Tuesday to bring a clear message to parliamentarians: public services are what build Canada’s strength and sovereignty. Hundreds of CUPE members met with MPs, Senators, and parliamentary staff from all parties as part of CUPE’s first annual lobby day on Parliament Hill.

Ville de Kirkland outside workers announce 48-hour strike

The Ville de Kirkland’s outside workers announced their first two-day strike just over a month after the general assembly voted in favour of pressure tactics up to and including an unlimited general strike.