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The YMCA of Northern Alberta has removed three long-term employees who just happened to be leading an effort to get other employees to join CUPE.

As conciliation between WestJet and CUPE 8125, the union representing WestJet flight attendants, approaches its conclusion, the local is calling on the federal government to respect the collective bargaining process and refrain from unnecessary intervention under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.

Shuniah firefighters with CUPE 87 have ratified their first collective agreement, achieving landmark gains for themselves and setting a new standard for volunteer firefighters in Ontario.

Privatization is running rampant in Canada’s health care system and it is affecting patient outcomes from coast to coast. CUPE has produced a report looking at the problem and proposing solutions.

CUPE has filed an Unfair Labour Practice complaint against the Town of Penetanguishene, alleging council violated provincial labour law and workers’ collective agreement rights in its rush to outsource water and wastewater operations to the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA).

On Friday, the federal government announced additional child care funding. This is promising for the many families, workers, and centres across Saskatchewan – especially at a time when Scott Moe’s damaging cuts are about to take effect with serious consequences.

Starting today, Niagara residents will hear directly from frontline paramedics warning that staffing shortages, burnout and retention problems are putting increasing pressure on emergency medical services across the region.

Employers at Admiral and White Hills Long-Term Care Centres, and Bay Side Home have forced hundreds of long-term care workers back on strike this week over remaining local issues despite the tentative agreement reached on June 6.

One week after walking off the job, members of CUPE 2722 are renewing their call for Oxfam Canada to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair collective agreement that reflects the organization’s stated values of equity, dignity, and social justice.

Early Thursday morning, more than 300 paramedics from across Quebec blocked all entrances to the provincial Treasury Board at 875 Grande Allée, preventing employees from entering.

CUPE NL is deeply concerned by NL Health’s use of a fake promise for an extra paid leave day during a cybersecurity test when health care workers are already stretched thin and continuously denied their leave requests.

In a decision rendered June 12, the Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) agreed with salaried workers in the orientation and mobility specialist (OMS) classification, who, disagreeing with a ruling by the CNESST (Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work) under pay equity maintenance provisions in 2010, decided to contest the tribunal’s decision as allowed under article 104 of the Pay Equity Act.

City of Colwood workers, represented by CUPE 374, and the City of Colwood have reached a tentative agreement.

After a challenging round of bargaining that reached an impasse and included a strong strike mandate, members of CUPE 2268 have voted to ratify a new collective agreement with the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. The ratification vote was held June 11-13, 2026.

CUPE 4186 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the London District Catholic School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite increasing enrolment, growing student needs, and increased provincial funding.

Demonstrators greeted the first passengers on the opening day of MET – Montreal Metropolitan Airport in Saint-Hubert. While this should have been a day of celebration, this protest reminded people that families have been left out in the cold, as the employer, Pascan Aviation, has been refusing to negotiate with strikers for more than two months now.

Health care workers are organizing a rally in Pickering outside Ontario PC MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy’s constituency office to protest the provincial government’s failure to address the hospital funding crisis.

The announcement of 22 layoffs at the Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) is shocking and raises serious concerns. How can these cutbacks be justified when the transit corporation is showing sustained growth and enviable results?

The Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre will remain in public hands, continuing to be operated by City of Saskatoon employees and members of CUPE 59 once it reopens.

CUPE is condemning a report released Thursday by a Senate committee that calls for the government to dramatically scale back the ability of workers at ports and in the rail sector to exercise their Charter right to strike.