The National Post-Secondary Education Task Force provides advice on how CUPE can advocate for publicly funded and delivered post-secondary education through an integrated system of public community colleges and universities. It will advise on lobbying approaches for increased funding for post-secondary education.
The task force will make recommendations on strategies to resist privatization of post-secondary education and to engage employers in coordinated bargaining at the regional, provincial, and national level.
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Post-Secondary Education
Post-secondary education is an invaluable public good— important to everyone. The post-secondary sector makes a significant contribution to advancing Canada’s social, cultural and economic wellbeing, as well as its ability to innovate, respond to change, and maintain a vibrant and stable democracy.
Sector profile: Post-Secondary
CUPE represents just over 73,000 members across over 230 bargaining units in the post-secondary education (PSE) sector. Our members work in universities, colleges and student-led organizations.