Research, Job Evaluation, and Health & Safety Branch

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Research, Job Evaluation and Health and Safety Branch

The Research, Job Evaluation and Health & Safety Branch is the largest branch within CUPE’s National Services Department. Research staff support members by providing bargaining information, analyzing current issues, monitoring legislative changes, preparing submissions to government, conducting surveys, preparing fact sheets, and working with academics and coalition partners to promote and defend public services. Job Evaluation staff work to achieve fair and equitable wages for all members by working with locals to negotiate, implement and maintain pay equity, job evaluation and reclassifications. Health and Safety staff provide support, tools, resources, and training to help members in all sectors stay healthy and safe and to encourage activism. Staff from the Branch also assist with National Committees and with CUPE conventions and conferences.

Toolkit: Keep our pensions out of privatization

The Keep our pensions out of privatization toolkit gives CUPE activists and pension representatives information about the dangers of pension funds investing in public-private partnerships (P3s) and other types of privatization.

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Asking the right questions: A guide for municipalities considering P3s

This newly-updated second edition of Asking the right questions is co-authored by the late John Loxley and his son, researcher Salim Loxley. The guide reviews the latest evidence and experiences from across Canada and around the world, taking a critical look at the case for and against using public-private partnerships (P3s) for municipal infrastructure. This online text is adapted from the print version of the guide.

Mental health

Mental health and mental illness are a big part of health and safety in the workplace and beyond.

COVID-19

COVID-19

Negotiating “work from home” language at the bargaining table

CUPE locals have negotiated various letters of understanding with employers in response to the necessary public health measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay-at-home measures required a significant proportion of workers to work remotely, if possible, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Work from home (also known as telework, telecommuting or remote work) is commonly understood as using technology to perform work outside of the employer’s worksite.

Tools on Sexual Violence and Harassment in Post-Secondary Education

Everyone has the right to work, live, and learn in a safe environment. Sexual violence and harassment are serious matters that impact all members of the workplace, the union, and the campus community.

Sign the pledge: I support my library. I support my library workers.

Libraries are extremely popular with the Canadian public. However, library workers face many challenges that threaten the quality of services that people have come to expect and rely on.

Introduction to CUPE’s job evaluation program

CUPE is committed to the goal of fair compensation for all our members. Proper evaluation of jobs is one way to achieve that goal without numerous individual grievances or expensive arbitrations.

Bargaining a new job evaluation process

It is important that every job is compensated fairly in relation to the work that is required. Rather than pursuing individual grievances or arbitration, a joint job evaluation (JJE) process is an effective way to determine the value of the work associated with every job.

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CUPE adopts new environmental policy

CUPE’s National Executive Board has adopted an updated environmental policy in response to the deepening climate crisis. Building on our policy adopted by the Board in 2013, the new policy places even greater urgency on a bold response to the climate crisis.