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Every day, more than 20 people in Canada die from unregulated toxic drugs. Those deaths can often be prevented if the opioid inhibitor naloxone is administered in time.

CUPE’s biannual Health and Safety Forum brought together activists and members to focus on building healthier, safer workplaces with a special emphasis on psychological health and mental well-being.

In a world sliding towards authoritarianism, United States labour leader Lee Saunders offered CUPE delegates an impassioned vision, clear direction, and reason for hope. When democracy is under siege, the president of the 1.4 million member strong American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) declared, the answer lies not in despair but in organizing—together.

The former grocery store clerk turned President of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) used her address to convention to call on CUPE members to get active in the fight for working people. Bea Bruske told delegates that working Canadians are worried about their jobs, their bills and their kids’ futures, and that too many conservative politicians are trying to distract them with divisive issues.

A day after NDP Leah Gazan introduced a bill to strip Section 107 from the Canada Labour Code, CUPE National President Mark Hancock stood proudly with representatives from the federal NDP and Canadian Labour Congress to support workers’ constitutional bargaining rights.

Nadia Aristyl is a tireless advocate for racial justice, a strong union activist, and now an Ed Blackman Award winner. Aristyl, member of CUPE 2000, was honoured with the award in recognition of her outstanding leadership in the fight for racial justice and a more inclusive labour movement.

Fighting racism builds solidarity, and today delegates heard how we’re strengthening our union with CUPE’s Anti-Racism Strategy. “If we allow racism to exist in our workplace, our union, or our community, we will face our enemies divided and weakened,” said Debra Merrier, CUPE Diversity Vice President representing Indigenous workers.