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Menstruation and menopause are natural parts of life. But in many workplaces, the symptoms and health needs that come with them are still treated as taboo, or ignored entirely. That silence has real consequences.

On May 1, 2025, more than 600,000 people filled the streets of Havana, and over 5 million marched throughout Cuba, in a powerful display of resistance and solidarity. The international community, including CUPE members, joined the rally as part of a week-long delegation to renew and deepen ties with Cuba’s workers, students, women’s groups, trade unionists and other supporters of the Cuban Revolution.

Over the past two decades, she has been intimately familiar with the long-festering staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals. As a registered practical nurse (RPN), Angela has witnessed first-hand the decline in working conditions, characterized by high rates of injuries and workplace violence, poorer patient outcomes, and worsening morale.

CUPE members know the problems baked into Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system. Whether accessing EI while on parental leave, after a layoff or in the event of a work interruption due to a natural disaster, the time has come for the federal government to improve EI so it provides all the support workers need.

For Edmonton Valley Zoo staff, this isn’t just a job. It’s a calling. At the crack of dawn, while most of Edmonton is still asleep, a quiet buzz begins behind the gates of the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Before the first visitor walks through the turnstiles, and before the first excited sloth sighting, zoo staff are already feeding, cleaning, and caring. For animal care workers here, this isn’t just work. It’s devotion. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a calling.

Canada is facing an uncertain future. Donald Trump’s return as president of the United States is spreading chaos around the world and threatening Canadian sovereignty.