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Travel safety for CUPE events

CUPE members may need to travel for union events like conferences, meetings and education. This guide offers advice to keep members safe. Remember to report any suspicious activity or incidents to the hotel staff or CUPE event organizers.

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May 1 - 31, 2026

Jewish Heritage Month

The Jewish community has long played a central role in labour struggles and in the fight against discrimination in Canada. For Jewish Heritage Month, CUPE honours the historic role of the Jewish community in the promotion and defence of labour rights and social justice, and we call on our members to take action against the alarming surge of antisemitism in Canada and around the world. We must remain united and vigilant in our collective struggle against anti-Jewish hate.

May 1 - 31, 2026

Asian Heritage Month

During Asian Heritage Month, CUPE recognizes and celebrates the contributions that members of Asian communities have made to Canada, and to our union.

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Read the book: Bargaining Forward

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Watch the documentary: Bargaining Forward

This bilingual (English and French) documentary showcases the unity and resilience of 22,000 public sector workers in New Brunswick as they strike against wage suppression. It explores strategic mobilization and collective bargaining efforts by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), culminating in a province-wide movement that successfully challenges austerity and sparks labour action across Canada.

Temporary foreign workers in our union: A solidarity and action guide

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Temporary foreign workers in our union: A solidarity and action guide

Temporary foreign workers in our union: A solidarity and action guide is designed to help CUPE bargaining teams and local executives support members who are TFWs at the bargaining table and in the workplace.

Federal Budget 2024: Summary and Analysis, CUPE National Research

Budget 2024 makes small tweaks to address big issues facing the country. Many of the changes announced are moving in the right direction, but some still reflect an over-reliance on market-led approaches that have failed in the past. There are also some promising proposals that will need more details before we can fully evaluate them.

Sask. Party candidate or Saskatchewan Rivers Board Chair? You shouldn’t be both.

A message to stakeholders released by Darlene Rowden, Sask. Party candidate and Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division Board Chair, was inappropriate and created more questions than answers this week.

Overwork

Overwork

Overwork is a health and safety hazard affecting more and more CUPE members. It occurs when workers have too many tasks, too little time to complete them and not enough rest. This factsheet provides an overview of overwork and its impacts on psychosocial health and safety at work. It then provides tips to mitigate and reduce the risks of overwork.