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CUPE 5678 condemns deep staffing cuts at Upper Canada District School Board amid ongoing staffing crisis

CUPE 5678 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Upper Canada District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board.

CUPE Saskatchewan raises serious concerns about changes to SAID program amid rising cost of living

In an Order in Council passed on January 23, significant changes were made to the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program. CUPE is deeply concerned about the timing and impact of these changes, which come during a period of growing economic uncertainty for people across Saskatchewan.

Fact sheet: What is a disability?

CUPE is committed to the full inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life. As a union, we have the power to advance disability justice in the workplace and beyond. This factsheet aims to raise awareness and educate CUPE staff, CUPE members, and all those living in Canada about the multiple facets of disability.

Klein’s anti-Canadian views make him unfit for mayor

The city’s largest union questions mayoral candidate Kevin Klein’s suitability to lead in divisive times.

CUPE 1883 members vote overwhelmingly for job action as Waterloo Region undermines frontline services

Waterloo Regional Councillors are making a familiar mistake: undermining vital public services by allowing frontline staffing levels to decline. In response, public health workers, library and museum workers, Ontario Works case managers and many other Region of Waterloo workers represented by CUPE 1883 voted overwhelmingly to authorize job action.

Education workers and allies call on province to provide medical supports in schools

Education support workers, a parent of a child with complex needs and the Shadow Minister for Education joined CUPE Saskatchewan’s Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) to address growing concerns about medical responsibilities being carried out in schools without consistent standards, adequate training or support.

CUPE 500 in Manitoba applauds Mayor Gillingham’s campaign commitment to support local

Winnipeg’s largest union is applauding Mayor Gillingham’s recent campaign commitment to ensure municipal contracts are awarded locally, rather than to US-based or global corporations.

CUPE Manitoba supports passage of Bill 13 to protect tenants and tackle housing affordability

CUPE Manitoba is calling on the provincial government to pass proposed amendments to The Residential Tenancies Act (Bill 13) and immediately implement updates to The Residential Rent Regulations.

City workers apply for mediation in effort to avoid disruption for Mission residents

CUPE 1267 has applied to the BC Labour Relations Board to seek the assistance of a mediator as part of ongoing collective bargaining with the City of Mission.

CUPE applauds Mayor Gillingham’s support for a fourth branch of 911

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham’s support for building social workers directly into the 911 emergency system is a crucial step in addressing the growing mental health crisis, says CUPE 500, representing Winnipeg’s municipal workers.