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FAQ about WILD

We have been hearing the buzz about WILD and there are just a couple of days left to apply!

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Indigenous, Black, and racialized CUPE women and non-binary members: are you ready for WILD?!

Applications are now open for the first ever national Women in Leadership Development training, a feminist leadership and skills-building union education program designed for Indigenous, Black, and racialized women and non-binary members of CUPE.

Does the Liberals’ 2025 budget hide a pension cut for federal government workers?

CUPE has serious concerns that a hidden pension cut for federal public servants is buried deep in Mark Carney’s Budget 2025.

Surpluses and benefit improvements are trending in pensions, but challenges remain

CUPE offers two sessions to help you get prepared for CUPE National Convention 2025!

Calling all new delegates! We are offering new delegate briefings to make sure that first-time delegates feel ready to fully participate at our National Convention.

Pension plans benefit retirees, their communities and the economy

On February 20, CUPE is marking Pension Awareness Day by calling attention to the benefits of workplace pension plans for Canadian workers, local communities and the economy as a whole.

Canada Pension Plan embroiled in long-term care fiasco

The people responsible for safeguarding the retirement savings of 22 million Canadian workers lost more than $500 million investing in scandal-plagued Orpea, the largest for-profit long-term care company in Europe, as revealed in a report released today.

Wrecking ball to your pension

Pierre Poilievre will take a wrecking ball to your pension

Throughout his time in office, Pierre Poilievre has never shied away from an opportunity to weaken pensions and retirement security for his fellow Canadians. Any time Conservatives come to power, they take a wrecking ball to our pensions, and it takes years to fix their mistakes.

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Fostering equity: Education transforming CUPE one member at a time

Education is a powerful tool, and it’s not neutral. Underlying every educational program are the values and vision of the society it serves. Our Union Education Branch has been fostering inclusion and an equity perspective for a long time. We do everything we can to ensure that every member from our diverse CUPE community, from coast to coast to coast, has a voice and sees themselves reflected in our union.

Retirement security is key to solving housing crisis

The affordable housing crisis in Canada means that home ownership is out of reach for many workers. It is also becoming more difficult to find safe, clean, and comfortable rental housing. One surprising obstacle to housing affordability? Canada’s inadequate public pensions. Too many people must rely on the value of their home going up – worsening affordability for future generations – in order to retire.