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CUPE Saskatchewan Municipal Employees' Committee connects with municipal leaders at SUMA Convention

Members of the CUPE Saskatchewan Municipal Employees’ Committee (SMEC) sponsored registration and hosted an engaging booth at this year’s SUMA Convention and Tradeshow held April 12 to 15 in Regina.

CUPE Ontario condemns Ford Conservatives Hunger Games of Municipal Services

CUPE Ontario is condemning the Ford Conservatives after the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing sent a letter to more than 200 strong mayors, directing them not to use their legislated powers to limit or challenge police budget estimates.

CUPE 500 members at a 1996 rally//Les membres du SCFP 500 lors d'une manifestation en 1996

Video: A deal is a deal

“A deal is a deal, and we will do everything in our power to hold you to this deal.” This is the promise future CUPE national president Paul Moist made to Winnipeg City Council in 1996, when they announced they planned to open up the CUPE 500 collective agreement to roll back city worker wages. Watch the video “A Deal is a Deal” to find out how members forced the city to back down.

Durham Health Coalition

Health care workers protest declining working conditions and patient care at Oshawa hospital

Demoralized, exhausted and frustrated, health care workers protested outside Lakeridge hospital in Oshawa today in response to chaotic working conditions amid provincial funding restraint.

Unions urge City of Edmonton to keep recreational services public and affordable

Unions representing thousands of City of Edmonton workers are warning that any attempt to introduce profits or public-private partnerships into city recreational services will come out of the pockets of Edmontonians using these services.

Water and Wastewater workers in Saskatoon deliver strong strike mandate

Members of CUPE 47 have delivered an overwhelming strike mandate, with nearly 90% voting in favour of strike action.

Millions for ads as deficit-strapped Ontario hospitals slash hundreds of staff, harming patient care

The Ford government must fund hospitals at their real costs to protect patient care from deteriorating. Most hospitals have significant deficits and this is causing them to eliminate thousands of positions, threatening access and quality, while lengthening wait-times.

CUPE holds round table at Queen's Park on the state of long-term care in Ontario

CUPE Ontario’s Health Care Workers Coordinating Committee, HCWCC, held a round table discussion with MPPs at Queen’s Park today. The discussions focused on the challenges facing long-term care and retirement home workers in Ontario.

Grève Strike Ville de Montréal City

Ville de Montréal outside workers on strike

The outside workers at the Ville de Montréal launched a second strike this morning. The three-day action will run from 6:00 a.m. on April 15 to 6:00 a.m. on April 18. Workers picketed in front of all municipal garages on the first day.

Sarah Rayan Senate AI

CUPE urges senators to protect workers from AI

Artificial intelligence is spreading fast without any rules governing this powerful new technology. Workers need strong laws that protect their jobs and human rights. CUPE has shared that call with members of a Senate committee studying the impacts of AI.