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Some provinces have signed onto the federal pharmacare program. CUPE locals in these provinces have questions about how this program may interact with their current group benefits.

CUPE Quebec Conseil provincial du secteur du transport terrestre (CPSTT) welcomes the investment of new funds in public transit, however it points out that if funds had been obtained when they were made available, back in 2024, much more could have been accomplished and at a lower cost.

Municipal workers in Colwood, represented by CUPE 374, will be conducting a strike vote next week after negotiations reached an impasse over the City’s proposal that would require workers to accept cuts to health-related leave in exchange for competitive wages.

CUPE 1734 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the York Region District School Board’s (YRDSB) announcement to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board.

After returning to the table for the second time since this strike began, negotiations have broken off. After CUPE presented an amended offer, lowering the previous proposal by millions of dollars, representatives of the government and employer once again presented a recycled version of the same deal they’ve been tabling since last August.

Manitoba’s largest municipal labour union released five key priorities for the upcoming civic election and is launching a major public awareness campaign to engage Winnipeggers in issues that matter.

Long-term care workers are set to return to the table later today with representatives of the employers and government, and the assistance of the Chief Conciliation Officer.

CUPE has submitted a comprehensive response to the federal government’s consultation on reforms to the Canada Labour Code and the federal labour relations framework.

When Canadians are injured on the job, they depend on the expertise and dedication of workers at the Workers’ Compensation Boards (WCBs) across the country. But as workloads intensify and staffing pressures mount, those same workers are warning that delays in care are becoming unavoidable.

CUPE 786 members at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton held a rally this morning to protest job cuts. The hospital is eliminating more than 60 positions including personal support workers, clerical and administrative staff in response to provincial underfunding.