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December 6, 2024

National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence Against Women

December 6 marks the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, where 14 women were singled out and murdered in an attack motivated by the gunman’s hatred of feminism and women. One of those women, Maryse Laganière, was a CUPE member who worked at the school.

First-of-its kind partnership brings 2SLGBTQI+ organizer to Saskatchewan

CUPE Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour have partnered with Fae Johnstone and Queer Momentum to hire a Saskatchewan organizer to build support for 2SLGBTQI+ rights and oppose anti-2SLGBTQI+ laws, policies, and political platforms.

Last call: order CUPE Pride t-shirts

There’s still time to order CUPE’s Pride t-shirts for summer Pride events. Order before May 27 to get your shirt by June 25.

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, CUPE renews its commitment to fighting for the safety of 2SLGBTQI+ persons at work and in our communities.

International Day of Pink

On the International Day of Pink, CUPE encourages all members to wear pink to challenge homophobia and transphobia in all its forms.

Group gathering on a city street looking up for the camera

CUPE joins union women from around the world at key UN gathering

CUPE is joining more than 100 union women in a global delegation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Our message is clear: ending women’s poverty starts with strong unions and quality public services.

Interntional Women's Day March 8 2024

International Women's Day

On March 8, CUPE joins the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. Today and every day, CUPE celebrates women’s union activism.

Resist attacks that divide us: CUPE stands with trans people

Conservative politicians and far-right groups are trying to divide us as workers by spreading disinformation about 2SLGBTQI+ youth. They are targeting trans youth to distract us from their anti-worker policies, spreading hate about vulnerable people for political gain. Right-wing governments benefit from workers being divided instead of united against cuts to public services, the cost of living crisis, and more.

November 19, 2024

Trans Day of Remembrance

On November 20, we remember and honour Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary people killed around the world because of hatred and oppression, in and outside of work. CUPE renews its commitment to fighting transphobia in all its forms.

Grace Hartman

VIDEO: Grace Hartman: The first woman to lead a major union in Canada

Have a look at this video titled Grace Hartman: The first woman to lead a major union in Canada, produced in 1997, a few years after she passed away. It helps us learn more about important moments in her career, including the events surrounding the 1981 illegal hospital workers’ strike in Ontario that led to her imprisonment.