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Public solutions in health care

Delivering better care and services in our hospitals

Who owns and operates our hospitals and how hospital services are provided matters. Public hospitals cost less, provide better care, and serve the public good

Public solutions in health care

Fighting the privatization of medical services

To protect and expand public health care, our governments must enforce the Canada Health Act and guard against private, for-profit services. Access to care should be based on medical need, not ability to pay

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Federal anti-scab legislation passes in the House of Commons - thanks to workers and the NDP

Federal anti-scab legislation passed 3rd reading today, clearing its final hurdle in the House of Commons, and significantly levelling the playing field for workers’ rights in federally-regulated sectors like communications and transportation.

CUPE stands in solidarity with Palestinian health unions

On behalf of our 200,000 members in the health sector, CUPE is heeding the call of Palestinian health care unions for urgent global solidarity. Our union reiterates our call for an immediate, permanent humanitarian ceasefire, an end to the blockade of Gaza, the restoration of humanitarian aid, and access to the necessities of life.

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.

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.

Climate justice: A public, fair future for all

Climate justice is public. It is increasingly evident that governments who continue to follow the lead of the corporate sector and the rules of the current economic system will be unable to address the climate crisis. The younger generations are particularly clear about the urgent need to save the planet, and that an energy transition to low-carbon alternatives and reduced consumption must not rely on corporations or their market-based “solutions”.

Laura Walton - Organizing for sustainable gains workers and students need

Educational assistants (EAs), early childhood educators (ECEs), custodians, maintenance staff, office secretaries, music, and language instructors – all members of the Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU-CUPE) – are fighting to improve the working and learning conditions in Ontario’s schools. Their proposals are reasonable, necessary, and affordable, and would guarantee real gains for workers and students. It is a fight Walton is ready for. An Educational Assistant and president of the OSBCU, Walton speaks about what drew her to union organizing, the impact of a decade of wage cuts, and the future of the sector for young workers.

Fighting for sustainable workplaces

I have been watching recent organizing drives at corporate giants like Starbucks, Amazon, and Indigo with interest. It is inspiring that this charge has been led in large part by young people standing up and fighting for their rights.

Governments need to get off the bench in the fight against inflation

Too many working families in Canada are struggling with their grocery bills and housing costs. As the number of people living paycheque to paycheque climbs, more and more Canadians are wondering when the gouge is going to stop. People are rightly wondering why, after two and a half years of a pandemic, it feels like our governments are leaving us out to dry during an inflation crisis unlike anything we have seen in decades.