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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.

CUPE lifts strike at community clinic in Nova Scotia

CUPE long-term care workers will pause job action at an urgent treatment centre in Arichat, Nova Scotia. After discussions with community members and long-term care workers, CUPE 5032 has decided to pause their strike at the community clinic attached to St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre, which is staffed by their members.

CUPE education workers to ‘paint the province purple’ for publicly funded education

Members of CUPE 2512, representing education workers at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, will be canvassing door-to-door throughout Progressive Conservative MPP Brian Riddell’s riding of Cambridge on Saturday as part of CUPE’s province-wide ‘Paint the Province Purple’ day of action in support of publicly funded education.

Support falling short as education workers take on medical responsibilities in schools

New survey findings released today by the CUPE Saskatchewan Education Workers’ Steering Committee (EWSC) show that education support workers across the province are performing a wide range of medical procedures in schools – often without consistent training, clear direction, or adequate support.

CUPE 2512 condemns deep staffing cuts at Waterloo Catholic District School Board amid ongoing staffing crisis

CUPE 2512 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the Board.

Pharmacare and bargained drug benefits: what CUPE locals need to know

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 3730 members ratify new agreement after strong strike mandate

Members of CUPE 3730 have voted to ratify a new collective agreement following a challenging round of bargaining that included reaching an impasse and delivering a strong strike mandate.

BC SPCA workers deliver overwhelming strike mandate

CUPE 1622 members across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley have voted 97.5% in favour of strike action after bargaining with BC SPCA stalls.

Colwood municipal workers to vote on strike action

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.

Sanctuary

Sanctuary cities: Ensuring everyone can use municipal services

Sweeping changes to federal immigration and refugee policies are forcing millions of migrants to leave their jobs. These changes weaken local economies and the social fabric of cities and towns across Canada.