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Manitoba’s largest labour union says GFL’s decision to move their headquarters from Toronto into the United States underscores the arguments they have been making that the contracting out of municipal services leads to tax dollars leaving Manitoba and Canada, and hurting our local economy.

In an Order in Council passed on January 23, significant changes were made to the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program. CUPE is deeply concerned about the timing and impact of these changes, which come during a period of growing economic uncertainty for people across Saskatchewan.

In less than 36 hours, more than 1,500 people have emailed Minister France-Élaine Duranceau, asking her to stop Bill 7, which would do away with the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (lNSPQ).

CUPE National President Mark Hancock joined CLC President Bea Bruske, Unifor’s Lana Payne, United Steelworkers’ Marty Warren, PSAC’s Sharon DeSousa, and Dave Chartrand from IAMAW on Parliament Hill today to call for a workers-first approach to the economy and trade, as Donald Trump reignites threats against Canadian jobs.

After a CAQ bill sparked controversy over the role of unions in our society, CUPE Québec commissioned a major survey by polling firm CROP in December 2025. Some 2,000 Quebecers answered the call, and the survey findings are simply astounding.

More than 100 trades workers from across Ontario gathered this week for CUPE Ontario’s annual Trades Conference, where they sent a clear message to Labour Minister David Piccini: stop undermining public sector trades workers.

CUPE is deeply concerned about the decision by Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) to address the university’s budget issues by closing campuses and facilities and cutting jobs, and the lack of transparency around the impacts of that decision.

CUPE stands in solidarity with the people of Iran, especially the workers and trade unions protesting in response to the country’s worsening economic crisis and social injustice.

The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has cut $200 million from the budget of the PADTC, the provincial public transit development program, breaking yet another public transit promise.

As hospitals cut hundreds of jobs and eliminate vacant positions amidst budgetary constraints imposed by the Conservative government, the largest health care union in Ontario is warning about longer wait-times, rushed care, preventable mistakes, and overcrowded hallways.