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Nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and reduce staff burnout, says new academic study

A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s hospitals.

Backing down is not in our playbook: Hancock

In an ever-changing and increasingly chaotic world, Canada’s largest union is ready to fight for workers, public services, and better communities for everyone across the country. That was the message from CUPE National President Mark Hancock in his address to the 2025 CUPE BC convention.

Let's think and act boldly: Candace Rennick to CUPE BC Convention

While a far-right federal government was avoided, CUPE National Secretary Treasurer Candace Rennick said Canada’s largest union must be ready to keep taking on anti-worker policies.

CUPE BC opens annual convention in Vancouver

B.C.’s largest union is setting its agenda to tackle economic and political uncertainty head on to defend workers and public services. CUPE BC, the provincial division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, kicked off its annual convention this evening in Vancouver.

Vote NDP to protect what matters most

Monday is election day. This will be one of the most consequential elections of our lifetimes. Canadians will elect a new Parliament to steer us through the turbulence and threat of another Donald Trump presidency. In this moment, we must protect our country, and what makes us proudest to live in Canada: the things that lift us all up in times of need, like public health care.

Canada must protect Palestinian health care workers, end genocide

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is demanding urgent action to end Israeli military attacks on Palestinian first responders and health care workers in Gaza, and to stop the ongoing genocide.

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Developing our energy sovereignty through public investment

The current political landscape has clearly demonstrated that Canada’s energy sovereignty from the United States is a key part of our economic independence.

CUPE Votes: Help us build a Canada that puts workers first

The long-awaited federal election has been called. As we face a cost-of-living crisis and unprecedented threats to our jobs and our sovereignty from Donald Trump, we are embarking on what might be the most important election of our lifetime.

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CUPE’s 2025 budget is forward-thinking and action-packed

CUPE’s 2025 budget is all about making our union more inclusive, more effective, and more powerful. This year, we expect a significant increase in revenue, and we are directing that new money to expand existing initiatives and build new programs, including adding a record number of new CUPE staff.

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This election, choose hope and the NDP — not the disaster capitalism of Pierre Poilievre

With a federal election coming any day now, CUPE members are mobilizing across Canada to make their voices heard on social media, at dinner tables, on the airwaves, and at the ballot box. Justin Trudeau stayed long past his best-before date, and now Canadians will get their say after a decade of Liberal government.