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CUPE members ratify a milestone agreement with the Region of Niagara's long-term care facilities

Workers at Niagara Region’s municipally run long-term care facilities are celebrating tonight after ratifying a milestone collective agreement this evening. The workers, represented by CUPE 1263, were able to win significant improvements to paramedical benefits, vacation allotments, and pay for their members.

NSCAD workers strike after conciliation talks with university fail

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, NSCAD, workers represented by CUPE 3912 are on the picket line today after negotiations over the group’s first collective agreement failed late yesterday.

Dalhousie’s part-time architecture faculty join CUPE 3912

CUPE 3912 is pleased to announce that part-time faculty in the Architecture Department at Dalhousie University (Dal) are officially members of the local as of January 14, 2026, retroactive to November 2025.

Ford Government passing the buck on university funding – students, workers and economy will pay the price

The Ontario government made a funding announcement today that will continue deep staff cuts, rising tuition fees and increased student debt.

Talks between CUPE 3912 and NSCAD reach impasse

Bargaining for a first collective agreement between the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) component of CUPE 3912 and NSCAD University has reached an impasse after conciliation talks failed late Tuesday night.

CUPE welcomes new members after Saskatchewan LRB win

CUPE welcomes approximately 80 new members into the union following a favourable decision from the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (LRB).

CUPE condemns Memorial University of Newfoundland closures, Wakeham government for “abandoning” the province

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.

Collage of faces of international students

Economy at work

International Students and the Canadian Economy

In January 2024, the federal government introduced a significant set of changes to the allocation and administration of international student visas and related immigration programs in Canada. These changes reduced the number of international students coming to Canada by about 40%, with large reductions to other temporary work visa streams as well, and were justified by claims that the reduction would ease pressures on housing, health care and other services.

Community members rally for CUPE 2361

Western community rallies at London city hall

Western workers, students and community supporters packed the square outside city hall in London, Ontario, last Friday for a rally in support of CUPE 2361 members as they begin the third week of their strike.

Laurentian University Sign

Fall economic statement includes important win for university workers and students

Tuesday’s federal fall economic statement included an important win for university workers that will avoid the kind of devastation seen at Laurentian University in Sudbury last year, says the main union representing university workers in Ontario.