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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.

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.

Doug Ford in a media scrum with journalists

The OSBCU calls for real investment after Ford government’s deeply inadequate education funding announcement

The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is deeply disappointed by the Ford government’s 2026–27 Core Education Funding announcement released today. At a time when Ontario’s publicly funded schools are facing an unprecedented staffing and funding crisis, this funding offers little more than austerity, uncertainty, and continued neglect for students and education workers.

Majority of Ontario hospitals have been operating in the red over the last three years, new report shows

The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

CUPE 1615: Budget locks in cuts at Memorial University

CUPE 1615 says the province’s latest post-secondary funding announcement confirms Memorial University is not being restored. While the government has increased year-over-year funding by just over 5%, the union says there is no meaningful investment to replace years of lost revenue, leaving Memorial to absorb the costs.

CUPE warns against political pressure to send home care workers back into unsafe conditions

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is warning against reckless calls from the Progressive Conservatives to force front-line health care workers back into unsafe environments, following the decision by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to suspend in-home services at a North End housing building due to serious safety concerns.

Course set for CUPE BC as province’s largest union concludes 2026 convention

B.C.’s largest union has set course for the next year after wrapping up the CUPE BC annual convention. Over 500 delegates from across the province passed more than 45 resolutions directing the union advocacy on behalf of workers and B.C. public services.

How CUPE Air Canada flight attendants grounded a back to work order

Wesley Lesosky, president of CUPE’s Air Canada Component, gave CUPE BC delegates an inside look at how CUPE flight attendants took on Canada’s biggest airline and the federal government—and won.

CUPE welcomes Supreme Court decision to grant labour coalition intervenor status in Bill 137 appeal

This week, CUPE Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation were granted leave by the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in the forthcoming anticipated Supreme Court case addressing Bill 137: The Education Amendment Act, 2023.

Assaulted and injured in sickening numbers, health care workers demand action on workplace violence

On the National Day of Mourning, CUPE hospital and long-term care workers called for action from the provincial and federal governments to protect them from violence, which has worsened since the pandemic.