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CUPE represents approximately 28,750 members in the transportation sector, including workers in airlines, airports, ferries, port authorities, rail, roads and highways, and public and private transit systems.
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Sector profile: Transportation
CUPE represents approximately 37,900 members in the transportation sector, including workers in airlines, airports, ferries, port authorities, rail, roads and highways, and public and private transit systems.
Mayday, PM Trudeau: airline workers need your help now!
Canada’s airline workers are facing a Mayday moment. COVID-19 has grounded our industry and Canada remains the only country in the G7 without a plan to support workers and ensure there’s an industry to return to when the pandemic is over. It’s time for the federal government to deliver an aid package that puts workers first and sustains tens of thousands of good jobs in this vital industry. Send a message to Prime Minister Trudeau today!
Sectors of work
CUPE is Canada’s largest union, with over 800,000 members. It is also a very diverse union in terms of the sectors it represents. Our members work in eleven different sectors. Some sectors have over 150,000 members each, such as health care, education, and municipal services, while others have fewer members. However, our union relies on the strength of all its members, regardless of their sector or type of job. Learn more about each of these sectors and the specific issues facing each one.
Resources for bargaining committees
CUPE offers many tools to support locals during bargaining. They include CUPE National staff representatives, specialist staff support, the Collective Agreement Information System, bargaining-related workshops, regional office support, and materials for bargaining committees.
News
Minister Alghabra needs to start acting on lessons learned from COVID now: CUPE
Canada’s flight attendant union, CUPE, says now is the time for Transport Minister Omar Alghabra to start acting on the lessons learned during the pandemic to protect the health and safety of airline workers and passengers.