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Wildfire smoke

CUPE members are experiencing wildfires that are increasing in number and severity. These fires and the smoke they create harm everyone’s physical and mental health, especially equity-seeking groups like Indigenous populations and people with disabilities. Even if workers are far away, the bad air quality from wildfires can still affect them, both indoors and outdoors. Employers have a duty to take all reasonable precautions to protect workers from the risks of poor air quality, no matter where the air pollutants come from or how far away they are.
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We all have a role to play in the fight for human rights

Corporations and politicians are using words like “diversity” and “inclusion” a lot these days. But too often, it amounts to little more than a PR move. For CUPE, honouring diversity and inclusion is essential to who we are as a union. For 60 years, our union has been at the front line of important fights for equity in our workplaces and our communities. And we are proud to amplify the voices of those who have been left on the sidelines, every single day.
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Our movement needs strength and solidarity right now more than ever

We stand at an important moment in our history. We face the risk of major setbacks. Misogyny, racism, violence, and hate are on the rise. Most governments in Canada are Conservative or worse, and their leaders are shifting Canadian politics further into the extreme right. This, at a time when our economy is moving into a recession, when the central bank is promoting austerity once again, when employers are pushing back, and workers are at the end of their rope.
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Organizing for justice: Including migrant workers in the labour movement every step of the way

Migrante Canada is a Canada-wide alliance of Filipino migrant and immigrant organizations. Working with CUPE 40, a local representing education workers in Calgary, they created a Global Justice Fund project in 2021 called Undocumented Workers are Workers - Regularize Now! which supports their organizing program. Organizers reach out to temporary foreign workers and convene workshops about their rights and how to assert these rights.
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Water is life: Indigenous Council members protecting water for the next seven generations and beyond

A powerful new video series features members of CUPE’s National Indigenous Council talking about what water means to them and their communities, and calls on us all to protect water resources and services. The series launched on World Water Day, March 22, 2023, and is part of CUPE’s Water is life campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the ongoing effects of colonization on Indigenous communities and build solidarity with CUPE members.
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“I didn't want this to happen to another woman again.” How a CUPE paramedic organized to fight for the rights of pregnant workers

CUPE 5911 paramedics in Kenora had faced discrimination seeking accommodation during pregnancy going back many years. But in the spring of 2022, they reversed the tide, and achieved significant wins during negotiations for parents and expectant workers as well, as they found a far more receptive employer at the table. This is the story of how an organizing effort made that possible.