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People are afraid of Andrew Scheer. And for good reason. Since becoming leader of the Conservative Party, he has shown us he will side with corporate interests every single time. We already have Doug Ford, Jason Kenney, and a whole…
CUPE 593 K-12 support workers reach tentative agreement
CUPE 593 President Faye Howell said that bargaining was respectful, and that the employer wanted to listen. The local’s bargaining committee included both fairly experienced and new people, who worked together well. “I’m really proud of the work we did. Everyone…
Members in the Kootenays meet and learn
CUPE’s Kootenay District Council (KDC) met in Creston, BC from September 4 to September 7 to take care of business and upgrade their skills. The KDC executive kicked things off with an all-day session where they planned education for upcoming…
Appropriate funding for ICT in educational settings still needed
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft expresses concern regarding the gap between the allocated 5.5 billion euros announced by the federal government and the 21 billion euros required to ensure the minimum equipment of all general and vocational schools until 2024. Insufficiently…
Engineering the future: mechanical engineering unions confront challenges
The meeting brings IndustriALL Global Union affiliates together to develop a collective action plan for the next four years. A major part of the discussion focused on the climate crisis. Because the sector develops both processes and products for transport,…
Historic demonstration and massive support for UQAM strikers
This morning, the 1800 support employees at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) staged a huge demonstration in front of the management offices of the university before heading off to rally again at the Ministry of Education offices. The event…
IUF and AccorInvest agreement on fighting sexual harassment
The IUF and the French-based transnational hotel chain AccorInvest have signed an agreement on measures to fight sexual harassment at work. The agreement was signed on July 15 by IUF General Secretary Sue Longley and AccorInvest CEO John Ozinga, in…
K-12 support workers in Okanagan-Similkameen reach tentative agreement
CUPE 523, K-12 support workers at School District 53 in Okanagan-Similkameen reached a tentative agreement after five sessions of bargaining that began in early June. The tentative agreement was reached Tuesday following a 14-hour bargaining marathon. CUPE 523 Acting President Tammie…
The FTQ invites itself to the election campaign in Trois-Rivières and Berthier−Maskinongé
The Quebec Federation of Labour (FTQ) will be tracking candidates from the various federal parties during the election campaign to promote four key issues: universal public drug insurance, a green economy, true tax fairness, and an effective employment insurance program. “We…
New study shows how education policies impact students, teachers and principals
A new study published today by the OECD, the Education Policy Outlook: Working Together to Help Students Achieve their Potential, reports on the progress of over 200 school improvement policies implemented over the last 10 years. The new publication by…
Call for ratification of ILO C87 in Malaysia
Unions are saying that since the new government has taken steps to reform the Trade Union Act (1959) and the Industrial Relations Act (1967) by removing restrictive provisions that violate the principle of freedom of association, there are no obstacles…
Gains for Colombian banana workers in new CBA follow months of tough negotiations
The IUF-affiliated SINTRAINAGRO has won significant gains for 22,000 banana workers in a new two-year collective agreement signed with the employer association Augura after months of tough negotiations. Members on September 4 overwhelmingly voted for strike action from September 12…
Unions protest Coca-Cola’s serial human rights violations at company-hosted conference on… Business and Human Rights
Attendees at the 11th Business and Human Rights Conference hosted by The Coca-Cola Company on September 12 at its Atlanta headquarters faced a group of fifty trade unionists at the entrance denouncing ongoing human rights abuses at Coca-Cola in countries…
Latin America Discusses Rights Violations in the Education Sector : Education International
On Thursday 5 September in Bogotá, Colombia, member organisations of Education International Latin America (EILA) opened a regional meeting to share experiences and discuss rights violations in the education sector in Latin American countries. The meeting aims to establish a…
education is a crucial tool to combat severe abuses of human rights
Education International welcomes the latest report by Koumbou Boly Barry, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, focusing on the ways in which the right to education contributes to the prevention of atrocity crimes and mass or grave…
Workers at Riva steel on strike for four months
The strike at the Hennigsdorfer Elektrostahlwerke (HES) plants in Trier and Horath began after the company unilaterally declared in May that collective bargaining negotiations had failed and stated that the company did not intend to conclude an agreement with IG…
NGG wins important gains in new agreement at Barry Callebaut
Following on a series of warning strikes, Barry Callebaut workers in Hamburg now have a new collective bargaining agreement which aligns pay with the industry-wide agreement for the Northern Germany confectionery industry. IUF affiliates from across the world supported these…
Safety is our right, not a privilege
On 11 September 2012, more than 250 workers were killed and over 50 were injured in one of the world’s worst industrial fires at Ali Enterprises, a readymade garment-manufacturing factory in Karachi, Pakistan. On the 7th anniversary of the tragedy,…
What’s wrong with the word ‘public’? CUPE suspects UCP has an agenda
CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill smells a rat. “Taking the word ‘public’ out of the names of public-school districts makes no sense, and is of such little value I have to believe something else is at play.” The leader of the 38,000…
CUPE AB disappointed in court decision
The President of CUPE Alberta is disappointed in the court ruling removing the injunction against Bill 9 – the Kenney Government legislation that rewrites collective agreements of many public sector workers. President Rory Gill said Alberta union members have a right to…
Kamloops school fire heartbreaking for community
Parents, children, support staff and teachers are trying to come to terms with a fire that burned down Parkcrest Elementary School on Thursday night. Two custodians and a teacher were inside the school when the fire broke out in one…
Feds consider for-profit schemes to address opioid epidemic
The federal government is considering a Social Impact Bond (SIB) to address the opioid crisis. This would allow private investors to profit from the health care and social services necessary to address this national health crisis. SIBs are a new form…
CUPE 5512 members vote to reject employer’s final offer
After three days of voting in over 15 communities, CUPE 5512 members who work for the Prairie South School Division, SK, have voted overwhelmingly (89 per cent) to reject the employer’s final offer. “This is a clear message that our members are…
CUPE offers one-day election workshop ahead of 2019 federal election
CUPE will once again be offering a one-day election workshop “Using Our Power at Election Time” for CUPE members and allies to learn more about the 2019 federal election and what they can do to make a positive difference in our politics…
CUPE Ontario launches province wide campaign Communities, Not Cuts campaign
CUPE Ontario announced today their Communities not Cuts campaign. This province-wide initiative brings together public sector workers and communities in a fightback against the Ford Conservative government’s all out attack on Ontario’s public services and the workers who provide them. “Every…
UQAM strike to last 10 more days
At a general meeting this afternoon, the 1800 members of the Syndicat des employées et employés de soutien de l’UQAM (SEUQAM) voted 73% in favour of continuing the strike for at least another ten days. “We are sending a clear message…
French unions fight back against privatization
The French government is proposing to divide the largely state owned EDF into two parts, one of which will become open to private investors under the so called Hercule project. French unions in the energy sector have come together to…
Indonesia: BMI union leader convicted in trial farce, union to press criminal charges for systematic wage and benefit violations
The trial of Reni Desmiria, secretary of the SPBMI union of workers at seafood processor Bumi Menara Internusa (BMI) in Lampung, Indonesia, has concluded with her conviction and a reduced sentence. BMI had sought to have her imprisoned for 6…
Kumho Tire workers in USA vote to join USW
Some 141 workers voted for the USW with 137 against in the election on 5 and 6 September. There are still 13 challenged ballots to be resolved at an upcoming hearing at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) before the…
Education at a Glance 2019 shows governments must accelerate progress towards SDG 4 and quality education for all
Reacting to the newly published Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Education at a Glance report, Education International welcomes progress made in a number of countries in several aspects of educational provision, but insists that other major areas of education…