12 things you can do to fight violence in the workplace 1. Raise the profile of the issue Post CUPE’s “It’s not part of the job” poster on union notice boards. We also have stickers and buttons you can order. 2. Empower your...
Young African trade unionists unite to develop ways to strengthen unions Topics in this post: The first Education International regional seminar for young and early stage education unionists has clearly shown the young African education unionists’ commitment to not only...
Democracy in Brazil is not at a crossroads; It faces a firing squad. Former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, who is expected to comfortably win the second-round presidential vote on October 28, has pledged to physically eliminate the opposition Workers Party....
15.11.2018 Over 150 delegates gathered in Perrysburg, Ohio, on 12 and 13 November 2018, and held the first ever meeting of the Owens-Illinois network in conjunction with the global glass alliance of the Glass, Molders and Pottery (GMP) council of...
Labour relations between cafeteria workers, represented by CUPE 2999, and the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières have taken a turn for the worst. At a general meeting last Saturday, employees of the Sodexo-managed cafeteria voted unanimously in favour of pressure...
Education International’s (EI) Africa Women’s Roundtable was warmly welcomed by the Honourable Kandia Camara, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of National Education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training, as well as a teacher, former unionist and alumni of the earliest iteration...
On September 28, the United Nations' Human Rights Council voted to adopt a wide-ranging 'Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas'. The fight for wider adoption now moves to the UN General Assembly, comprising...
The 2018 Transition Accord extends the lifesaving work of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety for another three years, or until Bangladesh’s own Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC) is ready to take over its work inspecting safety at around 1,600...
CUPE 306 is speaking out against recently announced budget cuts to the library network in Longueuil, Quebec. The union, which represents the City’s 1200 white-collar workers, including 70 library clerks, believes it is these members who will end up paying...
The first day of the 11th Education International’s Further and Higher Education and Research Conference has provided member organisations with a forum for exchanging information and strategies across regions for the advancement of quality terms and conditions of employment for...