At a time when attacks against the language rights of Francophones across the country have been increasing with the election of right-wing governments in Ontario and New Brunswick, CUPE is reiterating its support for Acadian and Francophone communities across Canada. “CUPE...
In its most recent publication, Education International examines the publishing giant Elsevier, whose success on the market is based on ethically questionable practices which endanger the transmission of knowledge and its condition as a public good. Entitled “Democratizing Knowledge: A...
Management of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bandung, Indonesia is stepping up repression against the independent, democratic union at the facility. Following the October 19 disciplinary action against union president Sovi Fradina, who now risks instant dismissal in retaliation for...
In the light of this year’s fatal accidents, killing 19 workers in Bangladesh and 9 in India, there is an urgent need to implement the HKC for a safe, secure and sustainable shipbreaking industry in these countries.For the convention to...
Submitted on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 6:59pm By the Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, August 10, 2018 As the Minnesota Department of Corrections ends its lockdown at all prisons except Stillwater, prisoners there are speaking out against human rights abuses...
Finance Minister Bill Morneau should have learned from the Trump administration’s mistakes on corporate tax cuts, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Instead, he’s repeating them, by committing $14 billion over the next five years in corporate tax cuts....
German students and politicians met with activists and education unionists from Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft and debated ways to fight the scourge of child labour in the framework of the 100 Million campaign. Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW), an Education...
The five leaders and members of the independent union at the Coca-Cola Bandung factory continue to refuse to leave the factory they have remained inside since November 12. The 5 reported as usual for work that day and refused to...
Select Committees are a cross-party group of MPs who conduct inquiries into areas of government policy and make recommendations for change to Government and others. Jenny Holdcroft highlighted the importance of freedom of association and the need for industry-wide change and...