Lidl is estimated to be the 5th biggest grocery chain in the world and the first German discounter to commit to ACT.“Joining ACT is the next step in our commitment to tackling the topic of wage fairness, jointly with all...
CUPE 441 members voted to accept the tentative agreement at a ratification meeting on Sunday afternoon. CUPE members will be back in classrooms as schools reopen Monday morning. The agreement includes general wage increases of two per cent in each year...
In April 2018, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Russia’s second biggest car manufacturer, GAZ Group.The enforcement of the sanctions against the carmaker have been postponed a few times, currently until 31 March 2020, but...
With its 500 million work force expected to increase to 676 million workers by 2030, according to the International Labour Organization, Africa can take advantage of the demographic dividend if it fixes some of its fundamentals including increased government policy...
Education International (EI) and UNESCO launch a joint framework that will define what quality teaching means, now and in the future. The Global Framework of Professional Teaching Standards was launched today in front of education ministers, EI member organisations and...
Municipal workers in Bruce, Grey, and Wellington counties are celebrating ten years of support for the communities where they work and live. For the last ten years, workers represented by CUPE 255, have donated over $100,000 to local charities and organizations...
Violence and harassment in the world of work can happen everywhere - online, in the physical workplace, during the commute, where workers rest, eat or attend to their health and sanitation need, as well as at social gatherings.Why is C190...
CUPE Ontario gathered today in front of Doug Ford’s constituency office to protest cuts to WSIB and to address issues facing workers’ health and safety in Ontario. “These cuts need to stop,” stated Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario. “We need...
The Myanmar FoA Guideline aims to secure constructive relations between employers and workers. By providing workers a voice and representation, the guideline facilitates cooperation to solve workplace issues.The guideline aims to specify and ensure the practical application of the principles...
Delegates at the 2019 CUPE Manitoba Convention in Brandon elected Abe Araya as President of the province’s largest union. Abe Araya comes from CUPE Local 110, representing custodians, maintenance, and painters at the Winnipeg School Division. “Our union is focused on...