CUPE congratulates Jagmeet Singh and the NDP for their inspiring campaign. Canadians will be well served with that strong team holding the balance of power and keeping the Liberals on their toes. CUPE will work with the NDP to make the...
Workers at the Bay St. George Long Term Care Centre in Stephenville Crossing will hold a demonstration on Thursday to voice their concerns about extreme mandatory overtime and the provincial government’s failure to address staffing shortages. Both the union and employer...
CUPE 441 served 72-hour strike notice to the Saanich, BC, School District 63 today, following two unsuccessful mediation sessions in October. They will start job action on Monday, October 28 at 5:45 am. “Our local is profoundly disappointed that we were unable...
Members of CUPE 600 have voted by an overwhelming 94 per cent to take job action up to and including a full withdrawal of services. CUPE 600 represents close to 385 social and central service workers across the province who help...
CUPE stands with the international community in expressing solidarity with the people of Chile. They are mobilizing against major transportation fare hikes, and against decades of right wing austerity policies that have cut and privatized public services like health care,...
CUPE 409, K-12 support workers, reached a new tentative agreement with the New Westminster, BC, school district (SD40) this week using mediation services at the Labour Relations Board. The initial agreement reached on June 12 was ratified by the local but not...
Manufacturing industries in Bosnia-Herzegovina employ more than 170,000 workers, of whom 38,000 work in the textile sector. More than 80 percent are women.The country’s textile sector has grown in recent years, but with a legal minimum wage just above €200...
Statement by CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill on today’s provincial budget: During the provincial election this spring, Jason Kenney promised to ‘maintain or increase’ public services. Today’s budget breaks that promise. Kenney is not freezing spending on health care and education, cuts...
Education International (EI) condemns the abduction of seven teachers from their school in Northern Mali this 25 October. The seven male teachers from Korientze, a rural community 105 km from the city of Mopti, have been abducted during class by...
Indian unions and aerospace steering committee members from trade unions in France (FO), Germany (IG Metall) and the UK (Unite and CSEU) discussed key issues in the Indian aerospace industry, challenges facing the South Asia trade union movement and ways...