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...
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...
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...
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, IndustriALL...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...