CUPE National President Mark Hancock wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week, calling on him to fix Canada’s broken long-term care system now. CUPE represents 65,000 workers in long-term care across Canada, and Hancock has pledged to fight to improve...
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has expressed grave concern at government plans to reopen schools and education institutions on 1 June. Urging the government to prioritise safety, the union has compiled preconditions and non-negotiable items to be met...
Workers at meat plants across Canada are at high risk in the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 1,400 of these workers have been infected; some are in critical condition, and some have died. The worst affected plants have been temporarily closed in...
IndustriALL submitted questions to Shell ahead of its closed, online AGM on 19 May. Shell answered the questions in an online shareholder’s engagement meeting on 13 May, which was attended by IndustriALL energy director Diana Junquera Curiel.IndustriALL submitted a question...
During Paramedic Services Week, we take the time to thank paramedics across Canada for their work and recognize their courage and dedication. The commitment of paramedics deserves to be celebrated every week of every year. But it is especially important at...
The Justice for Every Child campaign, launched by the 100 Million campaign, urges the international community to take immediate action for marginalised children and young people. The 100 Million campaign – a call to action for a world where all...
The IUF and our regional European organization EFFAT-IUF have joined with the IUF-affiliated SEIU in the USA and Canada and the Brazilian national trade union center UGT to demand action to address sexual harassment at McDonald's restaurants around the world....
The webinar was the first in a series of three that will take place in the coming weeks.Webinars available for viewing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GhjrOeoVukhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=padNYdEenEchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQxOWc-eMpcENGLISHFRENCHSPANISH“Whichever way you look at it, Coivd-19 has very distinct impact on women workers, and workers already marginalized with vulnerability,...
Library workers represented by CUPE 4948 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new, five-year collective agreement that maintains job security and makes some important human rights gains. “We are pleased that CUPE library workers have ratified this agreement, bargained in unprecedented...
Education International firmly supports educators in Iraqi Kurdistan struggling to get salaries paid and condemns the brutal crackdown on their peaceful demonstrations by security forces. On 16-17 May, teachers and education support personnel demonstrated in most of Kurdistan’s cities over...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.