12 things you can do to fight violence in the workplace Download a printable version of these tips. 1. Raise the profile of the issue Post CUPE’s “It’s not part of the job” poster on union notice boards. We also have stickers and...
Event overview CUPE’S National Health and Safety Committee first proposed the creation of a national Day of Mourning in 1984. That idea came to fruition in 1991 when the federal government passed legislation to establish April 28th as the Day of...
Since June 2018, when the full extent of Nestlé's restructuring plans for Germany became clear, the NGG has been mobilizing action and solidarity amongst its members in the name of promoting "people before profit". Over the past months, numerous protest...
Despite severe repression, electricity unions in the MENA region are growing in strength and influence, and building solidarity networks. This was the message of Ali Al Hadid, president of host union the General Trade Union for Workers in Electricity in...
An international IUF delegation highlighted the ongoing human rights attacks by Coca-Cola in Haiti, the Philippines, Indonesia, Ireland and the USA with activities in the UK and in Ireland in December. In the UK the delegation outlined rights abuses by...
Text: Jenny HoldcroftEven the notion of who their workers are has broken down, lost in the maze of multiple layers of global supply chain subcontracting, outsourcing and agencies, and all designed to allow corporations to evade responsibility for the workers...
Amanda Vyce | CUPE Research Canada’s recent agreement to join the United States and Mexico in a new trade deal makes CUPE’s call for a national public pharmacare plan more important than ever. That’s because the USMCA makes significant changes to...
Workers and defenders of human rights are facing growing repression and violence in the Philippines. A CUPE delegation recently visited two of our partner unions to shine a spotlight on these human rights violations and build cross-border solidarity. They also...
Teachers and educators in the state of California have joined the wave of strikes under the slogan RedForEd demanding a better support for public schools, colleagues and students. “We are wearing Red For Ed because our students deserve better!” is...
Teachers and educators in the state of California have joined the wave of strikes under the slogan RedForEd demanding a better support for public schools, colleagues and students. “We are wearing Red For Ed because our students deserve better!” is...
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.