The second Wednesday in April is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and Transphobia. Join CUPE members across the country and wear pink to stand up to bullying! In communities across Canada and around the world, people wear pink to...
The German Food and Allied Workers (NGG) are giving strong support to bicycle couriers fighting for their rights at the food delivery 'platforms' Foodora and Deliveroo, who together employ over 4,000 workers in dozens of cities. Foodora workers in Cologne...
"The austerity in public sector budgets, the decline in salaries, the threats to academic freedom, the increasingly precarious nature of work stability, the expansion of privatization, and the reduction in unionised academic staff, are some of the main challenges faced...
CUPE 458 members who work in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, BC voted 100 per cent in favour of strike action at a meeting held Wednesday night. The vote comes after negotiations broke down last month, however CUPE 458 Vice-President Darlene Worthylake says...
This year marks 34 years since CUPE’s National Health and Safety Committee first proposed the idea of a National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. April 28 was proclaimed by then-National President Jeff Rose at a health and safety...
The union representing striking academic workers at York University today called on its members to send a clear message to their employer and the Provincial government by voting down a contract offer they are being forced to vote on. “We have...
As talks of a late spring election are circulating, this provincial budget is certainly not attempting to dispel these rumours. CUPE PEI notes the positive investments made in child care, health and education. However, the rollout remains questionable. “I commend the initiative...
Brazil: Education International urges Brazil to revert to ‘beacon of democracy’ Topics in this post: In the light of violence that culminated in the murder of Brazilian politician and city councilor Marielle Franco in Rio de Janeiro on 14 March,...
Union representatives from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Iraq, Tunisia, Yemen came together to strengthen cooperation in a meeting supported by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).Existing and new hydrocarbon assets in the region have the potential to bring economic...
PortsToronto and the Union representing 91 of its hourly and salaried employees have reached a tentative agreement. In a joint statement issued today, the Toronto Civic Employees Union (TCEU), Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and PortsToronto stated: “PortsToronto...
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.