CUPE is calling on the Trudeau government to match its rhetoric with action when it comes to addressing the serious gap in the 2016 CPP expansion. The proposed fix to the government’s plan announced Monday at the meeting of Canada’s...
On Monday, CUPE Manitoba presented the Winnipeg Bear Clan Patrol a gift of 100 blankets for the community. CUPE Manitoba also presented a financial contribution to the Coalition for Families of Missing and Murdered Women in Manitoba’s 6th annual Christmas Party for MMIWG Families....
Add the House of Commons finance committee to the growing list of groups calling for Canada’s major airports not to be privatized. The recommendation comes in the House of Commons finance committee’s report from its pre-budget consultations. The committee calls...
The strike started on 11 December when about 200 coal miners decided not to return to the surface after the end of their shift at four mines owned by ArcelorMittal. Workers at the mine are represented by IndustriALL affiliate Trade Union...
The new monthly minimum wage announced in parliament on 8 December is Rs 8,140 (US$232) but various compensation payments by the government or the Mauritius Revenue Authority will mean that all workers will take home Rs 9,000.“I can assure you...
Education International demands Iranian academic’s immediate release Topics in this post: Firmly standing behind Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali, Education International reiterates the need for affiliates to join in the call for his immediate release from jail. Education International (EI), as...
Abdelkader Koufi, general secretary of oil and electricity union, SNATEGS, and Mohamed Al Amin Sulimani, president of the SNATEGS national youth committee, were detained today while taking part in a peaceful protest against the illegal and false dissolution of the...
Education International (EI) has brought the voice of educators to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), with a strong call for wider access and exceptions with regards to copyright in education. From 13-17 November, the WIPO) continued its deliberations at...
Dutch educators are on strike today (12 December), demanding decent salaries and a normal workload. They are also urging the government to clearly and firmly address burn out and a shortage in teachers in primary education. Education International’s affiliate, the...
Dear Sisters and Brothers: It is with great sadness that we inform you that Brother Charles Kealey Cummings passed away on December 9, 2017. From 1955 to 1963, Brother Kealey served as General Vice-President of the National Union of Public Service Employees (NUPSE) and...
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.