The New Zealand Employment Court has issued a major decision in a case brought by the IUF-affiliated E Tū on behalf of two workers who worked at airline catering giant LSG Sky Chefs. Under New Zealand law, workers have the...
El Salvador: 71st country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration Topics in this post: Education International welcomes the move by El Salvador to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of...
The strike at Henkel Aerospace in Pittsburg producing adhesives for Boeing and other airline companies, started in response to the deadlocked negotiations with management over a new agreement, which would improve safety procedures at the Henkel facility.However, the company’s response...
IUF members from across Indonesia held a protest against attacks on trade union rights at Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia at the Coca-Cola Balinusa Operation Headquarters and distribution center in Bali on November 29. Despite the closure of the airport due to...
Health and safety is an essential part of the important work that CUPE and CUPE locals and members do to ensure a safe and secure work and workplace environment for everyone. CUPE members face a wide range of hazards while...
The Quebec Superior Court has ruled that a request by the Montreal Climate Coalition (MCC) and Trainsparence to halt progress on a Montreal proposed light rail project (REM) merited serious consideration. The decision came in a hearing to quash that...
The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) today urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to amend the criminal code to make it a more serious offence to assault a health care worker as a small step towards discouraging gender-based violence. The study...
Today, the Liberal government formally apologized in the House of Commons to gay, lesbian and transgender Canadians for the discrimination they have suffered over the decades, often at the hands of federal agencies. CUPE welcomes the apology, and honours the tremendous...
Kenya: African unions make early childhood education a top priority Leaders from five national education unions in Africa recommended that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guidelines on Early Childhood Education be elevated to the level of an ILO Recommendation, making...
29.11.2017 IndustriALL India affiliates gathered in Delhi on 26-27 November to take stock of this year's organizing and union building initiatives, and decided to intensify the fight against precarious work and strengthen union power. The IndustriALL India Council meeting on...
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.