The House of Monatic is a garment factory in Cape Town that specializes in suits and formal wear. It has made suits for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and recently blazers for the Rugby World Cup champions, the Springboks.Buy local...
Schools in the Netherlands are struggling to pay their way, while a teacher shortage is getting worse and worse. The government offered a one-time €460 million boost, but teachers are standing firm for structural increases in funding that can preserve...
Time for education, bargaining, and action! Education Educate yourself and your members about trans issues to help make your workplace safer and trans-inclusive. Invite a trans activist to speak to your local. Ask for union education courses and equality presentations in your region. Check out...
Sébastien Goulet and Dominique LaHaye The contracting out of one half of Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) bus routes is deeply concerning to CUPE, who has asked the municipality’s auditor general (AG) to investigate a $26.7 million untendered contract awarded...
Leonor Cedillo | CUPE Health and Safety Many CUPE members, including paramedics and emergency dispatchers, work as first responders. These ESS occupations frequently require workers to put their lives at risk to protect others. They often experience a variety of traumatic...
“We were at the balcony of the ZCTU offices when the police started manhandling the President . I thought it would be a good idea for us all to either sit down or follow the president to the police vehicle.“That...
Stephen Elliott-Buckley | CUPE Research Members of the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) have something to celebrate – new model health and safety language in their collective agreement that workers across the country can take inspiration from. HEU is the health care service...
CUPE scored a victory in the dispute that pitted it it against the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) regarding the maintenance of pay equity in 2016. CUPE had been anxiously awaiting this ruling since a complaint was filed with...
A new study coordinated by CONADU (the National Federation of University Teachers) for Education International examines how privatisation is infringing upon higher education, the threat it poses for education systems, and the options available to unions to resist this process....
Coca-Cola continues to violate the fundamental rights of workers in Haiti, Indonesia, Ireland and the USA. CLICK HERE to learn more and to send a message to Coca-Cola's CEO and Chairman James Quincey. In Haiti Coke's bottler La Brasserie de...
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.