Canadian Union of Public Employees

Essex-Windsor paramedics reach tentative agreement, avoid strike

Just four days before a possible strike, CUPE 2974 members and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EWEMS) have reached ...
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CUPE calls for worker protections at federal labour and AI council

CUPE is calling for the federal government to put workers’ rights at the centre of Canada’s approach to artificial intelligence. At a recent federal meeting, our union outlined the need for ...
Canadian Union of Public Employees

The City of Mercier and firefighters reach a new collective agreement

Yesterday evening, the City of Mercier and the union representing firefighters in the City of Mercier – CUPE 7103, signed a new collective agreement covering the period from 2019 to 2029. This brings ...
Canadian Union of Public EmployeesOpinion

CUPE Manitoba applauds Gillingham’s emerging technology committee, calls on Manitoba government to follow suit

CUPE Manitoba supports incumbent mayoral candidate Scott Gillingham’s proposal to establish a committee to proactively ...
Canadian Union of Public Employees

Toronto child care workers on picket lines after being locked out by Ideal Child Service Group

Child care workers at Ideal Child Service Group (ICSG) represented by CUPE 2484 are on picket lines today after the employer ...
Canadian Union of Public Employees

CUPE Manitoba reminds locals to ensure compliance with free menstrual products legislation

Manitoba’s largest union sent a letter to local presidents advising them of changes to Manitoba’s Employment Standards Code ...
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Child care advocates bring concerns over cuts to Yorkton

CUPE Saskatchewan and Child Care Now brought the conversation about the future of child care in Saskatchewan to Yorkton on ...
Canadian Union of Public Employees

Thunder Bay library workers and supporters urge management to protect library services by negotiating a fair deal

Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) workers and their supporters held a media conference today in front of the library’s ...
Canadian Union of Public Employees

Temporary relief as Ontario child care deal extended, but advocates call agreement a “deeply ill-judged compromise”

Child care advocates, early childhood educators, and parents are expressing a mixture of relief and severe frustration ...
Canadian Union of Public Employees

Ajax library workers ratify ground-breaking contract

Ajax library workers ratified a new collective agreement on September 24, concluding 16 months of bargaining with the Ajax ...
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Ontario patient wait times increase as government funding favours for-profit providers

Ontario’s funding of for-profit surgical and medical imaging (MRI) services is increasing wait time and threatening public health care, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy ...