June 10, 2013 |
Bill C-377 is a solution in search of a problem. This bill has little to do with transparency, as the government claims.
Canadian Union of Public Employees
With 570,000 members across Canada, CUPE represents workers in health care, education, municipalities, libraries, universities, social services, public utilities, transportation, emergency services and airlines.
June 3, 2013 |
The bottom line is that municipalities should be wary of pursuing P3s. They are neither the best, nor the only option.
May 29, 2013 |
The Conservative government’s decision to approve an application by WestJet to reduce the number of flight attendants on its aircrafts is setting a dangerous precedent for passenger safety.
April 27, 2013 |
The Day of Mourning is about more than remembering the dead. It’s also about fighting for the living and making our workplaces safer and healthier.
April 22, 2013 |
CUPE is standing shoulder to shoulder with the workers across Canada impacted by the catastrophic changes made to the employment insurance system by Stephen Harper's Conservative government.
April 1, 2013 |
On the horizon is a legislative attack on union security, which will seek to introduce regressive U.S.-style anti-labour legislation in Canada for the first time.
March 22, 2013 |
The 2013 Federal Budget should be a considerable disappointment: it involves essentially no additional funding and actually reduces overall spending in future years.
March 11, 2013 |
A coalition of Canadian unions and child-care advocates is launching a new campaign to make sure that the provision of public and non-profit child care is a priority in the 2015 federal election.
February 15, 2013 |
Reducing the hours of Educational Assistants in Fort McMurray public schools only hurts students, and especially hurts special needs kids.
February 8, 2013 |
Poilievre’s attack on the Rand formula is not about protecting workers. It is about silencing dissent, and trying to limit the labour movement’s ability to speak up for workers.