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.

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Oct 20, 2020

CUPE demands Ottawa respect and uphold Mi'kmaq treaty rights

CUPE stands in solidarity with the Mi'kmaq fishers who are doing nothing more than exercising their constitutionally protected right to earn a moderate livelihood from lobster fishing.

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Sep 30, 2020

CUPE calls for release and safe return of Cihan Erdal

CUPE national president Mark Hancock and national secretary-treasurer Charles Fleury are calling for the release of Cihan Erdal, a queer youth activist, PhD student and member of CUPE.

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Sep 8, 2020

Eagle Ridge Nest Child Care Centre workers vote to unionize

Nineteen child-care workers at Eagle Ridge Nest Child Care Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta, have joined CUPE after a certification vote held August 20, 2020.

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Aug 18, 2020

Federal government action needed to save the PNE

The largest union representing workers at the Pacific National Exhibition says long-term survival of the exhibition -- and the jobs of over 4,200 people -- are at risk.

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Aug 6, 2020

Mapleton rejects private sector takeover of local water resources

In a major win for public ownership of local water resources, the Township of Mapleton has decided to terminate the public-private partnership.

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Jul 23, 2020

Nova Scotia nurses grow impatient as province remains inactive on compensation for expanded role

Close to 4,000 nurses across Nova Scotia say they're tired of waiting for government and their employers to implement a pay increase they are owed.

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Jul 7, 2020

Workers in developmental services get hours cut during COVID-19 pandemic

The government's actions have made workers in developmental services fall through the cracks.

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Jun 19, 2020

CUPE celebrates Frontline Pride

For Pride 2020, CUPE calls on employers and governments to end conversion practices, build safer spaces, and support LGBTQ2+ grassroots groups dealing with COVID-19.

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Jun 4, 2020

Ontario government must finally act on race-based pandemic data

Three months into a pandemic that disproportionately impacts equity-seekers, CUPE Ontario continues to call on the province to collect and publish relevant data.

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May 7, 2020

Returning to work safely

For CUPE, health and safety has always been a top priority.

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